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Bryon Russell
Guard-Forward ·Denver Nuggets ·NBA

Bryon Russell

Age55 BornDec 31, 1970 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight102 kg CollegeLong Beach State Draft1993 · #45
Career averages
7.9PPG
3.5RPG
1.3APG
841 games · 13 seasons

At a glance

DEN hub
Career snapshot
13Seasons
841Games
6,659Career points
12.4PER average
Most-played franchise: Utah Jazz · 628 games · 1993-94 to 2001-02
Draft1993
2Round
45Overall pick
From Long Beach State
Career highsSingle season
14.1PPG · 1999-00 · UTA
5.3RPG · 1998-99 · UTA
2.1APG · 2000-01 · UTA
15.1PER · 1999-00 · UTA
8.8Win shares · 1999-00 · UTA
Position rank2004-05
#100PPG rank
#62PER rank
#50Win shares rank
Guard-ForwardPosition
Among 112 Guard-Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Denver Nuggets
2004-05 - 2005-06 · 2 seasons
4.3 PPG 2.5 RPG 1.0 APG
71 games
Los Angeles Lakers
2003-04 - 2003-04 · 1 seasons
4.0 PPG 2.0 RPG 1.0 APG
72 games
Washington Wizards
2002-03 - 2002-03 · 1 seasons
4.5 PPG 3.0 RPG 1.0 APG
70 games
Utah Jazz
1993-94 - 2001-02 · 9 seasons
9.2 PPG 3.8 RPG 1.4 APG
628 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1993-94 UTA 67 48 16.7 5.0 2.7 0.8 1.0 0.3 48.4 9.1 61.4 11.1 2.1
1994-95 UTA 63 15 13.7 4.5 2.2 0.5 0.8 0.2 43.7 29.5 66.7 11.0 1.4
1995-96 UTA 59 9 9.8 2.9 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 39.4 35.0 71.6 10.0 0.8
1996-97 UTA 81 81 31.2 10.8 4.1 1.5 1.6 0.3 47.9 40.9 70.1 13.7 7.4
1997-98 UTA 82 7 27.1 9.0 4.0 1.2 1.1 0.4 43.0 34.1 76.6 12.9 6.0
1998-99 UTA 50 50 35.4 12.4 5.3 1.5 1.5 0.3 46.4 35.4 79.5 14.1 5.6
1999-00 UTA 82 70 35.4 14.1 5.2 1.9 1.6 0.3 44.6 39.6 75.0 15.1 8.8
2000-01 UTA 78 46 31.7 12.0 4.2 2.1 1.2 0.3 44.0 41.3 77.9 14.1 6.8
2001-02 UTA 66 40 30.3 9.6 4.5 2.1 1.0 0.3 38.0 34.1 82.1 9.8 2.3
2002-03 WAS 70 23 19.8 4.5 3.0 1.0 1.0 0.1 35.3 32.9 76.8 9.1 1.5
2003-04 LAL 72 1 13.1 4.0 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.2 40.2 38.4 76.9 11.6 2.2
2004-05 DEN 70 2 14.7 4.4 2.5 1.0 0.6 0.2 37.7 37.6 79.2 11.8 2.6
2005-06 DEN 1 0 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.4 0.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 2004 Los Angeles Lakers Denver Nuggets
Jul 2003 Washington Wizards Los Angeles Lakers
Jul 2002 Utah Jazz Washington Wizards

All entries are season change.

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Born on December 31

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About Bryon Russell

Bryon Demetrise Russell is an American former professional basketball player. During a National Basketball Association (NBA) career that spanned 13 seasons, he played for the Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Lakers and was a key member of the Utah Jazz, helping them reach back-to-back NBA finals appearances in 1997 and 1998. Russell also played for the Hollywood Fame and Long Beach Breakers of the American Basketball Association (ABA). He finished his career with the Los Angeles Lightning of the International Basketball League (IBA), winning a championship in 2009.