Bobby Simmons

Bobby Simmons (born June 2, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. In his career he played for five NBA teams. He won the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 2005. Simmons also has a son Lekem McGee that was recognized as one of the top players in Illinois in 2012.

This article is about the professional basketball player. For the rapper born Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr., see B.o.B.

Bobby Simmons

Simmons with the Bucks
Personal information
Born	(1980-06-02) June 2, 1980 Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Simeon (Chicago, Illinois)
College	DePaul (1998–2001)
NBA draft	2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41st overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	2001–2012
Position	Small forward
Number	21, 1
Career history
2001–2003	Washington Wizards
2003–2005	Los Angeles Clippers
2005–2008	Milwaukee Bucks
2008–2010	New Jersey Nets
2010	San Antonio Spurs
2011–2012	Reno Bighorns
2012	Los Angeles Clippers
Career highlights and awards
NBA Most Improved Player (2005)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States FIBA Americas U18 Championship 1998 Puerto Plata Team competition FIBA U19 World Championship 1999 Lisbon Team competition

College career

After graduating from Chicago's Neal F. Simeon High School, Simmons played three years of college basketball for DePaul University. During his three seasons at DePaul, Simmons averaged 13.6 points per game, 7.5 rebounds per game and 2.2 assists per game.[1]

Professional career

Simmons was selected in the second round (41st pick overall) of the 2001 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Simmons's draft rights were traded to the Washington Wizards for Predrag Drobnjak on June 27, 2001.

Simmons was traded by the Wizards on September 11, 2002, shortly before the start of the 2002–03 NBA season, to the Detroit Pistons with Hubert Davis and Richard Hamilton for Jerry Stackhouse, Brian Cardinal, and Ratko Varda. He was released by the Pistons on September 24 and, less than two weeks later, signed with the Wizards again on October 10. Later, Simmons signed a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on September 26, 2003.

The 6 ft 8 in (203 cm), 235 lb (107 kg) small forward had a breakout year during the 2004–05 NBA season with the Los Angeles Clippers in which he averaged a career-high 16.4 points per game. He was rewarded for his stellar play with the NBA Most Improved Player Award.

He signed a free-agent contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on August 8, 2005, shortly after the new collective bargaining agreement was finalized. Since his breakout year with the Clippers, Simmons has struggled to reach the same level of play. In his first year with the Bucks, his points, rebounds and shooting percentages all declined. Then in 2006, an ankle injury forced him to miss the entire 2006–07 season.

Bobby Simmons was traded along with Yi Jianlian to the New Jersey Nets for Richard Jefferson on June 26, 2008, just a few hours before that year's NBA draft.[2] While his season was not as productive as before, he still managed to finish 5th in the league in 3-point shooting percentage.

In September 2010, Simmons signed with the San Antonio Spurs; however, the team waived him in November after he went scoreless in 2 games played.[3]

In March 2011, Simmons signed with the Reno Bighorns of the NBA D-League.[4]

On February 27, 2012, the Los Angeles Clippers signed Simmons to a 10-day contract.[5] On March 9, 2012, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Clippers.[6] He signed a contract for the rest of the season on March 24, 2012.[7]

In December 2012, Simmons said that he was still interested in playing professional basketball.[8]

Off the court

Bobby Simmons and Lavelle Sykes founded a Chicago clothing store called Succezz. Simmons also owns a nightclub in Chicago called Society.[9]

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
2001–02	Washington	30	3	11.4	.453	.286	.733	1.7	.6	.4	.2	3.7
2002–03	Washington	36	2	10.5	.393	.000	.914	2.1	.6	.3	.1	3.3
2003–04	L.A. Clippers	56	8	24.6	.394	.167	.834	4.7	1.7	.9	.3	7.8
2004–05	L.A. Clippers	75	74	37.3	.466	.435	.846	5.9	2.7	1.4	.2	16.4
2005–06	Milwaukee	75	74	33.8	.453	.420	.825	4.4	2.3	1.1	.3	13.4
2007–08	Milwaukee	70	21	21.7	.421	.351	.757	3.2	1.1	.7	.1	7.6
2008–09	New Jersey	71	44	24.4	.449	.447	.741	3.9	1.3	.7	.1	7.8
2009–10	New Jersey	23	2	17.2	.359	.317	.900	2.7	.7	.7	.1	5.3
2010–11	San Antonio	2	0	8.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	1.0	.0	.0	.0
2011–12	L.A. Clippers	28	0	14.9	.311	.333	.571	2.0	.4	.5	.1	2.9
Career		466	228	24.7	.437	.396	.823	3.8	1.5	.8	.2	9.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006	Milwaukee	5	5	31.8	.333	.417	.000	3.6	2.0	1.8	.2	6.6
2012	L.A. Clippers	4	1	8.0	.556	.250	.000	.3	.0	.0	.0	2.8
Career		9	6	21.1	.373	.375	.000	2.1	1.1	1.0	.1	4.9

References

1. "Bobby Simmons Statistics- Basketball Reference.com".
2. "ESPN – Nets agree to trade Jefferson to Bucks for Yi, Simmons". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
3. "Spurs Sign Chris Quinn, Waive Simmons". NBA.com. November 5, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
4. Bobby Simmons To Join NBA D-League's Reno Bighorns On Wednesday
5. "BOBBY SIMMONS SIGNED TO 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
6. "BOBBY SIMMONS SIGNED TO SECOND 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
7. "BOBBY SIMMONS RE-SIGNED BY CLIPPERS". NBA.com. March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
8. Kane, Colleen (December 11, 2012). "Catching up with Bobby Simmons: Not ready to give up". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
9. March Madness legend: Bobby Simmons

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com