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James Ennis III

Age 35 · USA · 198 cm (6'6") · 98 kg · Born Jul 1, 1990 · Cal State Long Beach

6.7 PPG 3.2 RPG 0.9 APG 623 games 8 seasons
James Ennis III

Career snapshot

8seasons
623games
4,172career pts
12.2PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Memphis Grizzlies · 119 games · 2015-16–2017-18

Position rank · 2020-21

#54PPG rank
#43PER rank
#49WS rank
Among 93 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 8.5 2019-20 · ORL
RPG 4.8 2019-20 · ORL
APG 1.5 2020-21 · ORL
PER 12.5 2020-21 · ORL
WS 3.1 2016-17 · MEM

Draft

2013
Round 2 · Pick 50
by Atlanta Hawks
from Cal State Long Beach

Career by team

Denver Nuggets
2021-22 – 2021-22 · 1 seasons
1.3 PPG 0.7 RPG 1.0 APG
3 games
Los Angeles Clippers
2021-22 – 2021-22 · 1 seasons
10.0 PPG 2.5 RPG 0.0 APG
2 games
Orlando Magic
2019-20 – 2020-21 · 2 seasons
8.4 PPG 4.3 RPG 1.4 APG
61 games
Philadelphia 76ers
2018-19 – 2019-20 · 2 seasons
5.7 PPG 3.2 RPG 0.8 APG
67 games
Houston Rockets
2018-19 – 2018-19 · 1 seasons
7.4 PPG 2.9 RPG 0.7 APG
40 games
Memphis Grizzlies
2015-16 – 2017-18 · 3 seasons
6.3 PPG 3.5 RPG 1.0 APG
119 games
Detroit Pistons
2017-18 – 2017-18 · 1 seasons
7.5 PPG 2.5 RPG 0.8 APG
27 games
New Orleans Pelicans
2015-16 – 2015-16 · 1 seasons
15.9 PPG 3.9 RPG 2.0 APG
9 games
Miami Heat
2014-15 – 2015-16 · 2 seasons
4.8 PPG 2.7 RPG 0.8 APG
65 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
2014-15 MIA 62 3 17.0 5.0 2.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 40.9 32.6 84.0 11.5 1.9
2015-16 NBA 22 5 15.0 7.2 1.9 1.0 0.7 0.2 47.8 44.8 73.5 — —
2015-16 NOP 9 5 31.3 15.9 3.9 2.0 1.3 0.3 50.0 48.0 79.2 18.1 0.8
2015-16 MIA 3 0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0
2015-16 MEM 10 0 4.0 1.6 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 30.8 25.0 60.0 18.3 0.1
2016-17 MEM 64 28 23.5 6.7 4.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 45.5 37.2 78.2 10.6 3.1
2017-18 NBA 72 22 22.3 7.1 3.1 1.0 0.7 0.3 47.4 33.3 83.6 — —
2017-18 MEM 45 14 23.4 6.9 3.5 1.1 0.7 0.3 48.6 35.7 87.7 11.9 2.0
2017-18 DET 27 8 20.4 7.5 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.2 45.7 30.4 76.7 11.2 1.0
2018-19 HOU 40 25 23.7 7.4 2.9 0.7 1.0 0.4 49.3 36.7 72.4 11.3 2.2
2018-19 PHI 18 2 15.6 5.3 3.6 0.8 0.2 0.4 41.0 30.6 69.6 9.9 0.4
2018-19 NBA 58 27 21.2 6.7 3.1 0.7 0.7 0.4 46.9 35.3 71.6 — —
2019-20 NBA 69 18 18.3 6.6 3.6 0.9 0.5 0.3 44.6 32.5 80.6 — —
2019-20 ORL 20 18 24.5 8.5 4.8 1.1 0.6 0.4 45.1 28.6 83.8 10.3 0.7
2019-20 PHI 49 0 15.8 5.8 3.1 0.8 0.5 0.3 44.2 34.9 78.7 12.3 1.7
2020-21 ORL 41 37 24.0 8.4 4.0 1.5 0.8 0.2 47.3 43.3 80.5 12.5 2.0
2021-22 NBA 2 0 7.0 2.5 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 28.6 50.0 0.0 — —
2021-22 NBA 7 0 8.0 4.1 1.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 45.8 37.5 80.0 — —
2021-22 DEN 3 0 4.7 1.3 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 3.7 0.0
2021-22 LAC 2 0 14.0 10.0 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 63.6 50.0 100.0 26.3 0.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 2021 Denver Nuggets Los Angeles Clippers mid season trade From 2021-22 to 2021-22
Jul 2021 Orlando Magic Los Angeles Clippers season change
Jul 2021 Orlando Magic Denver Nuggets season change
Oct 2019 Orlando Magic Philadelphia 76ers mid season trade From 2019-20 to 2019-20
Jul 2019 Philadelphia 76ers Orlando Magic season change
Jul 2019 Houston Rockets Philadelphia 76ers season change
Jul 2019 Houston Rockets Orlando Magic season change
Jul 2018 Memphis Grizzlies Philadelphia 76ers season change
Jul 2018 Memphis Grizzlies Houston Rockets season change
Jul 2018 Detroit Pistons Philadelphia 76ers season change
Jul 2018 Detroit Pistons Houston Rockets season change
Jul 2017 Memphis Grizzlies Detroit Pistons season change
Jul 2016 New Orleans Pelicans Memphis Grizzlies season change
Oct 2015 New Orleans Pelicans Miami Heat mid season trade From 2015-16 to 2015-16
Jul 2015 Miami Heat Memphis Grizzlies season change
Jul 2015 Miami Heat New Orleans Pelicans season change

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Born on July 1

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About James Ennis III

James Alfred Ennis III is an American professional basketball player for Piratas de La Guaira of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB). He played two years of college basketball for the Long Beach State 49ers, where he won the Big West Player of the Year in 2013. After being selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 2013 NBA draft, Ennis moved to Australia and helped the Perth Wildcats win the 2014 NBL championship. He debuted in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2014 with the Miami Heat and later played for the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit