(November 4, 1975 – July 2010[1])
Born November 4, 1975 in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised near Oxford, MS, Wright has played all levels of basketball in Memphis - high school, collegiately and professionally. Wright was selected a Third Team All-America by the Associated Press as a sophomore at the University of Memphis.
After being selected seventh overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1996 NBA Draft out of the University of Memphis, Wright moved on to the Atlanta Hawks in 1999. He was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001, but returned to the Hawks in 2006.
On February 16, 2008, he was involved in a multi-player trade, going from Atlanta to Sacramento for Mike Bibby.
He holds career averages of 8.0 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.
Wright founded the Sierra Simone Wright Scholarship Fund after the death of his infant daughter in March 2003.
During the summer of 2003, he returned to the University of Memphis to finish his degree.
His father Herb was a professional basketball player who competed in Finland.
During his first stint in Atlanta, Wright and three other Memphis-native NBA players (Todd Day, Penny Hardaway and Elliot Perry) provided financial assistance to Travis Butler, a Memphis orphan whose tragic story garnered national attention.
Wright is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated and was initiated Spring 1996 to the Kappa Beta Chapter (The 12 Disciples of the Diamond).
Wright was reported missing on July 22, 2010, his body was found later that month..
NBA 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 |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | LA Clippers | 77 | 51 | 25.1 | .481 | .250 | .587 | 6.1 | .6 | .6 | .8 | 7.3 |
| 1997–98 | LA Clippers | 69 | 38 | 30.0 | .445 | .000 | .659 | 8.8 | .8 | .8 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 1998–99 | LA Clippers | 48 | 15 | 23.6 | .458 | .000 | .692 | 7.5 | .7 | .5 | .8 | 6.6 |
| 1999–00 | Atlanta | 75 | 0 | 16.1 | .499 | .333 | .644 | 4.1 | .3 | .4 | .5 | 6.0 |
| 2000–01 | Atlanta | 71 | 46 | 28.0 | .448 | .000 | .718 | 7.5 | 1.2 | .6 | .9 | 12.4 |
| 2001–02 | Memphis | 43 | 33 | 29.1 | .459 | .000 | .569 | 9.4 | 1.0 | .7 | .5 | 12.0 |
| 2002–03 | Memphis | 70 | 49 | 28.3 | .454 | .000 | .659 | 7.5 | 1.1 | .7 | .8 | 11.4 |
| 2003–04 | Memphis | 65 | 46 | 25.8 | .439 | .000 | .733 | 6.8 | 1.1 | .7 | .9 | 9.4 |
| 2004–05 | Memphis | 80 | 77 | 28.6 | .469 | .000 | .662 | 7.7 | 1.1 | .7 | .9 | 9.6 |
| 2005–06 | Memphis | 78 | 58 | 21.7 | .478 | .000 | .564 | 5.1 | .6 | .7 | .6 | 5.8 |
| 2006–07 | Atlanta | 67 | 31 | 15.4 | .448 | .000 | .281 | 3.2 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 2.6 |
| 2007–08 | Atlanta | 13 | 1 | 11.4 | .294 | .000 | .500 | 2.8 | .2 | .2 | .2 | 1.0 |
| 2007–08 | Sacramento | 5 | 0 | 2.6 | .250 | .000 | .000 | .2 | .2 | .0 | .0 | .4 |
| 2008-09 | Cleveland | 17 | 2 | 7.4 | .370 | .000 | .375 | 1.5 | .2 | .2 | .3 | 1.4 |
| Career | 778 | 447 | 23.8 | .459 | .069 | .645 | 6.4 | .8 | .6 | .7 | 8.0 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | LA Clippers | 3 | 3 | 30.7 | .406 | .000 | 1.000 | 7.3 | .7 | 1.0 | .7 | 10.3 |
| 2003–04 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 25.0 | .435 | .000 | .333 | 4.3 | .5 | 1.0 | .5 | 5.5 |
| 2004–05 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 21.3 | .571 | .000 | .500 | 5.0 | 2.3 | .2 | .2 | 8.3 |
| 2005–06 | Memphis | 4 | 0 | 21.5 | .611 | .000 | .700 | 5.0 | .8 | .0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| Career | 15 | 11 | 24.2 | .495 | .000 | .652 | 5.3 | 1.1 | .5 | .6 | 7.7 |
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