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Aaron Gray

Aaron Michael Gray

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 7-0 ▪ Weight: 270 lbs.
Born: December 7, 1984 in Tarzana, California
High School: Emmaus in Emmaus, Pennsylvania
College: University of Pittsburgh
Draft: Chicago Bulls, 2nd round (19th pick, 49th overall), 2007 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 2, 2007
Age: 28 years, 162 days ▪ Experience: 6 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
2007-08 23 CHI NBA C 61 1 613 103 204 .505 0 1 .000 56 99 .566 70 98 168 41 21 16 57 117 262
2008-09 24 CHI NBA C 56 18 715 81 167 .485 0 1 .000 34 59 .576 84 136 220 46 14 18 40 135 196
2009-10 25 TOT NBA C 32 0 311 42 82 .512 0 0 20 28 .714 45 61 106 22 9 11 18 54 104
2009-10 25 CHI NBA C 8 0 50 8 21 .381 0 0 2 7 .286 5 11 16 2 0 0 1 10 18
2009-10 25 NOH NBA C 24 0 261 34 61 .557 0 0 18 21 .857 40 50 90 20 9 11 17 44 86
2010-11 26 NOH NBA C 41 6 531 56 99 .566 0 0 17 34 .500 59 112 171 16 11 12 32 96 129
2011-12 27 TOR NBA C 49 40 813 83 161 .516 0 0 25 47 .532 83 198 281 27 22 17 51 127 191
2012-13 28 TOR NBA C 42 16 513 48 90 .533 0 0 23 44 .523 48 85 133 33 7 5 36 85 119
Career NBA 281 81 3496 413 803 .514 0 2 .000 175 311 .563 389 690 1079 185 84 79 234 614 1001

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
2007-08 23 CHI NBA C 61 1 10.0 1.7 3.3 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.6 .566 1.1 1.6 2.8 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.9 4.3
2008-09 24 CHI NBA C 56 18 12.8 1.4 3.0 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.1 .576 1.5 2.4 3.9 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.4 3.5
2009-10 25 TOT NBA C 32 0 9.7 1.3 2.6 .512 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 .714 1.4 1.9 3.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.7 3.3
2009-10 25 CHI NBA C 8 0 6.3 1.0 2.6 .381 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.9 .286 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 2.3
2009-10 25 NOH NBA C 24 0 10.9 1.4 2.5 .557 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.9 .857 1.7 2.1 3.8 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.8 3.6
2010-11 26 NOH NBA C 41 6 13.0 1.4 2.4 .566 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 .500 1.4 2.7 4.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.3 3.1
2011-12 27 TOR NBA C 49 40 16.6 1.7 3.3 .516 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 .532 1.7 4.0 5.7 0.6 0.4 0.3 1.0 2.6 3.9
2012-13 28 TOR NBA C 42 16 12.2 1.1 2.1 .533 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 .523 1.1 2.0 3.2 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.9 2.0 2.8
Career NBA 281 81 12.4 1.5 2.9 .514 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.1 .563 1.4 2.5 3.8 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.2 3.6

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
2007-08 23 CHI NBA C 61 1 613 6.0 12.0 .505 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 5.8 .566 4.1 5.8 9.9 2.4 1.2 0.9 3.3 6.9 15.4
2008-09 24 CHI NBA C 56 18 715 4.1 8.4 .485 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 3.0 .576 4.2 6.8 11.1 2.3 0.7 0.9 2.0 6.8 9.9
2009-10 25 TOT NBA C 32 0 311 4.9 9.5 .512 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.2 .714 5.2 7.1 12.3 2.5 1.0 1.3 2.1 6.3 12.0
2009-10 25 CHI NBA C 8 0 50 5.8 15.1 .381 0.0 0.0 1.4 5.0 .286 3.6 7.9 11.5 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.7 7.2 13.0
2009-10 25 NOH NBA C 24 0 261 4.7 8.4 .557 0.0 0.0 2.5 2.9 .857 5.5 6.9 12.4 2.8 1.2 1.5 2.3 6.1 11.9
2010-11 26 NOH NBA C 41 6 531 3.8 6.7 .566 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.3 .500 4.0 7.6 11.6 1.1 0.7 0.8 2.2 6.5 8.7
2011-12 27 TOR NBA C 49 40 813 3.7 7.1 .516 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.1 .532 3.7 8.8 12.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 2.3 5.6 8.5
2012-13 28 TOR NBA C 42 16 513 3.4 6.3 .533 0.0 0.0 1.6 3.1 .523 3.4 6.0 9.3 2.3 0.5 0.4 2.5 6.0 8.4
Career NBA 281 81 3496 4.3 8.3 .514 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.2 .563 4.0 7.1 11.1 1.9 0.9 0.8 2.4 6.3 10.3

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
2007-08 23 CHI NBA C 61 613 13.9 .529 .505 12.5 18.7 15.5 11.4 1.8 2.0 18.7 22.0 100 105 0.1 0.8 0.8 .066
2008-09 24 CHI NBA C 56 715 11.5 .508 .485 13.5 21.7 17.6 9.6 1.0 1.8 17.2 14.5 107 107 0.5 0.8 1.3 .086
2009-10 25 TOT NBA C 32 311 16.6 .551 .512 16.7 23.1 19.8 10.6 1.5 2.7 16.0 16.4 115 106 0.5 0.4 0.9 .142
2009-10 25 CHI NBA C 8 50 7.0 .374 .381 11.3 24.1 17.8 6.5 0.0 0.0 4.0 22.5 88 107 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.013
2009-10 25 NOH NBA C 24 261 18.4 .612 .557 17.7 22.9 20.2 11.4 1.8 3.2 19.5 15.3 121 106 0.6 0.3 0.9 .172
2010-11 26 NOH NBA C 41 531 11.0 .566 .566 13.4 25.8 19.6 4.7 1.1 1.9 21.9 13.1 105 103 0.3 0.8 1.1 .100
2011-12 27 TOR NBA C 49 813 11.1 .526 .516 12.1 28.3 20.3 5.5 1.5 1.7 21.9 13.5 98 100 0.1 1.3 1.4 .082
2012-13 28 TOR NBA C 42 513 9.0 .544 .533 10.9 20.0 15.4 9.9 0.7 0.8 24.8 13.1 101 108 0.2 0.4 0.5 .050
Career NBA 281 3496 11.8 .533 .514 12.9 23.2 18.0 8.3 1.3 1.8 19.9 15.3 103 105 1.7 4.4 6.1 .084

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
2008-09 24 CHI NBA C 2 0 9 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
2010-11 26 NOH NBA C 6 0 87 9 13 .692 0 0 3 8 .375 3 18 21 2 2 2 5 13 21
Career NBA 8 0 96 9 15 .600 0 0 3 8 .375 3 19 22 2 2 2 6 13 21

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
2008-09 24 CHI NBA C 2 0 4.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
2010-11 26 NOH NBA C 6 0 14.5 1.5 2.2 .692 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 .375 0.5 3.0 3.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.2 3.5
Career NBA 8 0 12.0 1.1 1.9 .600 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 .375 0.4 2.4 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.6 2.6

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
2008-09 24 CHI NBA C 2 0 9 0.0 8.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0
2010-11 26 NOH NBA C 6 0 87 3.7 5.4 .692 0.0 0.0 1.2 3.3 .375 1.2 7.4 8.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.1 5.4 8.7
Career NBA 8 0 96 3.4 5.6 .600 0.0 0.0 1.1 3.0 .375 1.1 7.1 8.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.3 4.9 7.9

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
2008-09 24 CHI NBA C 2 9 -13.8 .000 .000 0.0 12.3 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 15.2 0 116 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.403
2010-11 26 NOH NBA C 6 87 9.6 .636 .692 4.6 26.0 15.6 4.0 1.3 1.9 23.2 12.4 99 109 0.0 0.1 0.1 .034
Career NBA 8 96 7.4 .567 .600 4.1 24.7 14.7 3.6 1.2 1.7 24.5 12.6 87 110 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.007

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 6 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Aaron Gray 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.5
John Lambert 83.9 1.8 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.4
Eric Leckner 81.0 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.2
Bill Wennington 77.7 2.1 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.4
Ryan Hollins 74.7 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.2
Jelani McCoy 73.9 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.0
Walt Davis 71.3 1.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6
Connie Dierking 66.5 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.1
Dick Cunningham 66.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Rickey Brown 62.8 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.4
Johan Petro 62.1 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Aaron Gray 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.5
John Lambert 81.4 1.8 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.4
Eric Leckner 78.8 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.2 -0.1
Ryan Hollins 75.1 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.2
Jelani McCoy 73.5 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Walt Davis 71.3 1.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6
Jawann Oldham 69.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dick Cunningham 66.6 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Greg Kite 66.0 2.0 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.3
Johan Petro 64.3 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2
Rickey Brown 62.8 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.4

College

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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
2003-04 19 PITT 15 88 11 20 0 0 4 7 22 6 26 .550 .571 5.9 1.7 1.5 0.4
2004-05 20 PITT 29 336 49 85 0 0 28 46 82 20 126 .576 .609 11.6 4.3 2.8 0.7
2005-06 21 PITT 33 920 170 323 0 0 118 186 345 60 458 .526 .634 27.9 13.9 10.5 1.8
2006-07 22 PITT 36 1016 204 361 0 0 91 166 341 61 499 .565 .548 28.2 13.9 9.5 1.7
Career 113 2360 434 789 0 0 241 405 790 147 1109 .550 .595 20.9 9.8 7.0 1.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
2006-07 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)

Transactions

January 3, 2005: Traded by the Golden State Warriors (as a 2007 2nd round draft pick) with a 2009 2nd round draft pick (DeJuan Blair) to the Phoenix Suns for Zarko Cabarkapa.

February 8, 2005: Traded by the Phoenix Suns (as a 2007 2nd round draft pick) to the Boston Celtics for Walter McCarty.

June 28, 2006: Traded by the Boston Celtics (as a 2007 2nd round draft pick) to the Denver Nuggets for Leon Powe.

July 20, 2006: Traded by the Denver Nuggets (as a 2007 2nd round draft pick) with Howard Eisley and a 2007 2nd round draft pick (JamesOn Curry) to the Chicago Bulls for J.R. Smith.

June 28, 2007: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (49th pick) of the 2007 NBA Draft.

January 25, 2010: Traded by the Chicago Bulls to the New Orleans Hornets for Devin Brown.

December 11, 2011: Signed as a free agent with the Toronto Raptors.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2007-08 Chicago Bulls NBA $427,163
2008-09 Chicago Bulls NBA $711,517
2009-10 New Orleans Hornets NBA $1,000,497
2010-11 New Orleans Hornets NBA $1,028,840
2011-12 Toronto Raptors NBA $2,500,000
Career (may be incomplete) $5,668,017

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13 2013-14
Toronto Raptors $2,575,000 $2,690,875
  • Signed July 27, 2012 for an assumed $5,265,875 for 2 years.
  • Player Option for 2013-14 was picked up on May 13, 2013.

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