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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	In September 2000, Battie's then teammate, [[Paul Pierce]], was stabbed at the Buzz Club, a late night dance club in the [[Boston Theater District]]; Battie and his brother saved Pierce by rushing him to a nearby hospital.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A00E7DC123AF935A1575AC0A9669C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/P/Pierce,%20Paul \|title=PRO BASKETBALL; Nightclub Incident Leaves Celtic Recovering From Stab Wounds – New York Times \|publisher=Query.nytimes.com \|author=Lena Williams \|date=September 26, 2000 \|access-date=November 11, 2008}}</ref>		In September 2000, Battie's then teammate, [[Paul Pierce]], was stabbed at the Buzz Club, a late night dance club in the [[Boston Theater District]]; Battie and his brother saved Pierce by rushing him to a nearby hospital. After retiring, he moved pack to Dallas. His son, Dawson Battie, is widely considered a top prospect. <ref>{{cite news\|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A00E7DC123AF935A1575AC0A9669C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/P/Pierce,%20Paul \|title=PRO BASKETBALL; Nightclub Incident Leaves Celtic Recovering From Stab Wounds – New York Times \|publisher=Query.nytimes.com \|author=Lena Williams \|date=September 26, 2000 \|access-date=November 11, 2008}}</ref>

	==NBA career statistics==		==NBA career statistics==

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{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{use American English|date=February 2020}}
{{use mdy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Tony Battie
| image = Tony Battie.jpg
| caption = Battie with the [[Orlando Magic|Magic]] in 2008
| position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]] / [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 240
| number = 4, 40, 7
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|2|11}}
| birth_place = [[Dallas, Texas]], U.S.
| team =
| high_school = [[South Oak Cliff High School|South Oak Cliff]] (Dallas, Texas)
| college =[[Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball|Texas Tech]] (1994–1997)
| draft_year = 1997
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 5
| draft_team = [[Denver Nuggets]]
| career_start = 1997
| career_end = 2012
| years1 = {{nbay|1997|full=y}}
| team1 = [[Denver Nuggets]]
| years2 = {{nbay|1998|end}}–{{nbay|2003|start}}
| team2 = [[Boston Celtics]]
| years3 = {{nbay|2003|full=y}}
| team3 = [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
| years4 = {{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2008|end}}
| team4 = [[Orlando Magic]]
| years5 = {{nbay|2009|full=y}}
| team5 = [[Brooklyn Nets|New Jersey Nets]]
| years6 = {{nbay|2010|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}}
| team6 = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| bbr = battito01
| letter = b
| highlights =
* First-team All-[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] (1997)
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 5,082 (6.1 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 4,287 (5.1 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Block (basketball)|Blocks]]
| stat3value = 713 (0.9 bpg)
}}

'''Demetrius Antonio Battie''' (born February 11, 1976) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player. He works as an analyst for the [[Orlando Magic]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).

==High school and college career==
Battie attended [[South Oak Cliff High School]]<ref name="dmnsports">[http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/highschools/leaderboard/schoolhome.html?page=alum&sid=292 "My High School: South Oak Cliff"], ''The Dallas Morning News'' sports section online</ref> in Dallas winning a state championship in 1993. He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball|Texas Tech Red Raiders]] where he ended his career as the school all-time leader in blocked shots with 162 blocks. His best season, statistically, was in his junior year when he scored 18.8 points per game, 11.8 rebounds per game, and 2.5 blocks per game.<ref name="tony">{{cite web |url=http://www.best-basketball-tips.com/tony-battie.html|title=Tony Battie – Basketball Tips|work=bestbasketballtips.com|date=May 23, 2012 |access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref>

==NBA career==
Battie was drafted fifth overall by the [[Denver Nuggets]] in the [[1997 NBA draft]], where he played one season. The Nuggets, who were deterred by Battie's inefficiency during his rookie season, traded [[Los Angeles Lakers]] along with [[Tyronn Lue]] for [[Nick Van Exel]] during the [[1998 NBA draft]]. Battie, however, did not play for the Lakers due to the then-ongoing [[1998–99 NBA lockout|NBA lockout]]. In 1999, he was traded to the [[Boston Celtics]] for [[Travis Knight (basketball)|Travis Knight]], and Battie flourished in Boston.

He remained with the Celtics for six years before he was traded to the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] along with [[Eric Williams (basketball, born 1972)|Eric Williams]] and [[Kedrick Brown]] in exchange for [[Ricky Davis]], [[Chris Mihm]], [[Michael Stewart (basketball)|Michael Stewart]], and a second-round pick. The following season The Cavaliers traded Battie to the [[Orlando Magic]] for [[Drew Gooden]], [[Steven Hunter]], and the Magic's second-round draft pick, [[Anderson Varejão]].<ref>[http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-magic/os-sp-magic-steve-clifford-stan-van-gundy-20180602-story.html "An appeal to new coach Steve Clifford: Reinvent Stan Plan and make Orlando Magic fun again"] ''Orlando Sentinel''. Retrieved 2018-06-05.</ref>

On June 25, 2009, Battie was traded to the [[New Jersey Nets]] along with [[Rafer Alston]] and [[Courtney Lee]] in exchange for [[Vince Carter]] and [[Ryan Anderson (basketball, born 1988)|Ryan Anderson]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Nets Acquire Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee from Orlando | url = http://www.nba.com/nets/news/Carter_Lee_Trade_090625.html | work = [[NBA.com]] | date = 2009-06-25 | access-date = 2009-06-27}}</ref> In July, 2010 Battie signed a contract with [[Philadelphia 76ers]] as a free agent. He would spend the last two seasons with the 76ers before announcing his retirement.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/100721_battie.html Sixers sign free agent Tony Battie]</ref>

Battie was a solid role player who only became more valuable with age. As an offensive player, he lacked the skills to be an effective scorer, but he still developed an adept mid-range jump shot. Battie's worth came from his perfected offensive and defensive screens which aided in the team strategy. On the defensive side, Battie was an average rebounder and blocker. As his career progressed, Battie's veteran presence was a helpful tool to young, emerging teams like the Magic and the 76ers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hoopshype.com/players/tony_battie.htm|title=Player: Tony Battie|work=hoopshype.com|access-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In September 2000, Battie's then teammate, [[Paul Pierce]], was stabbed at the Buzz Club, a late night dance club in the [[Boston Theater District]]; Battie and his brother saved Pierce by rushing him to a nearby hospital.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A00E7DC123AF935A1575AC0A9669C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/P/Pierce,%20Paul |title=PRO BASKETBALL; Nightclub Incident Leaves Celtic Recovering From Stab Wounds – New York Times |publisher=Query.nytimes.com |author=Lena Williams |date=September 26, 2000 |access-date=November 11, 2008}}</ref>

==NBA career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}

===Regular season===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1997}}
| align="left" | [[1997–98 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 65 || 49 || 23.2 || .446 || .214 || .702 || 5.4 || .9 || '''.8''' || 1.1 || '''8.4'''
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1998}}
| align="left" | [[1998–99 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| 50* || 15 || 22.4 || .519 || .000 || .672 || 6.0 || '''1.1''' || .6 || 1.4 || 6.7
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}
| align="left" | [[1999–2000 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| '''82''' || 4 || 18.4 || .477 || .125 || .675 || 5.0 || .8 || .6 || .9 || 6.6
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2000}}
| align="left" | [[2000–01 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 40 || 25 || 21.1 || .537 || .000 || .638 || 5.8 || .4 || .7 || '''1.5''' || 6.5
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2001}}
| align="left" | [[2001–02 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 74 || 73 || 24.6 || '''.541''' || .000 || .413 || '''6.5''' || .5 || '''.8''' || .9 || 6.9
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2002}}
| align="left" | [[2002–03 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 67 || 62 || 25.1 || .539 || .200 || .746 || '''6.5''' || .7 || .5 || 1.2 || 7.3
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2003}}
| align="left" | [[2003–04 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 23 || 6 || 21.8 || .479 || '''1.000''' || .697 || 5.1 || .9 || .3 || .9 || 5.9
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2003}}
| align="left" | [[2003–04 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
| 50 || 1 || 19.5 || .427 || .125 || .768 || 4.8 || .7 || .4 || .9 || 5.4
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2004}}
| align="left" | [[2004–05 Orlando Magic season|Orlando]]
| 81 || 32 || 23.4 || .460 || .000 || .723 || 5.6 || .5 || .4 || 1.0 || 4.9
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2005}}
| align="left" | [[2005–06 Orlando Magic season|Orlando]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || '''27.0''' || .507 || .000 || .664 || 5.6 || .6 || .6 || .8 || 7.9
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2006}}
| align="left" | [[2006–07 Orlando Magic season|Orlando]]
| 66 || 66 || 23.9 || .489 || .000 || .675 || 5.2 || .5 || .4 || .5 || 6.1
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2008}}
| align="left" | [[2008–09 Orlando Magic season|Orlando]]
| 77 || 3 || 15.6 || .489 || .222 || .659 || 3.6 || .4 || .3 || .3 || 4.8
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2009}}
| align="left" | [[2009–10 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
| 15 || 0 || 8.9 || .350 || .250 || .700 || 1.5 || .2 || .3 || .1 || 2.4
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2010}}
| align="left" | [[2010–11 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 38 || 0 || 9.9 || .469 || .667 || .571 || 2.6 || .3 || .1 || .4 || 2.6
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2011}}
| align="left" | [[2011–12 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 27 || 11 || 10.9 || .373 || .000 || '''1.000''' || 2.5 || .6 || .1 || .2 || 1.6
|-
| align="center" colspan="2" | Career
| 837 || 429 || 21.1 || .488 || .162 || .690 || 5.1 || .6 || .5 || .9 || 6.1
{{s-end}}

===Playoffs===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | [[2002 NBA Playoffs|2002]]
| align="left" | [[2001–02 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 16 || '''16''' || '''27.7''' || .488 || .000 || '''.619''' || '''7.6''' || '''.8''' || '''.6''' || '''1.9''' || 6.1
|-
| align="left" | [[2003 NBA Playoffs|2003]]
| align="left" | [[2002–03 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 10 || 10 || 21.3 || '''.564''' || .000 || .500 || 4.9 || .5 || .4 || 1.4 || '''6.6'''
|-
| align="left" | [[2007 NBA Playoffs|2007]]
| align="left" | [[2006–07 Orlando Magic season|Orlando]]
| 4 || 4 || 21.8 || .389 || .000 || .250 || 4.0 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 3.8
|-
| align="left" | [[2009 NBA Playoffs|2009]]
| align="left" | [[2008–09 Orlando Magic season|Orlando]]
| '''21''' || 0 || 6.1 || .467 || .000 || .600 || 1.0 || .1 || .0 || .1 || 2.1
|-
| align="left" | [[2011 NBA Playoffs|2011]]
| align="left" | [[2010–11 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 5 || 0 || 7.6 || .429 || .000 || .500 || 2.0 || .0 || .0 || .6 || 1.4
|-
| align="center" colspan="2" | Career
| 56 || 30 || 16.2 || .493 || .000 || .550 || 3.9 || .4 || .3 || .9 || 4.1
{{s-end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{basketballstats|nba=1499|bbr=b/battito01}}

{{1997 NBA draft}}

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