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Linas Kleiza
Linas Kleiza
Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: January 3, 1985 in Kaunas, Lithuania
High School: Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Maryland
College: University of Missouri
Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 1st round (27th pick, 27th overall), 2005 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 4, 2005
Age: 27 years, 31 days ▪ Experience: 5 years
Other SR Links: Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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Player News
- Feb 3 Injury Report: Missed Wednesday's game against Boston (February 1, sore right knee)
| 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 | 21 | DEN | NBA | 61 | 2 | 519 | 77 | 173 | .445 | 2 | 13 | .154 | 57 | 81 | .704 | 38 | 78 | 116 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 87 | 213 |
| 2006-07 | 22 | DEN | NBA | 79 | 14 | 1488 | 200 | 474 | .422 | 83 | 221 | .376 | 115 | 135 | .852 | 77 | 189 | 266 | 45 | 28 | 14 | 79 | 200 | 598 |
| 2007-08 | 23 | DEN | NBA | 79 | 13 | 1889 | 311 | 659 | .472 | 94 | 277 | .339 | 164 | 213 | .770 | 92 | 241 | 333 | 95 | 44 | 19 | 89 | 181 | 880 |
| 2008-09 | 24 | DEN | NBA | 82 | 7 | 1824 | 289 | 646 | .447 | 87 | 267 | .326 | 148 | 204 | .725 | 92 | 235 | 327 | 64 | 31 | 14 | 82 | 155 | 813 |
| 2010-11 | 26 | TOR | NBA | 39 | 23 | 1032 | 178 | 406 | .438 | 39 | 131 | .298 | 41 | 65 | .631 | 37 | 140 | 177 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 65 | 99 | 436 |
| 2011-12 | 27 | TOR | NBA | 12 | 1 | 231 | 29 | 83 | .349 | 9 | 31 | .290 | 24 | 26 | .923 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 91 |
| Career | NBA | 352 | 60 | 6983 | 1084 | 2441 | .444 | 314 | 940 | .334 | 549 | 724 | .758 | 345 | 925 | 1270 | 271 | 138 | 67 | 346 | 748 | 3031 |
| 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 | 21 | DEN | NBA | 61 | 2 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | .445 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .154 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .704 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 3.5 |
| 2006-07 | 22 | DEN | NBA | 79 | 14 | 18.8 | 2.5 | 6.0 | .422 | 1.1 | 2.8 | .376 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .852 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 7.6 |
| 2007-08 | 23 | DEN | NBA | 79 | 13 | 23.9 | 3.9 | 8.3 | .472 | 1.2 | 3.5 | .339 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .770 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 11.1 |
| 2008-09 | 24 | DEN | NBA | 82 | 7 | 22.2 | 3.5 | 7.9 | .447 | 1.1 | 3.3 | .326 | 1.8 | 2.5 | .725 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 9.9 |
| 2010-11 | 26 | TOR | NBA | 39 | 23 | 26.5 | 4.6 | 10.4 | .438 | 1.0 | 3.4 | .298 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .631 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 11.2 |
| 2011-12 | 27 | TOR | NBA | 12 | 1 | 19.3 | 2.4 | 6.9 | .349 | 0.8 | 2.6 | .290 | 2.0 | 2.2 | .923 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 7.6 |
| Career | NBA | 352 | 60 | 19.8 | 3.1 | 6.9 | .444 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .334 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .758 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 21 | DEN | NBA | 61 | 2 | 519 | 5.3 | 12.0 | .445 | 0.1 | 0.9 | .154 | 4.0 | 5.6 | .704 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 14.8 |
| 2006-07 | 22 | DEN | NBA | 79 | 14 | 1488 | 4.8 | 11.5 | .422 | 2.0 | 5.3 | .376 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .852 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 14.5 |
| 2007-08 | 23 | DEN | NBA | 79 | 13 | 1889 | 5.9 | 12.6 | .472 | 1.8 | 5.3 | .339 | 3.1 | 4.1 | .770 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 16.8 |
| 2008-09 | 24 | DEN | NBA | 82 | 7 | 1824 | 5.7 | 12.7 | .447 | 1.7 | 5.3 | .326 | 2.9 | 4.0 | .725 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 16.0 |
| 2010-11 | 26 | TOR | NBA | 39 | 23 | 1032 | 6.2 | 14.2 | .438 | 1.4 | 4.6 | .298 | 1.4 | 2.3 | .631 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 15.2 |
| 2011-12 | 27 | TOR | NBA | 12 | 1 | 231 | 4.5 | 12.9 | .349 | 1.4 | 4.8 | .290 | 3.7 | 4.1 | .923 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 14.2 |
| Career | NBA | 352 | 60 | 6983 | 5.6 | 12.6 | .444 | 1.6 | 4.8 | .334 | 2.8 | 3.7 | .758 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 15.6 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 21 | DEN | NBA | 61 | 519 | 13.2 | .510 | .451 | 8.7 | 17.4 | 13.1 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 19.4 | 109 | 106 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .111 |
| 2006-07 | 22 | DEN | NBA | 79 | 1488 | 11.1 | .561 | .509 | 5.9 | 14.1 | 10.1 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 12.9 | 17.6 | 108 | 108 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | .090 |
| 2007-08 | 23 | DEN | NBA | 79 | 1889 | 14.4 | .585 | .543 | 5.4 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 10.6 | 18.9 | 114 | 109 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 4.7 | .119 |
| 2008-09 | 24 | DEN | NBA | 82 | 1824 | 13.2 | .552 | .515 | 6.0 | 14.5 | 10.4 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 110 | 110 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 3.6 | .095 |
| 2010-11 | 26 | TOR | NBA | 39 | 1032 | 10.1 | .502 | .486 | 4.1 | 16.5 | 10.2 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 21.7 | 95 | 114 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.010 |
| 2011-12 | 27 | TOR | NBA | 12 | 231 | 11.0 | .482 | .404 | 4.4 | 21.1 | 12.7 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 22.5 | 93 | 103 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .038 |
| Career | NBA | 352 | 6983 | 12.5 | .549 | .508 | 5.7 | 14.9 | 10.3 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 11.1 | 19.5 | 108 | 109 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 12.3 | .084 |
Playoffs
| 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 |
| 2005-06 | 21 | DEN | NBA | 3 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .375 | .000 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | |
| 2006-07 | 22 | DEN | NBA | 5 | 66 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .231 | .167 | .500 | 13.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 2007-08 | 23 | DEN | NBA | 4 | 122 | 22 | 41 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 56 | .537 | .214 | .692 | 30.5 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 0.8 |
| 2008-09 | 24 | DEN | NBA | 14 | 210 | 31 | 66 | 17 | 40 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 97 | .470 | .425 | .750 | 15.0 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| Career | NBA | 26 | 412 | 59 | 128 | 21 | 61 | 28 | 39 | 17 | 83 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 167 | .461 | .344 | .718 | 15.8 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 0.5 | ||
Playoffs Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 21 | DEN | NBA | 3 | 14 | 11.1 | .375 | .375 | 7.1 | 28.4 | 16.3 | 30.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.1 | 95 | 105 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .039 |
| 2006-07 | 22 | DEN | NBA | 5 | 66 | 0.5 | .288 | .269 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 76 | 112 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.045 |
| 2007-08 | 23 | DEN | NBA | 4 | 122 | 15.4 | .599 | .573 | 6.6 | 16.3 | 11.2 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 17.6 | 121 | 120 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | .081 |
| 2008-09 | 24 | DEN | NBA | 14 | 210 | 18.4 | .633 | .598 | 4.5 | 21.4 | 12.8 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 17.1 | 133 | 108 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .199 |
| Career | NBA | 26 | 412 | 14.4 | .575 | .543 | 4.5 | 18.9 | 11.5 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 16.3 | 122 | 113 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .119 |
Similarity Scores
Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
| Thru 5 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Linas Kleiza | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | -0.2 | |
| Glen Davis | 90.8 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.6 | |
| Jim Petersen | 88.4 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Kwame Brown | 87.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Stephen Jackson | 87.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| Ronny Turiaf | 86.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| Kenny Carr | 86.5 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Kurt Thomas | 86.4 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Marv Roberts | 86.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Walt Budko | 85.4 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.5 | |
| Bison Dele | 84.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Linas Kleiza | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | -0.2 | ||||
| Glen Davis | 90.8 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.6 | ||||
| Walt Budko | 85.4 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.5 | ||||
| Marv Roberts | 84.6 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ||
| Leo Barnhorst | 84.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 1.3 | ||||
| Dave Meyers | 84.4 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||||
| Collis Jones | 83.9 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | ||||
| Jim Petersen | 82.8 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Eddie Griffin | 82.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 | -0.2 | |||
| Tom Abernethy | 82.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.4 | |||
| Don Collins | 81.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
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 |
| 2003-04 | 19 | MISSOURI | 16 | 370 | 64 | 146 | 8 | 23 | 41 | 66 | 135 | 13 | 177 | .438 | .348 | .621 | 23.1 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 0.8 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 20 | MISSOURI | 33 | 1038 | 165 | 409 | 31 | 113 | 169 | 231 | 250 | 53 | 530 | .403 | .274 | .732 | 31.5 | 16.1 | 7.6 | 1.6 | |||||
| Career | 49 | 1408 | 229 | 555 | 39 | 136 | 210 | 297 | 385 | 66 | 707 | .413 | .287 | .707 | 28.7 | 14.4 | 7.9 | 1.3 | |||||||
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
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Games
2008-09 NBA 82 (1) |
Transactions
June 24, 2004: Traded by the Dallas Mavericks (as a 2005 1st round draft pick) to the Utah Jazz for Pavel Podkolzin.
June 28, 2005: Traded by the Utah Jazz (as a 2005 1st round draft pick) with a 2005 1st round draft pick (Martell Webster) and a 2006 1st round draft pick (Joel Freeland) to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 2005 1st round draft pick (Deron Williams).
June 28, 2005: Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 2005 NBA Draft.
June 28, 2005: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers with Ricky Sanchez to the Denver Nuggets for Jarrett Jack.
July 26, 2010: Signed as a free agent with the Toronto Raptors.
Salaries
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | Denver Nuggets | NBA | $879,360 |
| 2006-07 | Denver Nuggets | NBA | $945,360 |
| 2007-08 | Denver Nuggets | NBA | $1,011,360 |
| 2008-09 | Denver Nuggets | NBA | $1,824,493 |
| 2010-11 | Toronto Raptors | NBA | $4,995,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $9,655,573 |
Links
| Error? | Google Search | WhatIfSports: Linas Kleiza |