Iman Shumpert

Iman Asante Shumpert (/ˈiːmɑːn/ EE-mahn; born June 26, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Shumpert was selected by the New York Knicks with the 17th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft.[1] Shumpert won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.

Iman Shumpert
Shumpert with the Cavaliers in January 2015
Free agent
PositionShooting guard
Personal information
Born (1990-06-26) June 26, 1990
Berwyn, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolOak Park and River Forest
(Oak Park, Illinois)
CollegeGeorgia Tech (2008–2011)
NBA draft2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2015New York Knicks
2015–2018Cleveland Cavaliers
2018–2019Sacramento Kings
2019Houston Rockets
2019Brooklyn Nets
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life

In eighth grade, Shumpert and fellow NBA player Evan Turner were teammates on the same basketball team at Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School in Oak Park, Illinois.[2] He went on to attend Oak Park and River Forest High School where he was a first team all-state player and was one of the nation's top 30 seniors. He helped Oak Park and River Forest to three conference titles and was named conference MVP as a junior and senior. He was rated No. 15 among the nation's senior players by Scout.com and No. 26 by Rivals.com. He was also selected to play in the 2008 McDonald's All-American Game, and was named a third-team Parade All-American.[3]

College career

As a freshman for Georgia Tech in 2008–09, Shumpert was the team's fourth-leading scorer for the season, averaging 10.5 points per game and hitting 34.5 percent of his three-point attempts. During the 2009–10 season, Shumpert underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a damaged meniscus in his right knee on December 3, and missed six games. He went on to finish the season as the team's third-leading scorer with 10.0 points per game.[3]

In the 2010–11 season, Shumpert led his team in scoring (17.3 ppg), rebounding and assists, becoming only the seventh player in ACC history to do so. He ranked fourth in the ACC in scoring, 15th in rebounds, 10th in field goal and free throw percentage, and first in steals (seventh in the nation). He was named to the All-ACC second team and was a member of the conference's all-defensive team.[3] He also holds the Georgia Tech record for steals per game.

On March 28, 2011, Shumpert declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility.[4]

College statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Georgia Tech 313131.6.391.314.6563.95.02.10.210.6
2009–10 Georgia Tech 302930.1.385.333.7203.64.01.90.210.0
2010–11 Georgia Tech 313132.0.406.278.8065.93.52.70.217.3
Career 929131.3.396.305.7384.54.22.30.212.7

NBA career

New York Knicks (2011–2015)
Shumpert with the Knicks in March 2013

Shumpert was drafted with the 17th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. In February 2012, then teammate Jared Jeffries said that "he's about as good an on-ball defender as there is in the league right now".[5] Shumpert was selected to compete in the 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest but was unable to participate due to a knee injury.[6]

On April 28, 2012, during a first round playoff game against the Miami Heat, Shumpert suffered a knee injury while dribbling in midcourt and was immediately helped off the court. An MRI later revealed that Shumpert tore the ACL and meniscus in his left knee and would miss the rest of the season.[7]

Shumpert finished 5th in the 2012 NBA Rookie of the Year voting. He received 33 total votes and one first-place vote from a ballot that was filled out by 120 writers and broadcasters from across the country. He was also the only rookie to receive votes for the Defensive Player of the Year award.

On January 13, 2013, Shumpert was medically cleared to participate in team practice. He made his season debut on January 17 in a game against the Detroit Pistons at The O2 Arena in London. He went on to record 8 points, 3 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block.[8]

In July 2013, Shumpert played one summer league game for the Knicks, recording 2 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in a 72-77 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.[9]

On December 12, 2014, Shumpert dislocated his left shoulder in the second quarter of the Knicks' 101-95 win over the Boston Celtics[10] and was subsequently ruled out for three weeks.[11]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2015–2018)

On January 5, 2015, Shumpert was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Knicks in a three-team trade that also involved the Oklahoma City Thunder. Cleveland received Shumpert and J. R. Smith from the Knicks and a first round pick in the 2015 NBA draft from the Thunder, while Cleveland sent Dion Waiters to Oklahoma City and Lou Amundson, Alex Kirk, and a second round pick in the 2019 NBA draft to the Knicks, and the Thunder sent Lance Thomas to the Knicks.[12] On January 23, he made his debut for the Cavaliers, recording 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in the 129-90 win over the Charlotte Hornets.[13] The Cavaliers made it to the 2015 NBA Finals, but they lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games.[14]

Shumpert defending Paul George in 2017

On July 9, 2015, Shumpert re-signed with the Cavaliers to a four-year, $40 million contract.[15][16] On September 29, 2015, he was ruled out for three months after suffering a ruptured Extensor Carpi Ulnaris sheath in his right wrist.[17] He made his season debut on December 11 against the Orlando Magic, scoring 14 points off the bench in a 111–76 win.[18] On March 5, 2016, he recorded 12 points and a career-high 16 rebounds off the bench in a 120–103 win over the Boston Celtics.[19] On April 11, he was ruled out for the Cavaliers' final two games of the regular season after getting his left knee drained.[20][21] Shumpert returned in time for the playoffs and helped the Cavaliers make it the NBA Finals for the second straight season. The Cavaliers would again face the Golden State Warriors. Despite the Cavaliers going down 3–1 in the series following a Game 4 loss, they went on to win the series in seven games to become the first team in NBA history to win the championship after being down 3–1.[22][23]

Cavaliers' coach Tyronn Lue started using Shumpert at backup point guard early on in the 2016–17 season.[24] On March 14, 2017, he scored a season-high 18 points in a 128–96 win over the Detroit Pistons.[25] Shumpert helped the Cavaliers go 12–1 over the first three rounds of the playoffs to reach the NBA Finals for a third straight season. There the Cavaliers matched-up with the Golden State Warriors, but lost the series in five games.[26][27]

On December 1, 2017, Shumpert was ruled out for six to eight weeks following surgery on his left knee.[28] He returned to action on January 23, 2018 against the San Antonio Spurs.[29]

Sacramento Kings (2018–2019)

On February 8, 2018, Shumpert was acquired by the Sacramento Kings from the Cavaliers in a three-team trade that also involved the Utah Jazz.[30] Despite not playing for the Kings in 2017–18, he opted in for the final year of his contract on June 8, 2018.[31] He made his debut for the Kings on October 17, 2018, recording five points and three rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench in a 123–117 season-opening loss to the Utah Jazz.[32] Four days later, Shumpert scored 16 of his 26 points in the first quarter of the Kings' 131–120 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.[33] On November 19, he scored 21 of his 23 points in the first half of the Kings' 117–113 win over the Thunder.[34] On December 27, he scored 18 points and matched his career high with six 3-pointers in a 117–116 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[35]

Houston Rockets (2019)

On February 7, 2019, Shumpert was acquired by the Houston Rockets in a three-team trade. The Rockets sent a 2020 second round pick to the Kings, as well as Brandon Knight, Marquese Chriss, and a 2019 first round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers. [36]

Brooklyn Nets (2019)

On November 13, 2019, Shumpert signed with the Brooklyn Nets, who had a roster exemption created by the 25-game PED suspension to Wilson Chandler.[37][38][39] On December 12, when Chandler's suspension expired, Shumpert was waived by the Nets.[40][41]

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
2011–12 New York 593528.9.401.306.7983.22.81.7 .19.5
2012–13 New York 454522.1.396.402.7663.01.71.0.26.8
2013–14 New York 745826.5.378.333.7464.21.71.2.26.7
2014–15 New York 242426.0.409.348.6763.43.31.3.19.3
2014–15 Cleveland 38124.2.410.338.6673.81.51.3.37.2
2015–16† Cleveland 54524.4.374.295.7843.81.71.0.45.8
2016–17 Cleveland 763125.5.411.360.7892.91.4.8.47.5
2017–18 Cleveland 14619.7.379.269.7332.91.2.6.44.4
2018–19 Sacramento 424026.2.382.366.8293.12.21.1.58.9
2018–19 Houston 20119.1.347.296.5002.71.1.6.24.6
2019–20 Brooklyn 13018.5.328.242.5712.6.9.9.24.2
Career 45924625.0.392.338.7643.31.81.1.37.2

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012 New York 1119.0.000.000.0001.0.01.0.0.0
2013 New York 121228.1.410.429.8576.01.31.1.39.3
2015 Cleveland 201634.8.360.355.7504.91.21.3.89.1
2016† Cleveland 21017.3.462.382.6362.2.8.5.13.3
2017 Cleveland 17016.2.417.385.8242.8.9.6.24.4
2019 Houston 8013.6.385.364.2501.5.3.1.03.6
Career 792922.8.388.376.7443.5.9.8.35.9

Personal life

Shumpert's father, Odis, is an insurance broker while his mother, L'Tanya, is an adjunct professor of art and design at Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois.[3] During the 2012–13 NBA season, Shumpert's high-top fade haircut attracted publicity.[42] He shaved the fade in October 2013.[43]

Outside of basketball, Shumpert has dabbled in rap music. In 2012, he released the song "Knicks Anthem"[44] and the mixtape Th3 #Post90s. In 2013, he released the song "Dear Kendrick" in response to Kendrick Lamar's verse in the song Control by Big Sean. The music video for his single "Chiraq" garnered media attention over the eccentric visuals.[45]

In 2015, Shumpert's wife, Teyana Taylor, gave birth to their daughter. After Taylor went into an early labor at the couple's home, Shumpert delivered the baby on his own.[46]

Discography

EPs
List of extended plays with selected details
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[47]
Substance Abuse —
gollark: GTech™ badology has come to a similar conclusion, using advanced bad spectrography techniques.
gollark: If I avoid the piano, I'll feel quite happy about that for a bit and soon probably forget.
gollark: If a piano falls out of a window in front of me, and it hits me and nonfatally injures me in a way which leaves me hospitalized for months and losing a limb, I will be VERY unhappy.
gollark: You'll also have probably have experienced lots of unhappiness about the almost-dying, depending on how it happens exactly.
gollark: Some of them are actually just in simulations being fed entirely fake GTech™ buildings.

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