Glen Davis (basketball)

Ronald Glen "Big Baby" Davis (born January 1, 1986) is an American professional basketball player free agent who last played for the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada. He played for the Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Glen Davis

Davis with the Magic in 2012
Free agent
Position	Power forward / Center
Personal information
Born	(1986-01-01) January 1, 1986 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	289 lb (131 kg)
Career information
High school	LSU Laboratory School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
College	LSU (2004–2007)
NBA draft	2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2011	Boston Celtics
2011–2014	Orlando Magic
2014–2015	Los Angeles Clippers
2018–2019	St. John's Edge
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2008) Second-team All-American – SN (2006) Third-team All-American – AP (2006) SEC Player of the Year (2006) SEC Rookie of the Year (2005) McDonald's All-American (2004) First-team Parade All-American (2004) Louisiana Mr. Basketball (2004)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

After playing college basketball with LSU, Davis was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 35th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. Shortly thereafter, he was traded to the Boston Celtics, with whom he won the 2008 NBA Finals.

High school career

Davis attended Louisiana State University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Davis was listed as the No. 3 power forward and the No. 13 player in the nation in 2004.[1]

College career

The Southeastern Conference's coaches voted Davis the 2006 SEC Player of the Year, and he was also named to the All-SEC first team. In 2006 as a sophomore, Davis led the Tigers to their first Final Four appearance since 1986. In the crucial game of the national semifinals, LSU lost to UCLA, trailing by a wide margin in the first half and never managing a comeback. Davis scored 17 points and only made 4 out of 10 free throws before eventually fouling out.

Professional career

Boston Celtics (2007–2011)

On March 20, 2007, Davis held a press conference to announce that he would forgo his senior season at LSU and enter his name into the 2007 NBA draft.[2] On March 20, 2007, it was reported that he had signed with agent John Hamilton of Performance Sports Management to represent him.[3]

Davis was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 35th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. The rights to Davis and Ray Allen were traded to the Boston Celtics for Delonte West, Wally Szczerbiak and the rights to the 5th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft, Jeff Green.

Davis in Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks

Davis was on the Celtics' 2007 summer league team. With the departures of Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, and Al Jefferson, Davis was expecting to see a lot of playing time his rookie season. Though he is primarily a power forward, Davis also spent some time playing as the team's backup center in the regular season.[4]

After coming off the bench for the first 19 games of the season, Davis made his first NBA start against the Sacramento Kings on December 12, 2007, in place of injured center Kendrick Perkins.[5][6] Playing at power forward with Kevin Garnett taking Perkins' place at center, he scored 16 points and pulled down 9 rebounds as the Celtics won the game 90–78.[7][8] His breakout performance took place against the Detroit Pistons on January 5, 2008, as he scored 16 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, including the last basket of the game.[9][10] The Celtics would win the 2008 NBA Finals in Davis' rookie season by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in six games in the final.

On March 21, 2009, Davis scored a then-career-high 24 points against the Memphis Grizzlies in the Celtics' 105–87 win in Memphis.

In the 2009 NBA Playoffs, Davis had significant playing time after injuries to Kevin Garnett and Leon Powe. In Game Four of the 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Orlando Magic, Davis made two key shots, including a buzzer beater, in the final seconds of the game to give the Celtics the 95–94 win over the Magic. After the shot, Davis accidentally jostled a twelve-year-old fan while running down the court in celebration. The boy's father complained to NBA and Celtics officials, but later retracted his demand for an apology. Davis apologized nevertheless, and said that, "I'm a big guy. Imagine if my emotions are going so wild, and if I'm running by somebody, I don’t feel them. If I've hurt anybody or if I’ve done any harm to anybody, please forgive me because my intentions were harmless."[11]

On August 10, 2009, Davis signed a two-year, $6.5 million contract with the Celtics.[12] On May 27, 2010, during the 2010 Eastern Conference Finals against the Orlando Magic in Game 5, Glen Davis suffered a severe concussion when he got elbowed in the face by Dwight Howard. Davis would play in the Game 6 clincher, finishing with 6 points and 7 rebounds as they advanced to the 2010 NBA Finals. The Celtics would face the Los Angeles Lakers in a rematch of the 2008 championship. In game 4, Davis had 18 points and 5 rebounds to tie the series. The Celtics fell in seven games.

Orlando Magic (2011–2014)

On December 12, 2011, Davis was signed and traded to the Orlando Magic along with Von Wafer for Brandon Bass.[13] On April 3, 2012, Davis scored a then-career-high 31 points in a 95-102 loss to the Detroit Pistons.

On December 3, 2013, he recorded a career high 33 points, along with 3 rebounds and 3 assists, in a double-overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.[14]

On February 21, 2014, Davis and the Magic mutually agreed to a contract buyout.[15]

Los Angeles Clippers (2014–2015)

On February 24, 2014, Davis signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.[16] On March 29, 2014, coach Doc Rivers had security escort Davis to the locker room after the two exchanged words when Rivers removed him from the game against the Houston Rockets.[17] On July 19, 2014, Davis re-signed with the Clippers on a one-year deal.[18]

Davis became an unrestricted free agent following the 2014–15 season and had left ankle surgery in September 2015,[19][20] sidelining him from basketball-related activities for eight to 12 weeks.[21]

Return to basketball (2018–present)

In September 2018 he was announced as a new player for Zadar of the Croatian League and the ABA League[22], but failed to make a final agreement with the club management consequently leaving Zadar before signing a contract.[23][24]

On December 5, 2018, Davis signed with the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada.[25] In the 2018–19 season, Davis averaged 17.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game. He was named to the All-NBLC Third Team.[26]

Personal life

In the summer of 2001, at only 15 years of age, Davis attended a basketball camp run by LSU alumnus and future Boston Celtic teammate Shaquille O'Neal on the campus of Louisiana State University. O'Neal challenged Davis to a friendly wrestling match, in which Davis lifted the 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m), 325 lb (147 kg; 23.2 st) center and body-slammed him to the ground. The encounter left a strong impression on O'Neal; ultimately, the incident helped Davis to get introduced to former LSU head coach Dale Brown.[27]

His nickname is Big Baby,[28][29] given to him at the age of 9 by a youth league coach. At 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m), 160 lb (73 kg), he was too large to play pee-wee and played as a senior. When Davis felt he was being bullied by his older opponents, Davis' coach was known to say, "Stop crying, you big baby."[30]

On December 21, 2008, Davis was injured in a car accident while driving to a game against the New York Knicks; he suffered a concussion and whiplash.[31] In 2013, he adopted a vegan diet for health reasons.[32]

In November 2016, Davis put his basketball career "on hold" as he ventured into film production.[33]

On February 7, 2018, Davis was arrested for drug possession and drug distribution after police found 126 grams of marijuana and a briefcase containing $92,000 in cash inside his hotel room in Aberdeen, Maryland.[34][35] Davis agreed to pay the maximum fine of $15,000 in exchange for moving the case to the stet docket, a legal disposition in the State of Maryland meaning the court agrees to indefinitely suspend the case and not pursue the charges.[36]

BIG3

In the 2018 season, Davis helped Power win the BIG3 championship.[37]

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
†	Won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08†	Boston	69	1	13.6	.484	.000	.660	3.0	.4	.4	.3	4.5
2008–09	Boston	76	16	21.5	.442	.400	.730	4.0	.9	.7	.3	7.0
2009–10	Boston	54	1	17.3	.437	.000	.696	3.8	.6	.4	.3	6.3
2010–11	Boston	78	13	29.5	.448	.133	.736	5.4	1.2	1.0	.4	11.7
2011–12	Orlando	61	13	23.4	.421	.143	.683	5.4	.8	.7	.3	9.3
2012–13	Orlando	34	33	31.3	.448	.000	.718	7.2	2.1	.9	.6	15.1
2013–14	Orlando	45	43	30.1	.453	.400	.675	6.3	1.6	1.0	.5	12.1
2013–14	L.A. Clippers	23	1	13.4	.481	.000	.783	3.0	.3	.5	.3	4.2
2014–15	L.A. Clippers	74	0	12.2	.459	.000	.632	2.3	.5	.6	.3	4.0
Career		514	121	21.1	.447	.182	.700	4.4	.9	.7	.3	8.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008†	Boston	17	0	8.1	.412	.000	.611	1.5	.4	.3	.2	2.3
2009	Boston	14	14	36.4	.491	.000	.710	5.6	1.8	1.3	.6	15.8
2010	Boston	24	1	20.1	.476	.000	.722	4.5	.4	.8	.4	7.3
2011	Boston	9	0	21.2	.391	.000	.727	3.6	.9	.3	.0	4.9
2012	Orlando	5	5	38.0	.438	.000	.773	9.2	.8	.6	1.2	19.0
2014	L.A. Clippers	13	0	12.2	.610	.000	.000	2.8	.7	.2	.2	3.8
2015	L.A. Clippers	14	0	10.3	.447	.000	.778	1.9	.2	.4	.4	2.9
Career		96	20	18.9	.472	.000	.716	3.7	.7	.6	.4	6.9

References

1. "Glen Davis Recruiting Profile". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
2. "LSU's Glen Davis to enter NBA draft". Yahoo! Sports. 2007-03-20. Archived from the original on 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
3. "LSU's 'Big Baby' Davis Going Pro". NewsOK.com. March 20, 2007. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
4. Not Playing Nice: Powe, Davis Enjoying a Battle of the Bigs Steve Bulpett, the Boston Herald, July 6, 2007
5. Perkins says he injured toe when bed fell on it, AP, December 11, 2007
6. Kendrick Perkins Versus His Bed
7. Steve Bulpett, Baby, C’s hit home run, Boston Herald, December 13, 2007
8. Davis has 16 points, nine rebounds to help Celtics beat Kings, The Canadian Press Archived December 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
9. Steve Bulpett, Oh, Baby, what a win, Boston Herald, January 6, 2008
10. Peter May, Baby shows off his mature side, The Boston Globe, January 6, 2008
11. Chad Finn, "Davis: 'I'm sorry if I hurt anyone'," Boston Globe, May 12, 2009.
12. "Celtics Re-sign Glen Davis". NBA.com. 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
13. "Magic Acquire Glen Davis and Von Wafer". NBA.com. 2011-12-12. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
14. "Notebook: Sixers 126, Magic 125". Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
15. Magic, Glen Davis Agree to Buyout
16. "CLIPPERS SIGN FORWARD GLEN DAVIS". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
17. Markazi, Arash (March 29, 2014). "Coach has Glen Davis sent off bench". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
18. "Clippers re-sign Glen Davis". Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
19. "Former Clippers forward Glen Davis has ankle surgery". latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
20. Glen Davis Explains Why He Didn’t Play This Season
21. Source: Glen Davis out 8-12 weeks after ankle surgery
22. "Glen Davis signs deal with KK Zadar". Sportando. September 30, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
23. "Tko je kriv za odlazak Davisa? Zadarska strana priče…" [Who is to blame for Davis' departure? Zadar's side of the story...] (in Croatian). basketball.hr. October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
24. "VIDEO: Druga strana medalje - Big Baby u svojoj verziji priče krivi KK Zadar i trenera Aleša Pipana!" [VIDEO: The other side of the coin - Big Baby in his version of the story blames KK Zadar and coach Aleš Pipan!] (in Croatian). basketball.hr. October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
25. Short, Robin (December 5, 2018). "St. John's Edge make "Big" signing". The Telegram. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
26. "NBLC Awards". NBL Canada. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
27. Patrick Parker, Shaq vs. Big Baby, ESPN.com, March 27, 2008.
28. Steve Bulpett, Big 3 minus an important two, Boston Herald, January 30, 2008.
29. Powe, Rondo answer call for Celtics; Heat's Wade, Haslem leave game, Associated Press, January 29, 2008.
30. Cannizzaro, Mark (2006-03-20). "It's 'Big Baby', not 'Baby Shaq'". New York Post. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
31. Celtics' Glen Davis Injured in Accident SI.com, December 21, 2008
32. http://www.sportstalkflorida.com/insider-glen-davis-talks-about-his-injury/
33. Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis’ NBA Career ‘On Hold’ While He Makes Movies — No Joke
34. "Former NBA player Glen "Big Baby" Davis arrested on drug charges". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
35. http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22809694/former-nba-player-glen-davis-arrested-drug-charges
36. "EXCLUSIVE GLEN 'BIG BABY' DAVIS CUTS DEAL IN WEED CASE ..." TMZ. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
37. Yang, Nicole (August 27, 2018). "Emotional Glen Davis breaks down after winning BIG3 championship". Boston.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
• nba.com profile
• LSU Tigers bio