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Brian Cook
Center-Forward ·Los Angeles Lakers ·NBA ·#43

Brian Cook

Age45 BornDec 4, 1980 FromUSA Height206 cm (6'9") Weight113 kg CollegeIllinois Draft2003 · #24
Career averages
5.1PPG
2.5RPG
0.6APG
534 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

LAL hub
Latest gamesBox score
Thu, Apr 26, 2012
W vs MIA 70 - 1044 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 25, 2012
W at CLE 96 - 850 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 23, 2012
W vs CHA 73 - 1010 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Apr 21, 2012
W at MIA 86 - 840 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 18, 2012
W vs MIL 112 - 1210 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 16, 2012
W at CHI 87 - 846 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast
All LAL games
Position rank2007-08
#40PPG rank
#40PER rank
#39Win shares rank
Center-ForwardPosition
Among 62 Center-Forward players with 41+ games
Career snapshot
9Seasons
534Games
2,704Career points
9.1PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 259 games · 2003-04 to 2007-08
Draft2003
1Round
24Overall pick
From Illinois
Career highsSingle season
7.9PPG · 2005-06 · LAL
3.4RPG · 2005-06 · LAL
1.0APG · 2006-07 · LAL
15.6PER · 2005-06 · LAL
4.5Win shares · 2005-06 · LAL

Career by team

Los Angeles Clippers
2010-11 - 2011-12 · 2 seasons
4.0 PPG 2.1 RPG 0.3 APG
56 games
Washington Wizards
2011-12 - 2011-12 · 1 seasons
3.1 PPG 2.5 RPG 0.5 APG
16 games
Houston Rockets
2008-09 - 2009-10 · 2 seasons
1.4 PPG 0.6 RPG 0.1 APG
24 games
Orlando Magic
2007-08 - 2008-09 · 2 seasons
4.4 PPG 1.9 RPG 0.4 APG
66 games
Los Angeles Lakers
2003-04 - 2007-08 · 5 seasons
6.6 PPG 3.2 RPG 0.8 APG
259 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
2003-04 LAL 35 2 12.6 4.4 2.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 47.5 0.0 75.0 14.0 1.1
2004-05 LAL 72 0 15.1 6.4 3.0 0.5 0.3 0.4 41.7 39.2 75.7 14.1 2.0
2005-06 LAL 81 46 19.0 7.9 3.4 0.9 0.5 0.4 51.1 42.9 83.2 15.6 4.5
2006-07 LAL 65 24 15.7 6.9 3.3 1.0 0.4 0.4 45.3 40.0 72.3 14.8 1.8
2007-08 NBA 51 2 12.3 4.7 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 37.6 37.4 90.5 - -
2007-08 LAL 6 2 11.7 2.3 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.0 19.0 20.0 100.0 1.2 -0.1
2007-08 ORL 45 0 12.4 5.0 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 39.4 39.0 88.2 9.5 0.5
2008-09 NBA 30 0 5.7 2.5 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 36.8 43.3 83.3 - -
2008-09 HOU 9 0 2.8 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.3 31.3 40.0 0.0 7.4 -0.1
2008-09 ORL 21 0 7.0 3.0 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 38.3 44.0 83.3 7.6 0.1
2009-10 HOU 15 0 2.9 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 30.4 22.2 71.4 2.4 -0.2
2010-11 LAC 40 0 11.2 4.8 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 42.4 43.0 62.5 11.6 0.6
2011-12 NBA 32 0 8.6 2.5 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 31.6 20.0 90.0 - -
2011-12 LAC 16 0 7.6 1.9 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 22.4 18.5 100.0 0.0 -0.2
2011-12 WAS 16 0 9.7 3.1 2.5 0.5 0.3 0.1 40.8 21.7 83.3 10.4 0.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 2011 Los Angeles Clippers Washington Wizards season change
Jul 2010 Houston Rockets Los Angeles Clippers season change
Oct 2008 Houston Rockets Orlando Magic mid season trade From 2008-09 to 2008-09
Jul 2008 Los Angeles Lakers Houston Rockets season change
Jul 2008 Orlando Magic Houston Rockets season change
Jul 2007 Los Angeles Lakers Orlando Magic season change

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Born on December 4

Dick Ricketts 1933 · Sacramento Kings Ron Shavlik 1933 · New York Knicks Bernard King 1956 · Washington Wizards Carey Scurry 1962 · Utah Jazz Jerome Lane 1966 · Denver Nuggets Howard Eisley 1972 · Utah Jazz Corliss Williamson 1973 · Sacramento Kings Betty Lennox 1976

About Brian Cook

Brian Joshua Cook is an American former professional basketball player. He was drafted out of the University of Illinois with the 24th overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.