Nick Van Exel

Retired • Retired after 2007 season • PG/SG • 13 years of NBA experience

Height6'1

Born27th November 1971 (age 54)

Weight195 lbs

Nationality🇺🇸USA

NBA Draft37th pick, 1993

Pre-draft teamCincinnati

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Stats

15 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
1993-94	NBA	L.A. Lakers	81	80	33.3	5.1	13.0	39.4%	1.5	4.5	33.8%	3.6	8.5	42.3%	.452	1.9	2.4	78.1%	0.6	2.4	2.9	5.8	1.0	0.1	1.8	1.9	13.6
1994-95	NBA	L.A. Lakers	80	80	36.8	5.8	13.8	42.0%	2.3	6.4	35.8%	3.5	7.5	47.3%	.503	2.9	3.8	78.3%	0.3	2.5	2.8	8.3	1.2	0.1	2.8	2.0	16.9
1995-96	NBA	L.A. Lakers	74	74	34.0	5.4	12.8	41.7%	1.9	5.4	35.7%	3.4	7.4	46.1%	.493	2.2	2.8	79.9%	0.4	2.1	2.4	6.9	0.9	0.1	2.1	1.6	14.9
1996-97	NBA	L.A. Lakers	79	79	37.2	5.5	13.6	40.2%	2.2	5.9	37.8%	3.2	7.7	42.0%	.484	2.1	2.5	82.5%	0.6	2.3	2.9	8.5	0.9	0.1	2.7	1.4	15.3
1997-98	NBA	L.A. Lakers	64	46	32.1	4.9	11.6	41.9%	1.9	4.9	38.9%	2.9	6.7	44.0%	.501	2.1	2.7	79.1%	0.5	2.5	3.0	6.9	1.0	0.1	1.6	1.9	13.8
1998-99	NBA	Denver Nuggets	50	50	36.0	6.1	15.4	39.8%	1.4	4.7	30.8%	4.7	10.7	43.7%	.445	2.8	3.5	81.1%	0.3	2.0	2.3	7.4	0.8	0.1	2.4	1.8	16.5
1999-00	NBA	Denver Nuggets	79	79	37.3	6.0	15.4	39.0%	1.7	5.1	33.2%	4.3	10.3	41.9%	.445	2.5	3.0	81.7%	0.4	3.5	3.9	9.0	0.9	0.1	2.8	1.9	16.1
2000-01	NBA	Denver Nuggets	71	70	37.9	6.5	15.7	41.4%	1.9	5.0	37.7%	4.6	10.6	43.1%	.474	2.9	3.5	81.9%	0.6	2.8	3.4	8.5	0.9	0.3	2.3	1.5	17.7
2001-02	NBA	Dallas Mavericks	27	2	28.0	4.8	11.6	41.1%	1.3	3.6	34.7%	3.5	8.0	44.0%	.465	2.4	2.9	84.4%	0.3	2.8	3.1	4.2	0.5	0.1	1.5	1.3	13.2
2001-02	NBA	Denver Nuggets	45	44	38.6	8.3	20.3	40.8%	1.9	5.6	33.7%	6.4	14.7	43.5%	.454	3.0	3.9	78.2%	0.4	3.3	3.8	8.1	0.7	0.2	2.6	1.5	21.4
2001-02	NBA	Total (NBA)	72	46	34.7	7.0	17.0	40.9%	1.7	4.9	34.0%	5.3	12.2	43.6%	.457	2.8	3.5	80.1%	0.4	3.1	3.5	6.6	0.6	0.2	2.2	1.4	18.4
2002-03	NBA	Dallas Mavericks	73	1	27.8	4.7	11.4	41.2%	1.6	4.3	37.8%	3.1	7.1	43.2%	.483	1.5	2.0	76.4%	0.5	2.4	2.8	4.3	0.6	0.1	1.7	1.2	12.5
2003-04	NBA	Golden State Warriors	39	29	32.2	4.8	12.3	39.0%	1.2	3.8	30.7%	3.6	8.4	42.9%	.438	1.8	2.5	70.7%	0.4	2.3	2.7	5.3	0.5	0.1	2.0	1.5	12.6
2004-05	NBA	Portland Trail Blazers	53	34	30.5	4.0	10.6	38.1%	1.9	4.8	38.9%	2.2	5.7	37.5%	.471	1.1	1.4	78.4%	0.4	2.7	3.0	4.3	0.8	0.0	1.7	1.3	11.1
2005-06	NBA	San Antonio Spurs	65	2	15.2	2.1	5.3	39.7%	0.8	2.4	35.7%	1.2	2.9	42.9%	.477	0.4	0.6	68.3%	0.1	1.3	1.4	1.9	0.2	0.0	0.9	0.9	5.5

NBA Salary

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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

Nick Van Exel - Now into his third years as a Player Development Instructor for the Hawks. More newsworthy in recent times was his son, who was sentenced to 60 years in jail in February for murder.

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Where Are They Now, 2011: Bookkeeping The Retired Guys

19th April 2011

Nick Van Exel - Van Exel resigned his assistant's position at Texas Southern university in the summer to take a position with the Atlanta Hawks as a player development instructor. He made the news for all the wrong reasons in December when his son, also called Nick Van Exel, confessed to accidentally killing his best friend, and is now charged with murder.

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Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 68

18th May 2010

- Nick Van Exel

This one shouldn't take as long. Nickey Maxwell Van Exel retired after the 2005-06 season and is now an assistant at Texas Southern University, as is another ex-NBA player, Vin Baker.

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"That Guy We Drafted," 1993

11th December 2009

- 37th pick: Nick Van Exel (L.A. Lakers)

- Van Exel last played in the NBA in the 2005-06 season with the Spurs. He was largely past it by that time, averaging only 5.5 points and 1.9 assists in that season, but his career averages of 14.4 points and 6.6 assists in 880 career games destroy most of the rest of this list. He is now an assistant coach at Texas Southern.

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