Calvin Lawrence Booth (born May 7, 1976) is an American basketball executive and a former professional

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player who currently serves as the General Manager for the

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College career

Booth attended

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after starring at

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Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

. As a junior, he was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. As a senior, he was a second team All-Big Ten Conference pick. He earned his

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at Penn State in 1998.

NBA playing career

Booth was drafted by the

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in the second round (35th overall) of the 1999 NBA draft. He played for the Wizards, the

Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Southwest Division. Th ...

Seattle SuperSonics The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Confe ...

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Ea ...

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 196 ...

Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. Founded in 19 ...

, and

Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the oldest ...

, averaging 3.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game. During the

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, he played for the Washington Wizards a second time, providing play from off the bench and starting occasionally. On January 13, 2004, as a member of the Supersonics, Booth recorded a career-high 10 blocks in 17 minutes of playing time. He accompanied this with 2 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, and 0 steals. The Supersonics lost this game to the Cavaliers, 96–104. In Game 5 of the

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against the

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, Booth made a layup with 9.8 seconds remaining to give Dallas a game-ending 84–83 lead and therefore a 3–2 series victory; this was the Mavericks' first winning playoff series since the 1988 Western Conference semifinals against Denver. On September 10, 2007 Booth signed as a free agent with the

Front office career

Booth started his front office career with the New Orleans Pelicans as a scout during the 2012–13 season. After one year there he moved to the

, working his way up to director of player personnel. On August 16, 2017, Booth was named assistant general manager of the

. On July 7, 2020, Booth was named General Manager of the

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 40 , , 22 , , 16.0 , , .440 , , .000 , , .733 , , 4.4 , , .6 , , .4 , , 2.0 , , 4.5 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" ,

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Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

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, 71 , , 35 , , 17.0 , , .466 , , .000 , , .798 , , 3.9 , , .4 , , .2 , , 1.4 , , 4.9 , - , align="left" , 2004–05 , align="left" ,

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Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee ...

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, 33 , , 2 , , 7.6 , , .426 , , .500 , , .556 , , 1.6 , , .4 , , .3 , , .3 , , 1.4 , - , align="left" , 2006–07 , align="left" ,

, 44 , , 1 , , 8.6 , , .470 , , .500 , , .600 , , 1.8 , , .4 , , .1 , , .7 , , 1.6 , - , align="left" , 2007–08 , align="left" ,

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ...

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

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Playoffs

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, 10 , , 0 , , 13.7 , , .405 , , .000 , , .889 , , 2.8 , , .2 , , .7 , , .6 , , 3.8 , - , align="left" , 2007 , align="left" ,

, 1 , , 0 , , 18.0 , , .667 , , .000 , , .000 , , 4.0 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 4.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 11 , , 0 , , 14.1 , , .425 , , .000 , , .889 , , 2.9 , , .3 , , .7 , , .6 , , 3.8

References

External links

NBA.com biography of Calvin Booth
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