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Taj Gibson

Taj Jami Gibson ▪ Twitter: @TajGibson22

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: June 24, 1985 in Brooklyn, New York
High School: Calvary Christian in San Fernando, California
College: University of Southern California
Draft: Chicago Bulls, 1st round (26th pick, 26th overall), 2009 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 29, 2009
Age: 27 years, 331 days ▪ Experience: 4 years

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2009-10 24 CHI NBA PF 82 70 2204 311 629 .494 0 0 113 175 .646 226 385 611 70 50 104 114 282 735
2010-11 25 CHI NBA PF 80 19 1742 234 502 .466 1 8 .125 100 148 .676 162 296 458 58 39 106 71 203 569
2011-12 26 CHI NBA PF 63 0 1284 200 404 .495 0 0 84 135 .622 135 197 332 47 27 81 60 131 484
2012-13 27 CHI NBA PF 65 5 1459 214 441 .485 0 4 .000 89 131 .679 125 220 345 61 27 90 76 166 517
Career NBA 290 94 6689 959 1976 .485 1 12 .083 386 589 .655 648 1098 1746 236 143 381 321 782 2305

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2009-10 24 CHI NBA PF 82 70 26.9 3.8 7.7 .494 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.1 .646 2.8 4.7 7.5 0.9 0.6 1.3 1.4 3.4 9.0
2010-11 25 CHI NBA PF 80 19 21.8 2.9 6.3 .466 0.0 0.1 .125 1.3 1.9 .676 2.0 3.7 5.7 0.7 0.5 1.3 0.9 2.5 7.1
2011-12 26 CHI NBA PF 63 0 20.4 3.2 6.4 .495 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.1 .622 2.1 3.1 5.3 0.7 0.4 1.3 1.0 2.1 7.7
2012-13 27 CHI NBA PF 65 5 22.4 3.3 6.8 .485 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.0 .679 1.9 3.4 5.3 0.9 0.4 1.4 1.2 2.6 8.0
Career NBA 290 94 23.1 3.3 6.8 .485 0.0 0.0 .083 1.3 2.0 .655 2.2 3.8 6.0 0.8 0.5 1.3 1.1 2.7 7.9

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2009-10 24 CHI NBA PF 82 70 2204 5.1 10.3 .494 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.9 .646 3.7 6.3 10.0 1.1 0.8 1.7 1.9 4.6 12.0
2010-11 25 CHI NBA PF 80 19 1742 4.8 10.4 .466 0.0 0.2 .125 2.1 3.1 .676 3.3 6.1 9.5 1.2 0.8 2.2 1.5 4.2 11.8
2011-12 26 CHI NBA PF 63 0 1284 5.6 11.3 .495 0.0 0.0 2.4 3.8 .622 3.8 5.5 9.3 1.3 0.8 2.3 1.7 3.7 13.6
2012-13 27 CHI NBA PF 65 5 1459 5.3 10.9 .485 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.2 .679 3.1 5.4 8.5 1.5 0.7 2.2 1.9 4.1 12.8
Career NBA 290 94 6689 5.2 10.6 .485 0.0 0.1 .083 2.1 3.2 .655 3.5 5.9 9.4 1.3 0.8 2.1 1.7 4.2 12.4

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2009-10 24 CHI NBA PF 82 2204 13.8 .521 .494 11.6 19.2 15.4 5.0 1.2 3.6 13.9 16.7 104 103 1.2 3.5 4.7 .103
2010-11 25 CHI NBA PF 80 1742 14.3 .502 .467 11.2 19.4 15.4 5.3 1.2 4.6 11.1 16.8 106 98 1.4 3.8 5.2 .143
2011-12 26 CHI NBA PF 63 1284 16.9 .522 .495 12.0 16.8 14.4 5.9 1.1 4.5 11.5 18.6 109 96 1.8 2.6 4.5 .167
2012-13 27 CHI NBA PF 65 1459 14.4 .518 .485 9.7 17.5 13.6 7.1 1.0 4.7 13.2 18.1 104 101 1.0 2.3 3.3 .109
Career NBA 290 6689 14.6 .516 .486 11.2 18.4 14.8 5.7 1.1 4.3 12.6 17.4 106 100 5.5 12.2 17.7 .127

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2009-10 24 CHI NBA PF 5 5 145 16 38 .421 0 0 6 11 .545 9 26 35 3 1 3 2 17 38
2010-11 25 CHI NBA PF 16 0 284 43 76 .566 0 1 .000 9 15 .600 26 40 66 9 5 22 14 32 95
2011-12 26 CHI NBA PF 6 0 137 21 46 .457 0 0 15 22 .682 15 24 39 4 4 10 3 19 57
2012-13 27 CHI NBA PF 12 0 206 31 66 .470 0 2 .000 16 22 .727 15 21 36 4 4 6 9 37 78
Career NBA 39 5 772 111 226 .491 0 3 .000 46 70 .657 65 111 176 20 14 41 28 105 268

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2009-10 24 CHI NBA PF 5 5 29.0 3.2 7.6 .421 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.2 .545 1.8 5.2 7.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.4 3.4 7.6
2010-11 25 CHI NBA PF 16 0 17.8 2.7 4.8 .566 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.9 .600 1.6 2.5 4.1 0.6 0.3 1.4 0.9 2.0 5.9
2011-12 26 CHI NBA PF 6 0 22.8 3.5 7.7 .457 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.7 .682 2.5 4.0 6.5 0.7 0.7 1.7 0.5 3.2 9.5
2012-13 27 CHI NBA PF 12 0 17.2 2.6 5.5 .470 0.0 0.2 .000 1.3 1.8 .727 1.3 1.8 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 3.1 6.5
Career NBA 39 5 19.8 2.8 5.8 .491 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.8 .657 1.7 2.8 4.5 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.7 2.7 6.9

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2009-10 24 CHI NBA PF 5 5 145 4.0 9.4 .421 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.7 .545 2.2 6.5 8.7 0.7 0.2 0.7 0.5 4.2 9.4
2010-11 25 CHI NBA PF 16 0 284 5.5 9.6 .566 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.9 .600 3.3 5.1 8.4 1.1 0.6 2.8 1.8 4.1 12.0
2011-12 26 CHI NBA PF 6 0 137 5.5 12.1 .457 0.0 0.0 3.9 5.8 .682 3.9 6.3 10.2 1.1 1.1 2.6 0.8 5.0 15.0
2012-13 27 CHI NBA PF 12 0 206 5.4 11.5 .470 0.0 0.3 .000 2.8 3.8 .727 2.6 3.7 6.3 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.6 6.5 13.6
Career NBA 39 5 772 5.2 10.5 .491 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.3 .657 3.0 5.2 8.2 0.9 0.7 1.9 1.3 4.9 12.5

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2009-10 24 CHI NBA PF 5 145 9.1 .444 .421 6.9 22.0 14.1 3.1 0.4 1.9 4.5 14.0 100 115 0.0 0.0 0.0 .016
2010-11 25 CHI NBA PF 16 284 16.5 .575 .566 10.7 17.1 13.9 5.7 1.0 6.0 14.5 15.7 111 99 0.4 0.5 0.9 .153
2011-12 26 CHI NBA PF 6 137 19.8 .512 .457 12.3 18.6 15.5 5.3 1.6 5.4 5.1 19.9 112 93 0.3 0.3 0.6 .212
2012-13 27 CHI NBA PF 12 206 12.4 .515 .470 8.7 12.9 10.7 3.5 1.1 2.4 10.6 19.4 104 111 0.2 0.1 0.3 .059
Career NBA 39 772 14.6 .522 .491 9.7 17.2 13.4 4.5 1.0 4.2 9.8 17.1 108 104 0.9 1.0 1.8 .113

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 4 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4
Taj Gibson 5.2 4.7 4.5 3.3
Luke Jackson 95.8 5.1 4.8 4.2 3.6
Michael Brooks 93.0 4.9 4.7 4.5 2.4
Mark Olberding 92.2 5.1 4.3 4.2 3.9
Mike Miller 92.1 5.3 4.5 4.0 3.9
Goo Kennedy 92.0 5.7 5.0 4.5 4.0
Morris Peterson 91.9 4.9 4.9 3.6 3.2
Robert Horry 91.5 5.9 4.9 4.2 3.6
Keith Van Horn 90.8 5.5 4.8 3.7 2.8
Luc Mbah a Moute 89.5 4.8 4.7 4.0 2.4
Tyrone Hill 89.4 5.7 4.9 4.5 2.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Taj Gibson 5.2 4.7 4.5 3.3
Keon Clark 94.3 5.3 4.7 4.2 3.7 0.2 0.0
Michael Brooks 92.7 4.9 4.7 4.5 2.4 0.0 0.0
Randolph Mahaffey 88.3 5.7 4.7 3.7 2.6
DeJuan Blair 88.1 4.8 4.6 4.0 2.2
Goo Kennedy 87.6 5.7 5.0 4.5 4.0 0.8 0.3
Luc Mbah a Moute 87.2 4.8 4.7 4.0 2.4 0.5
Jeff Green 85.5 6.6 4.8 4.7 4.2 0.2
Chuck Gilmur 84.8 4.6 4.5 4.3 1.7 -0.1
Julius Keye 84.7 5.3 4.3 3.6 3.6 1.2 -0.2
Jack Kerris 81.8 5.9 5.7 4.1 2.1

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant
Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2006-07 21 USC 37 1198 174 312 0 0 104 167 321 55 452 .558 .623 32.4 12.2 8.7 1.5
2007-08 22 USC 33 1058 138 238 0 0 79 133 259 43 355 .580 .594 32.1 10.8 7.8 1.3
2008-09 23 USC 35 1179 190 316 0 0 120 182 316 44 500 .601 .659 33.7 14.3 9.0 1.3
Career 105 3435 502 866 0 0 303 482 896 142 1307 .580 .629 32.7 12.4 8.5 1.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
2009-10 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
Games
2009-10 NBA 82 (1)
Personal Fouls
2009-10 NBA 282 (4)
Defensive Rating
2010-11 NBA 97.7 (5)
2011-12 NBA 96.4 (7)

Transactions

January 7, 2009: Traded by the Denver Nuggets (as a 2009 1st round draft pick) with Chucky Atkins to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Johan Petro and a 2009 2nd round draft pick (Sergio Llull).

February 19, 2009: Traded by the Oklahoma City Thunder (as a 2009 1st round draft pick) to the Chicago Bulls for Thabo Sefolosha.

June 25, 2009: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 2009 NBA Draft.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2009-10 Chicago Bulls NBA $1,039,800
2010-11 Chicago Bulls NBA $1,117,680
2011-12 Chicago Bulls NBA $1,195,680
Career (may be incomplete) $3,353,160

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Chicago Bulls $2,155,811 $7,550,000 $8,000,000 $8,500,000 $8,950,000
  • Signed extension on October 31, 2012 for an assumed $33,000,000 plus incentives for 4 years starting in 2013-14.
  • Signed July 9, 2009.
  • Team Option for 2011-12 picked up on October 25, 2010.
  • Team Option for 2012-13 was picked up on June 29, 2011.

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