Ryan Bowen

Retired • Retired after 2010 season • SF/PF • 10 years of NBA experience

Height6'9

Born20th November 1975 (age 50)

Weight218 lbs

Nationality🇺🇸USA

NBA Draft55th pick, 1998

Pre-draft teamIowa

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Agentn/a

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Stats

10 seasons

Year	League	Team	G	GS	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS/G
1999-00	NBA	Denver Nuggets	52	0	11.3	0.9	2.3	39.3%	0.0	0.2	11.1%	0.9	2.1	41.7%	.397	0.7	1.0	71.7%	1.4	0.8	2.2	0.4	0.8	0.3	0.3	1.8	2.5
2000-01	NBA	Denver Nuggets	57	0	12.2	1.4	2.5	55.6%	0.1	0.2	36.4%	1.3	2.3	57.1%	.569	0.5	0.8	61.4%	1.1	0.9	2.0	0.5	0.6	0.2	0.4	1.7	3.4
2001-02	NBA	Denver Nuggets	75	21	22.5	2.0	4.1	47.9%	0.0	0.2	8.3%	1.9	3.9	49.5%	.480	0.9	1.2	75.0%	1.8	2.2	4.0	0.7	1.0	0.5	0.5	2.3	4.9
2002-03	NBA	Denver Nuggets	62	31	16.1	1.6	3.2	49.2%	0.0	0.1	28.6%	1.5	3.1	50.0%	.497	0.4	0.7	65.9%	1.3	1.3	2.5	0.9	1.0	0.5	0.7	1.3	3.6
2003-04	NBA	Denver Nuggets	52	1	7.5	0.3	1.0	34.0%	0.0	0.0	—	0.3	1.0	34.0%	.340	0.2	0.2	83.3%	0.8	0.9	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.9	0.9
2004-05	NBA	Houston Rockets	66	6	9.2	0.7	1.7	42.3%	0.0	0.1	50.0%	0.7	1.6	41.9%	.437	0.2	0.3	66.7%	0.3	0.8	1.2	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.9	1.7
2005-06	NBA	Houston Rockets	68	19	9.6	0.5	1.8	29.8%	0.0	0.3	13.6%	0.5	1.5	33.3%	.310	0.2	0.2	78.6%	0.5	0.8	1.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.2	1.3	1.3
2007-08	NBA	New Orleans Hornets	53	4	12.5	0.9	1.9	49.0%	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.9	1.9	49.5%	.490	0.3	0.5	55.2%	1.0	0.8	1.9	0.5	0.6	0.2	0.3	1.5	2.2
2008-09	NBA	New Orleans Hornets	21	3	10.4	1.0	1.8	57.9%	0.0	0.0	—	1.0	1.8	57.9%	.579	0.1	0.2	60.0%	0.5	0.7	1.1	0.4	0.7	0.2	0.2	1.8	2.2
2009-10	NBA	Oklahoma City Thunder	1	0	8.0	1.0	1.0	100.0%	0.0	0.0	—	1.0	1.0	100.0%	1.000	2.0	2.0	100.0%	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	4.0

NBA Salary

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Contract seasons currently held for Ryan Bowen. The panel is omitted entirely when a player has no applicable salary rows.

Listed total $14,050,000

2025/26	2026/27	2027/28	2028/29
$2,575,000 Retired Fully guaranteed	$3,200,000 Retired Fully guaranteed	$3,825,000 Retired $1,912,500 guaranteed Team option	$4,450,000 Retired $2,225,000 guaranteed Player option

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Bookkeeping The Retired Guys, 2013 Edition

19th March 2013

Ryan Bowen - Bowen briefly returned to his alma mater of Iowa to work as a video coordinator, and now is back with the Nuggets as an assistant coach and advance scout.

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Where Are They Now, 2011: Bookkeeping The Retired Guys

19th April 2011

Ryan Bowen - Upon retiring, Bowen returned to his alma mater (Iowa), and worked last year as a video coordinator and administrative assistant.

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Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 8

8th January 2010

- Ryan Bowen

Bowen was signed by the Thunder this offseason in a move I've already talked about way too often. He made the roster ahead of Mike Harris, but was waived after a month to accommodate Mike Wilks. He has not signed elsewhere since, and nothing about his Twitter account suggests that he's in a rush to do so again. But this is Ryan Bowen we're talking about. In term of NBA staying power, this man is a pioneer.

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