
Background
2004-05 (Knicks-Spurs): Acquired by the Spurs on 2/24 – along with Jamison
Brewer – from the Knicks in exchange for Malik Rose and a pair of first
round draft picks … for the season appeared in 77 games, averaging 9.5
points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.12 blocks in 25.1 minutes … shot .480
(289-602) from the field and .674 (153-227) from the line … started 59
games (including all 54 he played with the Knicks) … ranked 25th in the NBA in rebounds, 34th in blocks
and ninth in offensive rebounds with 3.2 per game … with the Spurs averaged 6.2 points, 6.4 rebounds
and 1.43 blocks in 18.0 minutes in 23 games … in five starts with San Antonio averaged 11.0 points,
12.0 rebounds and 3.40 blocks in 29.6 minutes … scored in double-figures 33 times with 20-or-more
seven times … posted 18 double-doubles … had a season-high 25 points (9-14 FG, 7-8 FT) and 14
rebounds at Toronto on 11/24 … finished with 22 three times: had 22 points and 15 boards at Atlanta
on 11/30, finished with 22 points and a season-best 18 rebounds at Boston on 12/22 and had 22 points
and 11 rebounds vs. Sacramento on 1/04 … enjoyed his best game as a Spur at Golden State on 4/10,
finishing with 19 points, 15 rebounds (including 10 offensive) and 3 rebounds in 34 minutes in his first
start for the Silver and Black … set a career-high with 8 blocks at New Jersey on 12/14 … logged a
career-high 46 minutes vs. Detroit on 12/15 … logged five DNP-CDs (2/26, 3/4, 3/6, 3/8 and 3/9) …
in the 2005 playoffs averaged 7.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.00 block in 23.0 minutes … started all 23
games … led the Spurs in field goal percentage with a .528 (66-125) mark … scored in double-figures
six times in the postseason … had a playoff career-high 19 points (8-10 FG, 3-5 FT) in the Spurs Game 5
win vs. Seattle on 5/17 … had 15 points, a playoff career-high 15 rebounds and a playoff career-best 4
blocks in a playoff career-high 34 minutes in Game 1 at Denver on 4/24 … had 10 points and a team-high
13 rebounds in Game 5 vs. Denver on 5/04 … in the conference semifinals vs. Seattle averaged 8.3
points while shooting .629 (22-35) from the field.
2003-04 (Hawks-Knicks): All-Star Weekend acquisition of veteran frontliner and subsequent insertion into starting lineup were key factors in Knicks’ second-half drive to the Playoffs...Overall for Hawks and Knicks, Nazr averaged 7.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg and shot .521 (246-472) from the field over 20.1 mpg in 80 games (24 starts)...Had six double-doubles on the season (one with Hawks, five with Knicks)...Logged 80 games and 1,611 total minutes, both the second-best marks of career (had 2,168 total minutes in 82 games for Hawks in 2001-02)...FG pct. (.521) was a career high and his first-ever .500+ shooting season...Rebounding average of 5.9 rpg was second-best of career (7.9 rpg for Hawks in 2001-02)...Did not miss a game due to injury, after stress fractures of right foot limited him to 35 games the prior season...Season Highs: Points: 20 (twice); Assists: 3 (three times); Rebounds: 18 (Mar. 5 at Toronto)...As A Knick: Nazr appeared in 27 games as a Knick, with 9.1 ppg, 7.7 rpg and .563 shooting (108-192) over 24.9 mpg...After making just one start with Atlanta, he started 23 of NY’s final 25 games (Feb. 24-Apr. 14, Knicks 13-10)...Led Knicks in rebounds 10 times, scoring twice...Recorded 13 double-figure scoring games (two 20+games), eight double-figure rebound games and five double-doubles with NY, and logged 40+ minutes four times...Key Games: Main cog in win at Toronto, Mar. 5, with season-high 20 points (8-12 FGA), season-high 18 rebounds (seven offensive), career-high-tying three assists and two steals in career-high 45 minutes as starter...Came within an eyelash of being last-second hero not once but twice in double-OT loss at Philadelphia, Mar. 12. Short jumper off Hardaway inbound rimmed out at fourth qtr buzzer, then potential game-winning alley-oop dunk off another Hardaway feed was disallowed at end of first OT, as inbound was made with 0:00.2 left (0:00.1 too late for a catch-and-shoot)...But on Mar. 16, four days after Philly heartbreak, became last-second hero in most literal sense as his soaring tip-in of Marbury’s layup miss with 0:00.1 left in regulation sent Knicks into OT vs. Wizards and eventual win...Starred against former teammates with team-highs 18 points (7-11 FGA) and 13 rebounds in win over Hawks, Mar. 22...Played in 300th career NBA game Mar. 26 vs. Raptors...Season-high-tying 20 points (8-14 FGA) in loss at Indiana, Apr. 6...As A Hawk: Prior to trade to Knicks, appeared in all 53 Hawks games (one start) with 6.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg and .493 shooting (138-280) over 17.7 mpg...Led Hawks in rebounds seven times and had 10 double-figure scoring games...Hawks season-highs 13 points twice, 10 rebounds three times...Lone start with Hawks came on Dec. 17, 2003 vs. Warriors (6 pts, 3 reb, 17 min)...Traded to Knicks with Tim Thomas (from Milwaukee) in three-way All-Star Weekend deal, Feb. 15, 2004.
1998-99 (76ers): Came off the bench in 26 games in rookie season with Sixers, averaging 1.6 ppg, 1.4 rpg and .357 shooting over 4.7 mpg...Season-highs eight points at Washington, Mar. 1; five rebounds vs. Hawks, Feb. 14...Logged season-high 10 minutes at Chicago, Feb. 25 (4 pts)...DNP (CD) 24 times...Played three scoreless minutes over three Playoff games vs. Magic and Pacers.
1999-2000 (76ers): Appeared in just 28 games (three starts) in injury-riddled season, notching 1.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg and .389 shooting over 6.8 mpg...Had season-highs seven points twice, seven rebounds on Dec. 30 vs. Blazers...Had three stints on Injured List due to lower back strain (Dec. 3-18, Feb. 23-Mar. 2, Apr. 7-18)...DNP (CD) 32 times...Not on Sixers’ 2000 Playoff roster.
2000-01 (76ers-Hawks): Started season with 76ers, then logged impressive numbers as a starter following mid-season trade to Hawks...Overall, played in 58 games (22 starts) with 7.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg and .477 shooting over 15.7 mpg...In 30 games with Sixers (three starts), posted just 3.2 ppg and 1.8 rpg over 6.5 minutes...But in 28 games (19 starts) with Hawks, upped those numbers to 12.3 ppg and 9.0 rpg over 25.6 mpg...Traded to Hawks on Feb. 22, 2001 with Theo Ratliff, Toni Kukoc and Pepe Sanchez for Dikembe Mutombo and Roshown McLeod...On the season, notched four 20+ scoring games and 11 double-figure rebound efforts...Led Hawks in scoring three times, rebounds 17 times...Hauled in career-high 19 rebounds on Mar. 17, 2001 vs. Pistons...Season-best 24 points on Apr. 11, 2001 vs. Cavs...Overall, shot a career-high .706 from the line (89-126).
2001-02 (Hawks): In first full season Atlanta, enjoyed his busiest and best NBA campaign...Played in all 82 games (73 starts) and notched career highs in scoring (9.7 ppg), rebounding (7.9 rpg, 25th in NBA) and total minutes (2,168; 26.4 mpg)...Shot a team-high .461 from the field (329-713)...Had five 20+ scoring games and 21 double-doubles...Led Hawks in scoring five times, rebounding 33 times...Scored a career-high 30 points (14-21 FGA) at Clippers, Nov. 5, 2001...Tied career best with 19 rebounds, Jan. 19, 2002 vs. Bucks...Joined Jacque Vaughn and Hanno Mottola as only Hawks to play in all 82 contests.
2002-03 (Hawks): Foot injury hobbled him throughout season, limiting him to just 35 games off the bench with 4.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg and .421 shooting (67-159) over 12.7 mpg...Led Hawks in rebounds twice...Had four double-figure scoring games, with season-high 16 points on Jan. 24, 2003 vs. Kings...Season-best 10 rebounds on Feb. 2, 2003 vs. Magic...Injury Bug: Opened the season on the Injured List; placed on the list on Oct. 31, 2002 due to stress fracture, fifth metatarsal, right foot (surgery)...Injury ended consecutive games played streak at 111...Activated on Dec. 10, 2002, but foot injury continued to plague him...Tests in March revealed yet another stress fracture, right foot...Underwent surgery, right foot on Mar. 17, 2003, performed by Dr. David Caborn, and missed the season’s final 20 games.
College: Notched 8.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg and shot .553 in three seasons at Kentucky, and was a member of the Wildcats’ NCAA Championship teams of 1996 and 1998...Enjoyed standout season as a junior in 1997-98, earning All-SEC first team honors as well as being named to SEC All-Tournament team...Averaged career-highs 12.0 ppg, 7.2 rpg and .597 shooting as a junior, notching the fourth-highest single-season FG pct. mark in school annals...Second on team in scoring and first in rebounding in helping to lead Wildcats to second NCAA crown in three years...Departed Kentucky seventh in FG pct. (.553) and fifth in blocks (135) on Wildcats’ career lists...Entered 1998 NBA Draft following junior season.
Personal
First name is pronounced NAH-zee
Nazr and wife Mandy were married in 2001 and are proud parents of a daughter, Amani and a son, Nasir
Studied business management at Kentucky
Brother Alhaji played at Louisville under Rick Pitino
Favorites: Music artists: Jay-Z and Brian McKnight; Movie: Scarface; TV shows: The Cosby Show and Seinfeld; Food: spaghetti
Considers winning the ’98 NCAA Championship his biggest thrill in sports
Person he most admires is Andre Feavy, his junior varsity basketball coach
Hometown of Chicago, where he starred at Kenwood High, is his favorite place to visit
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