Dorell Wright

Dorell Wright

Wright with the Warriors
No. 1   Golden State Warriors
Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth	December 2, 1985 (1985-12-02) (age 25)
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
High school	Leuzinger South Kent School
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft	2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19th overall
Selected by the Miami Heat
Pro career	2004–present
Career history
2004–2010	Miami Heat
2010–present	Golden State Warriors
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (2006) NBA 3-point field goals made and attempted leader (2011)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Dorell Lawrence Wright (born December 2, 1985) is an American professional basketball small forward with the Golden State Warriors. In the 2010-11 season, Wright became known for his three-point shooting.

NBA career

Wright was selected 19th overall by the Heat in the 2004 NBA Draft. He entered the NBA directly out of high school, after averaging 29.4 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks per game for South Kent Prep in Connecticut. He initially committed to attend DePaul University before entering the draft.

In 2006, Wright was the youngest member of the Heat's first NBA championship squad.

On August 21, 2008, Wright re-signed with the Heat.^[1]

Wright signed with the Golden State Warriors on July 13, 2010.^[2]

On November 27, 2010, Wright set a franchise record with nine three-point field goals made, surpassing Jason Richardson's record of eight three-pointers set on March 29, 2007.^[3]

On February 9, 2011, Wright was selected to compete in the 3-Point Shootout at the 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.^[4]

On March 18, 2011, Wright went scoreless in the first half, but in the second half, he scored 30 points against the Phoenix Suns in a 108-97 loss. He ended up with 30 points to go with 6 rebounds, 2 assists,and 2 blocks.

On March 23, 2011, Wright scored a career high 34 points to go with 5 rebounds and 6 assists against the Houston Rockets in a 131-112 loss.^[5]

On April 6, 2011, Wright made a Warriors franchise record of 3 pt shots made in a season with 184 in a home win versus the Los Angeles Lakers, beating Jason Richardson with the previous record of 183 in the 2005-06 season.

On April 13, 2011, Wright became the first player in NBA history to have scored more points in his seventh season than all of his first six combined in a win against the Portland Trail Blazers. Wright also ended the season with the most 3 point shots made in the 2010-11 season with 194, as well as the most 3-point field goals attempted with 516, both of which are Warriors franchise records.

After the 2010-11 season, Wright finished third in voting for NBA Most Improved Player, behind Lamarcus Aldridge, and Kevin Love.

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
2004–05	Miami	3	0	9.0	.273	.000	1.000	.3	1.0	1.3	.0	2.3
2005–06	Miami	20	2	6.6	.465	.500	.882	1.6	.4	.2	.1	2.9
2006–07	Miami	66	19	19.6	.445	.147	.744	4.1	1.4	.6	.7	6.0
2007–08	Miami	44	34	25.1	.488	.364	.826	5.0	1.4	.7	.9	7.9
2008–09	Miami	6	0	12.2	.400	.000	.333	3.3	.3	.3	.0	3.0
2009–10	Miami	72	1	20.8	.463	.389	.884	3.3	1.3	.7	.4	7.1
2010–11	Golden State	82	82	38.4	.423	.376	.789	5.3	3.0	1.5	.8	16.4
Career		293	138	24.8	.442	.367	.798	4.1	1.7	.9	.6	9.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006–07	Miami	1	0	1.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2008–09	Miami	1	0	3.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2009–10	Miami	5	0	22.4	.360	.250	1.000	3.8	1.8	.4	.0	5.0
Career		7	0	16.4	.360	.250	1.000	2.7	1.3	.3	.0	3.6

NBA career highlights

• NBA Champion: 2006
• NBA regular season leader for 3-point field goals made and attempted: 2010-11 (194, 516)
• First player in NBA history to score more points in seventh season than first six seasons combined: 2010-11 (1,335)

Golden State Warriors records

Regular season

Three point field goals made, regular season: 194, (2010–11)

Three point field goals attempted, regular season: 516, (2010–11)

Three point field goals made, game: 9, vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 02010-11-27 November 27, 2010

Notes

1. ^ Heat re-sign Wright
2. ^ Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Dorell Wright
3. ^ "Wright's 9 3s lift Warriors over Timberwolves". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. November 27, 2010. http://www.nba.com/games/20101127/GSWMIN/gameinfo.html. Retrieved November 28, 2010. 
4. ^ http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/dorell_wright_three_point_shootout.html
5. ^ http://www.nba.com/games/20110323/GSWHOU/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore

External links

• Dorell Wright at NBA.com
• Dorell Wright at Basketball-Reference.com

Persondata
Name	Wright, Dorell
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	December 2, 1985
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California
Date of death
Place of death