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Steve Novak

Steven Michael Novak (Steve) ▪ Twitter: @stevenovak20

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: June 13, 1983 in Libertyville, Illinois
High School: Brown Deer in Brown Deer, Wisconsin
College: Marquette University
Draft: Houston Rockets, 2nd round (2nd pick, 32nd overall), 2006 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 2006
Age: 29 years, 346 days ▪ Experience: 7 years
D-League: 11 G, 18.4 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 1.6 APG (Full Record)

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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
2006-07 23 HOU NBA SF 35 1 191 18 50 .360 13 39 .333 2 2 1.000 4 22 26 6 5 0 4 21 51
2007-08 24 HOU NBA SF 35 0 264 49 102 .480 34 71 .479 3 4 .750 4 31 35 6 2 3 4 17 135
2008-09 25 LAC NBA PF 71 3 1161 176 396 .444 119 286 .416 21 23 .913 19 106 125 40 20 5 23 71 492
2009-10 26 LAC NBA SF 54 0 362 42 108 .389 22 71 .310 7 9 .778 1 32 33 6 7 2 2 21 113
2010-11 27 TOT NBA SF 30 0 215 35 67 .522 26 46 .565 8 8 1.000 4 24 28 3 1 5 4 14 104
2010-11 27 DAL NBA SF 7 0 18 4 8 .500 3 4 .750 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 3 11
2010-11 27 SAS NBA SF 23 0 197 31 59 .525 23 42 .548 8 8 1.000 4 19 23 3 1 5 4 11 93
2011-12 28 NYK NBA PF 54 0 1020 161 337 .478 133 282 .472 22 26 .846 9 95 104 12 16 9 21 59 477
2012-13 29 NYK NBA SF 81 1 1641 178 430 .414 149 351 .425 30 33 .909 17 135 152 35 28 8 12 97 535
Career NBA 360 5 4854 659 1490 .442 496 1146 .433 93 105 .886 58 445 503 108 79 32 70 300 1907

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
2006-07 23 HOU NBA SF 35 1 5.5 0.5 1.4 .360 0.4 1.1 .333 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 1.5
2007-08 24 HOU NBA SF 35 0 7.5 1.4 2.9 .480 1.0 2.0 .479 0.1 0.1 .750 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 3.9
2008-09 25 LAC NBA PF 71 3 16.4 2.5 5.6 .444 1.7 4.0 .416 0.3 0.3 .913 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.0 6.9
2009-10 26 LAC NBA SF 54 0 6.7 0.8 2.0 .389 0.4 1.3 .310 0.1 0.2 .778 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.1
2010-11 27 TOT NBA SF 30 0 7.2 1.2 2.2 .522 0.9 1.5 .565 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.5 3.5
2010-11 27 DAL NBA SF 7 0 2.6 0.6 1.1 .500 0.4 0.6 .750 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.6
2010-11 27 SAS NBA SF 23 0 8.6 1.3 2.6 .525 1.0 1.8 .548 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.5 4.0
2011-12 28 NYK NBA PF 54 0 18.9 3.0 6.2 .478 2.5 5.2 .472 0.4 0.5 .846 0.2 1.8 1.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.1 8.8
2012-13 29 NYK NBA SF 81 1 20.3 2.2 5.3 .414 1.8 4.3 .425 0.4 0.4 .909 0.2 1.7 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.2 6.6
Career NBA 360 5 13.5 1.8 4.1 .442 1.4 3.2 .433 0.3 0.3 .886 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.8 5.3

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
2006-07 23 HOU NBA SF 35 1 191 3.4 9.4 .360 2.5 7.4 .333 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.8 4.1 4.9 1.1 0.9 0.0 0.8 4.0 9.6
2007-08 24 HOU NBA SF 35 0 264 6.7 13.9 .480 4.6 9.7 .479 0.4 0.5 .750 0.5 4.2 4.8 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.3 18.4
2008-09 25 LAC NBA PF 71 3 1161 5.5 12.3 .444 3.7 8.9 .416 0.7 0.7 .913 0.6 3.3 3.9 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.7 2.2 15.3
2009-10 26 LAC NBA SF 54 0 362 4.2 10.7 .389 2.2 7.1 .310 0.7 0.9 .778 0.1 3.2 3.3 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.2 2.1 11.2
2010-11 27 TOT NBA SF 30 0 215 5.9 11.2 .522 4.4 7.7 .565 1.3 1.3 1.000 0.7 4.0 4.7 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.7 2.3 17.4
2010-11 27 DAL NBA SF 7 0 18 8.0 16.0 .500 6.0 8.0 .750 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 22.0
2010-11 27 SAS NBA SF 23 0 197 5.7 10.8 .525 4.2 7.7 .548 1.5 1.5 1.000 0.7 3.5 4.2 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.7 2.0 17.0
2011-12 28 NYK NBA PF 54 0 1020 5.7 11.9 .478 4.7 10.0 .472 0.8 0.9 .846 0.3 3.4 3.7 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.7 2.1 16.8
2012-13 29 NYK NBA SF 81 1 1641 3.9 9.4 .414 3.3 7.7 .425 0.7 0.7 .909 0.4 3.0 3.3 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 2.1 11.7
Career NBA 360 5 4854 4.9 11.1 .442 3.7 8.5 .433 0.7 0.8 .886 0.4 3.3 3.7 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.5 2.2 14.1

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
2006-07 23 HOU NBA SF 35 191 7.7 .501 .490 2.4 13.2 7.8 4.9 1.4 0.0 7.3 13.4 103 103 0.1 0.3 0.4 .091
2007-08 24 HOU NBA SF 35 264 17.3 .651 .647 1.7 13.0 7.5 3.9 0.4 0.8 3.7 18.7 128 105 0.7 0.3 1.1 .196
2008-09 25 LAC NBA PF 71 1161 13.5 .606 .595 1.8 10.9 6.2 5.8 0.9 0.3 5.4 16.8 119 115 2.0 0.2 2.2 .092
2009-10 26 LAC NBA SF 54 362 8.3 .505 .491 0.3 10.3 5.3 2.6 1.0 0.4 1.8 14.2 107 113 0.2 0.1 0.3 .043
2010-11 27 TOT NBA SF 30 215 17.8 .737 .716 2.2 12.6 7.6 2.2 0.2 1.7 5.4 16.0 138 109 0.7 0.2 0.9 .196
2010-11 27 DAL NBA SF 7 18 19.6 .688 .688 0.0 31.3 16.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.8 128 104 0.1 0.0 0.1 .205
2010-11 27 SAS NBA SF 23 197 17.7 .744 .720 2.4 10.9 6.8 2.4 0.3 1.8 6.0 15.5 139 109 0.6 0.2 0.8 .195
2011-12 28 NYK NBA PF 54 1020 15.9 .684 .675 1.0 10.9 5.9 2.0 0.8 0.7 5.7 16.2 129 105 2.9 0.9 3.9 .181
2012-13 29 NYK NBA SF 81 1641 11.3 .602 .587 1.2 10.0 5.4 3.3 0.9 0.4 2.6 13.0 125 110 3.2 0.8 4.0 .116
Career NBA 360 4854 13.0 .621 .609 1.4 10.8 6.0 3.6 0.9 0.5 4.4 15.1 123 110 9.8 2.9 12.7 .126

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
2007-08 24 HOU NBA SF 3 0 21 3 4 .750 2 3 .667 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 8
2010-11 27 SAS NBA SF 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011-12 28 NYK NBA PF 5 1 95 4 9 .444 4 7 .571 0 0 3 12 15 0 0 1 3 7 12
2012-13 29 NYK NBA SF 9 0 50 7 13 .538 4 9 .444 0 0 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 5 18
Career NBA 18 1 172 14 26 .538 10 19 .526 0 0 6 16 22 0 1 2 3 14 38

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
2007-08 24 HOU NBA SF 3 0 7.0 1.0 1.3 .750 0.7 1.0 .667 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.7
2010-11 27 SAS NBA SF 1 0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011-12 28 NYK NBA PF 5 1 19.0 0.8 1.8 .444 0.8 1.4 .571 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.4 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.4
2012-13 29 NYK NBA SF 9 0 5.6 0.8 1.4 .538 0.4 1.0 .444 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.0
Career NBA 18 1 9.6 0.8 1.4 .538 0.6 1.1 .526 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.8 2.1

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
2007-08 24 HOU NBA SF 3 0 21 5.1 6.9 .750 3.4 5.1 .667 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 3.4 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 3.4 13.7
2010-11 27 SAS NBA SF 1 0 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011-12 28 NYK NBA PF 5 1 95 1.5 3.4 .444 1.5 2.7 .571 0.0 0.0 1.1 4.5 5.7 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.1 2.7 4.5
2012-13 29 NYK NBA SF 9 0 50 5.0 9.4 .538 2.9 6.5 .444 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.4 2.9 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 3.6 13.0
Career NBA 18 1 172 2.9 5.4 .538 2.1 4.0 .526 0.0 0.0 1.3 3.3 4.6 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 2.9 8.0

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
2007-08 24 HOU NBA SF 3 21 20.3 1.000 1.000 5.2 5.5 5.3 0.0 0.0 3.8 0.0 9.1 198 112 0.1 0.0 0.1 .246
2010-11 27 SAS NBA SF 1 6 2.5 0.0 19.9 9.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 110 0.0 0.0 0.0 .029
2011-12 28 NYK NBA PF 5 95 4.8 .667 .667 3.7 16.0 9.6 0.0 0.0 1.0 25.0 6.0 107 114 0.0 0.0 0.0 .008
2012-13 29 NYK NBA SF 9 50 15.3 .692 .692 4.4 5.1 4.7 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 12.5 143 105 0.2 0.0 0.2 .206
Career NBA 18 172 9.7 .731 .731 4.0 11.7 7.7 0.0 0.3 1.0 10.3 8.0 134 111 0.3 0.0 0.3 .095

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Steve Novak 4.0 3.9 2.2 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.3
Brandan Wright 87.8 4.1 3.5 1.9 1.1 0.8
Dave Budd 87.5 4.1 3.2 2.3 1.2 0.9
Jason Caffey 86.3 3.9 3.5 2.7 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.3
Larry McNeill 84.6 4.4 4.3 2.3 1.5 0.7 0.1
Mike Sanders 84.5 3.9 3.1 2.7 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.6
Dwight Davis 82.9 3.7 3.3 2.3 1.5 0.6
James Jones 82.9 4.0 3.7 2.5 2.2 1.0 0.9 0.0
Jarron Collins 81.9 4.2 3.9 3.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.7
Marv Roberts 81.7 4.3 3.4 2.4 1.2 0.4 -0.2
Jim Petersen 81.6 4.7 3.4 2.9 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Steve Novak 4.0 3.9 2.2 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.3
Brandan Wright 87.8 4.1 3.5 1.9 1.1 0.8
Dave Budd 87.5 4.1 3.2 2.3 1.2 0.9
Larry McNeill 84.6 4.4 4.3 2.3 1.5 0.7 0.1
Jason Caffey 84.0 3.9 3.5 2.7 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3
Dwight Davis 82.9 3.7 3.3 2.3 1.5 0.6
Marv Roberts 81.7 4.3 3.4 2.4 1.2 0.4 -0.2
Jarron Collins 80.4 4.2 3.9 3.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Jahidi White 80.3 3.3 3.2 2.1 1.2 0.6 0.2 -0.1
Jim Petersen 80.2 4.7 3.4 2.9 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3
Mike O'Koren 80.1 4.1 3.8 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.2 0.1 -0.1

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
2002-03 19 MARQUETTE 33 512 67 133 55 109 31 33 71 17 220 .504 .505 .939 15.5 6.7 2.2 0.5
2003-04 20 MARQUETTE 31 916 118 290 89 207 62 68 143 39 387 .407 .430 .912 29.5 12.5 4.6 1.3
2004-05 21 MARQUETTE 31 926 127 278 89 193 76 84 127 28 419 .457 .461 .905 29.9 13.5 4.1 0.9
2005-06 22 MARQUETTE 31 1047 173 363 121 259 74 76 183 39 541 .477 .467 .974 33.8 17.5 5.9 1.3
Career 126 3401 485 1064 354 768 243 261 524 123 1567 .456 .461 .931 27.0 12.4 4.2 1.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

3-Pt Field Goals
2011-12 NBA 133 (3)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
2011-12 NBA .472 (1)
 Active .433 (2)
Career NBA .433 (6)
Career .433 (6)
Turnover Pct
2012-13 NBA 2.6 (1)

Transactions

February 24, 2005: Traded by the New York Knicks (as a 2006 2nd round draft pick) with Vin Baker and Moochie Norris to the Houston Rockets for Maurice Taylor.

June 28, 2006: Drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 2nd round (32nd pick) of the 2006 NBA Draft.

August 6, 2008: Traded by the Houston Rockets to the Los Angeles Clippers. Houston had the option to swap 2nd round draft picks in 2011 but did not do so.

September 23, 2010: Signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.

January 5, 2011: Waived by the Dallas Mavericks.

February 8, 2011: Signed two 10-day contracts with the San Antonio Spurs, then signed a contract for the rest of the season.

December 19, 2011: Waived by the San Antonio Spurs.

December 21, 2011: Signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2006-07 Houston Rockets NBA $600,000
2007-08 Houston Rockets NBA $687,456
2008-09 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $797,581
2009-10 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $855,189
2010-11 Dallas Mavericks NBA $384,766
2010-11 San Antonio Spurs NBA $350,179
2011-12 New York Knicks NBA $992,680
Career (may be incomplete) $4,667,851

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
New York Knicks $4,054,054 $3,750,000 $3,445,946 $3,750,000
  • Signed July 12, 2012 for an assumed $15,000,000 for 4 years.

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