Mickaël Piétrus (born on February 7, 1982) is a Guadeloupean-French professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is listed at 6'6", 215 pounds and plays both the small forward and shooting guard positions. Piétrus was drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the 11th pick of the 2003 NBA Draft, and is originally from Guadeloupe, a Caribbean island that is a part of France. His older brother, Florent Piétrus, is also a professional basketball player. Piétrus is also known by the nicknames MP, Air France, and Puma.[1][2][3] He speaks French and English fluently.[1] Contents 1 Pro career 1.1 Europe 1.2 Golden State Warriors 1.3 Orlando Magic 1.4 Phoenix Suns 1.5 Boston Celtics 2 NBA career statistics 2.1 Regular season 2.2 Playoffs 3 See also 4 References 5 External links [edit] Pro career [edit] Europe With ÉB Pau-Orthez he won the French championship in 2001 and 2003, as well a! s the national cup in the year 2002 . In September 2005 he won the bronze medal at the 2005 European Championship with the French national team. [edit] Golden State Warriors After leaving his native France, Piétrus was drafted by the Golden State Warriors. He played there for 5 seasons with the last being the 07–08 season. [edit] Orlando Magic During the 2008 off-season, he was signed by the Orlando Magic.[4][5] In Piétrus's debut, he scored 20 points against the Atlanta Hawks. He continued to be a key player for the Orlando Magic, with one of his best games being against the Dallas Mavericks, where he made 5 three-point field goals to lead the Magic into a comeback and their first win in Dallas. Piétrus helped the Magic throughout the 2009 NBA Playoffs where the team reached its second Finals appearance. However he struggled during the final series against the Lakers. [edit] Phoenix Suns On December 18, 2010, Piétrus was traded to the Phoenix Suns along w! ith Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat, a 2011 first-round draft pick! , and $3 million, for former Magic player Hedo Türkoğlu, Jason Richardson, and Earl Clark.[6] On December 9, 2011, the Suns tried to trade Piétrus and $1 Million to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for a conditional second round draft pick. One day later, Toronto decided to suspend the trade because Piétrus had a problem with his right knee and it would take 2–4 weeks for it to heal. Piétrus was waived by the Suns on December 22, 2011.[7] [edit] Boston Celtics Mickaël Piétrus signed a $1.3 million deal with the Boston Celtics on December 24, 2011, two days after Phoenix waived him. [edit] 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 [edit] Regular season Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2003–04 Golden State 53 22 14.1 .416 .333 .693 2.2 .5 .6 .2 5.3 2004–05 Golden State 67 3 20.0 .427 .344 .698 2.8 1.2 .7 .3 9.5 2005–06 Golden State 52 18 22.7 .404 .318 .608 3.1 .8 .6 .2 9.3 2006–07 Golden State 72 38 26.9 .488 .388 .648 4.5 .9 .7 .8 11.1 2007–08 Golden State 66 16 19.9 .439 .361 .673 3.7 .7 1.0 .6 7.2 2008–09 Orlando 54 25 24.6 .413 .359 .709 3.3 1.2 .6 .4 9.4 2009–10 Orlando 75 24 22.5 .432 .379 .633 2.9 .7 .7 .4 8.7 2010–11 Orlando 19 0 22.0 .391 .391 .500 2.6 .5 .5 .2 6.7 2010-11 Phoenix 38 4 18.1 .392 .342 .706 2.0 .6 .5 .5 7.4 Career 496 150 21.4 .431 .359 .665 3.1 .8 .7 .4 8.5 [edit] Playoffs Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2006–07 Golden State 11 0 19.0 .347 .259 .694 3.8 .5 .4 .8 6.0 2008–09 Orlando 24 0 25.8 .483 .385 .723 2.6 .6 .8 .5 10.5 2009–10 Orlando 14 0 20.1 .438 .459 .6! 67 1.4 .7 .6 .4 8.4 Career 49 0 22.6 .449 .391 .702 2.5 .6 .6 .6 8.9 [e! dit] See also List of French NBA players [edit] References ^ a b Mickael-Pietrus Bio Page ^ Say good-bye: Mickael Pietrus is signing with the Magic ^ The Undaunted Task of Mickael Pietrus ^ Magic land versatile defender Pietrus ^ Pietrus leaves Warriors, signs with Magic ^ "Suns, Magic Complete Six-Player Trade". NBA.com. 2010-12-18. http://www.nba.com/suns/news/orlando_trade_101218.html. Retrieved 2010-12-18. ^ Phoenix Suns waive Mickael Pietrus [edit] External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mickaël Piétrus NBA.com profile Mickael Pietrus at Basketball-Reference.com Official Website NBA.com: Prospect Profile: Mickael Pietrus v t e 2003 NBA Draft First round LeBron James Darko Miličić Carmelo Anthony Chris Bosh Dwyane Wade Chris Kaman Kirk Hinrich T. J. Ford Michael Sweetney Jarvis Hayes Mickaël Piétrus Nick Collison Marcus Banks Luke Ridnour Reece Gaines Troy Bell Žarko Čabarkapa David West Sasha Pavlović Dahntay Jones Boris Diaw Zoran Planini! ć Travis Outlaw Brian Cook Carlos Delfino Ndudi Ebi Kendrick Perkins Leandro Barbosa Josh Howard Second round Maciej Lampe Jason Kapono Luke Walton Jerome Beasley Sofoklis Schortsanitis Szymon Szewczyk Mario Austin Travis Hansen Steve Blake Slavko Vraneš Derrick Zimmerman Willie Green Zaza Pachulia Keith Bogans Malick Badiane Matt Bonner Sani Bečirovič Mo Williams James Lang James Jones Paccelis Morlende Kyle Korver Remon van de Hare Tommy Smith Nedžad Sinanović Rick Rickert Brandon Hunter Xue Yuyang Andreas Glyniadakis v t e France squad – EuroBasket 2005 – Bronze medal 4 Fauthoux 5 Gelabale 6 Rigaudeau 7 Julian 8 M. Piétrus 9 Parker 10 Diarra 11 F. Piétrus 12 Schmitt 13 Diaw 14 Weis 15 Giffa Coach: Bergeaud v t e France squad – 2006 FIBA World Championship – 5th place 4 Gomis 5 Gelabale 6 Jeanneau 7 Foirest 8 M. Piétrus 9 Diarra 10 Bokolo 11 F. Piétrus 12 Petro 13 Diaw 14 Turiaf 15 Weis Coach: Bergeaud v t e Boston Celtics current roster 0 Bradley |! 4 Daniels | 5 Garnett | 7 O'Neal | 9 Rondo | 11 Pa! vlović | 12 Johnson | 20 Allen | 28 Piétrus | 30 Bass | 34 Pierce | 51 Dooling | 54 Stiemsma | 55 Moore | – Hollins Head coach: Rivers | Assistant coaches: Hill | Eastman | Lue | Longabardi | Young
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| Small forward / Shooting guard | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 7, 1982 Les Abymes , Guadeloupe , France |
| Nationality | French |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA Draft | 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall |
| Selected by the Golden! State Warriors | |
| Pro career | 1999–present |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
Mickaël Piétrus (born on February 7, 1982) is a Guadeloupean -French professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is listed at 6'6", 215 pounds and plays both the small forward and shooting guard positions. Piétrus was drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the! 11th pick of the 2003 NBA Draft , and is originally from Guadeloupe, a Caribbean island that is a part of France . His older brother, Florent Piétrus , is also a professional basketball player.
Piétrus is also known by the nicknames MP, Air France, and Puma. He speaks French and English fluently.
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