Name	Larry Hughes
Height	6' 5"
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	23 January 1979
Place of Birth	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Career Transactions: Selected after freshman season by Philadelphia in first round (eighth pick overall) of 1998 NBA Draft…Traded by Philadelphia, with Billy Owens, to Golden State in three-way deal in which Golden State sent John Starks and a first round draft choice to Chicago and Philadelphia sent Bruce Bowen to Chicago for Toni Kukoc on Feb. 16, 2000…Signed as free agent by Washington on Jul. 18, 2002…Signed as free agent by Cleveland on Aug. 2, 2005…Traded by Cleveland, along with Shannon Brown, Drew Gooden and Cedric Simmons, to Chicago in exchange for Ben Wallace, Joe Smith and a future second draft choice on Feb. 21, 2008…Traded from Chicago to New York in exchange for Jerome James, Anthony Roberson and Tim Thomas on Feb. 19, 2009.

As A Professional: Knicks mark latest stop on varied itinerary of veteran marksman, currently in 12th NBA season…Prior stops at Philadelphia, Golden State, Washington, Cleveland and Chicago…Career 14.6 points scorer with 4.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and .409 shooting over 31.4 minutes in 673 games (493 starts)…Has averaged 10-plus scoring in 10 of his 11 NBA seasons, with career-high 22.0 for Wizards in 2004-05…Is 480-1,550 (.310) from Downtown and recorded career-high .389 percentage in 2008-09…First Knick in franchise history to wear the jersey 0…Has authored four career 40-plus scoring games (career-high 44 points for Golden State vs. Denver, Apr. 9, 2000)…Has one career triple-double (33 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds for Washington at Toronto, Nov. 28, 2004, OT)…Has averaged 1.54 steals for his career…Led NBA with 2.89 steals in 2004-05 and was named to NBA’s All-Defensive First Team (first Bullet/Wizard named First Team All-Defense since Bobby Dandridge in 1979). Notched NBA’s highest steals average since Bulls’ Scottie Pippen had 2.94 in 1994-95…Averaged 14.9 points for Eastern Conference Champion Cavs in 2006-07…Finished sixth in 2000 Sprite Slam Dunk at NBA All-Star Weekend in Oakland…Recent history dotted with injury: has played 70-plus games just once in last seven seasons…Has averaged 13.2 points in 45 career Playoff games (38 starts), with two career 30-plus post-season games.

2008-09 (Bulls-Knicks): Acquired by Knicks in mid-season from Chicago, well-travelled veteran played in 55 games overall (20 starts), with 11.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists, shooting .402 (224-557) over 26.9 minutes…Went 75-193 (.389) from Downtown and recorded career-high three-point shooting…Shot career-best .807 from the line (117-145)…Had six 20-plus scoring games (four with Knicks) and notched one 30-plus effort as a Knick (season-high 39 points at Milwaukee, Mar. 10)…Season Highs: Points: 39 (Mar. 10 at Milwaukee); Assists: 6 (Mar. 27 vs. New Orleans); Rebounds: 8 (Chicago vs. New York, Dec. 9)…As A Knick: Appeared in 25 games (14 starts) with NY, with 11.2 points (279), 2.6 rebounds (65) and .390 shooting (97-249) over 27.5 minutes (687)…Led Knicks in scoring three times, assists three times…Had four 20-plus scoring games and one 30-plus effort with NY…Missed three games due to injury, one with sore left big toe (Mar. 23 vs. Magic) and two with strained right ankle suffered on Mar. 30 at Utah…Start Stuff: Started 14 games with NY…As starter, averaged 13.5 points (189) on .386 shooting (64-166) over 33.2 minutes (465)…Made final start of season on Mar. 30 at Utah; suffering strained right ankle that hampered him the rest of the way…Key Games with NY: After scoring just 10 total points (4-22 FGA) in first three games with NY, scored team-high 25 points in loss to Sixers, Feb. 27…Paced Knicks to win at Milwaukee, Mar. 10, with game-and-season-high 39 points (13-20 FGA, 5-8 from Downtown, 8-9 FTA) in season-high 42 minutes. Teamed with Robinson (32) to give Knicks third pair of 30-30 teammates of season…Night following Milwaukee outburst, scored 22 points in win at Detroit, Mar. 11, including game’s biggest play: nailed three free throws with :10.0 left in fourth quarter (Hamilton foul) to send game into OT and set up eventual NY win…Dished off season-high six assists in win over Hornets, Mar. 27….As A Bull: Prior to trade to NY, averaged 12.0 points (361), 3.1 rebounds (94) and shot .412 (127-308) over 26.4 minutes (793) in 30 games (six starts) for Bulls…Led Bulls in scoring twice…Had two 20-plus scoring games: 26 at Golden State, Nov. 21; 24 vs. Washington, Dec. 6…Season high eight rebounds on Dec. 9 vs. NY (logged 20,000th career minute)…Nailed buzzer-beating jumper to give Bulls last-second 101-100 win at Utah, Nov. 24…Missed eight games in season’s opening weeks (Oct. 28-Nov. 11) with dislocated right shoulder…DNP (CD) 10 times.

2007-08 (Cavs-Bulls): In season marked by mid-season trade to Chicago, appeared in a total of 68 games (57 starts) with 12.2 points and .381 shooting over 29.7 minutes…Played in 40 games for Cavs (12.3 points), 28 for Bulls (12.0 points)…Finished 16th in NBA in steals per turnover (0.85)…Had nine 20-plus scoring games…Led Cavs in scoring four times, Bulls four times…Season-high 40 points for Cavs at Orlando, Feb. 11 (fourth career 40-plus scoring game)…Missed 14 games in November-December with left leg bruise-contusion…High-point game for Bulls was 29, Feb. 27 at Indiana…Played huge role in Bulls’ win over former Cavs mates, Apr. 3; rallied Chicago from 17 down with 25 points, eight rebounds and season-high nine assists.

2006-07 (Cavs): Turned in busiest pro season and was key member of Cavs’ Eastern Conference Championship team…Averaged 14.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists with .400 shooting over 37.1 minutes in 70 games (68 starts)…Logged a career-high 2,596 total minutes and played in most games (70) since 2001-02 (73 with Golden State)…Second on team in scoring (14.9 points, to LeBron James’ 27.3)…Led Cavs in scoring seven times, assists 12 times…Had 15 20-plus scoring games (Cavs 11-4)…Season highs 33 points at Utah, Feb. 14; 10 assists at Minnesota, Apr. 3…Missed 10 games in Nov-Dec. with right ankle sprain…Missed two more contests in season’s second half (quad/flu)…Played in 18 of Cavs’ 20 post-season games (all starts) in Cleveland’s drive to East crown…Averaged 11.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and shot .347 over 35.5 minutes in post-season…Notched 19.0 points in first-round sweep of Wizards…Scored just two points on 1-10 FGA over 44 minutes in first two games of Finals vs. Spurs, then was sidelined for last two Finals games due to strained left plantar fascia.

2005-06 (Cavs): First season in Cleveland was cut short by finger injury…Limited to 36 games (31 starts), with 15.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and .409 shooting over 35.6 minutes…Third on Cavs in scoring; led Cavs in points three times and had 11 20-plus scoring games (Cavs 9-2)…Season-high 37 points at Philadelphia, Nov. 19; career-high-tying 13 rebounds vs. Knicks on Apr. 13…Missed 45 games (Jan. 4-Apr. 2) with fractured right middle finger; underwent surgery on Jan. 6 at Cleveland Clinic, performed by Dr. Jeffrey Lawton…Played in nine of Cavs’ 13 post-season games (eight starts) with 11.1 points as Cavs made Playoffs for first time since 1998…Second in Cavs Playoff scoring (11.1, to LeBron James’ 30.8)…Dished off career Playoff high 12 assists in series-clinching Game Six of first round vs. Wizards (May 5)…Not with team for four games of seven-game East Semis loss to Pistons due to death of his younger brother Justin.

2004-05 (Wizards): Helped Wizards to first Playoff appearance in nearly a decade with perhaps his finest pro season, although shortened by injury…Scored a career-high 22.0 points with career-bests 6.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists with .430 shooting over 38.7 minutes in 61 games (all starts)…Second on team in scoring to Arenas’ 25.5, as the two combined to form NBA’s highest-scoring backcourt (47.5 points)…Led NBA with 2.89 steals and was named to NBA’s All-Defensive First Team (first Bullet/Wizard named First Team All-Defense since Bobby Dandridge in 1979)…Steals average (2.89) was League’s highest since Bulls’ Scottie Pippen notched 2.94 in 1994-95…Also notched career bests in total points (1,345) and total rebounds (382)…Led Wiz in scoring 20 times and had nine 30-plus scoring games…Led Wiz in rebounds 11 times…Combined with Arenas to each score 30-plus points in a game on five occasions (Wizards 4-1)…Season-high 33 points, four times…Recorded first career triple-double on Nov. 28 in OT win at Toronto (33 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds over career-high 52 minutes)…Career-high-tying 13 rebounds on Jan. 15 vs. Suns…Career-high seven steals vs. Bulls, Dec. 4…Eastern Conference Player of the Week for period ending Jan. 16 (23.7 points)…Missed 20 games with fractured right thumb (did not qualify for NBA Leader Board in scoring); also missed season opener at Memphis, Nov. 3, with one-game suspension…Started all 10 of Washington’s post-season games in Wizards’ first Playoff appearance since 1997, with 20.7 points (two 30-plus scoring games) over 40.1 minutes…In first round vs. Bulls, had 31 points in Game One loss (Apr. 24, 2005), then scored a career Playoff high 33 points at Chicago in Game Five, May 4, 2005.

2003-04 (Wizards): Led Wizards in total points (1,148), averaging 18.8 points, second on team to Gilbert Arenas’ 19.6…Over 61 games (all starts), recorded 18.8 points and 5.3 rebounds with .397 shooting over 33.8 minutes…Went 79-232 (.341) from Downtown, with career-high 79 three-pointers…Season-high 43 points on Jan. 10 vs. Sixers (third career 40-plus game), career-high 13 rebounds on Mar. 31 vs. Nets…Led Wizards in scoring 27 times…Missed 19 games with a broken left wrist suffered on Feb. 4 vs. Grizzlies…Also missed two Apr. games with sore Achilles tendon.

2002-03 (Wizards): Had 12.8 points on career-high .467 shooting over 31.9 minutes as injuries limited him to 67 games (56 starts)…Led Wizards in scoring seven times, rebounds 11 times…Had 10 20-plus scoring games and six double-doubles…Season-highs 24 points on Dec. 23 at Dallas, 12 rebounds on Dec. 26 vs. Pistons…Missed 15 games due to injuries (wrist/knee/ankle).

2001-02 (Warriors): Averaged 12.3 points and 4.3 assists with .423 shooting over 28.1 minutes in 73 games (56 starts)…Season-high 31 points vs. Spurs, Nov. 28…Led Warriors in scoring 11 times…Had career-high 316 total assists with five 10-plus assist games, including career-high 13 assists at New Jersey, Feb. 19…Missed nine games due to injury (thumb, shoulder).

2000-01 (Warriors): Notched 16.5 points over 36.9 minutes in 50 games (45 starts) in injury-shortened season…Led Warriors in scoring 11 times and had 11 20-plus scoring games…Season-high 29 points vs. Pacers, Nov. 30…Missed 32 games due to injury, including season’s last 22 contests (nine with strained left shoulder, then 13 with sprained right thumb).

1999-2000 (Sixers-Warriors): Averaged combined 15.0 points and .400 shooting over 28.3 minutes in career-high 82 games (37 starts) for Sixers and Warriors…Averaged 10.0 points in 50 games with Sixers, then team-high 22.7 points in 32 games with Warriors…Made five starts with Sixers, then started each of his 32 games with Golden State…With Warriors, had seven 30-plus scoring games and two 40-plus games…Led Warriors in scoring in 21 of his 32 games, with five double-doubles…Scored a career-high 44 points (16-29 FGA, 1-2 from Downtown, 11-15 FTA) on Apr. 9 vs. Nuggets… One of 57 players to appear in 82 games (had a chance to play in 83, but missed Feb. 23 game at Milwaukee with sprained left ankle).

1998-99 (Sixers): Played in all 50 games (one start) in lockout-shortened rookie season with 9.1 points over 19.8 minutes…Among NBA rookies, ranked tenth in scoring (9.1), sixth in rebounding (3.8 rebounds)…Led Sixers in scoring four times, rebounds three times…Season highs 22 points vs. Raptors on Apr. 14, 10 rebounds at New Jersey on Apr. 7…Made first NBA start – lone start of season – on Mar. 26 vs. Celtics (21 points, 7 rebounds, 42 minutes)…Appeared in all eight games (two starts) of Sixers’ Playoff run vs. Magic and Pacers, with 10.3 points on .403 shooting over 24.8 minutes.

As A Collegian: Played one season for St. Louis, leading the Billikens and Conference USA in scoring with 20.9 points in 1997-98…Set school’s single-season scoring record with 670 points…Named Conference USA’s Freshman of the Year and was a First Team All-Conference Selection…Named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press and Second-Team All-America by Basketball Times, along with National Freshman of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association, The Sporting News, Basketball Times and Basketball Weekly…Early entry candidate in 1998 NBA Draft, becoming first Billiken drafted in first round since future Knick Anthony Bonner by Sacramento in 1990.

Community Corner: Joined the rest of his teammates and a bevy of celebrities and supermodels at Knicks Bowl 10 presented by Bud Light, the star-studded charity event that has helped to raise nearly $2 million for the Garden of Dreams Foundation, Apr. 2, 2009, at Chelsea Piers…Promotes organ donation through speaking engagements and appearances after a heart transplant prolonged his younger brother’s (Justin) life when he was 11 years old…Justin passed away at age 20 during the 2006 NBA Playoffs. Quoting Larry: “I am my brother’s keeper. My life is his world. His life is my everything.”…Along with his mother, Vanessa, established the Larry Hughes Foundation, which is dedicated to educating the public about organ donation…Hosted the Larry Hughes Basketball Camp and the Larry Hughes Family Foundation Casino Night in St. Louis over the summer of 2008…With the Cavs, was the inaugural winner of the Austin Carr Good Guy Award in 2006, which recognized the Cavs player who is cooperative and understanding of the media, community and public…As a Warrior, was the inaugural winner of the Angela and Christopher Cohan Community Service Award in 2001…Warriors held Larry Hughes Organ Donor Awareness Night at the Arena in Oakland on Apr. 8, 2001…Purchased over 3,000 gallons of gas which he used to pump out complimentary fill-ups on “Hughes Holiday Gas Giveaway” in Dec. 2001, then reprised his “Gas Giveaway” with the Cavs in Dec. 2006…Active member of the Warriors’ “Tall Tales” reading program and was Warriors’ 2000-01 NBA TeamUp spokesperson.