Jason Maxiell

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Jason Dior Maxiell (born February 18, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player best known for his tenure with the Detroit Pistons from 2005 to 2013. He played college basketball for the University of Cincinnati and professionally in the NBA, China, and Turkey before retiring on August 4, 2017.

College career

After graduating from Newman Smith High School in 2001, Maxiell played college basketball for the University of Cincinnati from 2001 to 2005 where he was coached by Bob Huggins. After earning Conference USA Sixth Man and All-Freshmen team honors as a freshman, Maxiell earned All-Conference USA second team honors in both his junior and senior years. As a senior in 2004–05, he led Conference USA in blocked shots (2.8 bpg) and ranked 18th in the nation. His 91 blocks are the second-highest University of Cincinnati single-season total.

Maxiell finished 13th on Cincinnati's career scoring list with 1,566 points (13th in Conference USA history) and second on the UC career chart for blocked shots with 252 (4th in C-USA). He also played 129 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in Bearcats’ history, and started the last 77 contests.[1]

Professional career

NBA career

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Maxiell slam dunking against the Golden State Warriors

Maxiell was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 26th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. On July 5, 2005, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Pistons. On October 31, 2008, he signed a four-year contract extension with the Pistons worth $20 million, keeping him under contract with the franchise until the end of the 2012–13 season.[2] On June 29, 2012, he exercised his $5 million player option, returning to the Pistons for the 2012–13 season.[3]

On July 18, 2013, Maxiell signed with the Orlando Magic to a reported two-year, $5 million contract.[4][5] On July 4, 2014, he was waived by the Magic.[6]

On September 28, 2014, Maxiell signed with the Charlotte Hornets.[7]

Overseas career

On August 10, 2015, Maxiell signed with Tianjin Ronggang of the Chinese Basketball Association.[8]

In June 2016, Maxiell was signed by Tropang TNT of the Philippine Basketball Association to be the team's import for the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup.[9][10][11] However, on June 17, 2016, Maxiell was declared ineligible for the 2016 Governors' Cup after failing to make the height limit of 6 feet 5 inches. Maxiell was officially measured at 6'5 11/16" (6 feet 5.6875 inches).[12]

On January 30, 2017, Maxiell signed with the second-tier Turkish team Acıbadem Üniversitesi.[13]

Retirement

On August 4, 2017, Maxiell signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons, which allowed him to retire as a member of the Pistons.[14]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Cincinnati 35 3 20.9 .552 – .585 6.8 .1 .7 1.5 8.1
2002–03 Cincinnati 29 27 30.3 .445 .000 .672 6.7 .4 .4 1.5 11.9
2003–04 Cincinnati 32 32 28.6 .500 .000 .681 6.9 1.3 .7 2.1 13.6
2004–205 Cincinnati 33 33 31.4 .543 .400 .645 7.7 .8 1.0 2.7 15.3
Career 129 95 27.6 .507 .286 .653 7.0 .7 .7 1.9 12.1

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Template:Nbay Detroit 26 0 6.1 .426 .000 .333 1.1 .1 .2 .2 2.3
Template:Nbay Detroit 67 8 14.1 .500 .000 .526 2.8 .2 .4 .9 5.0
Template:Nbay Detroit 82* 7 21.6 .538 .000 .633 5.3 .6 .3 1.1 7.9
Template:Nbay Detroit 78 4 18.1 .575 .000 .532 4.2 .3 .3 .8 5.8
Template:Nbay Detroit 76 29 20.4 .511 .000 .574 5.3 .5 .5 .5 6.8
Template:Nbay Detroit 57 14 16.3 .492 .000 .515 3.0 .3 .4 .4 4.2
Template:Nbay Detroit 65 42 22.6 .478 .000 .547 5.1 .6 .5 .8 6.5
Template:Nbay Detroit 72 71 24.8 .446 .000 .621 5.7 .8 .4 1.3 6.9
Template:Nbay Orlando 34 13 14.4 .448 .000 .484 2.5 .3 .2 .6 3.2
Template:Nbay Charlotte 61 0 14.4 .422 .000 .577 3.3 .3 .3 .7 3.3
Career 618 188 18.4 .495 .000 .564 4.2 .4 .4 .8 5.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007 Detroit 14 0 10.4 .667 .000 .522 2.4 .1 .3 .6 4.0
2008 Detroit 17 6 21.8 .625 .000 .469 4.0 .9 .9 1.3 5.6
2009 Detroit 4 0 16.0 .500 .000 .556 3.3 .5 .3 .3 3.8
Career 35 6 16.6 .626 .000 .500 3.3 .6 .6 .9 4.7

References

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  5. ↑ Jason Maxiell to sign two-year, $5 million contract with Magic
  6. ↑ Magic Waive Jason Maxiell
  7. ↑ Hornets Sign Maxiell
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  14. ↑ Jason Maxiell retires as member of Pistons

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