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2003-04:
Averaged 12.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.77 steals in29.4 minutes … shot .418 (330-789) from the field, .359 (88-245) from three-pointland and .802 (239-298) from the line … had 38 starts in 77 games … came offthe bench in each of his final 34 games … as a starter averaged 13.3 points, 5.1rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.00 steals in 32.8 minutes compared to 12.3 points, 3.9rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.54 steals in 25.9 minutes off the bench … shot bettercoming off the bench: .434 (161-371) FG, .383 (41-107) 3PT-FG and .818 (117-143)FT … ranked seventh in the NBA in steals per game … led the team in scoring 14times (second behind Duncan), in assists 25 times (second behind Parker) and insteals a team-best 36 times … scored in double-figures 55 times with 20-or-more 11times … had a career-high 33 points and a career-best 12 rebounds in a career-high45 minutes vs. the L.A. Lakers on 11/6 … had a game-high 29 points in 25 minutesvs. Sacramento on 3/31 … in under three minutes in the fourth quarter in Chicago on 12/8 scored 14straight points to turn a 75-74 Bulls lead (with 5:05 left) into an 88-78 Spurs lead (2:20) and finishedwith a team-high 26 points … missed five games due to a lower back sprain (on the injured list from 1/5to 1/14) … named to the sophomore squad for the 2004 got milk? Rookie Challenge … finished with 4points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal in 21 minutes … appeared in all 10 Spurs playoff games,
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averaging13.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.70 steals in 28.0 minutes … scored in double-figures eighttimes in the postseason … led the team in scoring in back-to-back games: had 17 points in Game 3 atLos Angeles on 5/9 and finished with 21 points – along with 8 rebounds and 5 assists – in 30 minutesin Game 4 in L.A. on 5/11.
2002-03:
Named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team … appeared in 69 games, averaging 7.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.39 steals in 20.7 minutes … shot .438 (174-397) from the field, .345 (51-148) from three-point land and .737 (126-171) from the line … named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month in March … averaged 10.6 points, 3.3 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 2.24 steals as the Spurs went 14-3 for the month … scored in double-figures 21 times … had a season-high 20 points (6-7 FG, 2-3 3PT-FG, 6-6 FT) in 28 minutes at Houston on 3/2 … finished with 18 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 steals in 33 minutes vs. New Jersey on 3/6 … scored 17 points three times (at Minnesota on 3/12, at Dallas on 3/20 and vs. Portland on 4/9) … started the season with a sprained right ankle (suffered in the 2002 World Championships) … tweaked the ankle several times before being placed on the injured list from 12/5-12/29 (missed 11 games while on the injured list) … logged two DNP-CDs (1/3 and 3/16) … appeared in all 24 playoff games, averaging 9.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and a team-best 1.71 steals in 27.5 minutes … scored in double-figures 13 times with a playoff-best 21 points (8-12 FG, 3-5 3PT-FG, 2-2 FT) in Game 4 at Dallas on 5/25 … ranked second among all players in the 2003 post-season in total steals with 41 (Ben Wallace led with 42) … led all players in steals in the NBA Finals averaging 2.17 in the six-game series … averaged 11.7 points (third on the team) while shooting .512 (21-41) from the field in the six-game series with the Lakers.
PRE-NBA:
Made his pro debut in Argentina with Andino in 1995-96 … played for Argentina's Estudiantes Bahia Blanca in 1996-97 and 1997-98 … then moved to Italy … spent two seasons - 1998-99 and 1999-00 - with Basket Viola Reggio Calabria before joining Virtus Bologna for the 2000-01 season … the 2001 Euroleague Finals MVP … named the Italian League MVP in both 2000-01 and 2001-02 … named to the Italian All-Star Game for three straight seasons (the league did not hold an All-Star Game in ’01-02) … has been a member of the Argentinean National Team since 1998 … named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2002 World Championships leading Argentina to a silver medal.
Bio Taken From NBA.com
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