Travis Best
Career (regular season)
- GP
- 708
- PTS
- 7.6
- REB
- 1.8
- AST
- 3.5
Personal details
- Position
- Guard
- Height and weight
- 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) · 83 kg (183 lb)
- Born
- July 12, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Springfield, Estados Unidos
- School / club
- Georgia Tech
- Draft
- 1995: round 1, pick 23
- NBA career
- 1995-2004 · 10 seasons
Stats
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Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | IND | 59 | 221 | 44 | 97 | 571 | 20 | 3 | 63 | 42.3 | 32.0 | 83.3 |
| 1996-97 | IND | 76 | 754 | 166 | 318 | 2,069 | 98 | 5 | 153 | 44.2 | 36.8 | 75.6 |
| 1997-98 | IND | 82 | 535 | 122 | 281 | 1,547 | 85 | 5 | 111 | 41.9 | 30.0 | 85.5 |
| 1998-99 | IND | 49 | 346 | 80 | 169 | 1,043 | 42 | 4 | 62 | 41.6 | 37.3 | 84.3 |
| 1999-00 | IND | 82 | 733 | 142 | 272 | 1,691 | 76 | 5 | 107 | 48.3 | 37.6 | 82.1 |
| 2000-01 | IND | 77 | 918 | 222 | 473 | 2,457 | 110 | 11 | 127 | 44.0 | 38.1 | 82.7 |
| 2001-02 | IND | 44 | 302 | 70 | 175 | 957 | 57 | 6 | 59 | 43.9 | 38.2 | 87.7 |
| 2001-02 | CHI | 30 | 279 | 81 | 149 | 793 | 32 | 1 | 40 | 44.1 | 32.0 | 92.2 |
| 2001-02 | TOT | 74 | 581 | 151 | 324 | 1,750 | 89 | 7 | 99 | 44.0 | 35.6 | 89.7 |
| 2002-03 | MIA | 72 | 603 | 147 | 255 | 1,807 | 44 | 7 | 106 | 39.6 | 33.0 | 85.4 |
| 2003-04 | DAL | 61 | 171 | 68 | 112 | 764 | 31 | 4 | 33 | 37.2 | 15.0 | 87.0 |
| 2004-05 | NJN | 76 | 514 | 107 | 143 | 1,461 | 66 | 9 | 67 | 42.0 | 30.6 | 88.5 |
| Career | 708 | 5,376 | 1,249 | 2,444 | 15,160 | 661 | 60 | 928 | 43.1 | 34.5 | 83.5 | |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | IND | 5 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 50.0 | 16.7 | 85.7 |
| 1997-98 | IND | 16 | 97 | 16 | 31 | 280 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 37.5 | 27.8 | 88.4 |
| 1998-99 | IND | 11 | 46 | 17 | 21 | 150 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 34.8 | 20.0 | 92.3 |
| 1999-00 | IND | 23 | 204 | 57 | 66 | 463 | 19 | 4 | 25 | 43.0 | 43.3 | 84.1 |
| 2000-01 | IND | 4 | 39 | 19 | 37 | 163 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 43.6 | 33.3 | 100.0 |
| 2004-05 | NJN | 4 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40.9 | 11.1 | 88.9 |
| Career | 63 | 442 | 126 | 173 | 1,222 | 45 | 8 | 77 | 41.3 | 30.3 | 87.5 | |
TOT: season total across all the teams he played for.
Draft
- 1995: round 1, pick 23 · Indiana Pacers · Georgia Tech
Transactions
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· Trade
The Chicago Bulls traded Metta World Peace, Ron Mercer, Brad Miller and Kevin Ollie to the Indiana Pacers for Travis Best, Norm Richardson, Jalen Rose and a 2002 2nd round draft pick (Lonny Baxter was later selected).
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· Signing
The Miami Heat signed Travis Best as a free agent.
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· Signing
The Dallas Mavericks signed Travis Best as a free agent.
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· Signing
The New Jersey Nets signed Travis Best as a free agent.
Salaries
| Season | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | IND | $0.6M |
| 1996-97 | IND | $0.7M |
| 1997-98 | IND | $0.8M |
| 1998-99 | IND | $2.8M |
| 1999-00 | IND | $3.3M |
| 2000-01 | IND | $3.5M |
| 2001-02 | IND | $3.4M |
| 2002-03 | MIA | $1.4M |
| 2003-04 | DAL | $0.9M |
| 2004-05 | NJN | $1.0M |
| Career total | $18.2M | |
Regular-season salaries; if a team waived him and kept paying, the amounts are added up. Data from Basketball-Reference, cross-checked with HoopsHype and ESPN.