2000-2001:
Played in 33 games, starting in 28 ... Played 20-plus
minutes 27 times ... Played 30-plus minutes 11 times ...
Scored 10+ points 10 times ... Scored 15-plus points twice
... Grabbed five or more rebounds four times ... Dished out
five or more assists 14 times ... Swiped three or more
steals five times ... Led the team in assists 14 times ...
Placed on the injured list with a sprained right ankle on
2/26 and missed the last 26 games of the season ... Swiped
the 1,000th steal of his career versus San Antonio (2/23)
... Logged a season-high four steals versus Cleveland (2/4)
... Made his return on 1/29 versus Detroit, playing 17
minutes ... Placed on injured list on 1/10 with a sprained
right ankle and missed the next eight games ... Scored nine
points and grabbed a season-high eight boards in 34 minutes
versus Portland (1/8) ... Tied a season-high with nine
assists and scored 17 points in 37 minutes versus Golden
State (1/5) ... Scored a season-high 20 points and
dished-out six assists versus New Jersey (12/28) ... Scored
13 points and dished out a season-high nine assists in 33
minutes versus Detroit (12/26) ... Sctivated from injured
list on 12/10 ... Placed on the injured list on 11/6 after
suffering a fractured mandible (jaw) on 11/4 at Cleveland,
would go on to miss the next 16 games.
1999-2000:
Scored 28 points in a 102-97 loss to Philadelphia on 4/7 ...
Poured in 24 points (4-6 3-FG) in a 111-106 loss in Detroit
on 4/5 ... Netted 22 points in a 101-77 win in Vancouver on
2/24 ... Scored a season-high 33 points (12-15 FG) in a
101-99 win in Utah on 2/15 ... Registered 21 points and 10
assists in a 99-90 loss to the Lakers on 12/20 ... Recorded
23 points and 5 assists in a 100-94 loss in Houston on 12/18
... Notched 18 points and 9 rebounds in a 99-97 loss in New
York on 12/12 ... Posted 22 points (8-9 FG) in a 96-84 win
over Miami on 12/3 ... Tallied 21 points in a 114-103
victory over Cleveland on 11/17 ... Scored 20 points and
dished 7 assists in a 92-91 loss in Chicago on 11/13 ...
Scored a game-high 24 points in a 103-100 victory over
Charlotte on 11/5
1998-1999:
On the injured list from 4/21 to 5/5 due to a strained right
hamstring ... Totaled team-highs of 23 points (8-14 FG, 3-4
3FG, 4-4 FT) and 7 assists in a 101-89 victory over the
Toronto Raptors on 4/8 ... Posted game-highs of 22 points
(9-13 FG) and 7 assists, and grabbed 4 rebounds, in a 109-99
victory over the Charlotte Hornets on 3/30 ... Registered 19
points (6-9 FG), a team-high 7 assists and 3 rebounds
against the Chicago Bulls on 3/21 ... Recorded a game-high
21 points (10-12 FG), 5 rebounds and 3 assists in a 118-84
victory over the L.A. Clippers on 3/17 ... Totaled 20
points, a game-high 13 assists and 3 rebounds in a 131-129
triple-overtime win over the Vancouver Grizzlies on 2/17 ...
Posted 22 points (14-14 FT), 7 assists, 4 steals and 3
rebounds in a 108-101 victory over the Miami Heat on 2/9
1997-1998:
Totaled 17 points, a game-high 12 assists and 4 rebounds
against the Indiana Pacers on 3/8 ... Registered 21 points,
a game-high 9 assists and 3 rebounds in a 111-94 victory
over the Sacramento Kings on 2/25 ... Recorded a team-high
19 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds, in his Celtics debut,
in a 106-96 win over the Seattle SuperSonics on 2/20 ...
Traded by the Raptors with Zan Tabak and Popeye Jones to the
Boston Celtics for Chauncey Billups, Dee Brown, Roy Rogers
and John Thomas on 2/18 ... Traded by the Trail Blazers with
Alvin Williams, Gary Trent, two first-round draft choices, a
second-round draft choice and cash to the Toronto Raptors
for Damon Stoudamire, Walt Williams and Carlos Rogers on
2/13 ... Posted 17 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds and 3
steals in a 117-105 victory over the L.A. Lakers on 2/10 ...
Hit the game-winning 20-foot jumper at the buzzer, totaling
10 points and 9 assists, in an 86-84 win over the Cleveland
Cavaliers on 1/20 ... Scored 23 points (9-16 FG) and added 4
assists in a 94-82 victory over the Denver Nuggets on 1/18
... Registered a season-high 31 points, 7 rebounds and 6
assists against the Milwaukee Bucks on 1/10 ... Recorded a
game-high 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists against the
Atlanta Hawks on 12/15 ... Posted game-highs of 29 points
and 11 assists and grabbed 5 rebounds in an 86-82 win over
the Detroit Pistons on 11/10 ... Totaled game-highs of 28
points, 8 assists and 3 steals in a 101-94 win over the
Dallas Mavericks on 11/8 ... Scored a team-high 24 points
and added 5 assists in an 86-85 victory over the Houston
Rockets on 11/7 ... Registered a team-high 24 points and 7
assists in a 122-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves
on 11/4
1996-1997:
In first season in Portland, played in all 82 games,
starting 81, and led the team with averages of 17.5 points,
7.1 assists and 1.98 steals ... His 132 three-pointers, a
career-high, and 3,081 minutes played also led the Blazers
... Ranked 10th in the NBA in steals and 15th in assists,
and was ninth in the league in assists-to-turnovers ratio at
3.03 to 1 ... Led Blazers in scoring 25 times and assists 57
times, posting 13 double-doubles ... Scored a season-high 35
points in a 109-105 victory at Houston on 2/15 and handed
out a season-high 15 assists, with 22 points and just one
turnover, in a 120-119 overtime loss at the Lakers on 12/13
... Started all four of Portland's playoff games against the
Lakers and averaged 17.0 points, 4.8 assists and a team-high
1.75 steals.
1995-1996:
Unable to reach agreement with New Jersey on an extension to
his contract that was to expire at the end of the year and
traded by the Nets midseason to Charlotte Hornets ... Played
in 31 games, making 28 starts, for New Jersey, averaging
15.3 points and 8.0 assists per game with a season-high 39
points at Boston on 12/1 ... Appeared in 38 games for the
Hornets, making 36 starts, and averaged 15.2 points and 8.6
assists ... Missed six games in March due to a sprained
right ankle ... For season, combined stats were 15.2 points
and 8.3 assists in 34.0 minutes per game ... Ranked seventh
in NBA with 8.3 assists per game and assist/turnover ratio
of 3.94 to 1 was second-best in league ... Had 21
point-assist double-doubles on the season, 15 of them with
Charlotte, and reached double figures in assists 26 times,
including 17 with the Hornets ... Topped Charlotte in
assists in 33 of his 38 games and also led team in steals
for the season with 1.61 per game ... Highs as a Hornet
included 28 points against Milwaukee on 3/18 and 16 assists
at New Jersey on 1/26.
1994-1995:
Finished 1994-95 with an average of 9.4 assists per game,
ranking second in the league in that category and running
his string to three consecutive seasons among the league
leaders ... Became New Jersey's all-time assists leader ...
Led Nets in assists in 29 of the team's first 30 contests,
including 15-game span from 11/25 to 12/21 in which he
dished out 13.1 assists per outing ... Averaged 17.6 points,
but shot a mere .399 field-goal percentage ... Missed a
total of 10 games to a bruised right shoulder, the flu,
inflamed tendons in his left forearm, and back spasms.
1993-1994:
Moved into second place on the Nets' all-time assists list
(1,411) and was voted to a starting spot on the Eastern
Conference All-Star Team ... Averaged 18.8 points and ranked
fourth in the NBA with 9.6 assists per game ... Set career
highs in every statistical category ... Scoring average
ranked second on the Nets to Derrick Coleman's and was tops
among all NBA point guards ... Led the Nets to a 45-37
record, the team's best showing in 10 seasons ... New Jersey
advanced to the playoffs for a third consecutive year but
lost in the first round to the New York Knicks ...
Contributed 15.8 points and 6.8 assists per game during the
series.
1992-1993:
Had the Nets rolling through the first 55 games of the
season, averaging 16.9 points, 8.2 assists, and 1.75 steals
as the club ranked second only to the New York Knicks in the
Atlantic Division ... Suffered a fracture to his right wrist
on 2/28 when fouled by John Starks driving the lane, ending
his season.
1991-1992:
Selected Anderson as the No. 2 overall pick in 1991 NBA
Draft by New Jersey Nets ... Had difficulty settling on
contract terms, and missed all of training camp and the
first three games of the season ... By the time finally
signed, on 11/8, Coach Bill Fitch had decided that Mookie
Blaylock would be his starting point guard ... Appeared in
only 64 games with the Nets, playing 17.0 minutes per game
... Averaged 7.0 points and 3.2 assists and shot .390 from
the floor.
COLLEGE:
Sporting a game honed on the playgrounds of Queens, N.Y.,
put in two splendid seasons at Georgia Tech, averaging
better than 20 points and earning All-America Second Team
honors from The Sporting News in 1990 and 1991 ... In
freshman season Anderson helped the Yellow Jackets to the
NCAA Final Four... Declared himself eligible for the NBA
Draft after sophomore season and was selected with the
second overall pick in the 1991 draft by the New Jersey
Nets.
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