Metta Sandiford-Artest
American basketball player (born 1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Metta Sandiford-Artest[1] (born Ronald William Artest Jr.; November 13, 1979), known until 2011 as Ron Artest and as Metta World Peace from 2011 to 2020, is an American former professional basketball player who played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Sandiford-Artest with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1979-11-13) November 13, 1979 (age 43) Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | La Salle Academy (Manhattan, New York) |
| College | St. John's (1997–1999) |
| NBA draft | 1999: 1st round, 16th overall pick |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Playing career | 1999–2017 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 15, 23, 91, 93, 96, 37, 51 |
| Coaching career | 2017–2018 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1999–2002 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2002–2006 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2006–2008 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2008–2009 | Houston Rockets |
| 2009–2013 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2013–2014 | New York Knicks |
| 2014 | Sichuan Blue Whales |
| 2015 | Pallacanestro Cantù |
| 2015–2017 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| As coach: | |
| 2017–2018 | South Bay Lakers (player development) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 13,058 (13.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,448 (4.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,631 (2.7 apg) |
Stats  at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Sandiford-Artest played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm. He was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1999 NBA draft, and would go on to play for five other teams in the NBA, gaining a reputation as one of the league's premier defenders. He won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2004, when he was also named an NBA All-Star and earned All-NBA honors. He won an NBA championship in 2010 as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Sandiford-Artest was a participant in several controversial on-court incidents, most notably the Malice at the Palace, and is known for his sometimes eccentric and outspoken behavior. During the 2017–18 season, Sandiford-Artest was a player development coach for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League.