Bookkeeping The Retired Guys, 2013 Edition
Rick Brunson - A Bulls assistant coach at last update, Brunson now holds the same role with the Bobcats.
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Retired • Retired in 2007 • PG • 9 years of NBA experience
Height6'4
Born14th June 1972 (age 54)
Weight190 lbs
Nationality🇺🇸USA
NBA DraftUndrafted, 1995
Pre-draft teamTemple
HandLeft
Agentn/a
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Stats
| Year | League | Team | MPG | G | GS | PTS/G | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | NBA | Portland Trail Blazers | 16.4 | 38 | 10 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 34.8% | 0.6 | 1.6 | 36.1% | 1.1 | 1.6 | 67.7% | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 1998-99 | NBA | New York Knicks | 5.6 | 17 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 28.6% | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0% | 0.3 | 1.1 | 27.8% | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| 1999-00 | NBA | New York Knicks | 7.8 | 37 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 41.4% | 0.1 | 0.4 | 15.4% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 61.1% | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 2000-01 | NBA | Boston Celtics | 20.3 | 7 | 0 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 28.6% | 0.3 | 1.6 | 18.2% | 0.6 | 1.3 | 44.4% | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| 2000-01 | NBA | New York Knicks | 4.4 | 15 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 42.1% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0% | 0.3 | 0.4 | 66.7% | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 2000-01 | NBA | Total (NBA) | 9.5 | 22 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 33.3% | 0.1 | 0.6 | 14.3% | 0.4 | 0.7 | 53.3% | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 2001-02 | NBA | Portland Trail Blazers | 8.8 | 59 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 39.8% | 0.1 | 0.2 | 54.5% | 0.5 | 0.7 | 70.7% | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 2002-03 | NBA | Chicago Bulls | 11.5 | 17 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 46.0% | 0.2 | 0.4 | 66.7% | 0.6 | 0.7 | 83.3% | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 2003-04 | NBA | Chicago Bulls | 10.9 | 37 | 0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 37.6% | 0.3 | 0.6 | 47.8% | 0.7 | 0.8 | 87.1% | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 2003-04 | NBA | Toronto Raptors | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 50.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003-04 | NBA | Total (NBA) | 10.3 | 40 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 38.1% | 0.3 | 0.6 | 47.8% | 0.7 | 0.8 | 87.1% | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 2004-05 | NBA | L.A. Clippers | 24.3 | 80 | 39 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 37.6% | 0.6 | 1.6 | 36.9% | 0.7 | 0.9 | 77.0% | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 2005-06 | NBA | Houston Rockets | 9.3 | 23 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 34.8% | 0.2 | 0.5 | 41.7% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 58.3% | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 2005-06 | NBA | Seattle Supersonics | 7.8 | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 62.5% | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 2005-06 | NBA | Total (NBA) | 9.1 | 27 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 38.9% | 0.2 | 0.5 | 38.5% | 0.3 | 0.4 | 58.3% | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
NBA Salary
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Contract seasons currently held for Rick Brunson.
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Listed total
$17,550,000
| 2025/26 | 2026/27 | 2027/28 | 2028/29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| $3,450,000 Retired Fully guaranteed | $4,075,000 Retired Fully guaranteed | $4,700,000 Retired $2,350,000 guaranteed Team option | $5,325,000 Retired $2,662,500 guaranteed Player option |
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Articles
View all articlesWhere Are They Now, 2011: Bookkeeping The Retired Guys
Rick Brunson - After a couple of years as an assistant at Hartford, Brunson was recruited by Tom Thibodeau, and is back with Chicago as an assistant.
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The best of what's left
Incidentally, there exists a decent possibility that in the next week, the Bulls will hire Rick Brunson as an assistant coach and sign Roger Mason as a player. This is noteworthy for the fact that Chicago, under Paxson's regime, once traded Mason for Brunson. A minor mistake.
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Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 10
- Rick BrunsonThe last time we checked in on Eric Daniel Brunson, he was the director of men's basketball operations at the University of Virginia. He's moved now, however. After Virginia head coach Dave Leitao resigned last April, Brunson took over the head coaching role until his replacement was announced, a role that didn't involve a huge amount of coaching as their season had already finished. Once the handover was completed, Brunson left the program and became an assistant coach at Hartford, where he remains.