Speedy Claxton

Speedy Claxton

Claxton in 1998 playing for Hofstra University.
No. 12, 10, 5
Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth	May 8, 1978 (1978-05-08) (age 33)
Place of birth	Hempstead, New York
Nationality	American
High school	Christ the King
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	166 lb (75 kg)
Career information
College	Hofstra
NBA Draft	2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Pro career	2000–2010
Career history
Philadelphia 76ers (2000–2002) San Antonio Spurs (2002–2003) Golden State Warriors (2003–2005, 2009–2010) New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (2005–2006) Atlanta Hawks (2006–2009)
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (2003) 2× America East Conference Player of the Year (1998, 2000) Haggerty Award winner (2000)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Craig "Speedy" Claxton (born May 8, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He is now a college scout with the Golden State Warriors.^[1]

College

Prior to the NBA, Claxton played at Hofstra University, where he played under current Villanova University coach Jay Wright. At Hofstra, Claxton led the Flying Dutchmen to the America East Championship defeating the University of Delaware in the championship game at Hofstra Arena. The Flying Dutchmen reached the 2000 NCAA Tournament, where they were defeated in the first round by an Oklahoma State team led by Desmond Mason, Claxton's future teammate with the Hornets.

Claxton donated money to help build the 5000-seat arena in which the Hofstra team plays, and his number 10 was retired by Hofstra on January 31, 2009.

Claxton was inducted into the Hofstra Hall of Fame on January 29, 2011.

NBA career

San Antonio Spurs (2002)

Claxton was drafted in 2000, 20th overall, by the Philadelphia 76ers.^[2] His rookie scale contract was worth four years and $4.68 million; he opted out of the fourth year to become a free agent.

He missed his entire rookie season due to a knee injury suffered during the pre-season. In 2002 Claxton was traded to the San Antonio Spurs, where he won the 2003 Championship as a valuable reserve backing up Tony Parker. In Game 6 of the Championship Series against the Lakers, Claxton scored 13 points and made 4 assists in the last 23 minutes of the game. ^[3]

Golden State Warriors (2003-2005)

In 2003 Claxton was signed by the Golden State Warriors to a three-year contract worth US$10 million.

New Orleans Hornets (2005-2006)

On February 24, 2005, Claxton and Dale Davis were traded from the Warriors to the New Orleans Hornets for Baron Davis.

Atlanta Hawks (2006-2009)

On July 12, 2006, Claxton signed a contract worth approximately $25 million over four years with the Atlanta Hawks. Claxton only played 44 games with the Hawks, as he was injured in every year since he signed with the team.

Return to the Warriors (2009-2010)

On June 25, 2009, Claxton was traded to the Golden State Warriors along with Acie Law for Jamal Crawford.^[4] He was waived by Golden State on February 6, 2010, after the team signed Anthony Tolliver for the remainder of the season.

Personal life

Claxton's parents are from Antigua and Barbuda. His sister, Lisa, played for the St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team.^[2] His brother Michael (M. Buckets) played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats. Claxton and his wife, Meeka Claxton, have two daughters, Aniya and London.^[2]

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
2001–02	Philadelphia	67	18	22.8	.400	.121	.838	2.4	3.0	1.4	.1	7.2
2002–03	San Antonio	30	0	15.7	.462	.000	.684	1.9	2.5	.7	.2	5.8
2003–04	Golden State	60	29	26.6	.427	.182	.813	2.6	4.5	1.6	.2	10.6
2004–05	Golden State	46	44	32.6	.431	.192	.761	3.3	6.2	1.9	.1	13.1
2004–05	New Orleans	16	3	22.8	.373	.111	.610	1.9	5.5	1.4	.1	6.8
2005–06	NO/Oklahoma City	71	3	28.4	.413	.270	.769	2.7	4.8	1.5	.1	12.3
2006–07	Atlanta	42	31	25.1	.327	.214	.550	1.9	4.4	1.7	.1	5.3
2008–09	Atlanta	2	0	7.5	.286	.000	.500	.0	1.5	.0	.0	2.5
Career		334	128	25.6	.409	.193	.762	2.5	4.3	1.5	.1	9.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001–02	Philadelphia	5	0	9.8	.333	.000	.667	.2	2.8	1.0	.0	2.4
2002–03	San Antonio	24	0	13.6	.438	.000	.750	1.9	1.9	.7	.2	5.2
2008–09	Atlanta	1	0	3.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Career		30	0	12.6	.427	.000	.740	1.5	2.0	.7	.2	4.6

Notes

1. ^ Warriors might be focusing in on Monroe
2. ^ ^{a b c} NBA.com Bio
3. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2003/story?id=1568514
4. ^ "Warriors Acquire Acie Law and Speedy Claxton From Atlanta Hawks". NBA.com. 2009-06-25. http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors_acquire_law_claxton.html. Retrieved 2009-06-28. 

External links

• NBA.com player profile

Persondata
Name	Claxton, Speedy
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Date of birth	May 8, 1978
Place of birth	Hempstead, New York
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