 Arthur with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1988-03-25)March 25, 1988 (age 37) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | South Oak Cliff (Dallas, Texas) |
| College | Kansas (2006–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008: 1st round, 27th overall pick |
| Drafted by | New Orleans Hornets |
| Playing career | 2008–2018 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 00 |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2013 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2013–2018 | Denver Nuggets |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Darrell Antwonne Arthur (born March 25, 1988) is an American former professionalbasketball player. He played college basketball for theKansas Jayhawks for two seasons, and was part of their2007–08 national championship team. He was drafted by theNew Orleans Hornets in the2008 NBA draft but after two trades, he ended up with theMemphis Grizzlies, with whom he signed on July 8, 2008.[1] He is listed at 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m), 235 lb (107 kg) and played thepower forward position.
Darrell is now a part of the Denver Nuggets Front Office.
Arthur is the first cousin of fellow basketball playerQuinton Ross.[2]
In high school, Arthur guidedSouth Oak Cliff High School to back-to-back Texas 4A state titles in 2005 and 2006 and was the tournament's MVP both years. Those state titles were later forfeited, after it was determined that the school had played an ineligible athlete.[3]
During his senior year, Arthur was named aMcDonald's All-American and third-teamParade All-American honors in 2006.
In regards to college recruiting, Arthur was considered a five-star recruit byRivals.com, and247Sports.com listed him as the consensus top recruit in Texas and the 13th best recruit in the country.[4][5]
Arthur's uniform number in college was 00, making him the first Jayhawk to wear that number sinceGreg Ostertag. He was named to theBig 12 All-Rookie team in his freshman year in 2006–07. Arthur was named to the All-Big 12 first team the year Kansas won theNCAA championship.
Arthur was selected by theNew Orleans Hornets as the 27th overall pick in the2008 NBA draft but was promptly traded to thePortland Trail Blazers for cash. The Trail Blazers then traded Arthur to theHouston Rockets for draft rights to 25th overall pickNicolas Batum. Soon afterwards, the Rockets traded Arthur to the Memphis Grizzlies for draft rights to the 28th overall pickDonté Greene.[6]
On September 3, 2008, Arthur and fellow former Kansas Jayhawks teammateMario Chalmers were excused from NBA's Rookie Training Camp following a marijuana-related incident.[7] Police responding to their hotel room following a fire alarm at 2:00 a.m. claimed that the room smelled strongly of marijuana but none was found and no charges were filed. Fellow NBA rookieMichael Beasley was also reported to have been in the room at the time, but was not asked to leave camp.[8][9] Beasley was fined $50,000 for his involvement in the incident.[10]Arthur released a statement denying any involvement with marijuana.[11] Arthur was fined $20,000 by the league for missing the rookie camp, but was not fined or suspended for any drug-related violations.[12]
On June 29, 2012, the Grizzlies extended a qualifying offer to Arthur, making him a restricted free agent.[13]
On June 27, 2013, Arthur was traded to theDenver Nuggets along with 55th overall draft pickJoffrey Lauvergne in exchange forKosta Koufos.[14] On June 23, 2014, he exercised his player option for the 2014–15 season.[15]
On August 7, 2015, Arthur re-signed with the Nuggets.[16] On March 31, 2016, he tied a career high with 24 points off the bench in a 101–95 loss to theNew Orleans Pelicans.[17]
On July 9, 2016, Arthur again re-signed with the Nuggets.[18]
On July 13, 2018, Arthur was traded, along withKenneth Faried, a protected 2019 first round draft pick and a 2020 second round draft pick, to theBrooklyn Nets in exchange forIsaiah Whitehead.[19] Seven days later, Arthur was traded to thePhoenix Suns in exchange forJared Dudley and a 2021 second round draft pick.[20] On October 15, 2018, he was waived by the Suns.[21]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Memphis | 76 | 64 | 19.3 | .438 | .000 | .667 | 4.6 | .6 | .7 | .7 | 5.6 |
| 2009–10 | Memphis | 32 | 1 | 14.3 | .432 | .000 | .567 | 3.4 | .5 | .4 | .4 | 4.5 |
| 2010–11 | Memphis | 80 | 9 | 20.1 | .497 | .000 | .813 | 4.3 | .7 | .7 | .8 | 9.1 |
| 2012–13 | Memphis | 59 | 3 | 16.4 | .451 | .278 | .717 | 2.9 | .6 | .4 | .6 | 6.1 |
| 2013–14 | Denver | 68 | 1 | 17.1 | .395 | .375 | .855 | 3.1 | .9 | .6 | .7 | 5.9 |
| 2014–15 | Denver | 58 | 4 | 17.0 | .404 | .236 | .780 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .8 | .4 | 6.6 |
| 2015–16 | Denver | 70 | 16 | 21.7 | .452 | .385 | .755 | 4.2 | 1.4 | .8 | .7 | 7.5 |
| 2016–17 | Denver | 41 | 7 | 15.6 | .442 | .453 | .864 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | 6.4 |
| 2017–18 | Denver | 19 | 1 | 7.4 | .468 | .348 | .667 | .8 | .5 | .4 | .2 | 2.8 |
| Career | 503 | 106 | 17.8 | .444 | .352 | .765 | 3.5 | .8 | .6 | .6 | 6.5 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Memphis | 13 | 0 | 15.5 | .459 | 1.000 | .765 | 2.2 | .5 | .5 | .9 | 7.1 |
| 2013 | Memphis | 15 | 0 | 11.7 | .472 | .000 | .889 | 2.5 | .4 | .1 | .3 | 3.9 |
| Career | 28 | 0 | 13.4 | .464 | .333 | .808 | 2.4 | .5 | .3 | .6 | 5.4 | |
