Matt Barnes

For other people named Matt Barnes, see Matt Barnes (disambiguation).

Matt Barnes

Barnes with the Lakers in March 2012
No. 22 – Memphis Grizzlies
Position Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1980-03-09) March 9, 1980
Santa Clara, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school Del Campo (Fair Oaks, California)
College UCLA (1998–2002)
NBA draft 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46th overall
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career 2002–present
Career history
2002–2003 Fayetteville Patriots (D-League)
2003–2004 Long Beach Jam (ABA)
2004 Los Angeles Clippers
2004–2005 Sacramento Kings
2005 New York Knicks
2005–2006 Philadelphia 76ers
2006–2008 Golden State Warriors
2008–2009 Phoenix Suns
2009–2010 Orlando Magic
2010–2012 Los Angeles Lakers
2012–2015 Los Angeles Clippers
2015–present Memphis Grizzlies
Stats at NBA.com

Matt Kelly Barnes (born March 9, 1980) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Barnes was drafted in the second round of the 2002 NBA draft by Memphis.

Early life

Barnes was born to a Caucasian mother and an African American father.[1] He attended Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks, California, where he was a letterman in football and basketball. He earned All-American, All-State, All-CIF, All-City, and All-League honors in each sport.[2]

Barnes played four seasons of college basketball at UCLA, where he was an All-Pacific-10 Honorable Mention selection in 2001.

Professional career

Early career

Barnes was selected with the 46th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2002 NBA draft. He was then traded that summer along with Nick Anderson to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Wesley Person, but was cut that October. He later joined the Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA D-League for the 2002–03 season and the Long Beach Jam of the ABA for the 2003–04 season.

In January 2004, he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.

In October 2004, he signed with the Sacramento Kings. He was traded halfway through the 2004–05 season along with Chris Webber to the Philadelphia 76ers, in exchange for Kenny Thomas, Corliss Williamson and Brian Skinner, though he never suited up for a game with the Sixers due to knee tendinitis. He was later waived by the Sixers.

Barnes signed a free agent contract with the New York Knicks in the 2005 NBA offseason. He was waived by the Knicks during the 2005–06 season after playing six games. He was then claimed by the 76ers to serve a second stint in Philadelphia,[3] where he finished out the season.

Golden State Warriors

Barnes signed with the Golden State Warriors before their first day of training camp in October 2006,[4] and effectively raised his status in the league since joining the team. With struggling forward Mike Dunleavy, Jr. placed on the bench, Barnes was given more playing time by coach Don Nelson. On December 26, 2006, he hit seven three-point field goals to tie a Warriors franchise record.[5] The record was broken later that season by Jason Richardson, who hit 8 three-pointers on March 29, 2007.[6] Barnes, a high-school All-American wide receiver, says that if he had not been signed by the Warriors he would have tried out for the NFL.[7]

Before signing with Golden State, Barnes had only made 10 three-pointers in his career. In the 2006–07 season, he made 106. After joining Golden State, Matt's offense improved impressively, from 3 points a game in Philadelphia to 9.8, appearing in 76 games. He also added a strong 2007 post-season, with 11.1 ppg and 5.7 rpg in eleven playoff games and helped the #8 seed Warriors take down the #1 seed Mavericks in the 2007 playoffs.

On August 6, 2007, Barnes returned to the Warriors under a one-year contract.[8]

Barnes, along with teammates Stephen Jackson and Baron Davis, served as a Warriors team captain for the 2007–08 season.[9] He was not expected to return for the 2008–09 season.[10]

Phoenix Suns

Barnes with the Suns

On July 22, 2008, Barnes signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Suns.[11] On November 14, 2008, Barnes was suspended for two games without pay for his role in a fight after a non-call foul on Rafer Alston.[12]

Orlando Magic

On July 23, 2009, Barnes signed a two-year deal with the Orlando Magic. Although he was able to opt out of his deal after the first year, Barnes stated that he would like to remain in Orlando.[13] After the Magic were eliminated in the 2010 NBA Playoffs by the Boston Celtics, Barnes announced he would opt out of the final year of his contract.[14]

Los Angeles Lakers

On July 23, 2010, Barnes signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.[15]

Return to the Clippers

Barnes with former teammates Ronny Turiaf and Ryan Hollins

Barnes signed with the Los Angeles Clippers in September 2012.[16] On October 31, 2012, the NBA suspended Barnes for one game after he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor for resisting, delaying or obstructing a police officer.[17] In June 2013, Barnes was named Defensive Player of the Year for the Clippers.[18] On July 10, 2013, Barnes re-signed with the Clippers to a multi-year deal.[19] In November 2013, Barnes was fined $25,000 for not leaving the court in a timely manner after an ejection in a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder and for using his Twitter account during the game in violation of the NBA's rules.[20]

During the 2014–15 season, Barnes was fined multiple times. On December 13, he was fined $25,000 for kicking a water bottle and using language during a game against the Washington Wizards.[21] On January 25, 2015 he was fined $25,000 for what was said to be inappropriate language directed towards a fan during a game against the Phoenix Suns, although Barnes said that it was directed towards the Suns' owner.[22] On May 8, he was fined $50,000 for remarks made to James Harden's mother during a playoff game against the Houston Rockets.[23]

Memphis Grizzlies

On June 15, 2015, Barnes was traded, along with Spencer Hawes, to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for shooting guard Lance Stephenson.[24]

Later that month, on June 25, Barnes was traded again, this time to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Luke Ridnour.[25] The move reunited Barnes with the team that originally drafted him in 2002. On December 28, 2015, Barnes was suspended by the NBA for two games for a physical altercation with New York Knicks coach Derek Fisher at the home of Barnes' estranged wife in Southern California in October.[26] On January 13, 2016, the NBA Players Association filed a grievance on behalf of Barnes to get his two-game suspension without pay rescinded.[27] Four days later, he was fined $35,000 by the NBA for publicly defending his violence towards Fisher in their October scuffle.[28] On February 24, he scored a season-high 25 points in the Grizzlies' 128–119 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[29] On March 11, he recorded his first career triple-double with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 121–114 overtime win over the New Orleans Pelicans.[30][31]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003–04 L.A. Clippers 38 9 19.1 .457 .154 .705 4.0 1.3 .7 .1 4.5
2004–05 Sacramento 43 9 16.6 .411 .227 .603 3.1 1.3 .7 .2 3.8
2005–06 New York 6 5 15.5 .367 .250 .750 4.0 1.0 .7 .0 4.3
2005–06 Philadelphia 50 0 10.8 .536 .182 .674 1.9 .4 .3 .1 3.0
2006–07 Golden State 76 23 23.9 .438 .366 .732 4.6 2.1 1.0 .5 9.8
2007–08 Golden State 73 18 19.4 .423 .293 .747 4.4 1.9 .7 .5 6.7
2008–09 Phoenix 77 40 27.0 .423 .343 .743 5.5 2.8 .7 .3 10.2
2009–10 Orlando 81 58 25.9 .487 .319 .740 5.5 1.7 .7 .4 8.8
2010–11 L.A. Lakers 53 0 19.2 .470 .318 .779 4.3 1.3 .7 .4 6.7
2011–12 L.A. Lakers 63 16 22.9 .452 .333 .742 5.5 2.0 .6 .8 7.8
2012–13 L.A. Clippers 80 4 25.7 .462 .342 .744 4.6 1.5 1.0 .8 10.3
2013–14 L.A. Clippers 63 40 27.5 .438 .343 .733 4.6 2.0 .9 .4 9.9
2014–15 L.A. Clippers 76 74 29.9 .444 .362 .779 4.0 1.5 .9 .7 10.1
2015–16 Memphis 76 45 28.8 .381 .322 .804 5.5 2.1 1.0 .8 10.0
Career 855 341 23.6 .440 .335 .742 4.6 1.7 .8 .5 8.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007 Golden State 11 3 30.0 .450 .422 .722 5.7 2.4 1.5 .4 11.1
2010 Orlando 14 14 23.3 .400 .375 .850 4.7 1.4 .7 .2 6.4
2011 L.A. Lakers 10 0 13.1 .395 .167 .571 2.8 .5 .7 .2 3.6
2012 L.A. Lakers 11 0 16.8 .271 .161 .500 3.3 1.5 .9 .5 3.5
2013 L.A. Clippers 6 0 27.0 .545 .412 .842 5.0 .5 .7 .3 11.8
2014 L.A. Clippers 13 13 31.1 .421 .317 .684 4.5 1.8 .9 .2 9.4
2015 L.A. Clippers 14 14 29.2 .380 .267 .750 5.1 1.6 1.4 .7 7.6
Career 79 44 24.6 .407 .311 .748 4.5 1.4 1.0 .4 7.4

Personal life

Barnes' younger brother Jason played football in the Canadian Football League. Barnes has twins with wife Gloria Govan, who appeared in VH1's Basketball Wives and Basketball Wives: LA. Barnes was arrested in 2010 on suspicion of domestic violence against Govan, and for driving with a suspended license and threatening a police officer in July 2012.[32] They separated in 2014.[33]

References

  1. ↑ Hoffarth, Tom (May 12, 2012). "Q and A: Lakers’ Matt Barnes can remember his mom through his Athletes vs. Cancer foundation". insidesocial.com. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "#23 Matt Barnes". UCLABruins.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ Barnes re-signs with 76ers
  4. ↑ Kings' Matt Barnes off to Golden State Archived October 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Davis (21 points, 16 assists) golden for Warriors in win
  6. ↑ Hu, Janny (March 30, 2007). "J-Rich gets healthy vs. Suns, Guard sets team record for threes". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  7. ↑ Hu, Janny (December 14, 2006). "Barnes turns Warriors into believers". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Warriors Re-Sign Free Agent Forward Matt Barnes To Contract". NBA. August 6, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  9. ↑ New-look Jackson, Warriors aim to build on late playoff success
  10. ↑ Hu, Janny (March 31, 2010). "Later Daze, Baron: Davis leaves Warriors for Clippers". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  11. ↑ Greene, Josh (July 22, 2008). "Suns Ink Barnes to a One-Year Deal". Suns.com. NBA. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  12. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20090313034130/http://www.google.com:80/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gQiCNnFelPNA2Xu_ztYJhpVd8t8AD94ET25O7. Archived from the original on March 13, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ "Twitter / Matt Barnes: @Magic_Mikey I wanna b w/t". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  14. ↑ Pollakoff, Brett (May 31, 2010). "Orlando's Matt Barnes to Opt Out of His Contract, Become a Free Agent". NBA Fanhouse. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Veteran Barnes signs with Lakers". ESPN. July 23, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  16. ↑ "CLIPPERS SIGN MATT BARNES". NBA.com. September 14, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Clippers' Barnes suspended for season opener". NBA. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  18. ↑ Clippers Award Series – Matt Barnes
  19. ↑ "CLIPPERS SIGN MATT BARNES, DARREN COLLISON, RYAN HOLLINS AND CHRIS PAUL". NBA.com. July 10, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  20. ↑ Turner, Broderick (2013-11-14). "Clippers' Matt Barnes is fined $25,000 by NBA in wake of ejection". Los Angeles Times.
  21. ↑ Rohlin, Melissa (2015-03-05). "Matt Barnes tweets that if he'd kicked LeBron James he'd be in jail". Los Angeles Times.
  22. ↑ Bolch, Ben (2015-01-28). "Clippers' Matt Barnes says fine came from exchange with Suns owner". Los Angeles Times.
  23. ↑ Turner, Broderick (2015-05-08). "NBA fines Clippers' Matt Barnes $50,000 for comments to James Harden's mom". Los Angeles times.
  24. ↑ "Hornets Acquire Spencer Hawes and Matt Barnes from the Los Angeles Clippers in Exchange for Lance Stephenson". NBA.com. June 15, 2015. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Grizzlies acquire Matt Barnes from Charlotte Hornets". NBA.com. June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  26. ↑ Sources: Matt Barnes suspended two games for altercation with Derek Fisher
  27. ↑ Sources: Players association files grievance on behalf of Grizzlies’ Matt Barnes
  28. ↑ NBA fines Matt Barnes $35,000 for saying 'violence is never the answer, but sometimes it is'
  29. ↑ Barnes has 25 as Grizzlies defeat Lakers 128-119
  30. ↑ Stephenson leads Grizzlies to 121-114 OT win over Pelicans
  31. ↑ Matt Barnes finishes tonight with his first career...
  32. ↑ Lakers' Matt Barnes Arrested Twice In Less Than Two Years
  33. ↑ NBA STAR MATT BARNES SEPARATED FROM GLORIA GOVAN... 'Trust Issues'

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