Wayne Robert Ellington Jr. ▪ Twitter: @WayneElli22
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: October 29, 1987 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
High School: The Episcopal Academy in Merion, Pennsylvania
College: University of North Carolina
Draft: Minnesota Timberwolves, 1st round (28th pick, 28th overall), 2009 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 28, 2009
Age: 25 years, 205 days ▪ Experience: 4 years
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 51 | 4 | 973 | 122 | 302 | 35 | 108 | 32 | 40 | 14 | 99 | 33 | 26 | 10 | 26 | 56 | 311 | .404 | .324 | .800 | 19.1 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 24 | 1 | 393 | 48 | 131 | 15 | 49 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 120 | .366 | .306 | .900 | 16.4 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 |
| Road | 27 | 3 | 580 | 74 | 171 | 20 | 59 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 48 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 191 | .433 | .339 | .767 | 21.5 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 26 | 4 | 451 | 53 | 137 | 16 | 45 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 40 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 136 | .387 | .356 | .778 | 17.4 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Post | 25 | 0 | 522 | 69 | 165 | 19 | 63 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 59 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 175 | .418 | .302 | .818 | 20.9 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 19 | 2 | 343 | 46 | 101 | 17 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 124 | .455 | .500 | .789 | 18.1 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Loss | 32 | 2 | 630 | 76 | 201 | 18 | 74 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 76 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 38 | 187 | .378 | .243 | .810 | 19.7 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | December | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | .385 | .167 | 30.9 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
| January | 18 | 4 | 372 | 45 | 110 | 13 | 33 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 117 | .409 | .394 | .778 | 20.7 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | |
| February | 9 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .200 | .222 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | ||
| March | 13 | 0 | 279 | 39 | 87 | 12 | 35 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 97 | .448 | .343 | .875 | 21.5 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 0.7 | |
| April | 10 | 0 | 230 | 29 | 72 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 76 | .403 | .280 | .786 | 23.0 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 1.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 1 | 135 | 19 | 48 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 49 | .396 | .429 | .625 | 19.2 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| Monday | 11 | 1 | 213 | 23 | 62 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 61 | .371 | .409 | .667 | 19.4 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | |
| Tuesday | 4 | 1 | 63 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | .529 | .286 | 1.000 | 15.8 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | |
| Wednesday | 11 | 1 | 180 | 25 | 63 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 61 | .397 | .273 | .833 | 16.4 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | |
| Thursday | 3 | 0 | 65 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .381 | .250 | 1.000 | 21.7 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | |
| Friday | 10 | 0 | 197 | 22 | 56 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 56 | .393 | .261 | .857 | 19.7 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | |
| Saturday | 5 | 0 | 120 | 16 | 35 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 39 | .457 | .333 | 1.000 | 23.9 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 4 | 4 | 104 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 34 | .387 | .400 | .750 | 26.0 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Reserve | 47 | 0 | 869 | 110 | 271 | 31 | 98 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 94 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 24 | 51 | 277 | .406 | .316 | .813 | 18.5 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 9 | 2 | 300 | 44 | 94 | 11 | 30 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 109 | .468 | .367 | .714 | 33.3 | 12.1 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| 20-29 | 16 | 1 | 405 | 60 | 130 | 19 | 53 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 151 | .462 | .358 | .857 | 25.3 | 9.4 | 2.9 | 0.9 | |
| 10-19 | 13 | 0 | 189 | 13 | 53 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 35 | .245 | .200 | .857 | 14.6 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | |
| 0-9 | 13 | 1 | 79 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | .200 | .200 | .800 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 13 | 2 | 233 | 22 | 61 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 58 | .361 | .200 | .909 | 17.9 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| 1 Day | 27 | 2 | 553 | 76 | 175 | 24 | 62 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 52 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 194 | .434 | .387 | .783 | 20.5 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | |
| 2 Days | 5 | 0 | 98 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 30 | .344 | .333 | 1.000 | 19.5 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 0 | 59 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | .381 | .250 | .000 | 11.7 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 16 | 3 | 289 | 27 | 76 | 8 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 67 | .355 | .242 | .625 | 18.1 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| Western | 35 | 1 | 684 | 95 | 226 | 27 | 75 | 27 | 32 | 7 | 68 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 244 | .420 | .360 | .844 | 19.5 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 4 | 1 | 67 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .188 | .250 | 1.000 | 16.7 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Central | 6 | 1 | 93 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | .368 | .143 | .500 | 15.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.3 | |
| Northwest | 7 | 0 | 160 | 26 | 57 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 67 | .456 | .421 | .778 | 22.9 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | |
| Pacific | 13 | 0 | 227 | 33 | 74 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 80 | .446 | .407 | 1.000 | 17.5 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | |
| Southeast | 6 | 1 | 130 | 17 | 41 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 40 | .415 | .278 | .500 | 21.6 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | |
| Southwest | 15 | 1 | 297 | 36 | 95 | 8 | 29 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 97 | .379 | .276 | .850 | 19.8 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .667 | .250 | 30.7 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| Boston | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 25.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 12.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Dallas | 3 | 1 | 52 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .316 | .333 | .750 | 17.4 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | |
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 51 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29 | .462 | .455 | 25.3 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .556 | .333 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Golden State | 3 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 | .529 | .500 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .214 | .000 | .667 | 21.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .400 | .000 | .000 | 14.6 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .667 | .500 | 15.8 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 3 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .200 | .000 | 1.000 | 13.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | |
| Memphis | 4 | 0 | 84 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 27 | .478 | .222 | 1.000 | 20.9 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 | |
| Miami | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | .385 | .167 | 30.9 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New Orleans | 3 | 0 | 70 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 22 | .364 | .400 | 1.000 | 23.3 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| New York | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Oklahoma City | 1 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .500 | .250 | .500 | 35.8 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Orlando | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .500 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | .500 | .500 | 21.8 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .400 | .500 | .750 | 15.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| Sacramento | 3 | 0 | 61 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 24 | .429 | .500 | 1.000 | 20.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | |
| San Antonio | 3 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | .471 | .250 | 1.000 | 15.9 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | |
| Toronto | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .333 | .333 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .455 | .500 | 1.000 | 21.1 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .625 | .667 | .500 | 34.4 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |