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About Larry Hughes

2008-2009 (Chicago/New York) As of the end of March 2009.....has played in over 50 games and in the starting rotation in New York, playing in the worlds most famous arena, Madison Square Garden.......after being traded from Chicago after only four games placed in the starting rotation and averaging over 30 plus minutes per game since February 19th......FG% has increased to 41% and nearly 40% from the three-point range with averages of 12.5 points per game. Leads the team with steals of 1.8 per game and a has maintained a free throw percentage at 80%.

2007-08 (Cleveland/CHICAGO): Played in a total of 68 games in 10th NBA season, including 40 with Cleveland and 28 with Chicago … held season averages of 12.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.7 apg and 1.46 spg in 29.7 mpg … shot .381 from the floor, including .345 from threepoint range, and .798 from the free throw line … ranked 16th in the NBA in steals per turnover (0.85) … nine games of 20+ points … registered season hi hs in points (40), free throws made (12) and free throws attempted (13) at ORL (02/11/08) … returned to Cleveland (04/03) and posted season highs of 45 minutes and nine assists to go along with 25 points and eight rebounds … spent 14 games on the Inactive List – three games with a left leg contusion (11/06-11/09) and 11 games with a deep bone bruise (11/16-12/05).

Career: Has appeared in 618 career games, including 473 starts, with five different teams, including Philadelphia, Golden State, Washington, Cleveland and Chicago … has averaged 14.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.3 apg and 1.42 spg in 31.8 mpg … a career .409 shooter from the floor, including .298 from three-point range, and .751 from the free throw line … has 23 double-doubles and one triple-double … has also played in 45 career post-season games, including 38 starts, and averaged 13.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.0 apg and 1.78 spg in 35.0 mpg and shot .358 from the floor, including .277 from downtown, and .790 from the free throw line … 2006-07 (Cleveland): Started 68 of 70 appearances … averaged 14.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.7 apg and 1.27 spg (26th in NBA) in 37.1 mpg … played a career-best 2,596 minutes … one of 17 players in the NBA to finish with at least 1,000 points, 250 rebounds, 250 assists and 85 steals … scored a season-high 33 points at UTA (02/14) … dished out a season-high 10 assists and had no turnovers while adding 11 points for his only double-double at MIN (04/03) … missed 10 games on the Inactive List with a high right ankle sprain (11/17-12/06) … missed game at Los Angeles Clippers and placed on Inactive List on Jan. 13 with left quad tendinits…did not dress for March 1 game at Dallas due to the flu … 2007 Playoffs: Started all 18 of his appearances and averaged 11.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 2.4 apg … placed on the Inactive List due to a strain of the left foot plantar fascia for Games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals … 2005-06 (Cleveland): Played in 36 games, started 31, and averaged 15.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 3.6 apg in 35.6 mpg … scored a season-high 37 points at PHI (11/19) … Cavaliers went 23-13
with him in the lineup … scored in double figures on 29 occasions and topped the 20-point mark 11 times and Cleveland was 9-2 in those games … missed 45 games on the Inactive List with a right long finger fracture from (01/04-04/02) … 2006 Playoffs: Played in nine games, including eight starts, and averaged 11.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg and 4.0 apg … set playoff career-highs in assists (12) and minutes (51) in Cleveland’s decisive Game 6 win at WAS (05/05) … 2004-05 (Washington): Started all 61 appearances and averaged career highs in points (22.0), rebounds (6.3), assists (4.7), steals (2.89) and minutes (38.7) … named to the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team … led the league in spg … his steals average marked the highest season average since Scottie Pippen (1994-95) had 2.94 spg … was the only player in the NBA to average at least 22.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 4.0 apg and 2.5 spg … along with Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison formed the highest-scoring teammate trio in the NBA (67.1 ppg) and with Arenas formed the highest-scoring backcourt in the NBA (47.5 ppg) … registered at least one steal in 56 of 61 games and swiped two or more steals in 44 contests … ranked third in the NBA in total steals (176) and fourth in steals per turnover (1.15) … had seven double-doubles and posted his first career triple-double with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists at TOR (11/28) … named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 16, after averaging 23.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 6.7 apg and 3.7 spg in three wins … missed 20 games with a fractured right thumb … 2005 Playoffs: Played in 10 games and averaged 20.7 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 3.7 apg in 40.1 mpg … scored 30 or more points in two of the six-game series … 2003-04 (Washington): Started all 61 games and averaged 18.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg and 2.4 apg in 33.8 mpg … tied his career-high 13 rebounds vs. NJ (03/31) … scored his 5,000th career point vs. CHI (01/19) … scored a season-high 43 points vs. PHI (01/10) … missed 19 games with a broken left wrist suffered 02/04 … missed two games with a sore Achilles tendon (04/03-04/05) … 2002-03 (Washington): Started 56 of 67 appearances and averaged 12.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg and 3.1 apg in 31.9 mpg … recorded six point-rebound
double-doubles … missed 15 games because of injury … 2001-02 (Golden State): Started 56 of the 73 games he played in and averaged 12.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.3 apg (T-31st in NBA) and 1.55 spg (T-22nd in NBA) in 28.1 mpg … recorded five double-doubles … missed nine games with a sprained right thumb and a strained left shoulder … 2000-01 (Golden State): Appeared in 50 games, including 45 starts, and averaged 16.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.5 apg and 1.92 spg in 36.9 mpg … joined Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Jason Kidd, Steve Francis and Antoine Walker as the only players to average at least 16.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.5 apg and 1.50 spg … missed 32 games due to injury (missed the last 22 games with a strained right shoulder) … 1999-2000 (Philadelphia/Golden State): Played in 50 games, including five starts, with Philadelphia before being traded to Golden State and playing the final 32 games with the Warriors … averaged 10.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg and 1.5 apg in 20.4 mpg with the 76ers … averaged 22.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg and 4.1 apg in 40.8 mpg with the Warriors … scored a career-high 44 points vs. DEN (04/09) … 1998-99 (Philadelphia): Played in all 50 games, including one start, and averaged 9.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 1.5 apg in 19.8 mpg … in his first career start versus Boston (03/26), registered a team-high 21 points with seven rebounds and five assists … 1999 Playoffs: Averaged 10.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.0 apg and 1.88 spg in eight games, including two
starts … reached double figures in scoring in six of the eight games.

Career Transactions: Selected in the first round (eighth overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft by Philadelphia … acquired by Golden State, along with Billy Owens, from Philadelphia as part of a three-way trade in which Golden State sent John Starks and a future first-round draft choice to Chicago and Philadelphia sent Bruce Bowen to Chicago for Toni Kukoc (02/16/00) … signed as a free agent by Washington (07/18/02) … signed as a free agent by Cleveland (08/02/05) … acquired by Chicago from Cleveland, along with Shannon Brown, Drew Gooden and Cedric Simmons, in exchange for Ben Wallace, Joe Smith and a future second round pick (02/21/08). February 2009 brought a trade to The New York Nicks.

College: Played one season for St. Louis, leading the Billikens and Conference USA in scoring with 20.9 ppg … scored 20 or more points in 15 of his 32 games, including scoring 40 points against Marquette and setting a Conference USA Tournament record with 37 points against UAB … set the school’s single-season scoring record with 670 points … named Conference USA’s Freshman of the Year and was a First Team All-Conference Selection … also named Honorable Mention All-America by the Associated Press and Second-Team All-America by Basketball Times … named National Freshman of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association, The Sporting News, Basketball Times and Basketball Weekly.

Personal: Full name is Larry Darnell Hughes … nickname is “Smooth” ....promotes organ donation through speaking engagements and appearances after a heart transplant prolonged his younger brother’s (Justin) life when he was 11 years old … along with his mother, Vanessa, established “The Larry Hughes Foundation”, which is dedicated to educating the public about organ donation … hosted the Larry Hughes Basketball Camp and the Larry Hughes Family Foundation Casino Night in St. Louis over the summer of 2008 … he was the inaugural winner of the “Austin Carr Good Guy Award” in 2006 which is designed to recognize the Cavaliers player who is cooperative and understanding of the media, the community and the public … lists Nelly – who he grew up with in St. Louis – and Jay-Z as his favorite musical artists.