 Temple with theWashington Wizards in 2013 | |
| No. 17 – Toronto Raptors | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard /small forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1986-05-08)May 8, 1986 (age 38) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | LSU Laboratory School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| College | LSU (2005–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2010 | Houston Rockets |
| 2010 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2010 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2010 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2010–2011 | Erie BayHawks |
| 2011 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2011 | Erie BayHawks |
| 2011 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2011–2012 | Casale Monferrato |
| 2012 | Reno Bighorns |
| 2012–2016 | Washington Wizards |
| 2016–2018 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2018–2019 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2019–2020 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2020–2021 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2021–2023 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2023–present | Toronto Raptors |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Garrett Bartholomew Temple (born May 8, 1986) is an American professionalbasketball player for theToronto Raptors of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He playedcollege basketball for theLSU Tigers.
Temple attendedLSU Laboratory School inBaton Rouge, Louisiana. As a senior, he averaged 13.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists in leading University High to the 2004 Class 2A state championship.[1]
At University High, Temple also competed in track and field, where he was a long jump and triple jump specialist.[1]
After redshirting the2004–05 season atLouisiana State University to work on his game, Temple earned a reputation as a defensive stopper as a freshman in2005–06. In 36 games (35 starts), he averaged 5.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 33.3 minutes per game.[1]
In his sophomore season, he finished the year with 138 assists and 83 turnovers, a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio, which was 10th best in the SEC. In May 2007, he was part of the Reach USA Tour of China, an all-star team of players that went 6–2 against two Chinese league teams. In 32 games (all starts), he averaged 8.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game.[1]
In his junior season, he played a team-high 1,066 minutes and ranked 11th in the league in assist average. In 31 games, he averaged 6.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[1]
In his senior season, he became LSU's all-time leader in minutes played (4,432), breaking a record set byHoward Carter in 1983. He earned All-SEC Defensive team honors, as well as being named to the coaches' All-SEC second team. In 35 games, he averaged 7.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[1]
After going undrafted in the2009 NBA draft, Temple joined theHouston Rockets for the 2009 NBA Summer League. In September 2009, he signed with the Rockets. However, he was later waived by the Rockets on October 21, 2009.[2] In November 2009, he was acquired by theRio Grande Valley Vipers as an affiliate player.
On February 8, 2010, Temple signed a 10-day contract with the Rockets.[3] On February 20, 2010, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Rockets.[4]
On March 3, 2010, Temple signed a 10-day contract with theSacramento Kings.[5]
On March 13, 2010, Temple signed a 10-day contract with theSan Antonio Spurs.[6] On March 23, 2010, he signed with the Spurs for the rest of the season.[7]
In July 2010, Temple joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2010 NBA Summer League. On November 11, 2010, he was waived by the Spurs.[8]
On November 30, 2010, Temple was re-acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[9]
On December 30, 2010, Temple was traded to theErie BayHawks in exchange forJeff Adrien.[10]
On January 25, 2011, Temple signed a 10-day contract with theMilwaukee Bucks.[11] On February 5, 2011, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Bucks.[12]
On February 17, 2011, Temple returned to the BayHawks.
On March 7, 2011, Temple signed a 10-day contract with theCharlotte Bobcats.[13] On March 17, 2011, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Bobcats.[14] On March 28, 2011, he signed with the Bobcats for the rest of the season.[15]
On July 27, 2011, Temple signed a one-year deal withNovipiù Casale Monferrato of Italy.[16] In 28 games, he averaged 9.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game as Casale finished last on the ladder in2011–12 with an 8–24 record.
In July 2012, Temple joined theOklahoma City Thunder for the Orlando Summer League and theCleveland Cavaliers for the Las Vegas Summer League.
On September 13, 2012, Temple signed with theMiami Heat.[17] He was later waived by the Heat on October 27, 2012.[18] On November 1, 2012, he was re-acquired by the Erie BayHawks.[19] Four days later, he was traded to theReno Bighorns.[20]
On December 25, 2012, Temple signed with theWashington Wizards.[21]
On July 10, 2013, Temple re-signed with the Wizards.[22] On July 18, 2014, he again re-signed with the Wizards to a two-year, $2 million deal.[23][24] On November 1, 2014, he scored a then-career-high 18 points in a 108–97 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.[25]
On June 15, 2015, Temple exercised his player option with the Wizards for the 2015–16 season.[26][27] On November 14, he matched his career high of 18 points in a 108–99 win over the Orlando Magic.[28] On December 19, he set a new career high with 21 points in a 109–101 win over the Charlotte Hornets.[29] On December 21, he topped that mark with 23 points in a 113–99 win over the Sacramento Kings.[30][31] Two days later, he had another strong performance for the Wizards with 20 points against the Memphis Grizzlies, becoming the first NBA player to score at least 20 in three straight games after not reaching that level for his first 250 contests.[32]
On July 9, 2016, Temple signed with theSacramento Kings for a second stint.[33] He made his debut for the Kings in their season opener on October 26, 2016, scoring 12 points in just under 18 minutes off the bench in a 113–94 win over thePhoenix Suns.[34] On November 5, 2016, he scored a team-high 19 points off the bench and tied his career high with five three-pointers in a 117–91 loss to theMilwaukee Bucks.[35] On February 1, 2017, he was ruled out for two to three weeks after an MRI revealed a partial tear of his left biceps femoris muscle.[36][37]
On January 23, 2018, Temple scored 19 of his career-high 34 points in the final quarter to lift the Kings to a 105–99 win over theOrlando Magic.[38]
On July 17, 2018, Temple was traded to theMemphis Grizzlies in exchange forDeyonta Davis,Ben McLemore, a2021 second-round pick and cash considerations.[39][40] On October 19, 2018, he scored a game-high 30 points in a 131–117 win over theAtlanta Hawks.[41] On January 26, 2019, he was ruled out for one to two weeks with a mild strain in his left shoulder.[42]
On February 7, 2019, Temple andJaMychal Green were traded by the Grizzlies to theLos Angeles Clippers in exchange forAvery Bradley.[43]
On July 8, 2019, Temple signed a reported two-year contract with theBrooklyn Nets.[44][45]
On November 27, 2020, Temple signed with theChicago Bulls.[46]
On August 8, 2021, Temple was traded to his hometown team, theNew Orleans Pelicans.[47] On July 5, 2023, Temple was waived by the Pelicans.[48]
On August 1, 2023, Temple signed with theToronto Raptors.[49] On July 6, 2024, he re-signed with the Raptors.[50]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Houston | 9 | 0 | 13.1 | .448 | .250 | .667 | 1.6 | .8 | .4 | .4 | 5.0 |
| Sacramento | 5 | 0 | 4.6 | .375 | .000 | 1.000 | .6 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 2.2 | |
| San Antonio | 13 | 4 | 14.9 | .438 | .435 | .667 | 1.1 | .9 | .6 | .2 | 6.2 | |
| 2010–11 | San Antonio | 3 | 0 | 6.8 | .200 | .000 | .000 | .7 | .7 | .3 | .3 | .7 |
| Milwaukee | 9 | 0 | 9.3 | .333 | .300 | .000 | .7 | .7 | .1 | .1 | 1.9 | |
| Charlotte | 12 | 0 | 10.5 | .286 | .269 | .636 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .8 | .3 | 3.2 | |
| 2012–13 | Washington | 51 | 36 | 22.7 | .407 | .325 | .703 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 5.1 |
| 2013–14 | Washington | 75 | 0 | 8.5 | .362 | .207 | .698 | .9 | 1.0 | .5 | .1 | 1.8 |
| 2014–15 | Washington | 52 | 18 | 14.1 | .400 | .375 | .729 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .8 | .2 | 3.9 |
| 2015–16 | Washington | 80 | 43 | 24.4 | .398 | .345 | .728 | 2.7 | 1.8 | .9 | .2 | 7.3 |
| 2016–17 | Sacramento | 65 | 20 | 26.6 | .424 | .373 | .784 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.3 | .4 | 7.8 |
| 2017–18 | Sacramento | 65 | 35 | 24.8 | .418 | .392 | .769 | 2.3 | 1.9 | .9 | .4 | 8.4 |
| 2018–19 | Memphis | 49 | 49 | 31.2 | .429 | .352 | .750 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .5 | 9.4 |
| L.A. Clippers | 26 | 6 | 19.6 | .396 | .296 | .742 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 4.7 | |
| 2019–20 | Brooklyn | 62 | 35 | 27.9 | .378 | .329 | .805 | 3.5 | 2.5 | .8 | .5 | 10.3 |
| 2020–21 | Chicago | 56 | 25 | 27.3 | .415 | .335 | .800 | 2.9 | 2.2 | .8 | .5 | 7.6 |
| 2021–22 | New Orleans | 59 | 16 | 18.6 | .376 | .319 | .683 | 2.4 | 1.3 | .7 | .4 | 5.2 |
| 2022–23 | New Orleans | 25 | 0 | 6.5 | .400 | .423 | .750 | .7 | .5 | .4 | .1 | 2.0 |
| 2023–24 | Toronto | 27 | 2 | 10.7 | .372 | .300 | .818 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .4 | .1 | 3.3 |
| Career | 743 | 290 | 20.5 | .401 | .344 | .742 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .8 | .3 | 6.1 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | San Antonio | 6 | 0 | 2.5 | .333 | .333 | 1.000 | .3 | .3 | .2 | .0 | .7 |
| 2014 | Washington | 10 | 0 | .9 | 1.000 | 1.000 | – | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
| 2015 | Washington | 4 | 0 | 6.5 | .167 | .000 | .625 | .8 | .3 | .5 | .0 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | L.A. Clippers | 6 | 0 | 10.5 | .273 | .143 | .700 | 1.2 | .3 | .5 | .2 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | Brooklyn | 4 | 4 | 34.3 | .347 | .250 | .833 | 2.8 | 2.0 | .8 | .3 | 12.0 |
| 2022 | New Orleans | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 31 | 4 | 8.1 | .338 | .240 | .720 | .8 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 2.5 | |
Temple is the son ofCollis Temple and Soundra Johnson Temple. Collis was the first African American to play basketball at LSU (1971–1974). He has a younger sister, Colleen Noelle, and two older brothers, Collis III (who played at LSU from 1999 to 2003) and Elliott.[1][51]
Temple is aChristian. He wears a wrist band that says "InJesus Name I Play."[52] In 2020, Temple marriedMiss USA 2017 winnerKára McCullough.[53] They have two children.[54]
Temple is a member of the "Starting Five," along withMalcolm Brogdon,Joe Harris,Justin Anderson andAnthony Tolliver. Their goal was to raise $225,000 through Hoops2O, founded by Brogdon, to fund five wells in East Africa by the end of the2018–19 season.[55] By February 2020, the charity had funded the construction of ten wells inTanzania andKenya, bringing water to over 52,000 citizens.[56]
All three reportedly received two-year deals.
