Anthony Morrow

Anthony Jarrad Morrow (born September 27, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player and executive who was most recently an executive for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] He played college basketball for Georgia Tech. He went undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft but was later signed by the Golden State Warriors. He is known for his three-point shooting.[2] In February 2023 he was arrested for multiple assault-related charges including kidnapping and strangulation for the alleged assault of his girlfriend. [3]

Anthony Morrow
Morrow in 2013
Personal information
Born (1985-09-27) September 27, 1985
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolCharlotte Latin School
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
CollegeGeorgia Tech (2004–2008)
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–2017
PositionShooting guard
Number22, 23, 3, 2, 11
Career history
2008–2010Golden State Warriors
2010–2012New Jersey Nets
2012–2013Atlanta Hawks
2013Dallas Mavericks
2013–2014New Orleans Pelicans
2014–2017Oklahoma City Thunder
2017Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

Morrow played four years of college basketball for Georgia Tech, where in 123 games, he made 70 starts and averaged 11.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.[4]

Professional career

Golden State Warriors (2008–2010)

After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, Morrow joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2008 NBA Summer League. On July 24, 2008, he signed with the Warriors.[5][6]

In his first NBA start, he scored 37 points on 15-for-20 shooting against the Los Angeles Clippers—the most points ever scored in a game by an undrafted player in his rookie season—and grabbed 11 rebounds.[7] Morrow finished the 2008–09 season as the first rookie and first Warrior ever to lead the league in three-point field goal shooting, going 86-for-184 for a .467 percentage.[8]

Morrow re-joined the Warriors for the 2009 NBA Summer League, where he scored 47 points for the Warriors in a game against the New Orleans Hornets – setting the record for the most points scored by an individual in a game at the NBA Summer League.[9]

In the 13th game of the 2009–10 NBA season, Morrow set a new career high with 6 three-pointers in a victory over the Dallas Mavericks.[10]

New Jersey Nets (2010–2012)

On July 13, 2010, Morrow was traded to the New Jersey Nets for a future second-round draft pick.[11]

At the end of the 2010–11 NBA season, Morrow had the second highest 3-point percentage in history (behind Steve Kerr).[12]

On February 3, 2012, Morrow scored a career-high 42 points in a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.[13]

Atlanta Hawks (2012–2013)

On July 11, 2012, the Nets traded Morrow, Johan Petro, Jordan Farmar, Jordan Williams, and DeShawn Stevenson to the Atlanta Hawks for Joe Johnson.[14]

Dallas Mavericks (2013)

On February 21, 2013, the Atlanta Hawks traded Morrow to the Dallas Mavericks for Dahntay Jones.[15]

New Orleans Pelicans (2013–2014)
Morrow with the Pelicans in 2014

On July 18, 2013, Morrow signed a one-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.[16]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2014–2017)

On July 16, 2014, Morrow signed a three-year, $10 million contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder.[17][18] On April 1, 2015, he scored a season-high 32 points on 11-of-16 shooting in a loss to the Dallas Mavericks.[19]

On January 4, 2016, Morrow scored a season-high 20 points in a loss to the Sacramento Kings.[20]

Chicago Bulls (2017)

On February 23, 2017, Morrow was traded, along with Joffrey Lauvergne and Cameron Payne, to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Taj Gibson, Doug McDermott and a 2018 second-round draft pick.[21]

On September 18, 2017, Morrow signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.[22] He was waived on October 13 after appearing in five preseason games.[23]

NBA career statistics
Legend
  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
 *  Led the league

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Golden State 671722.6.478.467*.8703.01.2.5.210.1
2009–10 Golden State 693729.2.468.456.8863.81.5.9.213.0
2010–11 New Jersey 584732.0.450.423.8973.01.2.3.113.2
2011–12 New Jersey 621826.4.413.371.9332.01.0.7.112.0
2012–13 Atlanta 24112.5.423.395.8891.1.4.5.05.2
2012–13 Dallas 1704.8.500.2001.000.2.2.1.02.3
2013–14 New Orleans 76918.8.458.451.8281.8.8.5.28.4
2014–15 Oklahoma City 74024.4.463.431.8882.6.8.7.110.7
2015–16 Oklahoma City 68613.6.408.387.744.9.4.3.15.6
2016–17 Oklahoma City 40715.7.387.294.885.7.5.5.15.8
2016–17 Chicago 909.7.414.4291.000.2.7.2.04.6
Career 56414221.8.447.417.8802.2.9.6.19.4

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016 Oklahoma City 1405.4.458.3571.000.1.1.1.02.6
2017 Chicago 309.7.556—1.0001.0.7.0.04.0
Career 1706.2.485.3571.000.3.2.1.02.9

References
  1. "Nick Collison To Take On New Role In Thunder Front Office". Oklahoma City Thunder. Archived from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  2. "What the Morrow signing means for the Thunder". Welcome to Loud City. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  3. "Former NBA player Anthony Morrow accused of assaulting woman in Charlotte". WSOC TV. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  4. "Anthony Morrow". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  5. Anthony Morrow Player Profile – RealGM
  6. Ramirez, Jordan. "Anthony Morrow: A Pleasant Surprise in an Otherwise Dismal Warriors Season". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  7. Rookie Morrow explodes for 37 points, 11 boards in 1st NBA start
  8. A rookie whose 3-point stroke leads the league
  9. "Warriors' Morrow nets Summer-League best 47". ESPN.com. July 17, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  10. Ellis, Morrow lead Warriors past Mavericks 111-103
  11. "Nets Acquire Guard Anthony Morrow". NBA.com. July 13, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  12. Stephenson, Colin (March 29, 2011). "Nets' Anthony Morrow has mastered the art of the 3-point shot after years of practice". NJ.com. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  13. Nets let Anthony Morrow's career-high 42-point effort go to waste Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  14. "Two Major Transactions Significantly Reshape Hawks Future". NBA.com. July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  15. "NBA trades - Mavs acquire Anthony Morrow at deadline". ESPN.com. February 21, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  16. "Pelicans Sign Anthony Morrow". Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  17. "Thunder Signs Anthony Morrow". NBA.com. Retrieved September 20, 2016
  18. Thunder Agree To Sign Anthony Morrow On Three-Year, $10M Deal
  19. "Mavs beat Thunder 135-131 despite Westbrook triple-double". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  20. "Cousins has 33 points, 19 boards, Kings top Thunder 116-104". NBA.com. January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  21. "Bulls acquire Payne, Morrow, and Lauvergne from Thunder". NBA.com. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  22. "Trail Blazers Sign Anthony Morrow". NBA.com. September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  23. "Trail Blazers Waive Briscoe, Goodwin and Morrow". NBA.com. October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
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