Mike James (basketball player, 1975)

Mike James
Player information
Full name	Michael Lamont James
birthday	June 23, 1975
place of birth	Amityville (NY), USA
size	188 cm
position	Point guard
college	Duquesne
Clubs as active
1998–1999 UKJ St. Pölten 1999–2000 ESPE Basket Châlons 2000–2001 SLUC Nancy 2001–2003 Miami Heat 2003–2004 Boston Celtics 2004 Detroit Pistons 2004–2005 Milwaukee Bucks 2005 Houston Rockets 2005–2006 Toronto Raptors 2006–2007 Minnesota Timberwolves 2007 –2008 Houston Rockets 2007–2008 New Orleans Hornets 2008–2010 Washington Wizards 2012 Chicago Bulls 2013 Texas Legends 2013 Dallas Mavericks 2013 Chicago Bulls 2014 Chicago Bulls 2014–2015 Texas Legends 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0

Michael Lamont James (born June 23, 1975 in Amityville , Long Island , New York ) is a retired American basketball player .

Career

Michael Lamont James began his professional career between 1998 and 1999 in St. Pölten (Austria). He then moved 1999-2000 to Châlons-en-Champagne in France, where he played 28 games. He was never drafted and still signed a contract with the Miami Heat in the NBA in 2001 . He then moved within the NBA first to the Boston Celtics (2003), then to the Detroit Pistons (2004), the Milwaukee Bucks (2004), the Houston Rockets (2005) and the Toronto Raptors (2005), where he had his breakthrough Celebrated 20.3 points and 5.8 assists per game. After the season, he signed a four-year contract for around $ 20 million with the Minnesota Timberwolves . With the Wolves, the playmaker acted until June 14, 2007. Then he was given to the Houston Rockets with his teammate Justin Reed in a trade against Juwan Howard . On February 21, 2008 Mike James moved with his teammate from the Houston Rockets, Bonzi Wells , to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Bobby Jackson and Adam Haluska . He then played for New Orleans as a backup point guard for Chris Paul . His stats for the 07/08 season were 2.3 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Also in the 2008/09 season he mostly sat on the bench with the Hornets until he was traded to the Washington Wizards for Antonio Daniels in late November 2008 . There he was almost continuously in the starting five and impressed with good three-man odds and his passing game.

From January 2012 he played for the Chicago Bulls . Despite solid statistics, James didn't get a new contract in Chicago for the 2012/2013 season. James then trained with several teams on trial without receiving a contract. In January 2013 James finally decided to switch to the NBA Development League and signed a contract with the Texas Legends , the farm team of the Dallas Mavericks . Shortly after his debut for the Legends, James was given a 10-day contract with the Mavericks. After another 10-day contract, James got a contract for the remainder of the season.

In September 2013 James returned to the Chicago Bulls, but was released there on December 16, 2013 and only came to seven missions. After point guard Kirk Hinrich of the Chicago Bulls was injured in late January 2014, Mike James signed a 10-day contract with the Chicago Bulls on January 22, 2014. After his 10-day contract with the Chicago Bulls expired, it was not renewed for the time being. James returns to the Chicago Bulls on April 10, 2014. There he signed a contract for the remainder of the 2013/14 season . For the 2014/15 season, James initially returned to the D-League for the Texas Legends. In 2015 he ended his career.

successes

• Nomination for the All-Atlantic 10 Conference first Team (1998)
• Winning the Austrian championship with St. Pölten (1998/99)
• Participation in the Austrian All-Star Game (1999)
• NBA Championship with the Detroit Pistons (2004)
• Winner of the 3-Stock Award (2008)

Web links

• Mike James (basketball player, 1975) - NBA.com player profile

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mavericks sign Mike James to 10-day contract . espn.go.com, January 8, 2013.
2. ↑ Chicago Bulls Round Out Roster by Signing Veteran Mike James . rantsports.com, September 11, 2013.
3. ↑ Chicago's roster now stands at 13 . nba.com, December 16, 2013.
4. ^ Bulls sign James to 10-day contract . nba.com, January 22, 2014.
5. ↑ Thibodeau talks roster after multiple contracts expire ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . csnchicago.com, February 1, 2014. 
6. ↑ Reports: Bulls sign Mike James, Lou Amundson nbcsports.com, April 10, 2014
7. ↑ Duquesne retires James' No. 13 jersey triblive.com, October 31, 2017