Bernard James

Retired • Retired after 2017 season • PF/C • 3 years of NBA experience

Height6'10

Born7th February 1985 (age 41)

Weight240 lbs

Nationality🇺🇸USA

NBA Draft33rd pick, 2012

Pre-draft teamFlorida State

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Stats

5 seasons

Year	League	Team	G	GS	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS/G
2012-13	NBA	Dallas Mavericks	46	11	9.9	1.2	2.2	51.5%	0.0	0.0%	1.2	2.2	52.5%	.515	0.5	0.9	61.0%	1.1	1.7	2.8	0.1	0.3	0.8	0.4	1.4	2.8
2013-14	D League	Texas Legends	1	1	37.0	18.0	20.0	90.0%	0.0	—	18.0	20.0	90.0%	.900	2.0	6.0	33.3%	10.0	8.0	18.0	1.0	2.0	4.0	2.0	2.0	38.0
2013-14	NBA	Dallas Mavericks	30	0	4.9	0.4	0.8	47.8%	0.0	0.0%	0.4	0.7	50.0%	.478	0.2	0.4	54.5%	0.5	0.9	1.4	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.9
2014-15	D League	Texas Legends	2	2	29.0	5.0	10.0	50.0%	0.5	0.0%	5.0	9.5	52.6%	.500	1.5	3.0	50.0%	3.5	6.5	10.0	1.0	0.5	5.0	1.0	2.0	11.5
2014-15	NBA	Dallas Mavericks	16	2	9.9	0.8	1.7	44.4%	0.0	—	0.8	1.7	44.4%	.444	1.3	1.4	87.0%	1.1	1.3	2.4	0.3	0.1	0.9	0.4	1.1	2.8

Teams

7 entries

Date	Team
2008 - 2010	Tallahassee CC (Junior College)
2010 - 2012	Florida State (NCAA)
June 2012 - October 2014	Dallas Mavericks (NBA)
October 2014 - November 2014	Texas Legends (D-League)
November 2014 - February 2015	Shanghai (China)
February 2015 - June 2015	Dallas Mavericks (NBA)
January 2017 - February 2017	Limoges (France)

Transactions

20 entries

Date	League	Transaction
2012 NBA Draft	NBA	Drafted 33rd overall by Cleveland.
2012 NBA Draft	NBA	Draft rights traded by Cleveland, along with the draft rights to Jae Crowder (#34) and Jared Cunningham (#24) to Dallas in exchange for Kelenna Azubuike and the draft rights to Tyler Zeller (#17).
25th July, 2012	NBA	Signed a partially guaranteed two year minimum salary contract with Dallas.
19th July, 2013	NBA	Waived by Dallas.
25th July, 2013	NBA	Re-signed by Dallas to a guaranteed one year minimum salary contract.
27th February, 2014	D-League	Assigned by Dallas to Texas Legends of the D-League.
28th February, 2014	D-League	Recalled by Dallas from Texas Legends of the D-League.
3rd September, 2014	NBA	Re-signed by Dallas to a guaranteed one year minimum salary contract.
25th October, 2014	NBA	Waived by Dallas.
30th October, 2014	D-League	Designated as an allocated player by Texas Legends.
20th November, 2014	D-League	Left Texas Legends.
20th November, 2014	China	Signed for the remainder of the season with Shanghai.
11th February, 2015	NBA	Signed a 10 day contract with Dallas.
21st February, 2015	NBA	Signed a second 10 day contract with Dallas.
3rd March, 2015	NBA	Signed a guaranteed minimum salary contract for the remainder of the season with Dallas.
31st July, 2015	China	Signed a one year contract with Shanghai Sharks.
10th March, 2016	Turkey	Signed for the remainder of the season with Galatasaray.
22nd May, 2016	Turkey	Left Galatasaray.
6th January, 2017	France	Signed for the remainder of the season with Limoges.
7th February, 2017	France	Released by Limoges.

NBA Salary

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Listed total $18,950,000

2025/26	2026/27	2027/28	2028/29
$3,800,000 Retired Fully guaranteed	$4,425,000 Retired Fully guaranteed	$5,050,000 Retired $2,525,000 guaranteed Team option	$5,675,000 Retired $2,837,500 guaranteed Player option

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An Unnecessarily Exhaustive Guide To The 2010/11 NCAA Tournament, Part 1: Southwestern Region

15th March 2011

In addition to Singleton, the Seminoles (arguably Division 1's best nickname) offer plenty more quality big men. The headline maker thus far this season has been Bernard James, the 26 year old former soldier who only recently started playing basketball, but who quickly proved to be rather good at it. James chips in 8.4 points in 20 minutes per game, shooting .654% from the field, which ranks second in the nation amongst players with enough attempts to qualify. He does this on a series of lefty layups, hooks, and occasional jumpers - James only goes left, and no one seems to stop him doing so. Offensive productivity aside, BJ is best served as a rebounder, and as an active, athletic and strong interior defender.

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