David Lee
Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 249 lbs.
Born: April 29, 1983 in St. Louis, Missouri
High School: Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis, Missouri
College: University of Florida
Draft: New York Knicks, 1st round (30th pick, 30th overall), 2005 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 6, 2005
Age: 28 years, 280 days ▪ Experience: 6 years
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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 | 22 | NYK | NBA | 67 | 14 | 1129 | 137 | 230 | .596 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 123 | .577 | 109 | 194 | 303 | 43 | 30 | 20 | 51 | 124 | 345 | |
| 2006-07 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 58 | 12 | 1731 | 240 | 400 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 173 | .815 | 196 | 406 | 602 | 104 | 48 | 23 | 92 | 155 | 621 | |
| 2007-08 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 29 | 2356 | 341 | 618 | .552 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 194 | 237 | .819 | 242 | 482 | 724 | 95 | 55 | 29 | 97 | 210 | 876 |
| 2008-09 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 74 | 2824 | 522 | 951 | .549 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 249 | 330 | .755 | 256 | 695 | 951 | 174 | 80 | 22 | 150 | 260 | 1293 |
| 2009-10 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 81 | 3019 | 686 | 1258 | .545 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 268 | 330 | .812 | 228 | 721 | 949 | 295 | 85 | 40 | 189 | 257 | 1640 |
| 2010-11 | 27 | GSW | NBA | 73 | 73 | 2634 | 496 | 978 | .507 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 210 | 267 | .787 | 217 | 497 | 714 | 233 | 74 | 31 | 170 | 211 | 1203 |
| 2011-12 | 28 | GSW | NBA | 19 | 19 | 698 | 149 | 289 | .516 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 59 | 84 | .702 | 64 | 129 | 193 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 47 | 70 | 357 |
| Career | NBA | 460 | 302 | 14391 | 2571 | 4724 | .544 | 1 | 17 | .059 | 1192 | 1544 | .772 | 1312 | 3124 | 4436 | 985 | 392 | 173 | 796 | 1287 | 6335 |
| 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 | 22 | NYK | NBA | 67 | 14 | 16.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 | .596 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | .577 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 5.1 | |
| 2006-07 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 58 | 12 | 29.8 | 4.1 | 6.9 | .600 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | .815 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 10.7 | |
| 2007-08 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 29 | 29.1 | 4.2 | 7.6 | .552 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.4 | 2.9 | .819 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 10.8 |
| 2008-09 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 74 | 34.9 | 6.4 | 11.7 | .549 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.1 | 4.1 | .755 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 16.0 |
| 2009-10 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 81 | 37.3 | 8.5 | 15.5 | .545 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 3.3 | 4.1 | .812 | 2.8 | 8.9 | 11.7 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 20.2 |
| 2010-11 | 27 | GSW | NBA | 73 | 73 | 36.1 | 6.8 | 13.4 | .507 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .787 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 16.5 |
| 2011-12 | 28 | GSW | NBA | 19 | 19 | 36.7 | 7.8 | 15.2 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 3.1 | 4.4 | .702 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 18.8 |
| Career | NBA | 460 | 302 | 31.3 | 5.6 | 10.3 | .544 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .059 | 2.6 | 3.4 | .772 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 13.8 |
| 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 | 22 | NYK | NBA | 67 | 14 | 1129 | 4.4 | 7.3 | .596 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.9 | .577 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 11.0 | |
| 2006-07 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 58 | 12 | 1731 | 5.0 | 8.3 | .600 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .815 | 4.1 | 8.4 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 12.9 | |
| 2007-08 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 29 | 2356 | 5.2 | 9.4 | .552 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.0 | 3.6 | .819 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 11.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 13.4 |
| 2008-09 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 74 | 2824 | 6.7 | 12.1 | .549 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.2 | 4.2 | .755 | 3.3 | 8.9 | 12.1 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 16.5 |
| 2009-10 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 81 | 3019 | 8.2 | 15.0 | .545 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 3.2 | 3.9 | .812 | 2.7 | 8.6 | 11.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 19.6 |
| 2010-11 | 27 | GSW | NBA | 73 | 73 | 2634 | 6.8 | 13.4 | .507 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .787 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 16.4 |
| 2011-12 | 28 | GSW | NBA | 19 | 19 | 698 | 7.7 | 14.9 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 3.0 | 4.3 | .702 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 18.4 |
| Career | NBA | 460 | 302 | 14391 | 6.4 | 11.8 | .544 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .059 | 3.0 | 3.9 | .772 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 11.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 15.8 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
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| 2005-06 | 22 | NYK | NBA | 67 | 1129 | 15.4 | .607 | .596 | 11.6 | 21.1 | 16.3 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 15.2 | 13.5 | 118 | 109 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.7 | .116 |
| 2006-07 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 58 | 1731 | 20.2 | .652 | .600 | 13.6 | 27.6 | 20.7 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 127 | 105 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 6.9 | .191 |
| 2007-08 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 2356 | 18.0 | .606 | .552 | 11.3 | 24.1 | 17.5 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 11.8 | 15.6 | 123 | 110 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 7.4 | .151 |
| 2008-09 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 2824 | 19.0 | .590 | .549 | 9.6 | 27.9 | 18.4 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 12.0 | 19.2 | 118 | 108 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 9.0 | .154 |
| 2009-10 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 3019 | 22.2 | .584 | .545 | 8.4 | 27.6 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 11.9 | 23.8 | 116 | 108 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 10.3 | .163 |
| 2010-11 | 27 | GSW | NBA | 73 | 2634 | 17.8 | .549 | .508 | 9.1 | 21.9 | 15.4 | 14.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 13.4 | 21.2 | 111 | 110 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 6.0 | .110 |
| 2011-12 | 28 | GSW | NBA | 19 | 698 | 19.3 | .548 | .516 | 10.5 | 21.1 | 15.8 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 12.6 | 24.4 | 107 | 106 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | .122 |
| Career | NBA | 460 | 14391 | 19.2 | .586 | .544 | 10.2 | 25.2 | 17.6 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 12.8 | 19.2 | 117 | 108 | 31.1 | 13.0 | 44.1 | .147 |
| Thru 6 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||
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| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| David Lee | 10.3 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 2.7 | |
| Red Robbins | 94.9 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 2.3 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | 93.8 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 93.2 | 11.0 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 2.3 |
| Mehmet Okur | 93.0 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 3.8 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 92.8 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Rodney McCray | 91.1 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 2.9 |
| A.C. Green | 91.1 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 3.3 |
| Jim McMillian | 90.8 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 2.5 |
| Mark Aguirre | 90.8 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 1.9 |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim | 90.6 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 2.9 |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||
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| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| David Lee | 10.3 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 2.7 | |||||
| Arnie Johnson | 87.9 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.7 | |||||
| Willie Wise | 85.8 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | |
| Red Robbins | 83.8 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | ||
| Gerald Wallace | 83.5 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| John Beasley | 83.0 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | |||
| Danny Granger | 81.9 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.1 | ||||
| Luol Deng | 81.7 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |||
| Josh Howard | 81.5 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | -0.2 | ||
| Goose Ligon | 81.3 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | |||
| Jim McMillian | 80.8 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 2001-02 | 18 | FLORIDA | 31 | 557 | 84 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 91 | 145 | 32 | 218 | .579 | .549 | 18.0 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | ||||||
| 2002-03 | 19 | FLORIDA | 33 | 866 | 149 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 117 | 224 | 61 | 371 | .648 | .624 | 26.2 | 11.2 | 6.8 | 1.8 | ||||||
| 2003-04 | 20 | FLORIDA | 31 | 851 | 150 | 255 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 145 | 212 | 88 | 412 | .588 | .000 | .772 | 27.5 | 13.3 | 6.8 | 2.8 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 21 | FLORIDA | 32 | 897 | 160 | 305 | 0 | 4 | 115 | 161 | 288 | 70 | 435 | .525 | .000 | .714 | 28.0 | 13.6 | 9.0 | 2.2 | |||||
| Career | 127 | 3171 | 543 | 935 | 0 | 6 | 350 | 514 | 869 | 251 | 1436 | .581 | .000 | .681 | 25.0 | 11.3 | 6.8 | 2.0 | |||||||
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All-Star Games
2010 NBA |
Honors
2001 McDonald's All American |
Field Goals
2009-10 NBA 686 (8) |
Field Goal Pct
2007-08 NBA .552 (8) 2008-09 NBA .549 (7) 2009-10 NBA .545 (9) Active .544 (5) Career NBA .544 (20) Career .544 (21) |
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Offensive Rebounds
2008-09 NBA 256 (5) |
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Rebounds Per Game
2008-09 NBA 11.7 (3) 2009-10 NBA 11.7 (4) 2010-11 NBA 9.8 (7) 2011-12 NBA 10.2 (9) |
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Offensive Win Shares
2009-10 NBA 7.4 (9) |
June 26, 2003: Traded by the Phoenix Suns (as a 2005 1st round draft pick) to the San Antonio Spurs for Leandro Barbosa.
February 24, 2005: Traded by the San Antonio Spurs (as a 2005 1st round draft pick) with Malik Rose and a 2006 1st round draft pick (Mardy Collins) to the New York Knicks for Jamison Brewer and Nazr Mohammed.
June 28, 2005: Drafted by the New York Knicks in the 1st round (30th pick) of the 2005 NBA Draft.
July 9, 2010: Traded by the New York Knicks to the Golden State Warriors for Kelenna Azubuike, Anthony Randolph, Ronny Turiaf and a 2012 2nd round draft pick.
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | New York Knicks | NBA | $861,360 |
| 2006-07 | New York Knicks | NBA | $926,040 |
| 2007-08 | New York Knicks | NBA | $990,600 |
| 2008-09 | New York Knicks | NBA | $1,788,033 |
| 2009-10 | New York Knicks | NBA | $7,000,000 |
| 2010-11 | Golden State Warriors | NBA | $10,800,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $22,366,033 |
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