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Tony Battie

Retired • Retired after 2012 season • PF/C • 14 years of NBA experience

Height6'11

Weight240 lbs

Born11th February 1976 (age 50)

Nationality🇺🇸USA

NBA Draft5th pick, 19971997 Early Entry: Stayed in

Pre-draft teamTexas Tech

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Stats

Year	League	Team	G	MPG	PTS/G	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1997-98	NBA	Denver Nuggets	65	23.2	8.4	3.6	8.1	44.6%	0.0	0.2	21.4%	1.1	1.6	70.2%	2.1	3.3	5.4	0.9	0.8	1.1	1.5	3.1
1998-99	NBA	Boston Celtics	50	22.4	6.7	2.9	5.7	51.9%	0.0	0.1	0.0%	0.8	1.2	67.2%	1.9	4.1	6.0	1.1	0.6	1.4	0.9	3.2
1999-00	NBA	Boston Celtics	82	18.4	6.6	2.7	5.6	47.7%	0.0	0.1	12.5%	1.2	1.8	67.5%	1.9	3.1	5.0	0.8	0.6	0.9	0.8	3.0
2000-01	NBA	Boston Celtics	40	21.1	6.5	2.7	5.0	53.7%	0.0	0.1	0.0%	1.1	1.7	63.8%	1.8	4.0	5.8	0.4	0.7	1.5	0.9	3.2
2001-02	NBA	Boston Celtics	74	24.6	6.9	2.9	5.3	54.1%	0.0	0.0	0.0%	1.2	1.8	67.7%	2.5	4.0	6.5	0.5	0.8	0.9	0.7	3.0
2002-03	NBA	Boston Celtics	67	25.1	7.3	3.0	5.5	53.9%	0.0	0.1	20.0%	1.3	1.8	74.6%	2.2	4.3	6.5	0.7	0.5	1.2	0.7	2.9
2003-04	NBA	Boston Celtics	23	21.8	5.9	2.4	5.1	47.9%	0.0	0.0	100.0%	1.0	1.4	69.7%	1.7	3.4	5.1	0.9	0.3	0.9	1.0	2.4
2003-04	NBA	Cleveland Cavaliers	50	19.5	5.4	2.3	5.3	42.7%	0.0	0.2	12.5%	0.9	1.1	76.8%	1.6	3.2	4.8	0.7	0.4	0.9	0.8	2.1
2003-04	NBA	Total (NBA)	73	20.2	5.6	2.3	5.3	44.3%	0.0	0.1	22.2%	0.9	1.2	74.2%	1.6	3.3	4.9	0.8	0.4	0.9	0.9	2.2
2004-05	NBA	Orlando Magic	81	23.4	4.9	2.0	4.4	46.0%	0.0	0.1	0.0%	0.8	1.2	72.3%	1.3	4.2	5.6	0.5	0.4	1.0	1.0	3.0
2005-06	NBA	Orlando Magic	82	27.0	7.9	3.4	6.7	50.7%	0.0	0.1	0.0%	1.1	1.6	66.4%	1.8	3.8	5.6	0.6	0.6	0.8	1.1	3.0
2006-07	NBA	Orlando Magic	66	23.9	6.1	2.7	5.5	48.9%	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.8	1.2	67.5%	1.4	3.8	5.2	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.9	2.8
2008-09	NBA	Orlando Magic	77	15.6	4.8	2.1	4.2	48.9%	0.0	0.1	22.2%	0.7	1.1	65.9%	1.2	2.4	3.6	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.6	1.5
2009-10	NBA	New Jersey Nets	15	8.9	2.4	0.9	2.7	35.0%	0.1	0.3	25.0%	0.5	0.7	70.0%	0.3	1.3	1.5	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.2	1.3
2010-11	NBA	Philadelphia 76ers	38	9.9	2.6	1.2	2.5	46.9%	0.1	0.1	66.7%	0.2	0.4	57.1%	0.4	2.2	2.6	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.3	1.6
2011-12	NBA	Philadelphia 76ers	27	10.9	1.6	0.7	1.9	37.3%	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.1	0.1	100.0%	0.3	2.2	2.5	0.6	0.1	0.2	0.1	1.0

Teams

Date	Team
1994 - 1997	Texas Tech (NCAA)
June 1997 - June 1998	Denver Nuggets (NBA)
June 1998 - January 1999	L.A. Lakers (NBA)
January 1999 - December 2003	Boston Celtics (NBA)
December 2003 - July 2004	Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
July 2004 - June 2009	Orlando Magic (NBA)
June 2009 - June 2010	New Jersey Nets (NBA)
July 2010 - June 2012	Philadelphia 76ers (NBA)

Transactions

Date	League	Transaction
1997 NBA Draft	NBA	Drafted 5th overall by Denver Nuggets.
21st July 1997	NBA	Signed three-year, $6,716,760 rookie scale contract with Denver Nuggets.
1998 NBA Draft	NBA	Traded by Denver Nuggets, along with the draft rights to Tyronn Lue (#23), to L.A. Lakers in exchange for Nick Van Exel.
21st January 1999	NBA	Traded by L.A. Lakers to Boston Celtics in exchange for Travis Knight.
15th October 1999	NBA	Signed a six-year, $25.2 million extension with Boston Celtics. Included early termination option after 2004/05.
15th December 2003	NBA	Traded by Boston Celtics, along with Eric Williams and Kedrick Brown, to Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Ricky Davis, Chris Mihm, Michael Stewart and a 2005 second-round pick (#50, Ryan Gomes).
23rd July 2004	NBA	Traded by Cleveland Cavaliers, along with a 2005 second-round pick (#44, Martynas Andriuskevicius) and a 2007 second-round pick (#54, Brad Newley, to Orlando Magic in exchange for Drew Gooden, Steven Hunter and the draft rights to Anderson Varejao (#30, 2004).
30th June 2005	NBA	Declined to exercise early termination option.
22nd March 2006	NBA	Signed a four-year, $22,984,000 extension with Orlando Magic.
2009 NBA Draft	NBA	Traded by Orlando Magic, along with Rafer Alston and Courtney Lee, to New Jersey Nets in exchange for Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson.
21st July 2010	NBA	Signed a guaranteed one-year minimum salary contract with Philadelphia 76ers.
11th December 2011	NBA	Re-signed by Philadelphia 76ers to a guaranteed one-year minimum salary contract.

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Pendergraph fills no obvious need for the Bulls, other than to provide frontcourt depth. It's probably a good idea to have as much front court depth as possible, considering that Asik, Boozer and Noah are all injury prone. Kurt Thomas was much relied upon last year because of injuries, and even if he were to retire next season, veteran big man Tony Battie can slide in and fill the same role. Battie's always been a solid player, and at 35, he's still fairly solid; sticking mid-range jumpers, rebounding, and still possessing the shot blocking instincts. If a 35 year old athlete can ever be described as a younger anything, Tony Battie is the younger Kurt Thomas.

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