Brian Skinner

Brian Skinner (born May 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'9", 255 lb forward-center from Baylor University, Skinner was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round (22nd overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft. He played for the Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA, as well as the Italian team Benetton Treviso.

Brian Skinner
Personal information
Born (1976-05-19) May 19, 1976
Temple, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High schoolTemple (Temple, Texas)
CollegeBaylor (1994–1998)
NBA draft1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career1998–2011
PositionPower forward / Center
Career history
19982001Los Angeles Clippers
2001–2002Cleveland Cavaliers
2002–2003Philadelphia 76ers
2003–2004Milwaukee Bucks
2004–2005Philadelphia 76ers
20052006Sacramento Kings
2006Portland Trail Blazers
2006–2007Milwaukee Bucks
2007–2008Phoenix Suns
20082010Los Angeles Clippers
2010–2011Milwaukee Bucks
2011Benetton Treviso
2011Memphis Grizzlies
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Between his stints for the Clippers and the Cavaliers, he was traded to the Chicago Bulls and the Toronto Raptors but never played a game for either team.

He was traded from the 76ers to Sacramento in the deal that sent Kings superstar Chris Webber to Philadelphia.[1] During his stint in Sacramento during the 2004–05 season, he had one of his best career years with a 7.4 points per game average on a 55.4 percent shooting while also grabbing 8.7 rebounds per game. He also recorded a career high of 1.7 blocks per game during that season.

In early 2006, he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, who then traded him in the 2006 off-season back to Milwaukee (along with Steve Blake and Ha Seung-Jin) for Jamaal Magloire.[2]

For the 2006–07 season, Skinner averaged 4.4 points and 5.7 rebounds in 22.7 minutes per game.

Skinner and the Phoenix Suns reached an agreement on a one-year deal in September 2007.[3]

On July 31, 2008, Skinner signed with the Clippers, his former team,[4] and re-signed with Los Angeles again the following season. In 2010, he joined the Bucks for the third time.[5] He was released on January 5, 2011.

In January 2011 he signed with Benetton Treviso in Italy.[6]

In 2011, Skinner made the Memphis Grizzlies' roster after training camp, but he was waived on December 29, 2011.

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
1998–99 L.A. Clippers 21012.3.465.000.6062.5.0.5.64.1
1999–00 L.A. Clippers 33923.5.507.000.6626.1.3.51.35.4
2000–01 L.A. Clippers 392315.0.398.000.5424.3.5.4.34.1
2001–02 Cleveland 65817.0.543.000.6084.3.3.4.93.4
2002–03 Philadelphia 77917.9.550.000.6024.8.2.6.76.0
2003–04 Milwaukee 565428.2.497.000.5727.3.9.51.110.5
2004–05 Philadelphia 24010.3.386.000.2942.6.2.2.22.0
2004–05 Sacramento 252327.8.554.000.3778.71.51.01.77.4
2005–06 Sacramento 38011.3.551.000.4442.7.4.3.52.3
2005–06 Portland 27519.1.484.000.5174.7.5.5.93.8
2006–07 Milwaukee 674422.7.490.000.5825.7.9.31.04.4
2007–08 Phoenix 66012.8.465.667.5243.6.2.31.23.3
2008–09 L.A. Clippers 512116.5.449.000.6384.0.5.31.04.2
2009–10 L.A. Clippers 1617.7.400.000.7501.7.0.2.21.6
2011–12 Memphis 104.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0
Career 60519717.9.494.333.5664.7.5.4.94.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003 Philadelphia 804.8.167.0001.000.8.0.0.1.8
2004 Milwaukee 5318.8.524.000.4174.4.0.2.65.4
2005 Sacramento 4111.8.500.000.0002.8.5.51.02.0
2008 Phoenix 405.3.500.000.500.8.0.0.82.0
Career 2149.5.462.000.5422.0.1.1.52.3

Notes

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