Matt Barnes
Barnes with the Lakers in March 2012
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| No. 22 – Golden State Warriors | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 9, 1980 Santa Clara, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 226 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Del Campo (Fair Oaks, California) |
| College | UCLA (1998–2002) |
| NBA draft | 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46th overall |
| Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies | |
| Playing career | 2002–present |
| Career history | |
| 2002–2003 | Fayetteville Patriots |
| 2003–2004 | Long Beach Jam |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2004–2005 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2005 | New York Knicks |
| 2005–2006 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2006–2008 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2008–2009 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2009–2010 | Orlando Magic |
| 2010–2012 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2012–2015 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2015–2016 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2016–2017 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2017–present | Golden State Warriors |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
Matt Kelly Barnes (born March 9, 1980) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Barnes was drafted in the second round of the 2002 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.
Barnes was born in Santa Clara, California, to a Caucasian mother and an African American father. He attended Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks, California, where he was a letterman in football and basketball. He earned All-American, All-State, All-CIF, All-City, and All-League honors in each sport.
Barnes played four seasons of college basketball at UCLA, where he was an All-Pacific-10 Honorable Mention selection in 2001.
Barnes was selected with the 46th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2002 NBA draft, and was immediately traded along with Nick Anderson, to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Wesley Person. The Cavaliers assigned him for the NBA D-League, and he joined the Fayetteville Patriots for the 2002–03 season.
Barnes signed with the Long Beach Jam of the ABA for their inaugural season in 2003, where he played with Dennis Rodman. The team went 24-7 and won the ABA Championship. Barnes averaged 18.9 points and 6.8 rebounds, and was able to turn his performance into a contract with the Los Angeles Clippers for the second half of the 2003-04 season.
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