Chucky Atkins

Kenneth Lavon "Chucky" Atkins (born August 14, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player who played for nine different NBA teams throughout his career.

Chucky Atkins

Atkins with the Denver Nuggets in 2007
Personal information
Born	(1974-08-14) August 14, 1974 Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Maynard Evans (Orlando, Florida)
College	South Florida (1992–1996)
NBA draft	1996: undrafted
Playing career	1996–2010
Position	Point guard
Number	31, 7, 9, 32, 3, 12, 8, 17
Career history
1996–1997	La Crosse Bobcats
1997–1999	Cibona Zagreb
1999–2000	Orlando Magic
2000–2004	Detroit Pistons
2004	Boston Celtics
2004–2005	Los Angeles Lakers
2005–2006	Washington Wizards
2006–2007	Memphis Grizzlies
2007–2009	Denver Nuggets
2009	Oklahoma City Thunder
2009–2010	Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2000) 3× Croatian League champion (1997–1999) Croatian Cup champion (1999) Second-team All-Conference USA (1996) Second-team All-Metro Conference (1995) No. 12 jersey retired by South Florida Bulls
Career NBA statistics
Points	6,863 (9.9 ppg)
Rebounds	1,186 (1.7 rpg)
Assists	2,396 (3.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's Basketball Representing United States Summer Universiade 1995 Fukuoka Team competition

Basketball career

Atkins played college basketball at the University of South Florida from 1992 to 1996. As of November 2020 he still owns three team records. He is a member of the USF Athletic Hall of Fame.

Atkins was undrafted in the 1996 NBA draft. In 1996–97, he played with the LaCrosse Bobcats in the now-defunct CBA before going overseas to play for the Cibona Zagreb club in Croatia from 1997 to 1999.

Atkins started his NBA career in 1999 with his hometown Orlando Magic, with immediate impact, playing in all 82 games and averaging nine points and four assists per game. The following year, the Magic dealt Atkins and center Ben Wallace to the Detroit Pistons for star forward Grant Hill, who was acquired by Orlando in a sign-and-trade deal. In 2004, Atkins was acquired by the Boston Celtics in a three-team deal with the Atlanta Hawks, sending Mike James and Rasheed Wallace to Detroit, helping the Pistons win the 2004 NBA Finals.

In the offseason of 2004, Atkins, Chris Mihm, and Jumaine Jones were traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Gary Payton and Rick Fox. During the 2004–05 NBA season, Atkins played well, registered career-highs in points (14 ppg) and minutes (35), playing and starting in all 82 regular season contests for the Lakers.

In the summer of 2005, Atkins was traded along with Caron Butler to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Kwame Brown and Laron Profit in the 2005 offseason. As Atkins appeared sparingly throughout the season, the Wizards bought out the remainder of his contract on January 18, 2006. Atkins had voiced displeasure with the amount of playing time he was receiving, and he and the team both felt a change of scenery was needed.

On January 23, 2006, Atkins signed as a free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies, replacing the injured Damon Stoudamire. Atkins averaged in double figures in his half-season stint in Memphis.

Atkins signed as a free agent in July 2007 with the Denver Nuggets. A hernia injury plagued him throughout most of the year, and he failed to have a significant impact in the 2007–08 NBA season.

On January 7, 2009, the Nuggets traded Atkins, along with a 2009 first round draft pick and cash considerations, to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Johan Petro and a 2009 second round draft pick.

On July 27, 2009, Atkins was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with Damien Wilkins for center Etan Thomas and two future second-round draft picks. On September 22, 2009, Chucky Atkins was waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He signed a non guaranteed contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 28, 2009. Atkins played 40 games for the Pistons in his second stint with them during the 2009–2010 season .

On September 27, 2010, Atkins signed with the Phoenix Suns. He was waived on October 11, 2010.

After retiring from the game in 2011, Atkins went on to coach his alum high school in 2012–13 and 2013–14 before quitting the job on the eve of the 2014–15 season after he was arrested on charges of driving under the influence twice within three months.

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
*	Led the league

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1999–00	Orlando	82	0	19.8	.424	.350	.729	1.5	3.7	.6	.0	9.5
2000–01	Detroit	81	75	29.2	.399	.357	.692	2.1	4.1	.8	.1	12.0
2001–02	Detroit	79	62	28.9	.466	.411	.692	2.0	3.3	.9	.1	12.1
2002–03	Detroit	65	7	21.5	.361	.355	.816	1.5	2.7	.4	.1	7.1
2003–04	Detroit	40	0	18.8	.374	.323	.721	1.2	2.4	.5	.0	6.2
2003–04	Boston	24	24	33.0	.418	.351	.778	1.9	5.3	1.1	.0	12.0
2004–05	L.A. Lakers	82	82*	35.4	.426	.387	.803	2.4	4.4	.9	.0	13.6
2005–06	Washington	28	2	19.7	.379	.359	.710	1.6	2.5	.5	.0	6.7
2005–06	Memphis	43	39	27.0	.401	.352	.811	1.7	3.0	.7	.1	11.4
2006–07	Memphis	75	23	27.5	.434	.379	.810	1.9	4.6	.7	.1	13.2
2007–08	Denver	24	0	14.7	.344	.316	.444	1.3	2.0	.4	.0	4.7
2008–09	Denver	14	0	8.2	.333	.294	1.000	.4	2.0	.1	.1	1.9
2008–09	Oklahoma City	18	0	16.6	.291	.250	.917	1.0	1.7	.4	.1	3.9
2009–10	Detroit	40	11	16.1	.363	.301	.926	.7	2.3	.4	.0	4.0
Career		696	325	24.9	.412	.364	.772	1.7	3.4	.7	.0	9.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002	Detroit	10	10	29.4	.364	.359	.765	2.4	3.4	.6	.1	11.3
2003	Detroit	17	3	18.4	.352	.367	.808	1.2	1.5	1.0	.0	6.1
2004	Boston	4	4	33.3	.436	.300	.895	3.5	3.8	.8	.0	13.5
2006	Memphis	4	4	25.8	.405	.364	.625	.8	3.0	.5	.0	9.8
2008	Denver	1	0	3.0	.000	.000	.000	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Career		36	21	23.5	.374	.355	.800	1.7	2.4	.8	.0	8.6

External links

• Chucky Atkins playerfile at NBA.com
• NBA biography of Chucky Atkins
• Stats at DatabaseBasketball
• Career statistics from NBA.com  and Basketball Reference