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Christian Laettner

Forward-Center  at Minnesota Timberwolves
Age56
NationalityUSA
Height211 cm (6'11")
Weight111 kg
BornAug 17, 1969
CollegeDuke
Career
12.8PPG
6.6RPG
2.5APG
1,020 games · 13 seasons

Career snapshot

13seasons
1,020games
13,060career pts
16.6PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Minnesota Timberwolves · 276 games · 1992-93–1995-96

Position rank · 2004-05

#78PPG rank
#23PER rank
#41WS rank
Among 102 Forward-Center players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 18.2 1992-93 · MIN
RPG 8.8 1996-97 · ATL
APG 4.4 1993-94 · MIN
PER 19.1 1996-97 · ATL
WS 11.6 1996-97 · ATL

Draft

1992
Round 1 · Pick 3
from Duke

Honors & awards

1×
All-Star Selection
1996
1×
All-Rookie Team
1992

Career by team

Miami Heat
2004-05 – 2004-05 · 1 seasons
5.3 PPG 2.7 RPG 0.8 APG
49 games
Washington Wizards
2000-01 – 2003-04 · 4 seasons
8.0 PPG 5.8 RPG 2.6 APG
206 games
Dallas Mavericks
2000-01 – 2000-01 · 1 seasons
7.5 PPG 4.0 RPG 1.3 APG
53 games
Detroit Pistons
1998-99 – 1999-00 · 2 seasons
11.4 PPG 6.2 RPG 2.2 APG
98 games
Atlanta Hawks
1995-96 – 1997-98 · 3 seasons
15.8 PPG 7.8 RPG 2.6 APG
186 games
Minnesota Timberwolves
1992-93 – 1995-96 · 4 seasons
17.3 PPG 8.1 RPG 3.3 APG
276 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1992-93 MIN 81 81 34.9 18.2 8.7 2.8 1.3 1.0 47.4 10.0 83.5 17.3 5.0
1993-94 MIN 70 67 34.7 16.8 8.6 4.4 1.2 1.2 44.8 24.0 78.3 16.8 4.1
1994-95 MIN 81 80 34.2 16.3 7.6 2.9 1.2 1.1 48.9 32.5 81.8 17.7 6.2
1995-96 NBA 74 71 33.7 16.4 7.3 2.7 1.0 1.0 48.7 23.1 81.8 — —
1995-96 ATL 30 27 32.6 14.2 7.9 2.3 1.0 0.9 48.9 0.0 82.3 17.2 2.5
1995-96 MIN 44 44 34.5 18.0 6.9 2.9 0.9 1.0 48.6 29.0 81.6 18.0 3.7
1996-97 ATL 82 82 38.3 18.1 8.8 2.7 1.2 0.8 48.6 35.2 81.6 19.1 11.6
1997-98 ATL 74 49 30.8 13.8 6.6 2.6 1.0 1.0 48.5 22.2 86.4 18.5 7.5
1998-99 DET 16 0 21.1 7.6 3.4 1.5 0.9 0.8 35.8 33.3 77.2 14.6 0.7
1999-00 DET 82 82 29.8 12.2 6.7 2.3 1.0 0.5 47.3 29.2 81.2 14.8 5.1
2000-01 NBA 78 48 21.3 9.3 4.7 1.6 0.9 0.6 50.3 30.8 83.3 — —
2000-01 DAL 53 35 17.5 7.5 4.0 1.3 0.8 0.5 51.1 33.3 81.7 16.7 2.6
2000-01 WAS 25 13 29.3 13.2 6.1 2.3 1.2 0.8 49.1 30.0 84.4 17.6 1.7
2001-02 WAS 57 48 25.3 7.1 5.3 2.6 1.1 0.4 46.4 20.0 86.8 13.7 2.6
2002-03 WAS 76 66 29.1 8.3 6.6 3.1 1.1 0.5 49.4 12.5 83.3 16.1 6.6
2003-04 WAS 48 18 20.5 5.9 4.8 1.9 0.8 0.6 46.5 28.6 80.0 14.5 2.3
2004-05 MIA 49 0 15.1 5.3 2.7 0.8 0.7 0.3 58.2 14.3 76.3 16.3 2.7

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 2004 Washington Wizards Miami Heat season change
Jul 2001 Dallas Mavericks Washington Wizards season change
Jul 2000 Detroit Pistons Washington Wizards season change
Jul 2000 Detroit Pistons Dallas Mavericks season change
Jul 1998 Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons season change
Oct 1995 Atlanta Hawks Minnesota Timberwolves mid season trade From 1995-96 to 1995-96
Jul 1995 Minnesota Timberwolves Atlanta Hawks season change

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Born on August 17

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About Christian Laettner

Christian Donald Laettner is an American former professional basketball player. His college career for the Duke Blue Devils is widely regarded as one of the best in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history. He was the star player on back-to-back Duke National Championship teams of 1991 and 1992, and the NCAA player of the year in his senior year. He is famous for his game-winning shot against Kentucky in the 1992 tournament and being polarizing amongst basketball fans.