PROFESSIONAL CAREER

CAREER

Has appeared in 290 career games (58 starts), averaging 8.2 points (43.6 FG%, 37.9 3FG%, 87.8 FT% ), 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 20.8 minutes per game in six NBA seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns
Became the second player in Suns history to shoot 40+ FG%, 44+ 3FG% and 90+ FT% in a single season among players that appeared in 70 games (Steve Nash - 2007-08), as it marked the 17th instance in NBA history and became just the fifth player to do so since the 2010 season (Stephen Curry, Jose Calderon, Kyle Korver and Duncan Robinson)

2023-24 (Phoenix)

Did not play during the 2023-24 after suffering a torn meniscus prior to the start of the season

2022-23 (Phoenix)

Averaged 8.2 points on 44.2 FG% (career-best 44.5 3FG%), 3.0 rebounds, 1.3 assits in 64 games (5 starts)
Scored 10+ points in 27 games, inclduing two 20+ point games
Scored a career-high 31 points on Jan. 13 at Minnesota in 31 minutes off the bench, knocking down a career-high 6 of his 7 three-point attempts ... Scored 21 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter with a 4-of-5 mark from three-point range in the fourth quarter alone
Playing in his first game with the Suns this season, hit the game-winning shot with 9.7 seconds remaining vs. Dallas on Oct. 19 ... Per Stathead, Lee is the first Suns player since at least 1997 (as far back as such data is available) to hit a game-winner in the final 10 seconds of his Suns debut
Dished a career-high 9 assists on Jan. 16 at Minnesota, one game after recording career highs in scoring and three-point field goals
His 21 points in the fourth quarter on Jan. 13 at Minnesota tied as the second-most points by a Suns player (21 points by Cam Johnson on March 4, 2022 vs. New York) in a quarter who did not start the game, trailing only Jamal Crawford's 26 points in the fourth quarter at Dallas on April 9, 2019
Made a career-best 110 three-pointers on the season, surpassing his previous high of 85 in the 2019-20 season
Grabbed 200+ rebounds for a second-straight season and third time in his career, finishing with 225, close to the career-high 239 he grabbed during the 2019-20 season
Played in a career-high 1,506 minutes his season, along with a career-high 74 games
Shot a career-best 45.1 3FG% this season (3rd in the NBA) and also shot 46-of-87 (52.9 3FG%) from beyond the arc in fourth quarters, the best 3FG% fourth quarters this season (min. 50 attempts) and the third-highest by an NBA player since the 1996-97 season
Led the NBA in games shooting 60+ 3FG% (min. 1 3FGM) with 22
PLAYOFFS: Appeared in eight games, averaging 2.1 points and 1.4 rebounds in 11.1 minutes of action
Scored a 2023 postseason-high 8 points in Game 3 of the First Round at LA Clippers ib April 20, finishing the game 2-of-3 from three-point range
Matched his playoff career high for rebounds with 6 in Game 2 of Round 2 at Denver on May 1

INTERNATIONAL

Selected to the USA Basketball FIBA World Cup Qualifying Select Team for two games in the 2017-18 Americas World Cup Qualifying Games on February 22, 2018 vs. Cuba and February 26 vs. Puerto Rico

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL

Appeared in 95 games (91 starts) in four seasons (2011-12 - 2014-15) at Drexel, averaging 16.2 points (.435 FG%, .369 3P%, .842 FT%), 5.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.01 steals in 32.6 minutes per game
Played one season (2015-16) at Louisville as a graduate transfer, starting in all 30 games he played in, averaging 15.9 points (.428 FG%, .341 3P%, .843 FT%), 3.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.53 steals in 33.6 minutes per game from Drexel, where he was the nation’s fourth-leading scorer in the 2014-15 season as a junior while averaging 21.4 points per game
Member of the 2015 All-Colonial Athletic Association five-person first team and an NABC All-District 10 first team
With Drexel in 2014-15, ranked among the Colonial Athletic Association top 10 in rebounding (seventh, 6.1 rpg), defensive rebounding (second, 5.2 drpg), steals (fourth, 1.5), field goal percentage (ninth, .438 FG%), three-point percentage (ninth, .385 3P%), free throw percentage (second, .887 FT%; 14th in the NCAA) and 3-pointers per game (fifth, 2.4)
Led the CAA and was eighth nationally in minutes played, averaging 38.1 minutes per game
Topped 20 points in 14 of his 27 games during the 2014-15 season, including five performances of 30 or more points
Scored a season-high 33 points against conference-leader Northeastern on Jan. 28, 2015
Fractured his right hand early in a game against Northeastern on Feb. 21, 2015 and finished the game with 30 points... Missed the team’s final three games of the 2014-15 season
Named to the 2015 CAA All-Defensive Team and All-Academic Team
His 1,538 career points in three seasons ranks 10th on the Dragons’ all-time scoring list, he is the Drexel career leader in free throw percentage (.842) and is third in career three-pointers (196)
Made over 60 threes in each of his three complete seasons
He connected on 38 of his last 39 free throw attempts
As a freshman (2011-12), averaged 12.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game and scored in double digits on 22 occasions in earning CAA Rookie of the Year honors
Led Drexel and was third in the CAA averaging 17.1 points as a sophomore (2012-13) and was an All-CAA Second Team selection
Scored in double figures in 23 games, including a career-high 34 points against Old Dominion
His 2013-14 season was cut short after just five games when he suffered a season-ending knee injury
Chose to attend Louisville for his final collegiate season after narrowing his choices to also include Arizona, Gonzaga, Marquette and Maryland
On March 1, 2016, scored 15 points to surpass the 2,000 point NCAA scoring mark on Louisville Senior Night
Topped 20 points eight times during the season, including 24 points in a victory against ranked Duke
First-team All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council selection in 2011, averaging 17 points, six rebounds and five assists per game in helping St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Conn., to a 30-7 record and the National Prep School Championship
First-team All-Baltimore Catholic League selection as a senior at Calvert Hall College High School in Baltimore, also earning second team Baltimore Sun All-Metro honors
Was an all-league selection as a junior at Calvert

PERSONAL LIFE

Son of Michelle Riddick
Wife, Sydel, is younger sister of Stephen Curry an Seth Curry
College teammate of Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell
Earned a general humanities and social science degree at Drexel
Majored in special education with a concentration in assistive technology while at Louisville
Enjoys hanging with friends, listening to music and playing video games in his spare time
His mom has had the greatest influence on his athletic career
Lists Allan Houston as favorite basketball player
Favorite movies include Lion King, The Land Before Time, Training Day
Favorite TV shows include Family Guy, The Boondocks
Lists Denzel Washington as his favorite actor
Enjoys watching favorite comedians Dave Chapelle and Kevin Hart
Favorite musicians include Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, J Cole, Future
Favorite books include Catcher in the Rye, The Outliers, Monster, Hunger Games
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Damion Lee