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Craig Claxton
No. 12 – Atlanta Hawks
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1978-05-08) May 8, 1978 (age 46)
Hempstead, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
CollegeHofstra
NBA draft2000: 20th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career2000–present
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Craig "Speedy" Claxton (born May 8, 1978, in Hempstead, New York) is an American professional basketball player with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.

Biography

Prior to the NBA, Claxton played at Hofstra University, where he played under current Villanova University coach Jay Wright. At Hofstra, Claxton led the Pride to the America East Championship defeating the University of Delaware in the championship game at Hofstra Arena. The Flying Dutchmen (they did not become The Pride until 2005) reached the 2000 NCAA Tournament, where they were defeated in the first round by an Oklahoma State team led by Desmond Mason, Claxton's future teammate with the Hornets.

He donated money to help build the arena in which the Hofstra team plays, and his number 10 was retired by Hofstra on January 31, 2009.hes gay lol

Claxton was drafted in 2000, 20th overall, by the Philadelphia 76ers. His rookie scale contract was worth four years and $4.68 million; he opted out of the fourth year to become a free agent.

He missed his entire rookie season due to a knee injury suffered during the pre-season. In 2002 Claxton was traded to the San Antonio Spurs, where he won the 2003 Championship as a valuable reserve backing up Tony Parker.

In 2003 Claxton was signed by the Golden State Warriors to a three-year contract worth US$10 million. On February 24, 2005, Claxton and Dale Davis were traded from the Warriors to the New Orleans Hornets for Baron Davis.

On July 12, 2006, Claxton signed a contract worth approximately $25 million over four years with the Atlanta Hawks. Speedy has only played 42 games with the Hawks, as he has been injured in every year since he signed with the team.

Claxton's parents are from Antigua and Barbuda. His sister, Lisa, is in her second season as a point guard for the nationally ranked St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team. His brother Michael (M. Buckets) played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats.

In Popular Culture

In the popular television show Rob & Big. Rob Dyrdek (Rob) and Christopher Boykins (Big) nickname their pet racing turtle "Speedy clak, clak, claxton".

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Philadelphia 67 18 22.8 .400 .121 .838 2.4 3.0 1.4 .1 7.2
2002–03 San Antonio 30 0 15.7 .462 .000 .684 1.9 2.5 .7 .2 5.8
2003–04 Golden State 60 29 26.6 .427 .182 .813 2.6 4.5 1.6 .2 10.6
2004–05 Golden State 46 44 32.6 .431 .192 .761 3.3 6.2 1.9 .1 13.1
2004–05 New Orleans 16 3 22.8 .373 .111 .610 1.9 5.5 1.4 .1 6.8
2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City 71 3 28.4 .413 .270 .769 2.7 4.8 1.5 .1 12.3
2006–07 Atlanta 42 31 25.1 .327 .214 .550 1.9 4.4 1.7 .1 5.3
Career 332 128 25.7 .409 .193 .762 2.5 4.3 1.5 .1 9.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Philadelphia 5 0 9.8 .333 .000 .667 .2 2.8 1.0 .0 2.4
2002–03 San Antonio 24 0 13.6 .438 .000 .750 1.9 1.9 .7 .2 5.2
Career 29 0 12.9 .427 .000 .740 1.6 2.0 .7 .2 4.7

Notes

  1. ^ NBA.com Bio

External links

Atlanta Hawks roster
San Antonio Spurs 2002–03 NBA champions
2000 NBA draft
First round
Second round
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