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Sacramento Kings | #7 | Forward

Doug McDermott

PPG

3.5

RPG

0.5

APG

0.2

HEIGHT

6'6" (1.98m)

WEIGHT

225lb (102kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Creighton

AGE

33 years

BIRTHDATE

January 3, 1992

DRAFT

2014 R1 Pick 11

EXPERIENCE

11 Years

6'6" | 225lb | 33 years

DRAFT

2014 R1 Pick 11

BIRTHDATE

January 3, 1992

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Creighton

EXPERIENCE

11 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

NBA CAREER: Averaging 8.9 ppg (.471 FG%, .410 3pt%, .806 FT%), 2.2 rpg, 1.0 apg and 20.2 mpg in 655 career games (94 starts) over 10 seasons with six teams: Chicago (2014-17), Oklahoma City (2016-17), Dallas (2017-18), New York (2017-18), Indiana (2018-21, 2023-24), and San Antonio (2021-24) teams: Charlotte (2019-23), Philadelphia (2022-23) and Toronto (2023-24) ... One of five active players shooting 40.0% or better from behind the arc along with 900+ 3-point field goals made.

NBA PLAYOFFS: Averaging 2.4 ppg (.368 FG%, .325 3pt%, 4-6 FT), 0.7 rpg and 8.9 mpg in 25 career postseason games (0 starts) with three teams: Chicago (2014-15), Oklahoma City (2016-17) and Indiana (2018-20, 2023-24).

2023-24 (San Antonio/Indiana): Averaged 5.5 ppg (.433 FG%, .410 3pt%, .579 FT%), 0.9 rpg, 1.1 apg and 14.1 mpg in 64 games (0 starts) ... Averaged 6.0 ppg (.442 FG%, .439 3pt%, .500 FT%), 0.6 rpg and 15.2 mpg in 46 games (0 starts) with San Antonio ... Traded from San Antonio to Indiana as part of a three-team trade that included Philadelphia on Feb. 8 ... Averaged 4.2 ppg (.406 FG%, 321 3pt%, 1-2 FT), 0.6 rpg and 11.4 mpg in 18 games (0 starts) with Indiana ... Scored in double figures in 11 games ... Missed two games due to illness (11/30-12/1), one game due to a right forearm contusion (1/4), one game due to a right ankle sprain (1/13) and 11 games due to a right calf strain (2/28-3/30) ... Scored in double figures in four games ... Top Single-Game Performance: Finished the season on a high as he scored 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting (3-5 3FG) in the regular season finale vs. ATL (4/14).

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE (Creighton, 2010-14): Spent four years at Creighton from 2010-14 ... Played in 145 games and averaged 21.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 1.3 apg … Shot 55.0% from the field, 45.8% from the 3 and 83.1% from the free-throw line ... Named the Consensus National Player of the Year in 2014 … Finished his career as one of only three players in NCAA history with 3,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career (Lionel Simmons and Harry Kelly) … Was the eighth player in college basketball history to surpass 3,000 career points, good for fifth all-time with 3,150 career points … One of only 11 players to earn three straight First Team AP All-America honors since the inception of the award (1947-48) … A three-time Wooden and USBWA All-American … Holds school records for points (3,150), field goals (1,141), 3-point percentage (45.8%) and free throws (594), as well as the single-season mark for points (934) and FGM (330) … McDermott earned Big East Player of the Year honors, as well as 13 National Player of the Year honors … A finalist for the Wooden and Naismith National Player of the Year Awards … In 2010-11, became the third freshman (Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant) nationally since 2002 to post at least 525 points, 270 rebounds and 40 3-pointers.

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Douglas Richard McDermott … Son of Greg and Theresa … Majored in marketing while at Creighton … Was a high school teammate of San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes at Ames High School in Iowa … Helped guide Ames High to 53 straight wins and back-to-back state titles … Named First Team All-State after averaging 20.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game his senior season ... Scored a team-high 21 points in Ames High’s 2010 state title win … Originally signed to play with the University of Northern Iowa, but was released from his letter-of-intent for the chance to play for his father at Creighton … Enjoys playing golf and traveling in his spare time.