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Sacramento Kings | #7 | Forward

Doug McDermott

PPG

3.0

RPG

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APG

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HEIGHT

6'7" (2.01m)

WEIGHT

225lb (102kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Creighton

AGE

33 years

BIRTHDATE

January 3, 1992

DRAFT

2014 R1 Pick 11

EXPERIENCE

11 Years

6'7" | 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.