POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6-3
WEIGHT: 190
BIRTHDATE: February 27, 1983
BIRTHPLACE: Milwaukee, WI
COLLEGE: Wisconsin
HIGH SCHOOL: Wauwatosa East (Wauwatosa, WI)
DRAFTED: Washington, First Round (5th overall), 2004 NBA Draft
ACQUIRED: From Dallas, February 19, 2008
CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012-2013 season
YEARS PRO:5
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Washington in the First Round (5th overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft… Draft rights were traded by Washington along with Christian Laettner and Jerry Stackhouse to Dallas in exchange for Antawn Jamison and cash considerations… Acquired by the Nets along with Trenton Hassell, Maurice Ager, DeSagana Diop and Keith Van Horn along with Dallas’ first round draft picks in 2008 and 2010 and cash considerations from the Mavericks in exchange for Jason Kidd, Antoine Wright and Malik Allen on 2/19/08.
2008-09: Started in 69 games, missing 13 due to injury… Averaged career-highs of 21.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 6.9 apg and 1.65 spg in a career-high 36.1 minutes… Shot .438 (455-1,039) from the field and .820 (496-605) from the line… Recorded 65 games scoring in double figures, 36 games scoring 20+ points, 12 games scoring 30+ points, three games scoring 40+ points, 16 games with 10+ assists and 16 double-doubles… Led the Nets in scoring 31 times, in rebounds four times, in assists 50 times, in steals 31 times and in blocks once… Was a first time NBA All Star , the league’s third highest scoring point guard and one of only five players to average at least 21 points and 6.9 assists per contest… He had the third highest scoring increase in the NBA (+6.5) from 2007-08 through 2008-09 and was tied for the fifth most 40+ point games in the NBA with three… Along with Vince Carter made up the league’s highest scoring backcourt (42.1)… Tied a career-high with eight reboundso at Chicago on 4/4… Tallied 13th double-double with 35 points (12-of-22 FG’s) and 10 assists vs. New York on 3/8… On 3/2 named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the second time of the season after averaging 35.7 points and 9.3 assists in 42.7 minutes from 2/23-3/1… Dished out a season-high 14 assists vs. New Orleans on 3/1… Tallied third 40+ game with 42 on 14-of-23 FG’s and 11 FT’s vs. Chicago on 2/25… Recorded ninth 30-pt game with 39, including 5-of-9 three’s and 12-of-14 FT’s vs. Philadelphia on 2/23… Recorded fifth double-double with 29 points on 9-of-16 shooting and 11 assists including the game winner at Indiana on 12/23… Tallied fourth double-double and second 40+ game with 41 points on 14-of-25 FG’s, 5-of-9 three’s, 8-of-8 FT’s and 13 assists vs. Dallas on 12/19… On 12/1 named Eastern Conference Player of the Week after averaging a league-best 30.0 points on .535 shooting, 6.8 assists and 4.3 rebounds as New Jersey went 3-1 on its west coast trip… Tallied a career-high 47 points on 14-of-25 FG’s including 17-of-17 from the line with seven rebounds and eight assists in 41 minutes at Phoenix on 11/30… Tallied 38 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including career-highs 20-of-24 free throws vs. Detroit on 11/7… Missed a total of 13 games throughout the season; three due to a sprained left ankle (11/8-11/12), three due to a sore left hamstring (1/3, 1/7, 1/9), and seven due to a Sprained left shoulder/strained left deltoid (3/16-3/25, 4/11, 4/15).
PRO CAREER: In 345 career games, including 214 starts, holds averages of 12.2 points, 4.3 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.25 steals… Has shot .457 (1,415-of-3,096) from the field, .801 (1,206-of-1,506) from the line and .311 (183-of-589) from three in 26.2 minutes per contest… 2007-08: Averaged 14.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.41 steals in 64 games, including 61 starts for Dallas and New Jersey… Shot .463 (321-of-693) from the field, .335 (56-of-167) from three and a career-high .824 (248-of-301) from the line in 31.6 minutes per game… Averaged 15.4 points, 6.5 assists and 3.3 rebounds on .438 (134-of-306) from the field, .320 (31-of- 97) from three and .829 (87-of-105) from the line in 25 games, including 22 starts, for the Nets… Led the Nets in scoring twice, in rebounds once, in assists 14 times and in steals 10 times… After joining the Nets, scored in double figures in 19 out of 25 contests, with seven games scoring 20+ points to go along with three games with 10+ assists… Missed 14 games with a sprained left ankle (1/28-2/26), the last four of which were with the Nets (2/20-2/26)… Also missed two games due to a left thigh contusion (11/3-11/5), one game due to personal reasons (11/10) and one game due to a stomach illness (12/12)…With eight assists (to go along with 17 points), recorded the 1,000th assist of his career vs. Charlotte on 4/15… Scored 13 points and recorded a career-high six steals at Milwaukee on 4/12… Tallied a season-high 27 points and added nine assists at Indiana on 3/28… Dished out a career-high 15 assists to go along with 22 points vs. Indiana on 3/26… Tied his career-high for blocks with three at New York on 3/24… Scored 19 points to go along with a career-high eight rebounds and 12 assists vs. Utah on 3/15… In his first start as a Net, scored 13 points and dished out a team high seven assists at San Antonio on 3/4… In his first appearance as a Net vs. Milwaukee on 2/28, scored a team high 21 points off the bench in 20:55 minutes of action, marking the fourth highest debut for a Nets player who was acquired mid-season…2006-07: In 80 games with 61 starts for the Mavericks, averaged 10.2 points, 3.7 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 26.0 minutes per game… Shot a career-high .492 (292-of-593) from the field, .280 (14-of-50) from three-point range and a career-high .824 (215-of-261) from the free throw line… Scored in double figures 44 times and topped 20 points three times… Tallied three or more steals 11 times… Led the team in steals 30 times and in assists 22 times… Tallied 18 points to go along with five rebounds and four assists in 24 minutes vs. Washington on 11/21… Scored 13 of his 24 points in the fourth while adding five assists and two steals in 32 minutes vs. Indiana on 1/4… 2005-06: In 57 games with four starts, averaged 9.9 points, 3.2 assists, 2.2 rebounds and 0.95 steals in 22.8 minutes… Shot .469 (190-of-405) from the floor and .716 (169-of-236) from the line… Led the team in assists 14 times… Team was 25-6 when he scored 10 or more points and 20-2 when he had four or more assists… Recorded three or more steals five times… Missed a total of 26 games due to injury or illness, including two games with a strained right shoulder (1/26-1/28/06) and 24 games with strained left quadriceps (2/10/06, 2/27-3/5/06, 3/12-3/29/06)… Scored 20 points to go along with 6 rebounds in 31 minutes vs. Indiana on 12/26…Recorded his first career double-double with 13 points, 10 assists and 5 steals in 36 minutes at Chicago on 12/5… Scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half while playing 23 minutes at Charlotte on 11/11… 2004-05: In 76 games with 19 starts, averaged 5.7 points, 2.2 assists, 1.3 rebounds and 1.01 steals in 15.4 minutes per game… Shot .429 (157-of-366) from the floor, .336 (44-of-131) from three and .757 (78- of-103) from the line… Started the first 19 games of the season and averaged 7.7 points, 2.7 assists, 1.2 rebounds and 1.42 steals in 21.3 minutes per game… Scored 10 or more points 16 times and recorded three or more steals seven times… Had four or more steals in five games…Team was 9-1 when he scored 10 or more points off the bench… Among rookies, ranked 20th in scoring, 6th in three-point percentage, 5th in free throw percentage, tied for 5th in assists and 2nd in steals… Did not miss a game due to injury, but recorded six DNP-Coach’s Decisions…His 3.15 steals per 48 minutes ranked 2nd in the NBA…Scored 15 points with six assists and five steals in 36 minutes vs. Phoenix on 11/16… Scored 16 points in just 16 minutes at Sacramento 3/24… Had 15 points and four steals in 36 minutes at Denver on 11/21.
CAREER PLAYOFFS: In 38 career playoff games, including 21 starts, has averaged 8.3 points, 2.4 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 21.1 minutes per game… Has shot .480 (120-of-250) from the field and .706 (72-of-102) from the line in 21.1 minutes per game. 2007: In six first round starts vs. Golden State, averaged a playoff career-high 13.2 points, team-high 5.0 assists, 2.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 27.2 minutes… Shot a playoff career-high .492 (31-of- 63) from the field… Scored 10 or more points in four of six games and at least eight points in all games… Recorded 13 points and nine rebounds in Game 6 on 5/3... 2006: Appeared in all 23 games with 15 starts while averaging 9.4 points, 2.2 assists and 1.7 rebounds in 24.3 minutes… Shot .480 (82-of-171) from the floor and .703 (52-of-74) from the line… Scored a career playoff high 30 points, to go along with five steals in 30 minutes in Game 1 vs. Phoenix on 5/24… Scored 24 points in 37 minutes in Game 3 vs. San Antonio 5/13… Tallied 20 points in 33 minutes in Game 2 at San Antonio on 5/9… 2005: Saw action in nine games, with averages of 2.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 8.9 minutes per game.
COLLEGE CAREER: Named Second Team All-America in 2003-04 by The Associated Press and the Big Ten Player of the Year…Only second player in school history to start every game as a freshman, sophomore and junior…Broke Michael Finley’s single-season scoring record tallying 624 points in 2003-04…Seventh leading scorer in school history…Finished junior season second in the Big Ten in scoring at 19.5 points per contest…Also led the Badgers with 4.4 assists and 1.8 steals per contest…Scored 25 or more points in seven of the final 17 games and averaged 23.7 points in three Big Ten Tournament games.
PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 27, 1983 to Terry and Julie Harris. Has an older brother, Bruce, and a younger sister, Tanisha. Majored in sociology at Wisconsin. Played one season of volleyball in high school and was named All-Conference. Official spokesperson for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Has own website, devin34harris.com. Started the '34 Ways to Assist Foundation' which has a mission statement of "To compassionately, spiritually and profoundly impact the lives of children in need by providing hope through wish granting, inspiration through emotional mentoring, and healthy living through sports and physical activity.". Can be found on Twitter as 'devin34harris'. Can't live without with his iPhone.
| CAREER STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON |
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| FREE THROWS | REBOUNDS | AVERAGES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | G | GS | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | 3FG | 3FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | OFF | DEF | TOT | AST | PF | DQ | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | RPG | APG | PPG |
| 04-05 | DAL | 76 | 19 | 1173 | 157 | 366 | .429 | 44 | 131 | .336 | 78 | 103 | .757 | 28 | 74 | 102 | 169 | 139 | 0 | 77 | 82 | 19 | 436 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 5.7 |
| 05-06 | DAL | 56 | 4 | 1275 | 190 | 405 | .469 | 5 | 21 | .238 | 169 | 236 | .716 | 26 | 99 | 125 | 177 | 121 | 2 | 53 | 84 | 16 | 554 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 9.9 |
| 06-07 | DAL | 80 | 61 | 2081 | 292 | 593 | .492 | 14 | 50 | .280 | 215 | 261 | .824 | 45 | 151 | 196 | 296 | 242 | 5 | 96 | 146 | 21 | 813 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 10.2 |
| 07-08 | DAL- NJ | 64 | 61 | 2022 | 321 | 693 | .463 | 56 | 167 | .335 | 248 | 301 | .824 | 28 | 145 | 173 | 369 | 190 | 0 | 90 | 161 | 10 | 946 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 14.8 |
| 08-09 | NJ | 69 | 69 | 2494 | 455 | 1039 | .438 | 64 | 220 | .291 | 496 | 605 | .820 | 30 | 201 | 231 | 476 | 164 | 0 | 114 | 212 | 13 | 1470 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 21.3 |
| Totals | 345 | 214 | 9045 | 1415 | 3096 | .457 | 183 | 589 | .311 | 1206 | 1506 | .801 | 157 | 670 | 827 | 1487 | 856 | 7 | 430 | 685 | 79 | 4219 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 12.2 | |
| Tot w/NJ | 69 | 69 | 2494 | 455 | 1039 | .438 | 64 | 220 | .291 | 496 | 605 | .820 | 30 | 201 | 231 | 476 | 164 | 0 | 114 | 212 | 13 | 1470 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 21.3 | |
| CAREER STATISTICS - PLAYOFFS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIELD GOALS | 3 POINT FG | FREE THROWS | REBOUNDS | AVERAGES | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | G | GS | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | 3FG | 3FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | OFF | DEF | TOT | AST | PF | DQ | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | RPG | APG | PPG |
| 04-05 | DAL | 9 | 0 | 80 | 7 | 16 | .438 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 6 | 9 | .667 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| 05-06 | DAL | 23 | 15 | 558 | 82 | 171 | .480 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 52 | 74 | .703 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 50 | 69 | 0 | 18 | 42 | 3 | 216 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 9.4 |
| 06-07 | DAL | 6 | 6 | 163 | 31 | 63 | .492 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 14 | 19 | .737 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 79 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 13.2 |
| Totals | 38 | 21 | 801 | 120 | 250 | .480 | 5 | 24 | --- | 72 | 102 | .706 | 16 | 46 | 62 | 91 | 97 | 0 | 28 | 61 | 5 | 317 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 8.3 | |
| NBA ALL-STAR GAME | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIELD GOALS | 3 POINT FG | FREE THROWS | REBOUNDS | AVERAGES | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | G | GS | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | 3FG | 3FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | OFF | DEF | TOT | AST | PF | DQ | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | RPG | APG | PPG |
| 2009 | NJ | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 000 | 0 | 0 | --- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 |