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Sebastian Telfair

Sebastian Telfair ▪ Twitter: @BassyS31T

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: June 9, 1985 in Brooklyn, New York
High School: Abraham Lincoln in Brooklyn, New York
Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 1st round (13th pick, 13th overall), 2004 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 5, 2004
Age: 27 years, 346 days ▪ Experience: 9 years
Relatives: Brother of Jamel Thomas; Cousin of Stephon Marbury

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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
2004-05 19 POR NBA PG 68 26 1330 169 430 .393 17 69 .246 105 133 .789 10 94 104 224 35 4 125 120 460
2005-06 20 POR NBA PG 68 30 1641 228 578 .394 57 162 .352 130 175 .743 19 101 120 247 66 6 115 167 643
2006-07 21 BOS NBA PG 78 30 1578 176 474 .371 37 128 .289 90 110 .818 17 91 108 218 43 11 98 166 479
2007-08 22 MIN NBA PG 60 51 1933 223 556 .401 32 114 .281 78 105 .743 16 119 135 355 59 11 111 171 556
2008-09 23 MIN NBA PG 75 43 2095 267 697 .383 73 211 .346 131 160 .819 32 95 127 343 73 12 146 184 738
2009-10 24 TOT NBA PG 43 1 659 83 201 .413 13 56 .232 29 37 .784 5 40 45 126 24 5 50 71 208
2009-10 24 LAC NBA PG 39 1 582 67 166 .404 11 47 .234 24 31 .774 5 36 41 114 22 5 44 65 169
2009-10 24 CLE NBA PG 4 0 77 16 35 .457 2 9 .222 5 6 .833 0 4 4 12 2 0 6 6 39
2010-11 25 MIN NBA PG 37 8 711 97 241 .402 28 78 .359 44 60 .733 17 37 54 111 25 3 64 64 266
2011-12 26 PHO NBA PG 60 1 895 141 342 .412 33 105 .314 53 67 .791 20 71 91 138 41 12 68 120 368
2012-13 27 TOT NBA PG 59 2 980 112 309 .362 53 150 .353 54 69 .783 13 71 84 153 37 11 64 104 331
2012-13 27 PHO NBA PG 46 2 795 94 247 .381 43 113 .381 44 57 .772 12 56 68 114 28 10 53 84 275
2012-13 27 TOR NBA PG 13 0 185 18 62 .290 10 37 .270 10 12 .833 1 15 16 39 9 1 11 20 56
Career NBA 548 192 11822 1496 3828 .391 343 1073 .320 714 916 .779 149 719 868 1915 403 75 841 1167 4049

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
2004-05 19 POR NBA PG 68 26 19.6 2.5 6.3 .393 0.3 1.0 .246 1.5 2.0 .789 0.1 1.4 1.5 3.3 0.5 0.1 1.8 1.8 6.8
2005-06 20 POR NBA PG 68 30 24.1 3.4 8.5 .394 0.8 2.4 .352 1.9 2.6 .743 0.3 1.5 1.8 3.6 1.0 0.1 1.7 2.5 9.5
2006-07 21 BOS NBA PG 78 30 20.2 2.3 6.1 .371 0.5 1.6 .289 1.2 1.4 .818 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.8 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.1 6.1
2007-08 22 MIN NBA PG 60 51 32.2 3.7 9.3 .401 0.5 1.9 .281 1.3 1.8 .743 0.3 2.0 2.3 5.9 1.0 0.2 1.9 2.9 9.3
2008-09 23 MIN NBA PG 75 43 27.9 3.6 9.3 .383 1.0 2.8 .346 1.7 2.1 .819 0.4 1.3 1.7 4.6 1.0 0.2 1.9 2.5 9.8
2009-10 24 TOT NBA PG 43 1 15.3 1.9 4.7 .413 0.3 1.3 .232 0.7 0.9 .784 0.1 0.9 1.0 2.9 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.7 4.8
2009-10 24 LAC NBA PG 39 1 14.9 1.7 4.3 .404 0.3 1.2 .234 0.6 0.8 .774 0.1 0.9 1.1 2.9 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.7 4.3
2009-10 24 CLE NBA PG 4 0 19.3 4.0 8.8 .457 0.5 2.3 .222 1.3 1.5 .833 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 9.8
2010-11 25 MIN NBA PG 37 8 19.2 2.6 6.5 .402 0.8 2.1 .359 1.2 1.6 .733 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.0 0.7 0.1 1.7 1.7 7.2
2011-12 26 PHO NBA PG 60 1 14.9 2.4 5.7 .412 0.6 1.8 .314 0.9 1.1 .791 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.1 2.0 6.1
2012-13 27 TOT NBA PG 59 2 16.6 1.9 5.2 .362 0.9 2.5 .353 0.9 1.2 .783 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.6 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.8 5.6
2012-13 27 PHO NBA PG 46 2 17.3 2.0 5.4 .381 0.9 2.5 .381 1.0 1.2 .772 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.5 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.8 6.0
2012-13 27 TOR NBA PG 13 0 14.2 1.4 4.8 .290 0.8 2.8 .270 0.8 0.9 .833 0.1 1.2 1.2 3.0 0.7 0.1 0.8 1.5 4.3
Career NBA 548 192 21.6 2.7 7.0 .391 0.6 2.0 .320 1.3 1.7 .779 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.5 0.7 0.1 1.5 2.1 7.4

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
2004-05 19 POR NBA PG 68 26 1330 4.6 11.6 .393 0.5 1.9 .246 2.8 3.6 .789 0.3 2.5 2.8 6.1 0.9 0.1 3.4 3.2 12.5
2005-06 20 POR NBA PG 68 30 1641 5.0 12.7 .394 1.3 3.6 .352 2.9 3.8 .743 0.4 2.2 2.6 5.4 1.4 0.1 2.5 3.7 14.1
2006-07 21 BOS NBA PG 78 30 1578 4.0 10.8 .371 0.8 2.9 .289 2.1 2.5 .818 0.4 2.1 2.5 5.0 1.0 0.3 2.2 3.8 10.9
2007-08 22 MIN NBA PG 60 51 1933 4.2 10.4 .401 0.6 2.1 .281 1.5 2.0 .743 0.3 2.2 2.5 6.6 1.1 0.2 2.1 3.2 10.4
2008-09 23 MIN NBA PG 75 43 2095 4.6 12.0 .383 1.3 3.6 .346 2.3 2.7 .819 0.5 1.6 2.2 5.9 1.3 0.2 2.5 3.2 12.7
2009-10 24 TOT NBA PG 43 1 659 4.5 11.0 .413 0.7 3.1 .232 1.6 2.0 .784 0.3 2.2 2.5 6.9 1.3 0.3 2.7 3.9 11.4
2009-10 24 LAC NBA PG 39 1 582 4.1 10.3 .404 0.7 2.9 .234 1.5 1.9 .774 0.3 2.2 2.5 7.1 1.4 0.3 2.7 4.0 10.5
2009-10 24 CLE NBA PG 4 0 77 7.5 16.4 .457 0.9 4.2 .222 2.3 2.8 .833 0.0 1.9 1.9 5.6 0.9 0.0 2.8 2.8 18.2
2010-11 25 MIN NBA PG 37 8 711 4.9 12.2 .402 1.4 3.9 .359 2.2 3.0 .733 0.9 1.9 2.7 5.6 1.3 0.2 3.2 3.2 13.5
2011-12 26 PHO NBA PG 60 1 895 5.7 13.8 .412 1.3 4.2 .314 2.1 2.7 .791 0.8 2.9 3.7 5.6 1.6 0.5 2.7 4.8 14.8
2012-13 27 TOT NBA PG 59 2 980 4.1 11.4 .362 1.9 5.5 .353 2.0 2.5 .783 0.5 2.6 3.1 5.6 1.4 0.4 2.4 3.8 12.2
2012-13 27 PHO NBA PG 46 2 795 4.3 11.2 .381 1.9 5.1 .381 2.0 2.6 .772 0.5 2.5 3.1 5.2 1.3 0.5 2.4 3.8 12.5
2012-13 27 TOR NBA PG 13 0 185 3.5 12.1 .290 1.9 7.2 .270 1.9 2.3 .833 0.2 2.9 3.1 7.6 1.8 0.2 2.1 3.9 10.9
Career NBA 548 192 11822 4.6 11.7 .391 1.0 3.3 .320 2.2 2.8 .779 0.5 2.2 2.6 5.8 1.2 0.2 2.6 3.6 12.3

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
2004-05 19 POR NBA PG 68 1330 9.7 .471 .413 0.9 7.8 4.5 27.8 1.4 0.2 20.4 21.2 93 111 -0.9 0.5 -0.4 -0.013
2005-06 20 POR NBA PG 68 1641 13.0 .491 .444 1.4 7.5 4.4 26.5 2.2 0.3 14.9 22.2 99 114 0.4 0.2 0.6 .017
2006-07 21 BOS NBA PG 78 1578 8.6 .458 .410 1.3 7.1 4.1 22.7 1.4 0.5 15.8 17.8 95 110 -0.5 1.0 0.5 .015
2007-08 22 MIN NBA PG 60 1933 10.4 .462 .430 0.9 7.4 4.0 27.7 1.6 0.5 15.6 16.6 100 114 0.2 0.5 0.7 .018
2008-09 23 MIN NBA PG 75 2095 10.8 .481 .435 1.7 5.5 3.5 26.1 1.8 0.4 16.0 19.6 100 114 0.0 0.8 0.8 .019
2009-10 24 TOT NBA PG 43 659 10.3 .479 .445 0.9 7.1 4.0 29.9 1.9 0.6 18.7 18.4 98 111 -0.1 0.4 0.3 .020
2009-10 24 LAC NBA PG 39 582 9.8 .470 .437 1.0 7.2 4.1 30.3 2.0 0.6 19.7 17.4 97 112 -0.1 0.3 0.2 .015
2009-10 24 CLE NBA PG 4 77 14.0 .518 .486 0.0 5.9 3.1 27.1 1.4 0.0 13.7 26.4 102 108 0.0 0.1 0.1 .065
2010-11 25 MIN NBA PG 37 711 10.5 .497 .461 2.6 5.9 4.2 24.2 1.7 0.3 19.3 19.9 98 114 0.0 0.2 0.1 .008
2011-12 26 PHO NBA PG 60 895 13.2 .495 .461 2.5 8.9 5.7 24.5 2.4 1.0 15.5 22.3 99 107 0.4 0.7 1.1 .058
2012-13 27 TOT NBA PG 59 980 10.9 .488 .448 1.5 8.5 4.9 23.9 2.0 0.8 15.9 18.5 100 110 0.3 0.5 0.8 .039
2012-13 27 PHO NBA PG 46 795 10.9 .505 .468 1.7 8.2 4.9 21.9 1.8 0.9 16.3 18.2 101 110 0.3 0.4 0.7 .042
2012-13 27 TOR NBA PG 13 185 10.7 .416 .371 0.6 9.8 5.1 32.5 2.6 0.4 14.1 19.6 96 108 0.0 0.1 0.1 .029
Career NBA 548 11822 10.8 .478 .436 1.4 7.2 4.3 25.9 1.8 0.5 16.6 19.5 98 112 -0.2 4.8 4.6 .018

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sebastian Telfair 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.1 -0.4
Royal Ivey 75.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Brook Steppe 64.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.6
Pat Riley 59.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 -0.3 -0.6
Howard Komives 57.1 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.8
Rex Walters 56.4 1.6 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.3
John Wetzel 54.4 2.0 1.5 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4
John Warren 53.7 1.7 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.3
Mitchell Butler 50.2 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.2
Tony Smith 49.2 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 -0.1 -0.2
Reggie Jordan 47.3 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 -0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sebastian Telfair 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.1 -0.4
Royal Ivey 75.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Brook Steppe 64.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.6
Pat Riley 59.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 -0.3 -0.6
Rex Walters 56.4 1.6 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.3
Howard Komives 54.7 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.8
John Wetzel 54.4 2.0 1.5 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4
John Warren 53.7 1.7 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.3
Mitchell Butler 50.2 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.2
Tony Smith 49.2 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 -0.1 -0.2
Reggie Jordan 47.3 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 -0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
2004 McDonald's All American
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.000 (124)
Career 0.000 (751)

Transactions

June 24, 2004: Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 2004 NBA Draft.

June 28, 2006: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers with Theo Ratliff and a 2008 2nd round draft pick (Trent Plaisted) to the Boston Celtics for Dan Dickau, Randy Foye and Raef LaFrentz.

July 31, 2007: Traded by the Boston Celtics with Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Al Jefferson, Theo Ratliff, a 2009 1st round draft pick (Wayne Ellington) and a 2009 1st round draft pick (Jonny Flynn) to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Garnett.

July 20, 2009: Traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves with Mark Madsen and Craig Smith to the Los Angeles Clippers for Quentin Richardson.

February 17, 2010: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Los Angeles Clippers to the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Emir Preldzic and a 2010 1st round draft pick (Lazar Hayward) to the Washington Wizards; the Los Angeles Clippers traded Al Thornton to the Washington Wizards; the Washington Wizards traded Antawn Jamison to the Cleveland Cavaliers; and the Washington Wizards traded Drew Gooden to the Los Angeles Clippers.

July 26, 2010: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers with Delonte West to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Ryan Hollins, Ramon Sessions and a 2013 2nd round draft pick.

December 9, 2011: Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

February 21, 2013: Traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Toronto Raptors for Hamed Haddadi and a 2014 2nd round draft pick.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2004-05 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $1,559,280
2005-06 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $1,676,280
2006-07 Boston Celtics NBA $1,793,160
2007-08 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $2,562,426
2008-09 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $2,300,000
2009-10 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $2,500,000
2010-11 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $2,700,000
2011-12 Phoenix Suns NBA $1,500,000
Career (may be incomplete) $16,591,146

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13
Toronto Raptors $1,567,500
  • Signed December 9, 2011 for an assumed $3,067,500 for 2 years.
  • 2012-13 is now fully guaranteed.

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