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Eddie Griffin
Center ·Minnesota Timberwolves ·NBA

Eddie Griffin

Age44 BornMay 30, 1982 FromUSA Height208 cm (6'10") Weight100 kg CollegeSeton Hall Draft2001 · #7
Career averages
7.2PPG
5.8RPG
0.8APG
303 games · 5 seasons

At a glance

MIN hub
Career snapshot
5Seasons
303Games
2,169Career points
12.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Minnesota Timberwolves · 153 games · 2004-05 to 2006-07
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Rookie Team2001
All awards
Career highsSingle season
8.8PPG · 2001-02 · HOU
6.5RPG · 2004-05 · MIN
1.1APG · 2002-03 · HOU
15.9PER · 2004-05 · MIN
3.9Win shares · 2002-03 · HOU
Draft2001
1Round
7Overall pick
Selected by Brooklyn Nets · from Seton Hall
Position rank2005-06
#56PPG rank
#42PER rank
#49Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 70 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Minnesota Timberwolves
2004-05 - 2006-07 · 3 seasons
5.7 PPG 5.7 RPG 0.7 APG
153 games
Houston Rockets
2001-02 - 2002-03 · 2 seasons
8.7 PPG 5.9 RPG 0.9 APG
150 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
2001-02 HOU 73 24 26.0 8.8 5.7 0.7 0.2 1.8 36.6 33.0 74.4 13.8 2.4
2002-03 HOU 77 66 24.5 8.6 6.0 1.1 0.7 1.4 40.0 33.3 61.7 15.4 3.9
2004-05 MIN 70 0 21.3 7.5 6.5 0.8 0.3 1.7 38.7 32.8 71.8 15.9 3.2
2005-06 MIN 70 27 19.4 4.6 5.6 0.6 0.2 2.1 35.1 19.5 59.5 12.2 1.5
2006-07 MIN 13 0 7.1 1.4 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.5 25.9 0.0 80.0 5.2 -0.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 2004 Houston Rockets Minnesota Timberwolves From 2002-03 to 2004-05

All entries are offseason.

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Born on May 30

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About Eddie Griffin

Eddie Jamaal Griffin was an American professional basketball player from Philadelphia. He last played for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, who waived him on March 13, 2007. Months later, he was killed in a car crash.