Nickey Maxwell Van Exel (Nick)
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: November 27, 1971 in Kenosha, Wisconsin
High School: Saint Joseph's in Kenosha, Wisconsin
College: University of Cincinnati
Draft: Los Angeles Lakers, 2nd round (10th pick, 37th overall), 1993 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 5, 1993
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 65 | 2 | 986 | 136 | 343 | 55 | 154 | 28 | 41 | 6 | 91 | 123 | 16 | 3 | 57 | 60 | 355 | .397 | .357 | .683 | 15.2 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 35 | 1 | 526 | 75 | 176 | 30 | 79 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 51 | 66 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 188 | .426 | .380 | .500 | 15.0 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Road | 30 | 1 | 460 | 61 | 167 | 25 | 75 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 40 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 28 | 167 | .365 | .333 | .800 | 15.3 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 47 | 2 | 733 | 98 | 245 | 36 | 108 | 24 | 37 | 4 | 67 | 85 | 11 | 2 | 38 | 43 | 256 | .400 | .333 | .649 | 15.6 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Post | 18 | 0 | 253 | 38 | 98 | 19 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 99 | .388 | .413 | 1.000 | 14.1 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 51 | 2 | 737 | 95 | 242 | 36 | 112 | 21 | 33 | 4 | 74 | 97 | 10 | 3 | 45 | 42 | 247 | .393 | .321 | .636 | 14.5 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Loss | 14 | 0 | 249 | 41 | 101 | 19 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 108 | .406 | .452 | .875 | 17.8 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 14 | 1 | 238 | 35 | 77 | 13 | 37 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 95 | .455 | .351 | .800 | 17.0 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| December | 15 | 0 | 221 | 27 | 75 | 6 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 71 | .360 | .222 | .611 | 14.7 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | |
| January | 13 | 1 | 202 | 26 | 66 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 65 | .394 | .387 | .250 | 15.5 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | |
| February | 9 | 0 | 117 | 19 | 43 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 47 | .442 | .450 | 13.0 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | ||
| March | 4 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .200 | .200 | 11.9 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | ||
| April | 10 | 0 | 160 | 25 | 62 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 67 | .403 | .448 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 0 | 94 | 15 | 41 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 36 | .366 | .200 | .750 | 15.7 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Monday | 8 | 0 | 129 | 20 | 40 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 51 | .500 | .300 | .833 | 16.2 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 2.8 | |
| Tuesday | 12 | 1 | 177 | 20 | 54 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 47 | .370 | .286 | .500 | 14.7 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | |
| Wednesday | 11 | 1 | 177 | 24 | 63 | 14 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 68 | .381 | .412 | .857 | 16.1 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | |
| Thursday | 8 | 0 | 111 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 23 | .270 | .091 | 1.000 | 13.9 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | |
| Friday | 10 | 0 | 155 | 28 | 55 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 77 | .509 | .563 | .300 | 15.5 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | |
| Saturday | 10 | 0 | 143 | 19 | 53 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 53 | .358 | .333 | .800 | 14.3 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 2 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .571 | .333 | 1.000 | 21.3 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Reserve | 63 | 0 | 944 | 132 | 336 | 54 | 151 | 25 | 38 | 6 | 88 | 118 | 14 | 3 | 56 | 59 | 343 | .393 | .358 | .658 | 15.0 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 20-29 | 11 | 1 | 238 | 33 | 77 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 88 | .429 | .355 | .917 | 21.6 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
| 10-19 | 45 | 1 | 680 | 96 | 239 | 40 | 114 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 61 | 78 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 39 | 249 | .402 | .351 | .586 | 15.1 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | |
| 0-9 | 9 | 0 | 68 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 | .259 | .444 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 10 | 0 | 170 | 26 | 64 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 77 | .406 | .567 | .800 | 17.0 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| 1 Day | 39 | 2 | 610 | 86 | 206 | 28 | 92 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 58 | 77 | 12 | 3 | 28 | 36 | 219 | .417 | .304 | .655 | 15.6 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | |
| 2 Days | 8 | 0 | 99 | 12 | 36 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 30 | .333 | .375 | 12.4 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 3+ Days | 7 | 0 | 92 | 10 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 24 | .313 | .231 | .500 | 13.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 29 | 2 | 471 | 68 | 160 | 26 | 75 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 45 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 175 | .425 | .347 | .619 | 16.2 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Western | 36 | 0 | 515 | 68 | 183 | 29 | 79 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 46 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 40 | 180 | .372 | .367 | .750 | 14.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 10 | 0 | 150 | 26 | 56 | 13 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 69 | .464 | .406 | .364 | 15.0 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| Central | 10 | 0 | 169 | 27 | 64 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 62 | .422 | .320 | 16.9 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | ||
| Northwest | 11 | 0 | 164 | 18 | 54 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 42 | .333 | .300 | .000 | 14.9 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | |
| Pacific | 12 | 0 | 162 | 21 | 53 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 54 | .396 | .320 | .800 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | |
| Southeast | 9 | 2 | 152 | 15 | 40 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 44 | .375 | .278 | .900 | 16.9 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | |
| Southwest | 13 | 0 | 189 | 29 | 76 | 15 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 84 | .382 | .441 | .846 | 14.6 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .600 | .000 | 20.1 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | .400 | .286 | .500 | 17.7 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 3.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .571 | .333 | 1.000 | 21.3 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .500 | .375 | 17.6 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .400 | .600 | 18.3 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 31 | .435 | .600 | 1.000 | 13.5 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | .462 | .286 | 16.7 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .385 | .000 | 20.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .571 | .250 | 15.4 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | .294 | .286 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .364 | .200 | 12.6 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | .429 | .250 | 15.9 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 3 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .300 | .286 | .500 | 12.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | |
| Memphis | 4 | 0 | 59 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 | .421 | .222 | 1.000 | 14.7 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | |
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .333 | .333 | 12.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | .438 | .200 | 15.9 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 53 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | .333 | .286 | .000 | 13.1 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | .400 | .571 | 13.1 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | ||
| New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 3 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | .353 | .625 | .500 | 12.3 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | .583 | .429 | 16.1 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .750 | 14.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .375 | .333 | .333 | 18.2 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .300 | .333 | 11.6 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Portland | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 20.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 3 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | .417 | .429 | 1.000 | 12.8 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 14.4 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Toronto | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .625 | .500 | .000 | 9.7 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .500 | .667 | 14.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | .353 | .400 | 1.000 | 17.8 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |