Professional career Troy Murphy

1 professional career

1.1 golden state warriors
1.2 indiana pacers
1.3 new jersey nets
1.4 trade warriors
1.5 boston celtics
1.6 los angeles lakers
1.7 dallas mavericks

professional career
golden state warriors

murphy selected 14th overall in 2001 nba draft golden state warriors. after starting slowly, showed promise toward end of season. realized promise in second pro season, averaging double-double – 11.7 pts , 10.2 boards – , finishing second in improved player voting. started rookie challenge sophomores power forward. however, three-point shooting huge part of college success absent, attempted 14 three-pointers during year, making five. spent next offseason working extensively on outside shooting; however, never got of chance test out new jumper in 2003–04 after series of injuries limited him 28 games, no starts. however, did attempt 17 threes in games. part of arsenal seemingly ready go, murphy spent following offseason working on strength , conditioning looked more well-rounded , complete player. while had 1 injury scare next season, played in 70 games, , rediscovered three-point shot, attempting 3 per game. averaged 15.4 points , 10.8 rebounds , finished 22nd in western conference all-star voting year. numbers dropped off in 2005–06 14.0 , 10.0 per game.

indiana pacers

on january 17, 2007, murphy involved in 8-player trade sent him, mike dunleavy jr., ike diogu, , keith mcleod indiana pacers stephen jackson, al harrington, Šarūnas jasikevičius, , josh powell. during time pacers, murphy s 3 point shot improved more. against utah jazz on march 10, 2009, murphy made 7 out of first 8 3 pointers in first half.

new jersey nets

on august 11, 2010, pacers traded murphy new jersey nets in four-team, five-player deal.

trade warriors

on february 23, 2011, warriors reacquired murphy , second round pick in exchange brandan wright , dan gadzuric. on february 27, murphy , warriors reached buyout agreement. waived in time playoff-eligible new team.

boston celtics

murphy celtics

on march 2, 2011, murphy signed boston celtics remainder of 2010-11 nba season. on april 22, 2011, murphy played in first career playoff game, first round game against new york knicks.

los angeles lakers

on december 17, 2011, murphy signed los angeles lakers 2011-12 nba season. on season, averaged 3.2 points in 16.2 minutes per game.

dallas mavericks

on november 2, 2012, murphy signed dallas mavericks 2012–13 nba season, replacing eddy curry. waived on november 29 when dallas signed guard derek fisher.