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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 in Rockville, Maryland
College: University of Missouri

Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (27th pick, 27th 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 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
Career NBA 301 36 5720 877 1952 .449 266 778 .342 484 633 .765 299 743 1042 219 113 60 266 623 2504

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 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
Career NBA 301 36 19.0 2.9 6.5 .449 0.9 2.6 .342 1.6 2.1 .765 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.1 8.3

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 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
Career NBA 301 36 5720 5.5 12.3 .449 1.7 4.9 .342 3.0 4.0 .765 1.9 4.7 6.6 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.7 3.9 15.8

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 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
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
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
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
Career NBA 301 5720 13.0 .561 .517 6.0 14.4 10.3 5.9 1.0 0.8 10.7 19.0 111 109 7.4 4.9 12.3

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
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

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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 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
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
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
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
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

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: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers with Ricky Sanchez to the Denver Nuggets for Jarrett Jack.

June 28, 2005: Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 2005 NBA Draft.

Salaries

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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
Career (may be incomplete) $4,660,573
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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