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Luther Head

Luther Dale Head

Position: Guard
Height: 6-3    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: November 26, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois
High School: Manley Career Academy in Chicago, Illinois
College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (24th pick, 24th overall) of the 2005 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2005-06 23 HOU NBA 80 27 2310 254 630 .403 113 313 .361 86 123 .699 33 233 266 215 89 9 119 169 707
2006-07 24 HOU NBA 80 10 2211 306 700 .437 177 401 .441 83 105 .790 31 221 252 194 76 5 137 133 872
2007-08 25 HOU NBA 73 17 1379 206 477 .432 79 225 .351 66 81 .815 18 117 135 138 44 9 70 75 557
2008-09 26 TOT NBA 32 4 498 55 144 .382 20 54 .370 19 24 .792 6 46 52 58 17 2 25 37 149
2008-09 26 HOU NBA 22 4 322 39 101 .386 14 38 .368 14 16 .875 3 24 27 35 6 1 16 15 106
2008-09 26 MIA NBA 10 0 176 16 43 .372 6 16 .375 5 8 .625 3 22 25 23 11 1 9 22 43
2009-10 27 IND NBA 4 0 74 13 32 .406 1 8 .125 4 4 1.000 1 5 6 8 3 1 6 6 31
Career NBA 269 58 6472 834 1983 .421 390 1001 .390 258 337 .766 89 622 711 613 229 26 357 420 2316

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2005-06 23 HOU NBA 80 27 28.9 3.2 7.9 .403 1.4 3.9 .361 1.1 1.5 .699 0.4 2.9 3.3 2.7 1.1 0.1 1.5 2.1 8.8
2006-07 24 HOU NBA 80 10 27.6 3.8 8.8 .437 2.2 5.0 .441 1.0 1.3 .790 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.4 1.0 0.1 1.7 1.7 10.9
2007-08 25 HOU NBA 73 17 18.9 2.8 6.5 .432 1.1 3.1 .351 0.9 1.1 .815 0.2 1.6 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.0 7.6
2008-09 26 TOT NBA 32 4 15.6 1.7 4.5 .382 0.6 1.7 .370 0.6 0.8 .792 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.2 4.7
2008-09 26 HOU NBA 22 4 14.6 1.8 4.6 .386 0.6 1.7 .368 0.6 0.7 .875 0.1 1.1 1.2 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 4.8
2008-09 26 MIA NBA 10 0 17.6 1.6 4.3 .372 0.6 1.6 .375 0.5 0.8 .625 0.3 2.2 2.5 2.3 1.1 0.1 0.9 2.2 4.3
2009-10 27 IND NBA 4 0 18.5 3.3 8.0 .406 0.3 2.0 .125 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.3 1.3 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.3 1.5 1.5 7.8
Career NBA 269 58 24.1 3.1 7.4 .421 1.4 3.7 .390 1.0 1.3 .766 0.3 2.3 2.6 2.3 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.6 8.6

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2005-06 23 HOU NBA 80 27 2310 4.0 9.8 .403 1.8 4.9 .361 1.3 1.9 .699 0.5 3.6 4.1 3.4 1.4 0.1 1.9 2.6 11.0
2006-07 24 HOU NBA 80 10 2211 5.0 11.4 .437 2.9 6.5 .441 1.4 1.7 .790 0.5 3.6 4.1 3.2 1.2 0.1 2.2 2.2 14.2
2007-08 25 HOU NBA 73 17 1379 5.4 12.5 .432 2.1 5.9 .351 1.7 2.1 .815 0.5 3.1 3.5 3.6 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.0 14.5
2008-09 26 TOT NBA 32 4 498 4.0 10.4 .382 1.4 3.9 .370 1.4 1.7 .792 0.4 3.3 3.8 4.2 1.2 0.1 1.8 2.7 10.8
2008-09 26 HOU NBA 22 4 322 4.4 11.3 .386 1.6 4.2 .368 1.6 1.8 .875 0.3 2.7 3.0 3.9 0.7 0.1 1.8 1.7 11.9
2008-09 26 MIA NBA 10 0 176 3.3 8.8 .372 1.2 3.3 .375 1.0 1.6 .625 0.6 4.5 5.1 4.7 2.3 0.2 1.8 4.5 8.8
2009-10 27 IND NBA 4 0 74 6.3 15.6 .406 0.5 3.9 .125 1.9 1.9 1.000 0.5 2.4 2.9 3.9 1.5 0.5 2.9 2.9 15.1
Career NBA 269 58 6472 4.6 11.0 .421 2.2 5.6 .390 1.4 1.9 .766 0.5 3.5 4.0 3.4 1.3 0.1 2.0 2.3 12.9

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
2005-06 23 HOU NBA 80 2310 11.2 .517 .493 1.7 11.6 6.8 16.2 2.1 0.3 14.8 16.6 100 104 0.5 2.9 3.5
2006-07 24 HOU NBA 80 2211 13.7 .584 .564 1.6 11.4 6.6 14.8 1.8 0.2 15.5 18.6 107 102 2.2 3.4 5.7
2007-08 25 HOU NBA 73 1379 13.6 .543 .515 1.5 9.4 5.5 16.4 1.7 0.5 12.0 19.3 108 104 1.5 2.0 3.5
2008-09 26 TOT NBA 32 498 9.9 .482 .451 1.4 10.7 6.2 18.1 1.8 0.3 13.9 16.8 100 107 0.0 0.6 0.6
2008-09 26 HOU NBA 22 322 9.8 .491 .455 1.1 8.4 4.9 17.4 1.0 0.2 12.9 17.9 101 108 0.0 0.3 0.4
2008-09 26 MIA NBA 10 176 10.2 .462 .442 2.0 15.1 8.5 19.5 3.3 0.5 16.2 14.8 97 105 0.0 0.3 0.2
2009-10 27 IND NBA 4 74 10.7 .459 .422 1.5 7.0 4.3 19.4 2.0 1.0 15.1 23.0 90 105 -0.1 0.1 0.0
Career NBA 269 6472 12.5 .543 .519 1.6 11.0 6.3 16.0 1.9 0.3 14.3 17.9 104 104 4.2 9.0 13.2

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg 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 24 HOU NBA 7 141 11 36 6 23 4 8 2 19 8 3 2 7 16 32 .306 .261 .500 20.1 4.6 2.7 1.1
2007-08 25 HOU NBA 5 44 1 14 0 6 2 2 1 2 4 2 1 4 3 4 .071 .000 1.000 8.8 0.8 0.4 0.8
Career NBA 12 185 12 50 6 29 6 10 3 21 12 5 3 11 19 36 .240 .207 .600 15.4 3.0 1.8 1.0

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
2006-07 24 HOU NBA 7 141 4.4 .405 .389 1.7 13.7 7.8 10.5 1.2 1.0 15.0 16.0 80 104 -0.2 0.2 -0.1
2007-08 25 HOU NBA 5 44 -6.4 .134 .071 2.5 2.6 2.6 14.0 2.6 1.8 21.2 20.4 39 109 -0.3 0.0 -0.3
Career NBA 12 185 1.9 .331 .300 1.9 11.1 6.6 11.3 1.5 1.2 16.8 17.1 68 105 -0.5 0.2 -0.4

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

2004-05 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
2005-06 NBA All-Rookie (2nd)

3-Pt Field Goals

2006-07 NBA 177 (6)

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

2006-07 NBA 401 (9)

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

2006-07 NBA .441 (4)
Career NBA .390 (53)
Career .390 (53)

Effective Field Goal Pct

2006-07 NBA .564 (7)
      

Transactions

June 28, 2005: Drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 2005 NBA Draft.

February 28, 2009: Waived by the Houston Rockets.

March 4, 2009: Signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
2005-06 Houston Rockets NBA $975,600
2006-07 Houston Rockets NBA $1,048,800
2007-08 Houston Rockets NBA $1,122,000
2008-09 Houston Rockets NBA $1,962,378
Career (may be incomplete) $5,108,778
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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