Joey Graham

College career

Graham played college basketball for the University of Central Florida (2000–02) and Oklahoma State University (2003–05). He averaged 13.0 points and 5.2 rebounds in four collegiate seasons and helped OSU to the Final Four in his junior campaign.

Professional career

Toronto Raptors (2005–2009)

Graham was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the 16th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. In his first two seasons with the Raptors, he averaged 6.5 points and 3.1 rebounds in 159 regular season games, and shot .826 (218–264) from the charity stripe. He registered a career-high 19 points on five occasions and grabbed a personal-best 12 rebounds on March 30, 2007, against the Washington Wizards.

Graham missed the majority of Toronto's November schedule in the 2007–08 season. He appeared in a career-low 38 games in 2007–08. He averaged career highs in 2008–09, with 7.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. On February 1, 2009, he recorded a career-high-tying 12 rebounds against the Orlando Magic. Three days later, he scored a career-high 24 points against the Los Angeles Lakers. Another six days later, he tied his career high with 24 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Denver Nuggets and Cleveland Cavaliers (2009–2011)

On September 26, 2009, Graham signed with the Denver Nuggets. On July 30, 2010, Graham signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. On December 9, 2011, prior to the start of the 2011–12 training camp period, Graham was waived by the Cavaliers.

D-League and Puerto Rico (2012–2013)

On March 19, 2012, Graham was acquired by the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League.

On May 4, 2012, Graham signed with Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.

In February 2013, Graham joined Capitanes de Arecibo. On April 15, 2013, he parted ways with Arecibo. Two days later, he signed with Mets de Guaynabo, returning to the team for a second stint.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|- | 80 || 24 || 19.8 || .478 || .333 || .812 || 3.1 || .8 || .5 || .2 || 6.7 |- | 79 || 21 || 16.7 || .495 || .290 || .840 || 3.1 || .6 || .4 || .1 || 6.4 |- | 38 || 3 || 8.7 || .434 || .667 || .844 || 1.8 || .4 || .1 || .0 || 3.6 |- | 78 || 10 || 19.8 || .481 || .188 || .825 || 3.7 || .6 || .4 || .2 || 7.7 |- | 63 || 18 || 12.0 || .520 || .154 || .740 || 2.0 || .3 || .4 || .1 || 4.2 |- | 39 || 8 || 15.0 || .458 || .300 || .806 || 2.2 || .5 || .2 || .2 || 5.2 |- class="sortbottom" | 377 || 84 || 16.2 || .483 || .300 || .815 || 2.8 || .5 || .4 || .1 || 5.9

Playoffs

|- | 6 || 3 || 18.2 || .286 || .000 || .800 || 3.3 || .3 || .7 || .0 || 2.7 |- | 2 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- | 4 || 0 || 7.3 || .588 || .333 || .600 || 2.5 || .0 || .5 || .3 || 6.0 |- class="sortbottom" | 12 || 3 || 11.7 || .400 || .200 || .700 || 2.5 || .2 || .5 || .1 || 3.3

Personal

Graham's twin brother, Stephen, also played in the NBA. His father, Joe Graham, is a former Navy airman.

References

References

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2. (October 29, 2007). "Raptors exercise 4th year option on Joey Graham". insidehoops.com.
3. "Joey Graham 2007–08 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com.
4. "Joey Graham". NBA.com.
5. (September 26, 2009). "Nuggets sign forward Graham". ESPN.com.
6. (July 30, 2010). "Cavs Sign Joey Graham". NBA.com.
7. (December 9, 2011). "Cavaliers Announce 2011–12 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com.
8. (March 19, 2012). "BayHawks Acquire Joey Graham". NBA.com.
9. (May 4, 2012). "Mets de Guaynabo land Joey Graham". Sportando.com.
10. (March 5, 2013). "Capitanes de Puerto Rico LDA2013". elaybenditopr.wordpress.com.
11. (April 15, 2013). "Joey Graham and Stephen Graham part ways with Capitanes de Arecibo". Sportando.com.
12. (April 17, 2013). "Joey Graham signs with Mets de Guaynabo". Sportando.com.
13. (March 11, 2010). "NBA twin brothers are literal high-fliers". NBA.com.