 Atkins with theDenver Nuggets in 2007 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1974-08-14)August 14, 1974 (age 50) Orlando, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Maynard Evans (Orlando, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
| College | South Florida (1992–1996) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1996:undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1996–2010 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 31, 7, 9, 32, 3, 12, 8, 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | La Crosse Bobcats | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Cibona Zagreb | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Washington Wizards | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Memphis Grizzlies | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Oklahoma City Thunder | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 6,863 (9.9 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 1,186 (1.7 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 2,396 (3.4 apg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Kenneth Lavon "Chucky"Atkins (born August 14, 1974) is an American former professionalbasketball player who played for nine different NBA teams throughout his career.
Atkins played college basketball at theUniversity of South Florida from 1992 to 1996. As of November 2020 he still owns threeteam records. He is a member of theUSF Athletic Hall of Fame.
Atkins was undrafted in the1996 NBA draft. In 1996–97, he played with theLaCrosse Bobcats in the now-defunctContinental Basketball Association (CBA) and was named to the CBA All-Rookie First Team in 1997.[1] He then went overseas to play for theCibona Zagreb club inCroatia from 1997 to 1999.
Atkins started his NBA career in1999 with his hometownOrlando Magic, with immediate impact, playing in all 82 games and averaging nine points and fourassists per game. The following year, the Magic dealt Atkins and centerBen Wallace to theDetroit Pistons for star forwardGrant Hill, who was acquired by Orlando in a sign-and-trade deal. In 2004, Atkins was acquired by theBoston Celtics in a three-team deal with theAtlanta Hawks, sendingMike James andRasheed Wallace to Detroit, helping the Pistons win the2004 NBA Finals.
In the offseason of 2004, Atkins,Chris Mihm, andJumaine Jones were traded to theLos Angeles Lakers forGary Payton andRick Fox. During the2004–05 NBA season, Atkins played well, registered career-highs in points (14 ppg) and minutes (35), playing and starting in all 82regular season contests for the Lakers.
In the summer of 2005, Atkins was traded along withCaron Butler to theWashington Wizards in exchange forKwame Brown andLaron Profit in the 2005 offseason. As Atkins appeared sparingly throughoutthe season, the Wizards bought out the remainder of his contract on January 18, 2006. Atkins had voiced displeasure with the amount of playing time he was receiving, and he and the team both felt a change of scenery was needed.[citation needed]
On January 23, 2006, Atkins signed as a free agent with theMemphis Grizzlies, replacing the injuredDamon Stoudamire. Atkins averaged in double figures in his half-season stint in Memphis.
Atkins signed as afree agent in July 2007 with theDenver Nuggets. Ahernia injury plagued him throughout most of the year, and he failed to have a significant impact in the2007–08 NBA season.
On January 7, 2009, the Nuggets traded Atkins, along with a 2009 first round draft pick and cash considerations, to theOklahoma City Thunder forJohan Petro and a 2009 second round draft pick.[2]
On July 27, 2009, Atkins was traded to theMinnesota Timberwolves along withDamien Wilkins for centerEtan Thomas and two future second-round draft picks.[3] On September 22, 2009, Chucky Atkins was waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves.[4] He signed a non guaranteed contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 28, 2009. Atkins played 40 games for the Pistons in his second stint with them during the 2009–2010 season .[5]
On September 27, 2010, Atkins signed with thePhoenix Suns. He was waived on October 11, 2010.[6]
After retiring from the game in 2011, Atkins went on to coach his alum high school in 2012–13 and 2013–14 before quitting the job on the eve of the 2014–15 season after he was arrested on charges of driving under the influence twice within three months.[7]
| 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 |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | Orlando | 82 | 0 | 19.8 | .424 | .350 | .729 | 1.5 | 3.7 | .6 | .0 | 9.5 |
| 2000–01 | Detroit | 81 | 75 | 29.2 | .399 | .357 | .692 | 2.1 | 4.1 | .8 | .1 | 12.0 |
| 2001–02 | Detroit | 79 | 62 | 28.9 | .466 | .411 | .692 | 2.0 | 3.3 | .9 | .1 | 12.1 |
| 2002–03 | Detroit | 65 | 7 | 21.5 | .361 | .355 | .816 | 1.5 | 2.7 | .4 | .1 | 7.1 |
| 2003–04 | Detroit | 40 | 0 | 18.8 | .374 | .323 | .721 | 1.2 | 2.4 | .5 | .0 | 6.2 |
| 2003–04 | Boston | 24 | 24 | 33.0 | .418 | .351 | .778 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 1.1 | .0 | 12.0 |
| 2004–05 | L.A. Lakers | 82 | 82* | 35.4 | .426 | .387 | .803 | 2.4 | 4.4 | .9 | .0 | 13.6 |
| 2005–06 | Washington | 28 | 2 | 19.7 | .379 | .359 | .710 | 1.6 | 2.5 | .5 | .0 | 6.7 |
| 2005–06 | Memphis | 43 | 39 | 27.0 | .401 | .352 | .811 | 1.7 | 3.0 | .7 | .1 | 11.4 |
| 2006–07 | Memphis | 75 | 23 | 27.5 | .434 | .379 | .810 | 1.9 | 4.6 | .7 | .1 | 13.2 |
| 2007–08 | Denver | 24 | 0 | 14.7 | .344 | .316 | .444 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .4 | .0 | 4.7 |
| 2008–09 | Denver | 14 | 0 | 8.2 | .333 | .294 | 1.000 | .4 | 2.0 | .1 | .1 | 1.9 |
| 2008–09 | Oklahoma City | 18 | 0 | 16.6 | .291 | .250 | .917 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .4 | .1 | 3.9 |
| 2009–10 | Detroit | 40 | 11 | 16.1 | .363 | .301 | .926 | .7 | 2.3 | .4 | .0 | 4.0 |
| Career | 696 | 325 | 24.9 | .412 | .364 | .772 | 1.7 | 3.4 | .7 | .0 | 9.9 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Detroit | 10 | 10 | 29.4 | .364 | .359 | .765 | 2.4 | 3.4 | .6 | .1 | 11.3 |
| 2003 | Detroit | 17 | 3 | 18.4 | .352 | .367 | .808 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .0 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Boston | 4 | 4 | 33.3 | .436 | .300 | .895 | 3.5 | 3.8 | .8 | .0 | 13.5 |
| 2006 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 25.8 | .405 | .364 | .625 | .8 | 3.0 | .5 | .0 | 9.8 |
| 2008 | Denver | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 36 | 21 | 23.5 | .374 | .355 | .800 | 1.7 | 2.4 | .8 | .0 | 8.6 | |
