Danny Ferry
{{Short description|American basketball player and executive}}
{{For|the Scottish footballer|Danny Ferry (footballer)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Danny Ferry
| image = Danny Ferry, Duke Chronicle 1985-11-21.jpg
| width =
| caption = Ferry playing for Duke, circa 1985
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 235
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|10|17}}
| birth_place = Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| high_school = DeMatha Catholic
(Hyattsville, Maryland)
| college = Duke (1985–1989)
| draft_year = 1989
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 2
| draft_team = Los Angeles Clippers
| career_start = 1989
| career_end = 2003
| career_number = 35
| career_position = Power forward / small forward
| years1 = 1989–1990
| team1 = Il Messaggero Roma
| years2 = {{nbay|1990|start}}–{{nbay|1999|end}}
| team2 = Cleveland Cavaliers
| years3 = {{nbay|2000|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}}
| team3 = San Antonio Spurs
| highlights =
- NBA champion ({{nbafy|2003}})
- Naismith College Player of the Year (1989)
- USBWA Player of the Year (1989)
- UPI College Player of the Year (1989)
- Consensus first-team All-American (1989)
- Consensus second-team All-American (1988)
- 2× ACC Player of the Year (1988, 1989)
- 2× First-team All-ACC (1988, 1989)
- Second-team All-ACC (1987)
- 2× ACC Athlete of the Year (1988, 1989)
- No. 35 retired by Duke Blue Devils
- National high school player of the year (1985)
- McDonald's All-American (1985)
- First-team Parade All-American (1985)
- Second-team Parade All-American (1984)
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = Points
| stat1value = 6,439 (7.0 ppg)
| stat2label = Rebounds
| stat2value = 2,550 (2.8 rpg)
| stat3label = Assists
| stat3value = 1,185 (1.3 apg)
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's Basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{flagu|United States}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}
{{MedalSilver| 1987 Zagreb | National team}}
}}
Daniel John Willard Ferry (born October 17, 1966) is an American executive and former professional basketball player who played the forward position.
Considered one of the most celebrated basketball players in the United States from the high school graduating class of 1985, Ferry chose to attend Duke University. Ferry led the Duke Blue Devils to three Final Four appearances while setting many school records and earning several national player of the year awards. In 2002, Ferry was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) 50th Anniversary men's basketball team honoring the fifty greatest players in conference history.
Drafted into the NBA in 1989 as the second overall pick, Ferry played one season for Italian league's Il Messaggero (now Virtus Roma) after refusing to play for the Los Angeles Clippers. He went on to spend the majority of his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he played from 1990 to 2000. In the NBA, Ferry was a role player known for his three-point shooting. Ferry finished his playing career with the San Antonio Spurs, winning an NBA championship in the 2002–03 season before retiring.
After Ferry's playing career ended, he became an executive. Ferry has served as vice president of basketball operations for the San Antonio Spurs and as general manager of the Atlanta Hawks and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was hired as a consultant to the Spurs in 2020.
Early life and family
Ferry was born in Hyattsville, Maryland to former NBA center and NBA executive Bob Ferry and his wife, Rita Ferry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1984/02/12/ferry-family-stands-tall-and-accomplished-with-more-to-come/dba8090a-4d00-4e6f-a90b-7bf946ca8f31/|title=Ferry Family Stands Tall and Accomplished, With More to Come|first=Ken|last=Denlinger|date=February 12, 1984|via=www.washingtonpost.com}} Ferry is of Irish descent; his great-great-grandfather, Peter Ferry, was born in Ireland in 1828 and emigrated to St. Louis, Missouri.{{Cite web|url=http://familyhistoryinsider.com/atlanta-hawks-gm-danny-ferry-has-got-some-irish-in-him/|title=familyhistoryinsider.com|website=familyhistoryinsider.com}}{{failed verification|date=October 2023}} The younger Ferry began his basketball career in earnest at DeMatha Catholic High School in Maryland where he excelled at the high school level under Morgan Wootten. The two-time All-American was ranked as one of the country's top high school basketball centers while at DeMatha and earned Parade Magazine's prep Player of the Year in 1985.{{cite news | title = Ferry Signs With Blue Devils | page = 10 | agency=Associated Press| work = The Dispatch | date = April 3, 1985 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j3gqAAAAIBAJ&pg=4451,243499&dq=danny+ferry&hl=en | access-date = March 3, 2010 }} Ferry was one of the most highly recruited high school seniors in the nation before committing to Duke University.{{cite news | title = THIRD TIME IS THE CHARM: DEMATHA ROUTS HENRY CLAY | page = C6 | work = Lexington Herald-Leader | date = December 23, 1984 | url = http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/LH/lib00132,0EB7375F8B97AC84.html | access-date = March 3, 2010 }}
Ferry and his wife, Tiffany, have five children.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2009/03/gm_danny_ferry_leads_cleveland.html|title=GM Danny Ferry leads Cleveland Cavaliers' charge through changes|first1=Brian|last1=Windhorst|first2=The Plain|last2=Dealer|date=March 9, 2009|website=cleveland}}
College career
Ferry attended Duke University and played basketball for the school over four seasons from 1985 to 1989. During his college career, he helped lead the Blue Devils to the Final Four in 1986, 1988 and 1989, twice winning the MVP award for the East Regional. Known for his outside shooting, rebounding abilities, and full-court vision,{{cite news | last = Wilstein | first = Steve | title = A Painful Ending For Duke's Ferry | page = 11 | work = The Dispatch | date = April 3, 1989 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F1McAAAAIBAJ&pg=5290,3736287&dq=danny-ferry&hl=en | access-date = March 2, 2010 }} Ferry was selected to the first team All-America in 1989 and second-team All-America in 1988. As of 2024, Ferry still held Duke's all-time single game scoring record, having scored 58 points against Miami on December 10, 1988.Duke Report. [http://dukereport.com/single-game-records/ Duke Single Game Records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427075826/http://dukereport.com/single-game-records/ |date=April 27, 2014 }}. USA Today. Retrieved April 26, 2014. He has been described as one of Duke's greatest players of all time.{{Cite news|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/585454-simply-the-best-top-ten-duke-blue-devils-of-all-time|title=Duke Basketball: Top 10 Blue Devils of All Time|first=Doug|last=Brodess|website=Bleacher Report|date=October 24, 2011}} Ferry became the first player in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) history to collect more than 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in his collegiate career.{{failed verification|date=October 2023}} He left Duke with several national player of the year awards under his belt, including the Naismith College Player of the Year, USBWA College Player of the Year (Oscar Robertson Trophy)[http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ The Oscar Robertson Trophy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611112656/http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ |date=June 11, 2008 }}{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/597410-the-top-25-college-stars-who-were-busts-in-the-nba|title=The Top 25 College Stars Who Were Busts in the NBA|first=Ross|last=Lipschultz|website=Bleacher Report|date=February 5, 2011}} and the UPI player of the year awards.{{Cite web|title=1990–91 Hoops – Danny Ferry |work=Hoops |publisher=NBA Properties, Inc. |year=1990 |url=http://www.checkoutmycards.com/Cards/Basketball/1990-91/Hoops/336/Danny_Ferry |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119045227/http://www.checkoutmycards.com/Cards/Basketball/1990-91/Hoops/336/Danny_Ferry |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 19, 2013 |access-date=March 2, 2010 }} Ferry's number 35 was retired in 1989 at the end of his senior season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/02/18/Danny-Ferry-scored-26-points-after-Duke-retired-his/8243603781200/|title=Danny Ferry scored 26 points after Duke retired his... - UPI Archives|website=UPI |last=Drum |first=Keith |date=February 18, 1989}} In 2002, Ferry was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team honoring the fifty greatest players in ACC history.{{cite web | title=ACC 50th Anniversary Men's Basketball Team :: North Carolina leads all league schools with 12 members on the Golden Anniversary team. | website=theacc.com | date=2007-09-29 | url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092602aaa.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102805/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092602aaa.html | archive-date=2007-09-29 | url-status=dead | access-date=2020-10-22}}
Professional career
=Italy=
After college, Ferry was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round (second overall pick) of the 1989 NBA draft. He did not want to play with the Clippers; instead, he accepted an offer to play for the Italian league's Il Messaggero (now Virtus Roma). Ferry averaged 23 points per game during the 1989–90 season,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/sports/pelicans/7-things-to-know-about-danny-ferry-the-pelicans-newly-hired-special-adviser/article_39f7b08a-f231-54e0-8375-1f25462e4b3b.html|title=7 things to know about Danny Ferry, the Pelicans newly hired special adviser|first=John|last=Reid|date=June 9, 2016|website=NOLA.com}} leading the Italian club into the playoffs. The Clippers traded Ferry's rights on November 16, 1989, along with Reggie Williams, to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for guard Ron Harper, two first-round draft picks and a second-round pick.
=Cleveland Cavaliers=
In the summer of 1990, the Cavaliers signed Ferry to a 10-year guaranteed contract for $34 million.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/14/sports/pro-basketball-cavaliers-success-hits-new-heights.html|title=Pro Basketball; Cavaliers' Success Hits New Heights|work=The New York Times|last=Goldaper|first=Sam|date=October 14, 1990|access-date=September 29, 2018}} Ferry struggled with knee problems in the 1990–91 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1991/01/15/danny-ferry-plays-transition-game/c23ee461-c2e5-48f7-a85d-4a9b201bbc5b/|title=DANNY FERRY PLAYS TRANSITION GAME |website=washingtonpost.com |last=Aldridge |first=David |date=January 15, 1991}} He never lived up to the expectations created by his collegiate success and his large contract, and he was considered a draft bust. While Ferry became a reliable role player in the NBA{{Cite web|url=https://fansided.com/2020/06/01/duke-basketball-nba-busts/|title=Duke basketball: 5 Blue Devil greats who didn't live up to the NBA hype|date=June 1, 2020|website=FanSided |last=Phillips |first=Mike}} who was known for his three-point shooting,{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2898745-ranking-the-nbas-greatest-shooting-bigs-of-all-time|title=Ranking the NBA's Greatest Shooting Bigs of All Time|first=Andy|last=Bailey|website=Bleacher Report |date=July 5, 2020}} he did not become a regular starter for the Cavaliers until 1996.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/25/sports/nba-playoffs-getting-second-shot-nailing-it-after-more-downs-than-ups-cavs-ferry.html|title=N.B.A. PLAYOFFS: Getting a Second Shot and Nailing It; After More Downs Than Ups, the Cavs' Ferry Finally Fits In|first=Ira|last=Berkow|date=April 25, 1996|via=NYTimes.com}} In the 1995–96 NBA season, Ferry averaged 13.3 points per game. He had only one other season in his career (1996–1997) in which he averaged more than 10 points per game.{{cite web|title=Danny Ferry Stats|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/ferryda01.html|website=BasketballReference.com |access-date=September 29, 2018}} During Ferry's 10 years in Cleveland,{{Cite web|url=https://airalamo.com/2018/08/16/san-antonio-spurs-offseasons-revisted-2000/|title=Spurs offseasons revisted: 2000|website=AirAlamo.com|last=Wolkenbrod |first=Rob|date=August 16, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/spurs/news/danny_ferry_100826.html|title=Spurs Name Danny Ferry Vice President of Basketball Operations|website=NBA.com|date=August 26, 2010}} the team made the NBA playoffs six times.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/|title=Cleveland Cavaliers Franchise Index|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=October 10, 2023}} Ferry became the team's all-time leader in games played (723 games) before Žydrūnas Ilgauskas surpassed his record on December 2, 2009.{{cite news | last = Beaven | first = Chris | title = Ilgauskas finally has his record day as Cavs rout Suns | work =The Repository | date = December 2, 2009 | url =http://www.cantonrep.com/cavaliers/x2072230632/Cavs-breeze-by-Suns-107-90 | access-date = March 3, 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110609085743/http://www.cantonrep.com/cavaliers/x2072230632/Cavs-breeze-by-Suns-107-90 | archive-date = June 9, 2011 }}
=San Antonio Spurs=
Ferry signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs as a free agent{{Cite web|url=https://www.morningjournal.com/2000/08/11/spurs-sign-ferry/|title=Spurs sign Ferry|website=MorningJournal.com |first=Bob|last=Finnan |date=August 11, 2000}} on August 10, 2000. Ferry played for San Antonio for three seasons, amassing a three-point field goal percentage of 42.5%. He won an NBA championship with the Spurs in the 2002–03 season before being traded to the Indiana Pacers in a three-team trade involving the Sacramento Kings. Ferry was waived by the Pacers and he retired in 2003 with a career average of 7.0 points per game. Over the course of his career, Ferry shot 39.3% from three-point range.
Management career
From 2003 to 2005, Ferry worked in the Spurs' front office.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebirdwrites.com/2016/6/8/11884934/pelicans-hire-danny-ferry-special-advisor-dell-demps-general-manager|title=Pelicans hire Danny Ferry as special advisor|first=David|last=Fisher|date=June 8, 2016|website=The Bird Writes}}
On June 27, 2005, Ferry became the Cavaliers' eighth general manager.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2010/06/danny_ferry_timeline_as_genera.html|title=Danny Ferry timeline as general manager of the Cavaliers|date=June 4, 2010|website=cleveland.com}} Ferry began his management tenure with the Cavaliers overseeing a series of less-than-optimal transactions.{{cite news | title = Magical deals become norm for Cavs' GM Danny Ferry | work = The Repository| date = March 3, 2010 | url = http://www.recordpub.com/news/sports_article/4781154?page=0 | access-date = March 3, 2010 | archive-date = June 29, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120629131023/http://www.recordpub.com/news/sports_article/4781154?page=0 | url-status = dead }} Nonetheless, the team flourished with superstar LeBron James and newly installed head coach Mike Brown at the helm as the team made a series of serious postseason runs beginning in 2006. Ferry, Brown, and Cavaliers majority owner Dan Gilbert began to add talent and depth to the Cavs' roster, notably acquiring one-time All-Star guard Mo Williams, former All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal, starting shooting guard Anthony Parker, forward Leon Powe, and former All-Star Antawn Jamison between 2008 and 2010. The Cavaliers reached the NBA Finals for the first time in 2007.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/lebron-james-nba-finals-2017-cleveland-cavaliers-golden-state-warriors-sport-618926|title=Will LeBron James's eighth NBA Finals appearance be his best yet?|last=Cutler |first=Teddy |date=June 1, 2017|website=Newsweek}}
On June 4, 2010, it was announced that Ferry and the Cavaliers had come to a mutual agreement to part ways.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/ferry_grant_100604.html|title=Cleveland Cavaliers and General Manager Danny Ferry Announce They Will Not Enter Into a New Contract|website=www.nba.com|date=June 4, 2010}} The Cavaliers went 272–138 during Ferry's tenure.{{Cite web|url=https://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20100604/FREE/100609882/danny-ferry-has-resigned-as-cleveland-cavaliers-general-manager|title=Danny Ferry has resigned as Cleveland Cavaliers general manager|date=June 4, 2010|website=Crain's Cleveland Business}} In August 2010, Ferry returned to the Spurs as vice president of basketball operations.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/spurs/news/danny_ferry_100826.html|title=Spurs Name Danny Ferry Vice President of Basketball Operations|website=www.nba.com|date=August 26, 2010}}
On June 25, 2012, Ferry accepted a position as president of basketball operations and general manager for the Atlanta Hawks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.delcotimes.com/2012/06/25/ferry-not-coming-to-sixers-inks-deal-to-be-hawks-gm/|title=Ferry not coming to Sixers, inks deal to be Hawks' GM|website=delcotimes.com|first=Charles|last=Odum |date=June 25, 2012}} In June 2014, Ferry read aloud verbatim an "offensive and racist comment" written in a scouting report{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/9/7/6120091/bruce-levenson-email-danny-ferry-atlanta-hawks-owner|title=Hawks will discipline GM Danny Ferry for comment|first=Mark|last=Sandritter|date=September 7, 2014|website=SBNation.com}} during a conference call about Miami Heat player Luol Deng. Hawks co-owner Michael Gearon Jr. called for him to resign or be dismissed. On September 9, Hawks CEO Steve Koonin announced that the team had decided not to dismiss Ferry and that they were instead going to discipline him.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} A few days later, Ferry asked to take—and was approved for—an immediate, indefinite leave of absence.{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/11514254/danny-ferry-atlanta-hawks-takes-leave-absence | title=Danny Ferry takes leave of absence | publisher=ESPN | date=September 12, 2014 | access-date=September 12, 2014 }} In June 2015, an independent investigation reported that Ferry's actions were not motivated by racism. According to UPI, "[the] investigation, which included 19 witness interviews and reviewed the contents of more than 24,000 emails, made clear that the offensive language was not Ferry's and none of Ferry's remarks or behavior during the call were motivated by racial or ethnic animus, or by a person's country of origin. To the contrary, the investigation found Ferry shared his own opinion of Deng, recommended him both personally and professionally and ultimately tried to sign him to the team."{{cite web | url=http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2015/06/22/Ferry-resigns-cleared-of-racial-remarks/3611410270575/ | title=Ferry resigns, cleared of racial remarks | work=United Press International | date=June 22, 2015 | access-date=June 25, 2015 }} Following the release of the investigation results, Ferry reached a buyout agreement with the Hawks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/13129713/danny-ferry-steps-general-manager-atlanta-hawks|title=Ferry exits as Hawks GM with 'mixed emotions'|date=June 22, 2015|website=ESPN.com|last=Shelburne|first=Ramona}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/hawks/2015/06/20/danny-ferry-hawks-luol-deng-comments/29046769/|title=Danny Ferry's comments about Deng not motivated by racial bias, probe finds|first=Jeff|last=Zillgitt|website=USA TODAY}}
Ferry became a special advisor to the general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans in June 2016.{{Cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/danny-ferry-new-orleans-pelicans-adviser-atlanta-hawks-060916 |title=Danny Ferry is back in the NBA after controversial exit from Hawks |website=FoxSports.com |last=Smith |first=Kerouac |date=June 9, 2016 |access-date=September 30, 2018 |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930115726/https://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/danny-ferry-new-orleans-pelicans-adviser-atlanta-hawks-060916 |url-status=dead }} After the firing of general manager Dell Demps on February 15, 2019, Ferry was named the team's interim general manager.{{cite web |title=New Orleans Pelicans part ways with Dell Demps |url=https://www.nba.com/pelicans/new-orleans-pelicans-part-ways-dell-demps |website=NBA.com |access-date=March 16, 2019 |date=February 15, 2019}} He held that role for the rest of the season before being removed from his position on April 17 with the hiring of David Griffin as Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations.{{cite web |title=Pelicans name David Griffin Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations |url=https://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/pelicans-name-david-griffin-executive-vice-president-basketball-operations |website=NBA.com |access-date=April 17, 2019 |date=April 17, 2019}}
Ferry was hired as a consultant to the Spurs in 2020.{{Cite web |last=Dubinski |first=Marilyn |date=2020-12-18 |title=Report: Danny Ferry is returning to the Spurs' front office |url=https://www.poundingtherock.com/2020/12/18/22189152/report-danny-ferry-is-returning-to-the-spurs-front-office |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=Pounding The Rock |language=en}}
NBA career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y|leader=y}}
=Regular season=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1990}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| 81 || 2 || 20.5 || .428 || .299 || .816 || 3.5 || 1.8 || .5 || .3 || 8.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1991}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| 68 || 1 || 13.8 || .409 || .354 || .836 || 3.1 || 1.1 || .3 || .2 || 5.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1992}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| 76 || 1 || 19.2 || .479 || .415 || .876 || 3.7 || 1.8 || .4 || .6 || 7.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1993}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| 70 || 1 || 13.8 || .446 || .275 || .884 || 2.0 || 1.1 || .4 || .3 || 5.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1994}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 6 || 15.7 || .446 || .403 || .881 || 1.7 || 1.2 || .3 || .3 || 7.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1995}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| 82 || 79 || 32.7 || .459 || .394 || .769 || 3.8 || 2.3 || .7 || .5 || 13.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1996}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| 82 || 48 || 32.1 || .429 || .401 || .851 || 4.1 || 1.8 || .7 || .4 || 10.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1997}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| 69 || 3 || 15.0 || .395 || .333 || .800 || 1.7 || .9 || .4 || .2 || 4.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1998}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| style="background:#cfecec;"| 50* || 10 || 21.2 || .476 || .333 || .879 || 2.0 || 1.1 || .5 || .2 || 7.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| 63 || 3 || 21.0 || .497 || .440 || .912 || 3.8 || 1.1 || .3 || .4 || 7.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|2000}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 80 || 29 || 21.1 || .475 || .449 || .733 || 2.8 || .9 || .4 || .3 || 5.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|2001}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 50 || 2 || 16.0 || .429 || .434 || .944 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .3 || .2 || 4.6
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|{{nowrap|{{nbay|2002}}}}†
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 64 || 1 || 9.4 || .355 || .350 || .769 || 1.2 || .3 || .1 || .1 || 1.9
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 917 || 186 || 19.8 || .446 || .393 || .840 || 2.8 || 1.3 || .4 || .3 || 7.0
|-
{{s-end}}
=Playoffs=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1992
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| 9 || 0 || 6.1 || .467 || .333 || 1.000 || 1.8 || .1 || .1 || .1 || 2.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1993
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| 8 || 0 || 14.8 || .382 || .444 || .900 || 3.1 || 1.8 || .5 || .4 || 4.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1994
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| 1 || 0 || 4.0 || {{sort|-|–}} || {{sort|-|–}} || {{sort|-|–}} || .0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1995
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| 4 || 0 || 16.8 || .520 || .533 || .667 || .8 || 1.5 || .5 || .0 || 9.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1996
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| 3 || 3 || 39.0 || .341 || .063 || {{sort|-|–}} || 5.0 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .7 || 9.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1998
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| 3 || 0 || 3.3 || .000 || .000 || {{sort|-|–}} || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2001
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 13 || 11 || 25.7 || .397 || .457 || {{sort|-|–}} || 3.2 || 1.3 || .3 || .1 || 5.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2002
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 10 || 0 || 15.7 || .303 || .350 || .250 || 2.0 || .8 || .0 || .1 || 2.8
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|2003†
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 16 || 1 || 6.3 || .286 || .286 || {{sort|-|–}} || 1.4 || .4 || .1 || .0 || 1.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 67 || 15 || 14.4 || .374 || .368 || .750 || 2.1 || .9 || .2 || .1 || 3.7
|-
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