Daniels during his tenure with the Wizards in 2007
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Personal information | |
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Born |
Columbus, Ohio |
March 19, 1975
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
St. Francis DeSales (Columbus, Ohio) |
College | Bowling Green (1993–1997) |
NBA draft | 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall |
Selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies | |
Playing career | 1997–2011 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 33, 10, 6, 50, 22 |
Career history | |
1997–1998 | Vancouver Grizzlies |
1998–2002 | San Antonio Spurs |
2002–2003 | Portland Trail Blazers |
2003–2005 | Seattle SuperSonics |
2005–2008 | Washington Wizards |
2008–2009 | New Orleans Hornets |
2010–2011 | Texas Legends |
2011 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2011 | Texas Legends |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career statistics | |
Points | 6,623 (7.6 ppg) |
Assists | 2,934 (3.4 apg) |
Steals | 564 (0.6 spg) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Antonio Robert Daniels (born March 19, 1975) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently a basketball analyst for the Oklahoma City Thunder on FOX Sports Oklahoma and co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio.
After playing college basketball at Bowling Green, Daniels was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies with the fourth overall pick of the 1997 NBA draft. On June 24, 1998, he was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for rookie Felipe López and Carl Herrera. He helped the Spurs win an NBA championship in 1999. On August 5, 2002, Daniels along with Spurs teammates Charles Smith and Amal McCaskill was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Erick Barkley, Steve Kerr, and a conditional second-round pick in the 2003 NBA draft. He later signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics. After his run with the Sonics had come to an end, he signed with the Washington Wizards.
He was sent to the New Orleans Hornets in a three-team trade with the Washington Wizards and the Memphis Grizzlies on December 10, 2008.
On September 9, 2009, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks along with a 2014 second round pick in exchange for Bobby Brown and Darius Songaila. On September 24, 2009, Daniels agreed to a contract buyout.