Antonio Robert Daniels (born March 19, 1975) is an American former professional

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player who played 13 seasons in the

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(NBA). He is currently the television color analyst for the New Orleans Pelicans on Bally Sports New Orleans and co-host/analyst on

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College career

He played college basketball at

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from 1994 to 1997. In 1994, he was named MAC freshman of the Year. In 1997, he was named MAC Player of the Year helping the Falcons to the MAC regular-season championship. He finished his career second on the Bowling Green career scoring chart with 1,789 points, ranking 10th in MAC history at the time.

Professional career

After playing college basketball at

, Daniels was selected by the

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with the fourth overall pick of the

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. On June 24, 1998, he was traded to the

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in exchange for rookie Felipe López and

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. He helped the Spurs win an NBA championship in 1999. On August 5, 2002, Daniels along with Spurs teammates Charles Smith and Amal McCaskill was traded to the

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in exchange for Erick Barkley, Steve Kerr, and a conditional second-round pick in the

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. He later signed as a free agent with the

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. After his run with the Sonics had come to an end, he signed with the

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. He was sent to the

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in a three-team trade with the Washington Wizards and the

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on December 10, 2008. On September 9, 2009, he was traded to the

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along with a 2014 second round pick in exchange for

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and

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. On September 24, 2009, Daniels agreed to a contract buyout. On November 1, 2010 Daniels was selected by the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League in the second round (pick 13) of the 2010 NBA Development League Draft. On April 5, 2011, Daniels was signed to a 10-day contract by the Philadelphia 76ers. He returned to Texas Legends for the next season.

Post-playing career

On October 22, 2015, Daniels was named as an analyst for

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covering the

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games. On June 27, 2019, Daniels was named the television color analyst for Fox Sports New Orleans covering the New Orleans Pelicans alongside Joel Meyers.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daniels, Antonio 1975 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American sportspeople African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Canada American men's basketball players Basketball players from Columbus, Ohio Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball players New Orleans Hornets players Philadelphia 76ers players Point guards Portland Trail Blazers players San Antonio Spurs players Seattle SuperSonics players Texas Legends players Vancouver Grizzlies draft picks Vancouver Grizzlies players Washington Wizards players