Greg Buckner

Gregory Derayle Buckner (born September 16, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He had previously served as an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets and Memphis Grizzlies.

Greg Buckner
Cleveland Cavaliers
PositionAssistant coach
Personal information
Born (1976-09-16) September 16, 1976
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolUniversity Heights Academy
(Hopkinsville, Kentucky)
CollegeClemson (1994–1998)
NBA draft1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53rd overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career1998–2009
PositionShooting guard
Number21, 7, 1
Coaching career2011–present
Career history
As player:
1998–1999Grand Rapids Hoops
19992002Dallas Mavericks
20022004Philadelphia 76ers
20042006Denver Nuggets
2006–2007Dallas Mavericks
2007–2008Minnesota Timberwolves
2008–2009Memphis Grizzlies
As coach:
20112016Houston Rockets (assistant)
20172019Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
2020Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points2,878 (5.0 ppg)
Rebounds1,593 (2.8 rpg)
Assists719 (1.3 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Selected in the second round (53rd pick overall) of the 1998 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks after playing college basketball at Clemson, he played for the Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies with a career scoring average of 5.0 points per game. Buckner's first professional experience came with the Grand Rapids Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), where he averaged 8.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in the 1998–99 season.[1]

Playing career

College career

During his time with the Clemson Tigers, he started all 122 games of his career while guiding the team to 3 NCAA Tournament bids. Not only did he led the team in scoring his freshman year, but also he led the team in scoring all four years becoming the first Clemson Tiger to do so. The ACC Rookie of the Year went to Greg Buckner in 1995. He was entered into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.

Professional career

After playing with the Mavericks from 1999 to 2002, Buckner signed with the 76ers as a free agent. Then he signed with the Denver Nuggets. In 2006, he re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks, but after one season,[2] he was traded to the Timberwolves for Trenton Hassell on September 28, 2007.[3] In June 2008, the Timberwolves traded him to the Memphis Grizzlies with OJ Mayo, Marko Jaric, and Antoine Walker for Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal, and Jason Collins.[4]

On July 9, 2009, Buckner was traded to the Dallas Mavericks as a part of the four-team deal among Grizzlies, Mavericks, Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors.[5]

Coaching career

On July 29, 2011, he joined the Houston Rockets as a player development coach,[6] serving for five seasons. Buckner reached the playoffs three times with the team as part of the coaching staff. He would later become an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies, and on November 30, 2020 became an assistant coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[7]

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
1999–00 Dallas 48119.2.476.385.6833.61.1.8.45.7
2000–01 Dallas 37922.2.438.286.7284.21.3.9.26.2
2001–02 Dallas 441620.1.525.313.6903.91.1.7.45.8
2002–03 Philadelphia 75520.2.465.273.8022.91.31.0.26.0
2003–04 Philadelphia 53313.3.377.273.7411.9.8.4.13.1
2004–05 Denver 704121.7.528.405.7783.01.91.1.16.2
2005–06 Denver 732724.1.434.354.7822.91.71.2.36.7
2006–07 Dallas 761118.1.411.311.7942.1.9.6.14.0
2007–08 Minnesota 31416.8.385.300.8642.11.3.7.14.0
2008–09 Memphis 63013.9.384.255.8002.1.9.5.12.5
Career 57011719.1.450.334.7572.81.3.8.25.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001 Dallas 5015.0.478.333.7004.2.61.0.06.0
2002 Dallas 7015.0.480.000.7503.7.6.4.13.9
2003 Philadelphia 10011.2.323.2221.0001.7.3.1.22.6
2005 Denver 5220.0.222.222.0003.21.0.4.22.0
2006 Denver 5427.4.418.313.8752.81.2.6.212.6
2007 Dallas 607.3.000.000.5001.0.3.3.2.2
Career 38615.1.377.259.7862.6.6.4.24.1

References

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