Tracy Murray
Born: July 25, 1971
Position: Small Forward
Height: 6-7 (2.01 m)
Jerseys worn: #30 (Portland)
In the NBA:
His Game:
Tracy Murray was a forward who could score efficiently, specialized in the 3-point shot.
His Career:
Murray was #18 in the 1992 NBA Draft. He played in Portland during his first 2 seasons, playing well off the bench and averaging 6.2 points and 11.5 minutes. In the 1994-'95 mid-season he was traded to Houston, where he had limited playing time.
In 1995-'96 he played for the Toronto Raptors. He was a starter for 30 games and enjoyed his best season, averaging career-highs: 16.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.6 assist and 1.1 steal. He led the Raptors in free-throw shooting (83%) and 3-point shooting (42%), 3-pointers made (151) and attempted (358).
During the next 4 years (1997-2000), Murray played in Washington, where he was a key bench player. In 1996-'97, Washington made it to the playoffs and Murray had a great series, despite the fact his team got swept. His best season as a Wizard was 1997-'98, when he averaged 15.1 points in 27.2 minutes.
He started the 2000-'01 season with the Denver Nuggets but after 13 games he was traded to Toronto. He played there the next season too, averaging 5.7 points in 11.8 minutes.
In 2002-'03 he played in 31 games for the Lakers and in 2003-'04 in 7 more games in Portland.
Honors:
He led the NBA in 3-point percentage in 1993-'94 with 45.9%. He was a member of the 1994-'95 Houston Rockets, who became the NBA Champions, but he did not appear in the playoffs.
Highlights:
On 10 February 1998, Murray scored 50 points against Golden State.
Statistics:
| YEAR |
Team |
Games |
Pts |
FT % |
FG % |
3PM |
3-pt % |
Reb. |
Trn |
Ast |
St |
Blk |
Min. |
Star? |
| 1993 |
Portland |
48 |
5.7 |
.875 |
.415 |
21 |
.300 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
10.3 |
No |
| 1994 |
Portland |
66 |
6.6 |
.694 |
.470 |
50 |
.459 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
12.4 |
No |
| 1995 |
Portland / Houston |
54 |
4.8 |
.786 |
.408 |
35 |
.407 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
9.6 |
No |
| 1996 |
Toronto |
82 |
16.2 |
.831 |
.454 |
151 |
.422 |
4.3 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
30.0 |
YES |
| 1997 |
Washington |
82 |
10.0 |
.839 |
.425 |
106 |
.353 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
22.1 |
No |
| 1998 |
Washington |
82 |
15.1 |
.871 |
.446 |
158 |
.392 |
3.4 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
27.2 |
No |
| 1999 |
Washington |
36 |
6.5 |
.810 |
.350 |
33 |
.320 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
18.1 |
No |
| 2000 |
Washington |
80 |
10.2 |
.851 |
.433 |
113 |
.430 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
22.9 |
No |
| 2001 |
Denver / Toronto |
51 |
5.0 |
.786 |
.379 |
36 |
.350 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
11.5 |
No |
| 2002 |
Toronto |
40 |
5.7 |
.810 |
.411 |
40 |
.385 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
11.8 |
No |
| 2003 |
L.A. Lakers |
31 |
2.0 |
.778 |
.324 |
8 |
.211 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
6.2 |
No |
| 2004 |
Portland |
7 |
1.1 |
.000 |
.250 |
2 |
.400 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
No |
| Career |
Career |
659 |
9.0 |
.829 |
.430 |
753 |
.388 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
18.4 |
No |
In Europe:
Murray signed with Greek team Panathinaikos for the 2004-'05 season but was released in January 2005. The team already had many good shooters and needed a post player, especially after their starting center got seriously ill. Murray wasn't playing much anyway, even before this. In 6 games for the Greek Championship, he averaged 4,7 points in 10 minutes, shooting 6/22 (27%) from behind the 3-point line.
For the 2005-'06 season, Murray signed with PAOK, another Greek team.