Christian Laettner

Retired • Retired again in 2012 • PF • 13 years of NBA experience

Height6'11

Born17th August 1969 (age 56)

Weight245 lbs

Nationality🇺🇸USA

NBA Draft3rd pick, 1992

Pre-draft teamDuke

HandRight

Agentn/a

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Stats

17 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
1992-93	NBA	Minnesota Timberwolves	81	81	34.9	6.2	13.1	47.4%	0.0	0.5	10.0%	6.2	12.6	48.9%	.476	5.7	6.8	83.5%	2.1	6.6	8.7	2.8	1.3	1.0	3.4	3.6	18.2
1993-94	NBA	Minnesota Timberwolves	70	67	34.7	5.7	12.6	44.8%	0.1	0.4	24.0%	5.6	12.3	45.5%	.452	5.4	6.8	78.3%	2.3	6.3	8.6	4.4	1.2	1.2	3.7	3.8	16.8
1994-95	NBA	Minnesota Timberwolves	81	80	34.2	5.6	11.4	48.9%	0.2	0.5	32.5%	5.4	10.9	49.7%	.496	5.0	6.2	81.8%	2.0	5.5	7.6	2.9	1.2	1.1	2.8	3.7	16.3
1995-96	NBA	Atlanta Hawks	30	27	32.6	5.3	10.8	48.9%	0.0	0.3	0.0%	5.3	10.6	50.2%	.489	3.6	4.3	82.3%	2.9	5.0	7.9	2.3	1.0	0.9	2.5	4.0	14.2
1995-96	NBA	Minnesota Timberwolves	44	44	34.5	6.4	13.2	48.6%	0.2	0.7	29.0%	6.2	12.5	49.7%	.494	4.9	6.0	81.6%	2.2	4.6	6.9	2.9	0.9	1.0	2.5	3.6	18.0
1995-96	NBA	Total (NBA)	74	71	33.7	6.0	12.3	48.7%	0.1	0.5	23.1%	5.9	11.7	49.9%	.492	4.4	5.4	81.8%	2.5	4.8	7.3	2.7	1.0	1.0	2.5	3.7	16.4
1996-97	NBA	Atlanta Hawks	82	82	38.3	6.7	13.8	48.6%	0.4	1.1	35.2%	6.3	12.7	49.7%	.500	4.4	5.4	81.6%	2.6	6.2	8.8	2.7	1.2	0.8	2.7	3.4	18.1
1997-98	NBA	Atlanta Hawks	74	49	30.8	4.8	9.9	48.5%	0.1	0.4	22.2%	4.7	9.5	49.5%	.489	4.1	4.8	86.4%	1.9	4.7	6.6	2.6	1.0	1.0	2.5	3.3	13.8
1998-99	NBA	Detroit Pistons	16	0	21.1	2.4	6.6	35.8%	0.1	0.2	33.3%	2.3	6.4	35.9%	.363	2.8	3.6	77.2%	1.3	2.1	3.4	1.5	0.9	0.8	1.2	1.9	7.6
1999-00	NBA	Detroit Pistons	82	82	29.8	4.6	9.8	47.3%	0.1	0.3	29.2%	4.5	9.5	47.9%	.478	2.9	3.6	81.2%	2.1	4.6	6.7	2.3	1.0	0.5	2.3	4.0	12.2
2000-01	NBA	Dallas Mavericks	53	35	17.5	3.1	6.1	51.1%	0.0	0.1	33.3%	3.1	6.0	51.3%	.512	1.3	1.5	81.7%	1.4	2.6	4.0	1.3	0.8	0.5	1.3	3.0	7.5
2000-01	NBA	Total (NBA)	78	48	21.3	3.6	7.1	50.3%	0.1	0.2	30.8%	3.5	6.9	50.7%	.506	2.2	2.6	83.3%	1.5	3.2	4.7	1.6	0.9	0.6	1.8	3.1	9.3
2000-01	NBA	Washington Wizards	25	13	29.3	4.5	9.1	49.1%	0.1	0.4	30.0%	4.4	8.7	50.0%	.498	4.1	4.9	84.4%	1.7	4.4	6.1	2.3	1.2	0.8	2.7	3.3	13.2
2001-02	NBA	Washington Wizards	57	48	25.3	2.9	6.4	46.4%	0.0	0.2	20.0%	2.9	6.2	47.2%	.467	1.2	1.3	86.8%	1.3	4.0	5.3	2.6	1.1	0.4	1.5	2.3	7.1
2002-03	NBA	Washington Wizards	76	66	29.1	3.4	6.8	49.4%	0.0	0.2	12.5%	3.3	6.6	50.6%	.496	1.6	1.9	83.3%	1.5	5.1	6.6	3.1	1.1	0.5	1.1	2.7	8.3
2003-04	NBA	Washington Wizards	48	18	20.5	2.5	5.3	46.5%	0.1	0.4	28.6%	2.4	4.9	48.1%	.477	0.8	1.0	80.0%	1.0	3.8	4.8	1.9	0.8	0.6	0.9	2.1	5.9
2004-05	NBA	Miami Heat	49	0	15.1	2.2	3.8	58.2%	0.0	0.1	14.3%	2.2	3.6	59.9%	.584	0.9	1.2	76.3%	0.7	1.9	2.7	0.8	0.7	0.3	0.6	1.6	5.3

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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Bookkeeping The Retired Guys, 2013 Edition

19th March 2013

Christian Laettner - Once rich enough to almost buy the Girzzlies, Laettner's fortune has been lost to real estate deals gone sour, and he resorted to making a playing comeback last season in the American Basketball Association. Laettner was then an assistant coach for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants for the remainder of the season, but was not retained for this year, and now runs the Christian Laettner Basketball Academy. On the academy's website, you can buy self-aggrandizing t-shirts featuring the slogan "I still heart Laettner".

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Where Are They Now, 2011: Bookkeeping The Retired Guys

19th April 2011

Christian Laettner - A few years ago, Laettner was rich enough to almost buy the Memphis Grizzlies. This is no longer the case, however; his real estate business, ran with former team mate Brian Davis, has fallen on hard times, recently defaulting on a $3 million loan to Shawne Merriman. Laettner is now trying to make it as a coach. To that end, Laettner has started his own basketball academy, the website to which carries this message:

I offer discounts to all players, teams and coaches who hail from the states of Kentucky, North Carolina and Connecticut. This comes from the compassion and generosity of my heart and soul for causing you all so much pain, agony and hate over my four year career at Duke!!

Obvious troll is obvious.

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Creative Financing in the NBA, 2010

12th August 2010

After the Jones buyout came their renouncements. With the team option on Mario Chalmers exercised, the team promptly renounced everyone other than Dwyane Wade [sic] and Joel Anthony. This meant that 10 free agents from the previous season were renounced; Jermaine O'Neal, Quentin Richardson, Udonis Haslem, Dorell Wright, Yakhouba Diawara, Rafer Alston, Carlos Arroyo, Jamaal Magloire, Shavlik Randolph and Kenny Hasbrouck. Some free agents from previous seasons were also still clogging up cap space; namely, Alonzo Mourning, Steve Smith, John Wallace, Wang Zhi Zhi, Gary Payton, Bimbo Coles, Christian Laettner, and Shandon Anderson. In total, before these renouncements took place, Miami's free agent cap holds amounted to a total of $88,184,132, $24,166,800 alone was for Jermaine O'Neal.

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Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 37

1st April 2010

- Christian Laettner

Laettner sold his share in MLS team D.C. United back in October. His real estate venture, Blue Devil Ventures, was recently sued for defaulting on millions in loans, and the same happened to this other venture of his. It is perhaps fortunate, then, that Michael Heisley did not sell the Grizzlies to him after all.

Here is Christian Laettner still milking it, many years later.

Is it just me, or does Christian Laettner look like a cross between Dave Devilfish Ulliott and Ray Liotta? Nah, maybe not.

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