An early entry candidate for the 1995 NBA Draft, he left North Carolina after two seasons…As a sophomore,
selected first team All-America by The Sporting News and the USBWA; second team AP All-American,
and member of the John Wooden 10-man All-America Team…Leading career FG shooter in ACC history (.635)…
Helped lead Tar Heels to the 1995 NCAA Final Four…Named to the Final Four All-Tournament team…
Set a UNC single season record for blocked shots with 93 as a sophomore…Led the ACC in FG shooting percentage (.554)
and ranked third in blocks, ninth in rebounding and 10th in scoring average.
NBA CAREER
1995-96
(Washington):
Played in 65 games for the Bullets as a rookie…Was team’s sixth leading scorer (10.1 ppg)
and fourth leading rebounder (4.1 rpg).
1996-97
(Portland):
Ranked third in the NBA in FG percentage (.558)
Ranked third on the team in scoring (15.1 ppg)
and third in rebounding (6.8 rpg).
1997-98:
Third leading scorer on team at 14.6 points…
Posted averages of 6.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.14 blocked shots in 77 games…Eighth in NBA in FG percentage (.533).
1998-99:
Was a top candidate for the Sixth Man Award…
Came off the bench in 31-of-49 games he saw action in and wound up as the team’s second-leading scorer,
averaging 12.8 points, while leading the club in FG% (.508)…
Also averaged 4.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 blocks.
1999-2000 :
Lead team in scoring and blocks, and second in rebounding…Averaged 16.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.32 blocks…
During playoffs, averaged a team-high 17.9 points and 1.25 blocks, plus 6.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 16 starts…
Shot a team-best 48.9% from the field, ninth best in the playoffs…Averaged 23.3 points in Los Angeles series…
Ranked 19th in playoffs in scoring…Named as a reserve to the Western Conference All-Star team and finished with two points (1-7 FG),
four rebounds, two assists and one steal in 21 minutes.
2000-01:
Lead team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots in 77 games…Averaged 19.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.1 steals in 38.1 minutes per game…
Ranked 11th in the NBA in field goal percentage (.501)…
Career-high 42 points vs. Denver 2/20…Career-high 18 rebounds vs. Charlotte (1/1/01)…
Had a career-high seven assists in win over Milwaukee (1/5)…Averaged 16.7 points, 8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1 steal in 42.6 minutes a game in three playoff games vs. Lakers…
Scored nine points (3-6 FG, 3-4 FT) with four rebounds, one steal and one block in 21 minutes as a reserve on the Western Conference All-Star team.
2001-02:
Appeared in 79 games for the Blazers, all in a starting role…
Averaged 19.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks in 37.5 minutes…
Named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 3/2/03…Led team in scoring 34 times…Team-high 25 double-doubles…
Made a career-high 114 triples for the season…His 101 blocks, made him just the fourth player in NBA history to have more than 100 threes and blocks in a season…
Averaged a playoff personal-best and team-high 25.3 points and 12.3 rebounds, plus 1.7 assists in 41.7 minutes in three playoff games against the Lakers.
2002-03:
Started all 74 games played…Led team with 18.1 points and 7.4 rebounds…
Averaged 2.1 assists, 1.0 blocks and 36.3 minutes…Second on the team in three-pointers with 110…
Posted 11 double-doubles and scored 20+ points 29 times…Led team in scoring 29 times, rebounding 30 times and minutes played 46 times…
Scored season-high 38 points on 16-of-20 shooting vs. Memphis (1/15/03)…Scored in double-digits in all seven playoff games against Dallas,
including a high of 26 in Game 1… Averaged 17.4 points, second highest on the team, and 5.1 rebounds in the series.
2003-04:
Appeared in 68 games (66 starts),
averaging 16.0 points (.436 FG, .331 3FG, .736 FT), 6.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.79 blocks in 35.1 minutes per game with Portland,
Atlanta and Detroit…Appeared in 23 playoff games (all starts), averaging 13.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.96 blocks in 35.0 minutes…Recorded a playoff career-high five blocks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Indiana on 5/24/04…Scored a 2004 playoff-high 26 points on 10-of-23 shooting with 13 rebounds in Game 4 of the NBA Finals vs. LA Lakers (6/13)…
Detroit went 4-0 in playoff games when he scored at least 20 points…Among NBA regular-season leaders, ranked 16th in blocked shots (1.79 bpg)…
Teamed with Ben Wallace to form the best block shot duo in the league (4.89 bpg) ahead of Tim Duncan and Rasho Nesterovic (San Antonio – 4.67 bpg) and Andrei Kirilenko and Greg Ostertag (Utah – 4.55 bpg)…
Acquired midseason from Atlanta as part of a three-team trade that also brought Mike James to the Pistons from Boston on 2/19…In 45 games with Portland (44 starts), averaged 17.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.60 blocks in 37.2 minutes…
Played just one game with Atlanta prior to the trade, scoring 20 points with five rebounds and a season-high-tying five blocks in 39 minutes at New Jersey on 2/18/04…In 22 games (21 starts) with Detroit,
averaged 13.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.05 blocks in 30.6 minutes…
Led the Pistons to a 18-6 record to close the season…Led the Pistons in scoring six times and rebounds four times…Scored 10-plus points 58 times (17 with Detroit),
20-plus points 18 times (three with Detroit)
and 30-plus points twice…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds 12 times (six with Detroit)
with his teams recording a record of 9-3 in those games…Recorded 10 double-doubles (five with Detroit)…
Became the fifth player in NBA history to score 20-plus points in a game for three different teams in one season (Max Zaslofsky, 1953-54; Mack Calvin, 1976-77; Tom Gugliotta, 1994-95 and Sam Cassell, 1996-97)
when he scored 27 points as a Piston at Utah on 3/1/04…Finished seven and a half seasons with Portland, ranking in the Top-10 in 14 different career franchise statistical categories – among the most significant:
:2nd in blocked shots (738),
:7th in scoring (9,421),
:7th in games played (566)
:and 5th in three-point field goals made (392)…
Scored his 10,000th career point vs. Denver (3/19)…Scored a season-high 31 points at Dallas on 11/17/03…Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds at Sacramento on 1/20/04…Tallied a season-high four steals at Houston on 11/21/03 and a season-high five blocks three times, most recently at New Jersey on 2/18/04…
Missed two games as a Piston with a sore lower back (on 3/27/04 and 3/31/04) and two games with a sore left arch (on 4/12/04 and 4/13/04).
2004-05:
Appeared in 79 games (79 starts),
averaging 14.5 points (.440 FG, .318 3FG, .697 FT), 8.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.46 blocks in 34.0 minutes per game…
Started all 25 Pistons playoff games, averaging 13.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 33.0 minutes…
Among NBA regular season leaders, ranked 22nd in rebounding (8.2 rpg), T22nd in double-doubles (24) and 24th in blocked shots (1.46 bpg)…
Teamed with Ben Wallace to form the fifth-best block shot duo in the league (3.84 bpg)
trailing only Theo Ratliff and Joe Prizbilla (Portland), Tim Duncan and Rasho Nesterovic (San Antonio), Andrei Kirilenko and Mehmet Okur (Utah) and Marcus Camby and Kenyon Martin (Denver)…
Teamed with Ben Wallace to become the third duo of Pistons’ big men to each block 100-plus shots in a season
[Oliver Miller/Mark West (1994-95) and Terry Tyler/Bill Laimbeer (1982-83)]…
Led the Pistons in scoring 12 times, rebounds 22 times and assists once…
Scored 10-plus points 66 times, 20-plus points 13 times and 30-plus points once…
Grabbed 10-plus rebounds 25 times…Recorded 24 double-doubles…Recorded four-plus blocks on seven occasions…
Recorded at least one block in all but 16 games during the year…Tallied double-doubles seven times during an eight-game stretch in March (3/1 through 3/14), averaging 16.5 points (.478 FG), 10.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 2.0 blocks in 37.9 minutes per game…
Enjoyed his best scoring and rebounding month of the season in March, averaging 17.9 points (.478 FG, .359 3FG) and 9.7 rebounds in 17 games…Scored a season-high 31 points (11-21 FG, 2-4 3FG, 7-8 FT) in 44 minutes vs. Boston (3/26)…Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds vs. L.A. Lakers (2/10)…
Tallied a season-high three steals at San Antonio (12/3)…Named NBA Community Assist Award winner for February for his “Student Achiever Program” and “Sheed’s Squad” ticket giveaway…Missed just three games during the season with a sore right hamstring (12/10 vs. Atlanta)
and sore left hamstring (4/19 at Atlanta and 4/20 at Charlotte).
2005-06:
Appeared in 80 games (all starts), averaging 15.1 points (.430 FG, .357 3FG, .743 FT), 6.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.62 blocks in 34.6 minutes per game…In 18 playoff games (all starts), averaged 14.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 34.9 minutes…
Among NBA leaders, ranked 18th in blocked shots (1.62 bpg)…Named an NBA All-Star for the third time…Ranked first in the NBA among players 6-11 or taller in three-pointers made (ahead of Dirk Nowitzki, Raef LaFrentz, Mehmet Okur, Troy Murphy)…
Made a single-season career-high 155 three point field goals…Shot 50% or better from the three-point line on 30 occasions with the club recording a 27-3 record in those games…
Teamed with Ben Wallace to form the third-best block shot duo in the league (3.83 bpg) trailing only Shaquille O’Neal and Alonzo Mourning (Miami) and Andrei Kirilenko and Mehmet Okur (Utah)…
Teamed with Ben Wallace for the second straight season to become one of three duo’s in Pistons’ history to each block 100-plus shots in a season [Oliver Miller/Mark West (1994-95) and Terry Tyler/Bill Laimbeer (1982-83)]…
Led the Pistons in scoring 16 times and rebounds 15 times…
Scored 10-plus points 63 times, 20-plus points 23 times and 30-plus points once…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds 25 times…
Recorded 12 double-doubles (Pistons 11-1 in those games)…
Joined Shaquille O’Neal, Clifford Robinson, Kevin Garnett, Chris Webber and Tim Duncan as the only active NBA players with over 12,000 points, 5,000 rebounds, 1,500 assists and 1,000 blocks in their career…
Enjoyed his best scoring and rebounding month of the season in February, averaging 17.2 points (.423 FG, .357 3FG) and 6.9 rebounds in 13 games…
Scored a season-high 33 points (12-28 FG, 4-9 3FG, 5-6 FT) in a season-high 56 minutes vs. Washington (3/26)…
Grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds vs. Boston (11/15)…Recorded his 5,000th career rebound at Chicago (12/3).
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Not bad for Sheed. he accomplished a lot. but he need to accomplish more of it next year. as we build up our team stronger and more experienced.
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