Lee Nailon

Lee Nailon

Personal information
Born	(1975-02-22) February 22, 1975 South Bend, Indiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Clay (South Bend, Indiana)
College	Southeastern Iowa CC (1995–1996) Butler CC (1996–1997) TCU (1997–1999)
NBA draft	1999 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43rd overall
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career	1999–present
Position	Power forward
Career history
1999–2000	Adecco Milano
2000–2002	Charlotte Hornets
2002–2003	New York Knicks
2003	Atlanta Hawks
2004	Orlando Magic
2003–2004	Cleveland Cavaliers
2004–2005	New Orleans Hornets
2005–2006	Philadelphia 76ers
2006–2007	Bnei HaSharon
2007–2008	Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
2008–2009	Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
2009	Leones de Ponce
2010	Piratas de Quebradillas
2010–2011	Bnei HaSharon
2011	Atomerőmű SE
2012	Panteras de Aguascalientes
2012	Goyang Orions
2012–2013	Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca
2013–2014	Panteras de Aguascalientes
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American – AP, USBWA, NABC (1998) WAC Player of the Year (1998) 2× First-team All-WAC (1998–1999)

Lee Nailon (born February 22, 1975) is an American professional basketball player. Nailon was a graduate of South Bend Clay High School, where along with former Purdue player, Jaraan Cornell, he led his basketball team to the 1994 State Championship.

After an all-conference career at Texas Christian University, Nailon was a second round (43rd overall) pick of the Charlotte Hornets in the 1999 NBA Draft. He has played for the Hornets (in separate stints for both Charlotte and New Orleans franchises in 2000-02 and 2004-05 respectively), the New York Knicks (2002–03), Atlanta Hawks (2003–04), Orlando Magic (2003–04), Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–04) and Philadelphia 76ers (2005–06). He holds NBA career averages of 8.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. His international experience includes playing for Adecco Milano in Italy (1999-00), Bnei HaSharon in Israel (2006–07; 2010–present), Lokomotiv Novosibirsk in Russia (2007–08), Al-Riyadi in Lebanon, Leones de Ponce (2009) and Piratas de Quebradillas in Puerto Rico (2010).

In the 2006-07 season, Nailon led Bnei HaSharon to the Israeli Cup final, shocking the everlasting champions, Maccabi Tel Aviv, in the semifinal (eventually losing to Hapoel Jerusalem in the final).

Nailon re-signed with Bnei HaSharon on August 1, 2010.

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
2000-01	Charlotte	42	0	11.2	.485	.000	.744	2.2	.6	.21	.12	3.9
2001-02	Charlotte	79	41	24.2	.483	.500	.747	3.7	1.2	.75	.22	10.8
2002-03	New York	38	0	10.7	.442	.000	.824	1.8	.7	.16	.08	5.5
2003-04	Atlanta	27	0	11.1	.457	.000	.842	2.3	.6	.37	.26	5.3
2003-04	Orlando	8	0	10.4	.407	.000	.778	1.8	.5	.13	.00	3.6
2003-04	Cleveland	22	4	18.0	.451	.000	.800	3.0	.8	.18	.05	7.7
2004-05	New Orleans	68	51	29.7	.478	.000	.806	4.4	1.6	.53	.24	14.2
2005-06	Philadelphia	22	0	10.8	.500	.000	.867	1.9	.3	.36	.18	4.2
Career		306	96	19.0	.474	.111	.786	3.1	1.0	.43	.10	8.6

External links

• NBA.com Profile - Lee Nailon
• Basketball Reference Profile
• Safsal.co.il Profile