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Background
In 2006-2007
Finished his lone season with Minnesota by appearing in all 82 games (65 starts), averaging 10.1 points and 3.6 assists in 25.2 minutes per contest
tallied seven 20-point games and a pair of double-doubles for the Timberwolves
led team in scoring three times and assists on 18 occasions
shot .422 (297-703 FG) from the floor and .372 (80-215 3FG) from long distance
reached a season-high 28 points (10-10 FT) vs. Utah (12/8/06) and equaled that total with 28 points (10-19 FG) vs. Milwaukee (12/22/06)
saw his consecutive free throw streak stopped at 34 with a fourth-quarter miss at Toronto (12/27/06)
collected 12 points and 10 helpers vs. Houston (1/7/07)
logged a career-high 50:10 vs. Detroit (1/19/07), which was one of three times he played 40-plus minutes in 2006-07
chipped in 18 points and a season-best 11 assists at the L.A. Lakers (3/18/07)
connected on 48-of-120 (.400) from 3-point range over his final 49 contests.
In the NBA
Holds career averages of 11.5 points and 4.0 assists in 409 NBA games (212 starts) with Miami, Boston, Detroit, Milwaukee, Houston, Toronto and Minnesota
prior to entering the NBA, played with St. Polten in Austria (1998-99), Chalons in France (1999-2000) and Slu Nancy in France (2000-01)
started the 2001-02 campaign with the Rockford Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association before signing with Miami
scored the 4000th point of his NBA career vs. New York (11/22/06)
pulled in his 1000th career rebound at Golden State (3/16/07)
sank his 500th career 3-pointer at Houston (2/5/07). 2005-2006: Set career highs in points (20.3 ppg), assists (5.8 asp), rebounds (3.3 rpg), field goal percentage (.469) and 3-point field goal percentage (.442) in 79 games (79 starts) with the Raptors
ranked fourth in the NBA in 3-point shooting percentage, 19th in scoring and 20th in assists
scored 20-plus points 38 times, including 14 games of 30 or more points
posted double digits in assists 10 times
made three or more 3-pointers in 27 contests
after joining Toronto via trade from Houston in Oct., registered 11 points, five rebounds and a game-high seven assists in his Raptors debut vs. Washington (11/2/05)
scored 38 points with nine assists vs. Philadelphia (11/16/05)
named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Jan. 2-8, averaging 25.3 points, 7.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds, while shooting .547 (35-64 FG) from the floor and .619 (13-21 3FG) from beyond the arc
dished out a career-high 13 assists at Chicago (1/9/06)
scored 20 or more points in nine consecutive games (2/25/06-3/12/06), averaging 24.7 points per game over this span
recorded a game-high 37 points (7-11 3FG) along with team highs of eight rebounds and five assists at New York (3/21/06)
posted four consecutive point-assist double-doubles (3/26/06-4/2/06), averaging 20.3 points and 10.5 assists
tallied a game-high 34 points, a career-high 11 rebounds and a team-best eight assists at Indiana (4/5/06)
knocked down 7-of-10 3-pointers en route to 36 points at N.O./Okla. City (4/7/06)
became the first player in Toronto history to post four consecutive outings of 30-plus points (4/5/06-4/12/06: 34, 36, 32, 32) for an average of 33.5 points over the four-game span
registered a career-high 39 points vs. Detroit (4/14/06), which included setting Torontos franchise best with 18 consecutive free throws made (18-18 FT). 2004-2005: Averaged 11.8 points (on .441 shooting) and 3.6 assists in 74 games with Milwaukee and Houston (five starts)
traded from the Bucks to the Rockets on Feb. 24
averaged 12.4 points and 2.9 assists in 27 games with Houston
scored in double figures 16 times with the Rockets, reaching 20 points on five occasions
reached four assists nine times with the Rockets, as Houston held an 8-1 record in those games
averaged 18.0 points in his first seven games with Houston, making all five of his starts during that stretch
in his second and third start with the Rockets, scored 26 points at Chicago (3/1/05) and 24 points at Washington (3/2/05)
finished season by averaging 18.3 points over the last four games, posting 24 points in the season finale vs. Seattle (4/20/05)
averaged 11.4 points and 3.9 assists in 47 games with Milwaukee
ranked third on the Bucks in scoring average and second in assists per game
scored in double figures 28 times with Milwaukee, reaching 20 points on five occasions
delivered a season-high 11 assists at the L.A. Lakers (11/23/04)
grabbed a season-best eight rebounds at Charlotte (1/17/05)
recorded 28 points vs. Boston (2/8/05), setting career highs with eight 3-pointers made on 13 attempts from beyond the arc. 2003-2004: Averaged 9.3 points, 4.2 assists and 1.19 steals in 81 games with Boston and Detroit
averaged 10.7 points and 4.4 assists in his starts with Boston
traded on Feb. 19 to Detroit, where he averaged 6.3 points, 3.7 assists and 1.00 steal in 26 games for the NBA Champion Pistons
played 20 or more minutes in 10 Detroit games, as the Pistons possessed a 9-1 in those contests. 2002-2003: Averaged 7.8 points and 3.2 assists in 78 games (eight starts) with Miami
ranked second on the Heat with 246 assists, 67 3-point field goals made and 64 steals
grabbed a season-high nine rebounds at Seattle (12/7/02). 2001-2002: Appeared in 15 games as a rookie with Miami, averaging 2.8 points and 1.3 assists
joined the Heat on Dec. 18 after participating in their preseason training camp.
In the Playoffs
Has averaged 4.8 points and 1.4 assists in 29 career playoff games with Detroit and Houston. 2005: Averaged a playoff-career-high 11.6 points in seven games with Houston
dished out a postseason-career-high five assists at Dallas (5/2/05)
scored a playoff-career-high 22 points in a Game Six win vs. Dallas (5/5/05)
2004: Appeared in 22 playoff games for the NBA Champion Pistons, averaging 2.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists
delivered four assists at New Jersey (5/11/04)
scored 10 points vs. New Jersey (5/14/04).
In College
Averaged 12.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 111 career games at Duquesne
finished his career at Duquesne ranked third all-time with 201 steals, fifth with 348 assists and 10th with 1,411 points
led the team in both assists and steals in each of his final three seasons
named to the All-Atlantic 10 First Team as a senior after averaging a career-high 17.5 points
named to the All-Atlantic 10 Third Team as a sophomore after averaging 14.2 points.
In Transactions
Was not drafted by an NBA team
signed with Miami on July 20, 2001
waived by the Heat on Oct. 25, 2001
signed with Miami on Dec. 18, 2001
signed with Boston on July 25, 2003
traded along with Rasheed Wallace to Detroit on Feb. 19, 2004, in a three-team deal that sent Chucky Atkins, Lindsey Hunter, a Detroit 2004 first-round draft pick and cash considerations to Boston and Bob Sura, Zeljko Rebraca, Chris Mills and a Milwaukee 2004 first-round draft pick to Atlanta
signed with Milwaukee on Aug. 4, 2004
traded with Zendon Hamilton to Houston on Feb. 24, 2005, for Reece Gaines and two future second-round draft picks
acquired by Toronto from Houston in exchange for Rafer Alston on Oct. 4, 2005
signed to a four-year contract by Minnesota on July 13, 2006
traded by the Timberwolves along with Justin Reed to the Rockets on June 14, 2007, in exchange for Juwan Howard.
Personal
Full name is Michael Lamont James
The youngest of seven children
He and his wife, Angela, have three daughters -- Jadon Miciah, Amaya Noel and Michal Mikaya
Majored in childrens psychology at Duquesne
Would like to start a Christian Bible school in the future.
Very active in the community through his Mike James Foundation, which helps provide scholarships to underprivileged children. Foundation teamed with the Houston Housing Authority to host Blazing a Righter Future Youth Summit in 2007, which included health screenings, as well as presentations on teen alcoholism and gangs
Hosts an annual Mike James Basketball Experience, which features a week-long camp to improve participants (ages 8-18) on-court performance, as well as a Life Skills component with community leaders and other professionals
Attended business classes at Stanford during the 2007 offseason
Stays in shape during the offseason through a boxing routine.
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Armstrong, Hilton
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Bowen, Ryan
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James, Mike
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Pargo, Jannero
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Paul, Chris
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