Guard-Forward · Portland Trail Blazers
Bonzi Wells
Age 49 · USA · 196 cm (6'5") · 95 kg · Born Sep 28, 1976 · Ball State
11.8 PPG
4.5 RPG
2.0 APG
736 games
10 seasons
Career snapshot
10seasons
736games
8,702career pts
16.1PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Portland Trail Blazers
· 310 games · 1998-99–2003-04
Position rank · 2007-08
#55PPG rank
#32PER rank
#50WS rank
Among 106 Guard-Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
17.0
2001-02 · POR
RPG
7.7
2005-06 · SAC
APG
3.3
2002-03 · POR
PER
18.8
2000-01 · POR
WS
6.0
2001-02 · POR
Draft
1998
Round 1 ·
Pick 11
from Ball State
Career by team
New Orleans Pelicans
2007-08 – 2007-08 · 1 seasons
8.8 PPG
3.2 RPG
0.8 APG
22 games
Houston Rockets
2006-07 – 2007-08 · 2 seasons
8.7 PPG
4.8 RPG
1.4 APG
79 games
Sacramento Kings
2005-06 – 2005-06 · 1 seasons
13.6 PPG
7.7 RPG
2.8 APG
52 games
Memphis Grizzlies
2003-04 – 2004-05 · 2 seasons
11.3 PPG
3.3 RPG
1.5 APG
128 games
Portland Trail Blazers
1998-99 – 2003-04 · 6 seasons
13.3 PPG
4.7 RPG
2.6 APG
310 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | POR | 7 | 0 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 55.0 | 33.3 | 44.4 | 26.3 | 0.1 |
| 1999-00 | POR | 66 | 0 | 17.6 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 49.2 | 37.7 | 68.2 | 17.3 | 3.1 |
| 2000-01 | POR | 75 | 46 | 26.6 | 12.7 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 53.3 | 34.0 | 66.3 | 18.8 | 5.9 |
| 2001-02 | POR | 74 | 69 | 31.7 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 46.9 | 38.4 | 74.1 | 18.4 | 6.0 |
| 2002-03 | POR | 75 | 65 | 31.9 | 15.2 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 44.1 | 29.2 | 72.2 | 15.7 | 4.0 |
| 2003-04 | NBA | 72 | 27 | 26.0 | 12.3 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 42.7 | 31.9 | 75.4 | — | — |
| 2003-04 | POR | 13 | 10 | 31.1 | 12.2 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 38.9 | 12.5 | 77.8 | 11.3 | -0.1 |
| 2003-04 | MEM | 59 | 17 | 24.9 | 12.3 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 43.7 | 34.4 | 75.0 | 13.5 | 1.0 |
| 2004-05 | MEM | 69 | 19 | 21.6 | 10.4 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 44.1 | 34.6 | 75.0 | 15.9 | 3.1 |
| 2005-06 | SAC | 52 | 41 | 32.4 | 13.6 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 46.3 | 22.2 | 67.9 | 16.6 | 3.4 |
| 2006-07 | HOU | 28 | 1 | 21.1 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 41.1 | 14.3 | 56.1 | 8.9 | -0.1 |
| 2007-08 | NBA | 73 | 7 | 21.4 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 44.3 | 24.0 | 64.3 | — | — |
| 2007-08 | NOP | 22 | 0 | 19.9 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 49.0 | 33.3 | 66.0 | — | — |
| 2007-08 | HOU | 51 | 7 | 22.0 | 9.2 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 42.5 | 21.1 | 63.8 | 14.1 | 2.1 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2007 | New Orleans Pelicans | Houston Rockets | mid season trade | From 2007-08 to 2007-08 | |
| Jul 2007 | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans | season change | ||
| Jul 2006 | Sacramento Kings | Houston Rockets | season change | ||
| Jul 2005 | Memphis Grizzlies | Sacramento Kings | season change | ||
| Jul 2003 | Portland Trail Blazers | Memphis Grizzlies | season change | ||
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Born on September 28
About Bonzi Wells
Gawen DeAngelo "Bonzi" Wells is an American basketball player and coach. He was an assistant coach at Georgia Tech and previously was head coach at LeMoyne-Owen. He played college basketball at Ball State University and was drafted in the 1998 NBA draft. In the NBA, Wells played for five teams from 1998 to 2008: the Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, and New Orleans Hornets.