2014 - Shamorie Ponds (DET, HAR) (203 views)

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Shamorie Ponds

Detroit Pistons (2000-2006)
Harlem Globetrotters (2007-2013)

At a Glance 

- Fantastic all-around PG, could distribute, crash the boards, defend, and score with anyone in the league
- Exceeded 6 rebounds per game in 8 seasons which is (perhaps) a record for a point guard in TMBSL
- In 2005, put up an extremely impressive line of 26.7 ppg, 12.7 apg, and 6.6 rpg
- While he struggled with scoring efficiently and not turning the ball over early in his career, he improved in that regard dramatically by his later years, recording a season with .496/.413/.851 shooting percentages (1.196 pts/tsa) while turning the ball over only 1.6 times per game in 2010 with the Globetrotters
- Recorded an impressive 55 triple-doubles, which was tied with De'Anthony Melton as the most in TMBSL history when he retired and remained the most until passed by Jay Williams in 2017
- Retired as the career leader in assists and steals
- Won a boatload of awards and is (perhaps) the only player in TMBSL history to go to at least 6 all-star games, win Sixth Man of the Year, win multiple All-Star Game MVP awards, and make multiple All-League and All-Defensive Teams
- Retired at 121.9 career win shares, good for 45th best all-time; his career WS/48 total was .166
- Remains 4th all-time in career assists (and one of only 5 players to break 10,000 career assists), 8th in career steals, 24th in career assist to turnover ratio, 27th in career three pointers made (25th in attempts), 41st in career minutes played, and 45th in career field goals attempted

Career Stats 

Years played: 14

Games played: 1049

Points per game: 19.6

Rebounds per game: 5.5

Assists per game: 10.0

Steals per game: 1.9

Blocks per game: 0.2

Turnovers per game: 2.0

FG%: .457

FT%: .829

3P%: .383



Career Highs

Points: 49
Rebounds: 14
Assists: 23
Steals: 9
Blocks: 3
604 double-doubles
55 triple-double

Achievements/Awards

All-Star (6x)
All-Star Game MVP (2x)
All-League 1st Team
All-League 3rd Team (2x)
All-Defensive 1st Team (3x)
All-Defensive 2nd Team
Player of the Game (294x)
Player of the Week (10x)
Player of the Month
Sixth Man of the Year
Rookie Game Participant

2000 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2000 - All-Star Game Participant
2000 - All-Star Game MVP
2002 - Sixth Man of the Year
2004 - All-Star Game Participant
2005 - All-Star Game Participant
2005 - All-League Third Team
2005 - All-Defensive Team
2006 - All-Star Game Participant
2007 - All-Star Game Participant
2008 - All-Star Game Participant
2008 - All-Star Game MVP
2008 - All-League First Team
2008 - All-Defensive Second Team
2009 - All-Defensive Team
2011 - All-Defensive Team
2012 - All-League Third Team

Biography 

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 175

College: St. John's

Transactions 

- Drafted with the 27th overall pick in the first round of the Creation Draft by the Detroit Pistons; agreed to a five-year deal with the team
- Returned to the Pistons on a 6 year, max deal following the expiration of his original creation contract
- Was traded from Detroit to Harlem for Nickolas Kim, Theo Hilinski, Dillon Chambers, dump bucks, and 3 first round draft picks
- Agreed to return to Harlem in 2011 Free Agency on a deal for $38,000,000 over 2 years
- Once again returned to Harlem after 2013 Free Agency, inking a deal for $12,000,000 over one year that would be his last in the league

[TimPig]

The most surprising thing about this profile is seeing someone who played for the Globes for seven years and never won a title.