Career snapshot
14seasons
906games
7,971career pts
19.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Orlando Magic
· 502 games · 1994-95–2002-03
Position rank · 2007-08
#33PPG rank
#34PER rank
#34WS rank
Among 35 Point Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
16.2
1999-00 · ORL
RPG
4.6
2000-01 · ORL
APG
7.0
2000-01 · ORL
PER
22.2
1998-99 · ORL
WS
8.7
2000-01 · ORL
Honors & awards
1×
NBA Most Improved Player
1998
1×
NBA Sixth Man of the Year
1998
Career by team
Brooklyn Nets
2007-08 – 2007-08 · 1 seasons
2.5 PPG
1.3 RPG
1.5 APG
50 games
Indiana Pacers
2006-07 – 2006-07 · 1 seasons
5.6 PPG
1.7 RPG
2.4 APG
81 games
Dallas Mavericks
2004-05 – 2005-06 · 2 seasons
2.2 PPG
1.3 RPG
1.8 APG
114 games
New Orleans Pelicans
2003-04 – 2004-05 · 2 seasons
10.5 PPG
3.0 RPG
4.0 APG
93 games
Orlando Magic
1994-95 – 2002-03 · 9 seasons
11.8 PPG
3.3 RPG
5.1 APG
502 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | ORL | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 40.2 | 0.1 |
| 1995-96 | ORL | 13 | 0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 32.4 | 0.1 |
| 1996-97 | ORL | 67 | 0 | 15.1 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 38.3 | 30.4 | 86.8 | 14.7 | 1.8 |
| 1997-98 | ORL | 48 | 17 | 25.8 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 41.1 | 36.8 | 85.4 | 15.7 | 2.5 |
| 1998-99 | ORL | 50 | 15 | 30.0 | 13.8 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 44.1 | 36.5 | 90.4 | 22.2 | 6.4 |
| 1999-00 | ORL | 82 | 82 | 31.6 | 16.2 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 43.3 | 34.0 | 91.1 | 19.5 | 8.0 |
| 2000-01 | ORL | 75 | 75 | 36.9 | 15.9 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 41.2 | 35.5 | 88.4 | 18.6 | 8.7 |
| 2001-02 | ORL | 82 | 79 | 33.3 | 12.4 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 41.9 | 34.9 | 88.8 | 16.7 | 7.6 |
| 2002-03 | ORL | 82 | 23 | 28.7 | 9.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 40.9 | 33.6 | 87.8 | 14.6 | 4.9 |
| 2003-04 | NOP | 79 | 22 | 28.4 | 10.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 39.5 | 31.5 | 85.4 | — | — |
| 2004-05 | NBA | 66 | 16 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 32.1 | 25.2 | 85.3 | — | — |
| 2004-05 | NOP | 14 | 9 | 29.4 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 33.3 | 24.3 | 90.5 | — | — |
| 2004-05 | DAL | 52 | 7 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 30.5 | 26.8 | 83.0 | 10.9 | 0.8 |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 62 | 2 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 33.6 | 22.9 | 78.6 | 7.3 | 0.0 |
| 2006-07 | IND | 81 | 4 | 15.7 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 41.4 | 33.6 | 78.5 | 15.1 | 3.2 |
| 2007-08 | BKN | 50 | 2 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 33.3 | 66.7 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2007 | Indiana Pacers | Brooklyn Nets | |
| Jul 2006 | Dallas Mavericks | Indiana Pacers | |
| Jul 2004 | New Orleans Pelicans | Dallas Mavericks | |
| Jul 2003 | Orlando Magic | New Orleans Pelicans | |
All entries are season change.
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About Darrell Armstrong
Darrell Eugene Armstrong is an American professional basketball coach and former player who last was an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 14 seasons in the NBA for the Orlando Magic, New Orleans Hornets, Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers and New Jersey Nets. Armstrong was selected as the Most Improved Player and Sixth Man of the Year while playing for the Magic in 1999. He retired from playing in 2008 and joined the Mavericks as an assistant coach in 2009. He won his first NBA championship with the Mavericks in 2011.