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Eduardo Najera

Small Forward  at Charlotte Hornets
Age49
NationalityMexico
Height203 cm (6'8")
Weight109 kg
BornJul 11, 1976
CollegeOklahoma
Career
4.9PPG
3.6RPG
0.8APG
733 games · 12 seasons

Career snapshot

12seasons
733games
3,559career pts
11.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Denver Nuggets · 243 games · 2004-05–2007-08

Position rank · 2009-10

#32PPG rank
#35PER rank
#34WS rank
Among 36 Small Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 6.9 2004-05 · DEN
RPG 5.5 2001-02 · DAL
APG 1.2 2007-08 · DEN
PER 14.8 2001-02 · DAL
WS 4.8 2006-07 · DEN

Draft

2000
Round 2 · Pick 38
by Houston Rockets
from Oklahoma

Career by team

Charlotte Hornets
2010-11 – 2011-12 · 2 seasons
2.4 PPG 1.8 RPG 0.6 APG
53 games
Dallas Mavericks
2000-01 – 2009-10 · 5 seasons
4.7 PPG 3.7 RPG 0.6 APG
241 games
Brooklyn Nets
2008-09 – 2009-10 · 2 seasons
3.2 PPG 2.6 RPG 0.9 APG
40 games
Denver Nuggets
2004-05 – 2007-08 · 4 seasons
6.1 PPG 4.5 RPG 1.0 APG
243 games
Golden State Warriors
2004-05 – 2004-05 · 1 seasons
4.2 PPG 2.8 RPG 0.9 APG
42 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
2000-01 DAL 40 4 10.8 3.3 2.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 52.3 33.3 42.4 14.0 1.1
2001-02 DAL 62 11 21.9 6.5 5.5 0.6 0.9 0.5 50.0 0.0 67.6 14.8 4.0
2002-03 DAL 48 12 23.0 6.7 4.6 1.0 0.8 0.5 55.8 0.0 68.1 14.8 4.0
2003-04 DAL 58 7 12.4 3.0 2.7 0.4 0.6 0.3 44.4 50.0 65.2 11.5 1.1
2004-05 NBA 68 4 17.4 5.2 3.6 1.0 0.6 0.4 45.0 28.6 63.7 — —
2004-05 DEN 26 0 22.1 6.9 4.8 1.1 0.9 0.5 50.0 0.0 63.0 12.5 1.2
2004-05 GSW 42 4 14.5 4.2 2.8 0.9 0.4 0.2 40.7 40.0 64.4 9.9 0.4
2005-06 DEN 64 3 22.6 5.4 5.1 0.8 0.8 0.5 42.2 33.3 78.1 10.9 2.7
2006-07 DEN 75 36 22.1 6.6 4.1 0.9 1.0 0.3 57.6 8.3 71.5 13.5 4.8
2007-08 DEN 78 3 21.3 5.9 4.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 47.3 36.1 70.8 12.1 4.1
2008-09 BKN 27 0 11.8 2.9 2.5 0.7 0.4 0.1 44.6 20.0 36.4 — —
2009-10 NBA 46 5 14.9 3.4 2.5 0.6 0.6 0.3 42.5 29.7 58.3 — —
2009-10 DAL 33 3 14.6 3.3 2.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 45.2 34.0 66.7 9.1 0.9
2009-10 BKN 13 2 15.7 3.8 2.9 1.2 0.7 0.2 37.7 17.6 50.0 — —
2010-11 CHA 31 0 12.0 2.2 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 36.1 32.4 54.5 5.5 0.2
2011-12 CHA 22 0 12.3 2.6 2.3 0.5 0.9 0.2 37.5 27.6 50.0 9.3 0.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 2010 Dallas Mavericks Charlotte Hornets season change
Jul 2010 Brooklyn Nets Charlotte Hornets season change
Oct 2009 Dallas Mavericks Brooklyn Nets mid season trade From 2009-10 to 2009-10
Jul 2009 Brooklyn Nets Dallas Mavericks season change
Jul 2008 Denver Nuggets Brooklyn Nets season change
Jul 2005 Golden State Warriors Denver Nuggets season change
Oct 2004 Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors mid season trade From 2004-05 to 2004-05
Jul 2004 Dallas Mavericks Golden State Warriors season change
Jul 2004 Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets season change

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Born on July 11

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About Eduardo Najera

Eduardo Alonso Nájera Pérez is a Mexican former professional basketball player who is currently a scout for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a pregame and postgame analyst on Mavericks Live on Fox Sports Southwest. Before being promoted to a scout with the Mavs, he was head coach of the Texas Legends of the NBA D-League. He is regarded as the greatest Mexican basketball player ever.