Travis Outlaw
 Outlaw in 2008 with the Trail Blazers | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 18, 1984 Starkville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Starkville (Starkville, Mississippi) |
| NBA draft | 2003: 1st round, 23rd overall pick |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 2003–2014 |
| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| Number | 25, 34, 21 |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2010 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2010 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2010–2011 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2011–2014 | Sacramento Kings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 5,273 (8.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,974 (3.2 rpg) |
| Blocks | 514 (0.8 bpg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Travis Marquez "Bonesaw" Outlaw (born September 18, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player.
Early life
[edit]Outlaw attended Starkville High School, where he played for the Starkville Yellowjackets high school basketball team. Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was listed as the No. 7 small forward and the No. 13 player in the nation in 2003.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Portland Trail Blazers (2003–2010)
[edit]Entering the 2003 NBA draft directly out of high school, Outlaw was a first-round selection (23rd overall) by the Portland Trail Blazers. He averaged 8.6 points on 44.2% field goal shooting and 3.2 rebounds per game during his first five years in the NBA.
In the 2005 NBA Summer League, Outlaw averaged 18.7 points and 6.3 rebounds in 35.5 minutes.[2] The performance earned him First Team All-RVSL honors. Following the NBA summer league, several teams offered to trade for Outlaw in exchange for a first-round draft pick. Former Portland Trail Blazers director of player personnel Kevin Pritchard said that Travis "... [is] going to be with us for a long time. I feel comfortable enough to say he's going to be a special player."[3]
On April 18, 2007, Outlaw set a new career-high with 36 points against the Golden State Warriors.[4] He became a restricted free agent on July 1, 2007, and signed a three-year contract extension on July 17.[5]
Los Angeles Clippers (2010)
[edit]In February 2010, the Trail Blazers traded Outlaw, Steve Blake and $1.5 million in cash to the Los Angeles Clippers for Marcus Camby.[6]
New Jersey Nets (2010–2011)
[edit]On July 8, 2010, Outlaw signed a 5-year deal worth $35 million with the New Jersey Nets.
On December 15, 2011, the New Jersey Nets waived Outlaw under the amnesty provision.[7]
Sacramento Kings (2011–2014)
[edit]On December 17, 2011, Outlaw was claimed by the Sacramento Kings off waivers.[8]
Outlaw's final NBA game ended up being during his tenure with Sacramento, as his final game was on April 16, 2014 in a 99 - 104 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Outlaw played for 24 and a half minutes off the bench and recorded 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
New York Knicks (2014)
[edit]On August 6, 2014, Outlaw was traded, along with Quincy Acy, to the New York Knicks in exchange for Wayne Ellington and Jeremy Tyler.[9] On October 27, 2014, Outlaw was traded, along with a 2019 second-round draft selection and the option exchange 2018 second-round draft selections, to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Arnett Moultrie.[10] He was waived by the 76ers later that day.[11]
Personal life
[edit]On August 14, 2016, Outlaw was arrested and charged with felony marijuana possession in his hometown of Starkville, Mississippi. On May 5, 2017, Outlaw pleaded guilty to felony marijuana possession and was sentenced to serve two years of non-adjudicated probation.[12]
NBA career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Portland | 8 | 0 | 2.4 | .429 | .000 | .500 | .5 | .1 | .1 | .0 | 1.0 |
| 2004–05 | Portland | 59 | 2 | 13.4 | .498 | .400 | .653 | 2.1 | .6 | .5 | .7 | 5.4 |
| 2005–06 | Portland | 69 | 11 | 16.7 | .440 | .264 | .697 | 2.7 | .5 | .4 | .7 | 5.8 |
| 2006–07 | Portland | 67 | 1 | 22.9 | .434 | .270 | .790 | 3.2 | .8 | .9 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| 2007–08 | Portland | 82* | 6 | 26.7 | .433 | .396 | .741 | 4.6 | 1.3 | .7 | .8 | 13.3 |
| 2008–09 | Portland | 81 | 6 | 27.7 | .453 | .377 | .723 | 4.1 | 1.0 | .6 | .7 | 12.8 |
| 2009–10 | Portland | 11 | 0 | 21.0 | .376 | .387 | .875 | 3.5 | .7 | .6 | .7 | 9.9 |
| 2009–10 | L.A. Clippers | 23 | 6 | 21.7 | .400 | .378 | .800 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .5 | .4 | 4.5 |
| 2010–11 | New Jersey | 82 | 55 | 28.8 | .375 | .302 | .772 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .4 | .4 | 6.3 |
| 2011–12 | Sacramento | 39 | 5 | 12.8 | .343 | .267 | .674 | 1.6 | .4 | .5 | .5 | 4.3 |
| 2012–13 | Sacramento | 38 | 2 | 11.7 | .418 | .280 | .731 | 1.6 | .6 | .3 | .2 | 5.3 |
| 2013–14 | Sacramento | 63 | 4 | 16.9 | .399 | .350 | .808 | 2.7 | .8 | .3 | .3 | 5.4 |
| Career | 622 | 98 | 20.9 | .423 | .337 | .744 | 3.2 | .8 | .5 | .6 | 8.5 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Portland | 6 | 0 | 28.3 | .318 | .250 | .667 | 3.0 | .5 | .8 | .7 | 9.0 |
| Career | 6 | 0 | 28.3 | .318 | .250 | .667 | 3.0 | .5 | .8 | .7 | 9.0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Travis Outlaw – Yahoo! Sports
- ^ "Portland Trail Blazers 2005 VSL". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
- ^ "Travis Outlaw biography". Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
- ^ "Nelson, Warriors return to playoffs for first time since 1994". ESPN.com. April 18, 2008. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
- ^ "Blazers re-sign Outlaw to three-year deal. Unfortunately, he suffered a career ending injury". OregonLive.com. July 17, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
- ^ Quick, Jason (February 16, 2010). "Blazers-Clipper trade: Deal for Marcus Camby completed, Kevin Pritchard says". The Oregonian.
- ^ "NETS Waive Travis Outlaw". NBA.com. December 15, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ^ "Kings Awarded Travis Outlaw on Waiver Claim". NBA.com. December 17, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ^ "Knicks Acquire Quincy Acy, Travis Outlaw". NBA.com. August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ Sixers Acquire Future Second-round selections And Travis Outlaw
- ^ Sixers Announce 2014-15 Opening Night Roster
- ^ "Outlaw pleads guilty to felony marijuana charge". The Commercial Dispatch. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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- Living people
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- Basketball players from Mississippi
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- NBA high school draftees
- New Jersey Nets players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Portland Trail Blazers draft picks
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- Sacramento Kings players
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