Steven Hunter

"For the American novelist, see Stephen Hunter."Infobox NBA Player
name = Steven Hunter
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league = NBA
team = Denver Nuggets
height_ft = 7
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 240
number = 45
position = Center
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|10|31
birth_place = Chicago, Illinois
college = DePaul
highschool = Proviso East
draft = 15th overall
draft_year = 2001
draft_team = Orlando Magic
career_start = 2001
former_teams = Orlando Magic (2001-04)
Phoenix Suns (2004-05)
Philadelphia 76ers (2005-07) Denver Nuggets (2007-08)
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Steven D. Hunter (born October 31 1981 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Denver Nuggets. He's listed as a center-forward.

High School and College career

Hunter played basketball at Proviso East High School, which has a rich history in Illinois high school basketball, producing such NBA players as Jim Brewer, Doc Rivers, Dee Brown, and Shannon Brown. Hunter than played two years at DePaul University in Chicago, before declaring himself eligible for the 2001 NBA Draft.

Professional career

He has played for the Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns and the Philadelphia 76ers.

In the 2005 offseason, he signed with the 76ers as a free agent. They traded him to the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets on February 1, 2006 in exchange for two second-round draft picks in 2006 and 2007. On February 10, Philadelphia president Billy King announced that the Hornets rescinded the deal.

On September 10, 2007, Hunter was traded with Bobby Jones by the 76ers to the Denver Nuggets for Reggie Evans and the draft rights to Ricky Sanchez. [ [http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Atw5C_4umJ.NWg8Vx9Q6bEW8vLYF?slug=ap-76ers-nuggetstrade&prov=ap&type=lgns Nuggets send Evans to Philadelphia for Hunter, Jones; Sixers also sign free agent Booth] , published September 10, 2007]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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align="left" | 2001–02
align="left" | Orlando
53 || 21 || 9.7 || .456 || .000 || .585 || 1.8 || .1 || .1 || .8 || 3.6
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align="left" | 2002–03
align="left" | Orlando
33 || 5 || 13.5 || .544 || .000 || .409 || 2.8 || .2 || .3 || 1.1 || 3.9
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align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | Orlando
59 || 23 || 13.4 || .529 || .000 || .333 || 2.9 || .2 || .1 || 1.2 || 3.2
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Phoenix
76 || 3 || 13.8 || .614 || .000 || .479 || 3.0 || .2 || .1 || 1.3 || 4.6
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | Philadelphia
69 || 35 || 19.0 || .601 || .000 || .514 || 3.9 || .2 || .2 || 1.1 || 6.1
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align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Philadelphia
70 || 41 || 22.9 || .577 || .000 || .490 || 4.8 || .4 || .2 || 1.1 || 6.4
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Denver
19 || 2 || 6.3 || .536 || .000 || .450 || 1.5 || .0 || .0 || .3 || 2.1
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
379 || 130 || 15.4 || .565 || .000 || .483 || 3.2 || .2 || .1 || 1.0 || 4.7
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Playoffs

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align="left" | 2002–03
align="left" | Orlando
7 || 0 || 5.7 || .300 || .000 || .000 || .4 || .1 || .0 || .4 || .9
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Phoenix
15 || 0 || 14.2 || .558 || .000 || .600 || 2.5 || .2 || .1 || 1.2 || 4.0
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Denver
2 || 0 || 2.5 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
24 || 0 || 10.8 || .500 || .000 || .522 || 1.8 || .2 || .0 || .9 || 2.8
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Notes

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/steven_hunter/ NBA.com Profile]