Adrian Griffin
Encyclopedia
Adrian Darnell Griffin (born July 4, 1974 in Wichita, Kansas
) is a retired American
professional basketball
player who played in the NBA
from 1999 to 2008.
and was a three-year starter. As a senior, he averaged 16.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game, and won All-Big East
second team honors.
in 1996, and began his NBA career in 1999–2000
with the Boston Celtics
, having spent the previous three years in Italy (playing 8 games for Cordivari Roseto
from July to October 1998) and the CBA
. As a rookie, his averages were 7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.61 steals per game.
Over six seasons, he has played for the Celtics, Dallas Mavericks
, Houston Rockets
and Chicago Bulls
, averaging 4.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and one steal per game. A career highlight was becoming a starter for the Dallas Mavericks
in the 2006 NBA Finals.
On July 16, 2006, Griffin's agent announced that he would be ending his second tenure with the Mavericks and beginning his second tenure with the Bulls. He signed a three-year contract with Chicago.
On February 21, 2008, Griffin was sent to the Seattle SuperSonics
in an 11-player deal that involved players from the Chicago Bulls
, Cleveland Cavaliers
, and the SuperSonics.
On August 13, 2008, Griffin was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks
in a three-team, six-player deal involving the Bucks, the Cleveland Cavaliers
, and the Oklahoma City Thunder
that also sent Milwaukee's Mo Williams
to Cleveland, Cleveland's Joe Smith and Milwaukee's Desmond Mason
to Oklahoma City, and Cleveland's Damon Jones
and Oklahoma City's Luke Ridnour
to Milwaukee.
On October 27, 2008, he was released by the Bucks to make room for free agent forward, Austin Croshere
. Shortly after, he was hired by head coach Scott Skiles
as an assistant, where he would work for the next two seasons. On September 9, 2010, he was announced as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls
.
| align="left" | 1999–00
| align="left" | Boston
| 72 || 47 || 26.8 || .424 || .281 || .753 || 5.2 || 2.5 || 1.6 || .2 || 6.7
|-
| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" | Boston
| 44 || 0 || 8.6 || .340 || .346 || .750 || 2.0 || .6 || .4 || .1 || 2.1
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | Dallas
| 58 || 34 || 23.8 || .499 || .296 || .837 || 3.9 || 1.8 || 1.3 || .2 || 7.2
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Dallas
| 74 || 48 || 18.6 || .433 || .250 || .844 || 3.6 || 1.4 || 1.0 || .1 || 4.4
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Houston
| 19 || 1 || 7.0 || .278 || .500 || .000 || 1.0 || .5 || .4 || .1 || .6
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Chicago
| 69 || 1 || 9.7 || .360 || .222 || .750 || 2.1 || .8 || .6 || .1 || 2.2
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Dallas
| 52 || 45 || 23.9 || .480 || .000 || .774 || 4.4 || 1.7 || 1.0 || .2 || 4.6
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Chicago
| 54 || 1 || 10.8 || .473 || .000 || .789 || 2.0 || 1.1 || .6 || .1 || 2.5
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Chicago
| 22 || 2 || 10.1 || .400 || .000 || .429 || 1.7 || 1.0 || .6 || .1 || 2.3
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Seattle
| 13 || 0 || 6.5 || .375 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.7 || .4 || .4 || .1 || 1.1
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 477 || 179 || 16.8 || .438 || .278 || .763 || 3.2 || 1.4 || .9 || .1 || 4.0
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | Dallas
| 4 || 1 || 14.3 || .588 || .000 || .000 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .5 || .2 || 5.0
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Dallas
| 15 || 2 || 8.7 || .415 || .333 || 1.000 || 2.9 || .5 || .3 || .0 || 2.5
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Chicago
| 5 || 0 || 17.2 || .517 || .000 || .800 || 4.0 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .0 || 6.8
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Dallas
| 20 || 8 || 17.5 || .542 || .000 || .875 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .8 || .1 || 3.6
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Chicago
| 4 || 0 || 2.3 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .3 || .0 || .2 || .0 || .0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 48 || 11 || 13.2 || .487 || .200 || .765 || 3.0 || .9 || .6 || .1 || 3.4
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
) is a retired American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who played in the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
from 1999 to 2008.
College career
Griffin attended Seton Hall UniversitySeton Hall University
Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the...
and was a three-year starter. As a senior, he averaged 16.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game, and won All-Big East
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
second team honors.
Professional career
Griffin went undrafted after leaving Seton Hall UniversitySeton Hall University
Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the...
in 1996, and began his NBA career in 1999–2000
1999-2000 NBA season
-Statistics leaders:-NBA awards:*Most Valuable Player: Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers*Co-Rookies of the Year: Elton Brand, Chicago Bulls; Steve Francis, Houston Rockets*Defensive Player of the Year: Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat...
with the Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
, having spent the previous three years in Italy (playing 8 games for Cordivari Roseto
Roseto Basket
Roseto Basket also known as Roseto Sharks and Pallacanestro Roseto 1946 was an Italian professional basketball team from Roseto, Abruzzo, Italy that was established in 1946....
from July to October 1998) and the CBA
Continental Basketball Association
The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...
. As a rookie, his averages were 7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.61 steals per game.
Over six seasons, he has played for the Celtics, Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
, Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
and Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
, averaging 4.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and one steal per game. A career highlight was becoming a starter for the Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
in the 2006 NBA Finals.
On July 16, 2006, Griffin's agent announced that he would be ending his second tenure with the Mavericks and beginning his second tenure with the Bulls. He signed a three-year contract with Chicago.
On February 21, 2008, Griffin was sent to the Seattle SuperSonics
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...
in an 11-player deal that involved players from the Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
, Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
, and the SuperSonics.
On August 13, 2008, Griffin was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
in a three-team, six-player deal involving the Bucks, the Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
, and the Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena....
that also sent Milwaukee's Mo Williams
Mo Williams
Maurice "Mo" Williams is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association...
to Cleveland, Cleveland's Joe Smith and Milwaukee's Desmond Mason
Desmond Mason
Desmond Tremaine Mason is an American former professional basketball player. He was designated as a shooting guard and small forward.-Career:...
to Oklahoma City, and Cleveland's Damon Jones
Damon Jones
Damon Darron Jones is an American professional basketball player. A 6'3" point guard–shooting guard, he played college basketball for three years with the University of Houston Cougars before declaring early for the 1997 NBA Draft, but he went undrafted.-High school career:Jones played for...
and Oklahoma City's Luke Ridnour
Luke Ridnour
Lucas Robin "Luke" Ridnour is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was born in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho and grew up in Blaine, Washington.- High school career :...
to Milwaukee.
On October 27, 2008, he was released by the Bucks to make room for free agent forward, Austin Croshere
Austin Croshere
Austin Nathan Croshere is a retired American professional basketball player and current analyst for Fox Sports Indiana broadcasts of Indiana Pacers games.-Education:...
. Shortly after, he was hired by head coach Scott Skiles
Scott Skiles
Scott Allen Skiles is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks and former American professional basketball player. He also is the former head coach of the NBA's Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns. Skiles holds the NBA record for assists in one game, with 30...
as an assistant, where he would work for the next two seasons. On September 9, 2010, he was announced as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
.
Regular season
|-| align="left" | 1999–00
| align="left" | Boston
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
| 72 || 47 || 26.8 || .424 || .281 || .753 || 5.2 || 2.5 || 1.6 || .2 || 6.7
|-
| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" | Boston
| 44 || 0 || 8.6 || .340 || .346 || .750 || 2.0 || .6 || .4 || .1 || 2.1
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | Dallas
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
| 58 || 34 || 23.8 || .499 || .296 || .837 || 3.9 || 1.8 || 1.3 || .2 || 7.2
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Dallas
| 74 || 48 || 18.6 || .433 || .250 || .844 || 3.6 || 1.4 || 1.0 || .1 || 4.4
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Houston
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
| 19 || 1 || 7.0 || .278 || .500 || .000 || 1.0 || .5 || .4 || .1 || .6
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Chicago
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
| 69 || 1 || 9.7 || .360 || .222 || .750 || 2.1 || .8 || .6 || .1 || 2.2
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Dallas
| 52 || 45 || 23.9 || .480 || .000 || .774 || 4.4 || 1.7 || 1.0 || .2 || 4.6
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Chicago
| 54 || 1 || 10.8 || .473 || .000 || .789 || 2.0 || 1.1 || .6 || .1 || 2.5
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Chicago
| 22 || 2 || 10.1 || .400 || .000 || .429 || 1.7 || 1.0 || .6 || .1 || 2.3
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...
| 13 || 0 || 6.5 || .375 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.7 || .4 || .4 || .1 || 1.1
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 477 || 179 || 16.8 || .438 || .278 || .763 || 3.2 || 1.4 || .9 || .1 || 4.0
Playoffs
|-| align="left" | 2001–02
2002 NBA Playoffs
The 2002 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2001–02 season. This would be the final postseason that held a best-of-5 first-round series; next year's postseason would see those series expanded to a best-of-7 format...
| align="left" | Dallas
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
| 4 || 1 || 14.3 || .588 || .000 || .000 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .5 || .2 || 5.0
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
2003 NBA Playoffs
The 2003 NBA playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2002-03 NBA season. This postseason was notable for being the first time all series were conducted in a best-of-7 format. It was also the only time in playoff history that no team was swept in a first-round series....
| align="left" | Dallas
| 15 || 2 || 8.7 || .415 || .333 || 1.000 || 2.9 || .5 || .3 || .0 || 2.5
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
2005 NBA Playoffs
The 2005 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2004–05 season.The San Antonio Spurs, the number two ranked team in the Western Conference, won the 2005 NBA Playoffs by defeating the defending champions, the Detroit Pistons, 4-3 in the NBA Finals...
| align="left" | Chicago
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
| 5 || 0 || 17.2 || .517 || .000 || .800 || 4.0 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .0 || 6.8
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
2006 NBA Playoffs
The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season. The Miami Heat won the first championship in the history of the franchise by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the 2006 NBA Finals...
| align="left" | Dallas
| 20 || 8 || 17.5 || .542 || .000 || .875 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .8 || .1 || 3.6
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
2007 NBA Playoffs
The 2007 NBA Playoffs was the postseason to the National Basketball Association's 2006–2007 season.There were four rounds of postseason action, all of them in a best-of-seven format, with teams seeded on a bracket. The team with the better record wasn't necessarily the basis of seeding teams in...
| align="left" | Chicago
| 4 || 0 || 2.3 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .3 || .0 || .2 || .0 || .0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 48 || 11 || 13.2 || .487 || .200 || .765 || 3.0 || .9 || .6 || .1 || 3.4