- Aaron McKie
name = Aaron McKie
position =Shooting guard /point guard
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5
weight_lbs = 209
nationality = American
number =
birth_date = birth date and age|1972|10|2
birth_place =Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania
college = Temple
draft = 17th overall
draft_year = 1994
draft_team =Portland Trail Blazers
highschool = Simon Gratz
former_teams = Portland Trail Blazers (1994–1997)Detroit Pistons (1997)Philadelphia 76ers (1997–2005)Los Angeles Lakers (2005–2007)Memphis Grizzlies (2008)
awards = 2000-01NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award Aaron Fitzgerald McKie (born October 2, 1972, in
Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania ) is an American professionalbasketball player in the NBA. Throughout his playing career, McKie has been acombo guard , playing at eitherpoint guard ,shooting guard orsmall forward .High school career
McKie attended
Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia and was a letterman in basketball. In basketball, as a senior, he was an All-Scholastic choice and an All-Southern Pennsylvania choice, and helped lead his team to the Public League championship and a 26 wins-4 loss record, and averaged 18.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 7.2 assists per game.College career
McKie finished his three-year career at
Temple University tied for sixth on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,650 points, averaging 17.9 points per game while starting all 92 games. He was named first-team All-Atlantic 10 and he was named to the A-10 all-tournament team as a senior. As a junior, he was the 1993Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year, after averaging 20.6 points per game.National Basketball Association career
McKie was selected in the first round (17th overall) of the
1994 NBA Draft by thePortland Trail Blazers . He has since played for theDetroit Pistons , thePhiladelphia 76ers , and theLos Angeles Lakers . In the2000-01 NBA season , McKie was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year, becoming the first Sixers player since Bobby Jones in 1983 to win that honor. McKie played an important role in the NBA Finals-bound team, serving as backup toEric Snow andAllen Iverson and occasionally played as a starter. He notched consecutivetriple double s during the 2000-01 season, December 30, 2000 vs. theSacramento Kings (19 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists) and January 3, 2001 vs. theAtlanta Hawks (11 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists).On
August 12 ,2005 , he was waived by the 76ers as part of the one-time "Amnesty provision" of the new labor agreement, allowing the 76ers to waive a player to avoid the luxury tax on his salary. McKie signed with the Lakers onAugust 22 ,2005 and played 24 regular-season games for them.In October 2007, McKie rejoined the 76ers as an assistant coach. [cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20071003_McKie__former_NBA_6th_man_and_Temple_star__joins_76ers_staff.html|title= McKie, former NBA 6th man and Temple star, joins 76ers staff|accessdate=2007-10-03|date=
2007-10-03 |publisher=Sports Features Communications]On
February 1 ,2008 , McKie along withKwame Brown ,Javaris Crittenton , rights toMarc Gasol , and 2008 and 2010 first-round draft picks was traded to theMemphis Grizzlies forPau Gasol . [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3226203 ESPN - In dire need of frontcourt help, Lakers acquire Gasol from Grizzlies - NBA ] ] [cite web |url= http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/080201gasol_trade.html |title=Gasol dealt to Lakers in blockbuster trade |accessdate=2008-02-01] . The Lakers' acquisition of Pau Gasol was only approved by the league office when McKie—who was working as an assistant coach with Philadelphia when the Lakers called to inform him that they wanted to sign him and throw him in for salary-cap reasons—agreed to join the Grizzlies.He was released from the Grizzlies on May 9, 2008. [cite web |url= http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3246325|title=Kidd's trade to Mavs could still happen |accessdate=2008-02-14 ] He rejoined the Philadelphia coaching staff as an assistant in September 2008.
tatistics
*MPG: Minutes Per Game
*PPG: Points Per Game
*APG: Assists Per Game
*RPG: Rebounds Per Game
*SPG: Steals Per Game
*BPG: Blocks Per GamePlayoff career
*MPG: Minutes Per Game
*PPG: Points Per Game
*APG: Assists Per Game
*RPG: Rebounds Per Game
*SPG: Steals Per Game
*BPG: Blocks Per GameOff court troubles
On June 22, 2008, McKie was arrested and charged with one felony count and one misdemeanor count after turning himself in for violating a restraining order and attempting to purchase two guns on April 8, 2008. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3457412 DA says McKie attempted gun purchase despite court order] ] McKie is accused of lying when trying to buy two pistols in an
Abington, Pennsylvania gun shop by concealing a restraining order that forbade him from purchasing firearms. McKie is accused of lying by checking a "no" box on the gun application when asked if he was prevented from purchasing such a firearm by "a restraining order to protect his 'child or an intimate partner or a child of such partner.'" [ [http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080623_Former_76er_arrested_on_gun_violations_.html Former 76er arrested on gun violations] ]Personal
He is a third cousin of
Jason McKie of the NFL'sChicago Bears . [ [http://www.chicagobears.com/news/ChalkTalkStory.asp?story_id=3566 Is Maynard's roster spot in jeopardy? - Chicago Bears ] ]Notes
External links
*NBA-profile
*basketball-reference
*espn nba|id=2640|name=Aaron McKie
* [http://lakerfreak.homestead.com/mckie.html Aaron McKie] Lakerfreak.com
* [http://basketboltr.net/2008/05/10/aaron-mckie-released/ Aaron McKie Released]
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