- Mickaël Piétrus
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Mickaël Piétrus No. 12 Phoenix Suns Small forward/Shooting guard Personal information Date of birth February 7, 1982 Place of birth Les Abymes, Guadeloupe Nationality French Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg) Career information NBA Draft 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall Selected by the Golden State Warriors Pro career 1999–present Career history - Pau-Orthez (1999–2003)
- Golden State Warriors (2003–2008)
- Orlando Magic (2008–2010)
- Phoenix Suns (2010–present)
Stats at NBA.com Mickaël Piétrus (born on February 7, 1982, in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe) is a Caribbean-French professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He is listed at 6'6", 215 pounds and plays both the small forward and shooting guard positions. Piétrus was drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the 11th pick of the 2003 NBA Draft, and is originally from Guadeloupe, a Caribbean island that is a part of France. His older brother, Florent Piétrus, is a professional basketball player in Spain.
In September 2005 he won the Bronze Medal at the 2005 European Championship with the French national team. With ÉB Pau-Orthez he won the French championship in 2001 and 2003, as well as the national cup in the year 2002. During the 2008 off-season, he was signed by the Orlando Magic.[1][2]
Piétrus is also known by the nicknames MP, Air France, and Puma.[3][4][5] He speaks French and English fluently.[3]
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Pro career
Golden State Warriors
After leaving his native France, Piétrus was drafted by the Golden State Warriors. He played there for 5 seasons with the last being the 07–08 season.
Orlando Magic
During the 2008 offseason, he signed with the Orlando Magic.
In Piétrus's debut, he scored 20 points against the Atlanta Hawks. He continued to be a key player for the Orlando Magic, with one of his best games being against the Dallas Mavericks, where he made 5 three-point field goals to lead the Magic into a comeback and their first win in Dallas.
Piétrus helped the Magic throughout the 2009 NBA Playoffs where the team reached its second Finals appearance. However he struggled during the final series against the Lakers.
Phoenix Suns
On December 18, 2010, Piétrus was traded to the Phoenix Suns along with Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat, a 2011 first-round draft pick, and $3 million, for former Magic player Hedo Türkoğlu, Jason Richardson, and Earl Clark.[6]
NBA career statistics
Legend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2003–04 Golden State 53 22 14.1 .416 .333 .693 2.2 .5 .6 .2 5.3 2004–05 Golden State 67 3 20.0 .427 .344 .698 2.8 1.2 .7 .3 9.5 2005–06 Golden State 52 18 22.7 .404 .318 .608 3.1 .8 .6 .2 9.3 2006–07 Golden State 72 38 26.9 .488 .388 .648 4.5 .9 .7 .8 11.1 2007–08 Golden State 66 16 19.9 .439 .361 .673 3.7 .7 1.0 .6 7.2 2008–09 Orlando 54 25 24.6 .413 .359 .709 3.3 1.2 .6 .4 9.4 2009–10 Orlando 75 24 22.5 .432 .379 .633 2.9 .7 .7 .4 8.7 2010–11 Orlando 19 0 22.0 .391 .391 .500 2.6 .5 .5 .2 6.7 2010-11 Phoenix 38 4 18.1 .392 .342 .706 2.0 .6 .5 .5 7.4 Career 496 150 21.4 .431 .359 .665 3.1 .8 .7 .4 8.5 Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2006–07 Golden State 11 0 19.0 .347 .259 .694 3.8 .5 .4 .8 6.0 2008–09 Orlando 24 0 25.8 .483 .385 .723 2.6 .6 .8 .5 10.5 2009–10 Orlando 14 0 20.1 .438 .459 .667 1.4 .7 .6 .4 8.4 Career 49 0 22.6 .449 .391 .702 2.5 .6 .6 .6 8.9 See also
- List of French NBA players
References
- ^ Magic land versatile defender Pietrus
- ^ Pietrus leaves Warriors, signs with Magic
- ^ a b Mickael-Pietrus Bio Page
- ^ Say good-bye: Mickael Pietrus is signing with the Magic
- ^ The Undaunted Task of Mickael Pietrus
- ^ "Suns, Magic Complete Six-Player Trade". NBA.com. 2010-12-18. http://www.nba.com/suns/news/orlando_trade_101218.html. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
External links
- NBA.com profile
- Mickael Pietrus at Basketball-Reference.com
- Official Website
- NBA.com: Prospect Profile: Mickael Pietrus
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- Living people
- People from Les Abymes
- French people of Guadeloupean descent
- Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez players
- French basketball players
- French expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Golden State Warriors draft picks
- Golden State Warriors players
- Guadeloupean basketball players
- Orlando Magic players
- Phoenix Suns players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
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