Matt Barnes
Matt Kelly Barnes ( born March 9, 1980 in Santa Clara, California) is an American professional basketball player. He plays with the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association.
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High School
Barnes attended Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks (California ) and was a member of the football team and basketball.
NBA
After his time at the University of California, Los Angeles Barnes reported in 2002 to the NBA Draft. He was drafted in the second round as the 46th pick by the Memphis Grizzlies. He was later transferred to Wesley Person to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but was released in October before the start of the season. After that he played until the end of the season in the NBA Development League ( "D -League ") for the Fayetteville Patriots.
2004 Barnes played briefly for the Los Angeles Clippers but later signed a contract with the Sacramento Kings. He was then transferred to the 2004/2005 season along with Chris Webber to the Philadelphia 76ers, but was able to complete a single game due to a knee problem and was subsequently dismissed.
In summer 2005, Barnes then signed as a free agent contract with the New York Knicks. During the season, he was released after six games of the Knicks. Barner finished the season with the 76ers Philadelphia.
His breakthrough finally managed to Barnes at the Golden State Warriors .. When Mike Dunleavy, Jr. could not meet the expectations of the coach, Barnes got more and more playing time. This increase he used, and improved his stats.
Career stations
See also Basketball Reference.com: Matt Barnes NBA & ABA Statistics - Transactions (English)
- June 26, 2002: 45th pick of the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA Draft 2002.
- 26 June 2002: Together with Nick Anderson transferred for Wesley Person to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
- October 18, 2002: released by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
- October 31, 2002: 106th pick of the Fayetteville Patriots in the D -League Draft 2002.
- September 27, 2003: Under Writes a contract with the Seattle SuperSonics.
- October 13, 2003: released by the Seattle SuperSonics.
- January 18, 2004: Under Writes a contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.
- October 1, 2004: Under Writes a one-year contract with the Sacramento Kings.
- February 23, 2005: From the Sacramento Kings along with Chris Webber and Michael Bradley for Corliss Williamson, Kenny Thomas and Brian Skinner transferred to the Philadelphia 76ers.
- October 6, 2005: Under Writes a contract with the New York Knicks.
- December 3, 2005: From the New York Knicks fired.
- December 9, 2005: Under Writes 76ers a one-year contract with the Philadelphia.
- October 2, 2006: Under Writes a contract for 2 years with the Golden State Warriors.
- July 22, 2008: Under Writes a one-year contract with the Phoenix Suns.
- July 21, 2009: Under Writes a contract for 2 years with the Orlando Magic.
- July 22, 2010: Under Writes a contract for two years with the Los Angeles Lakers.