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Douglas Richard McDermott (born January 3, 1992) is an American professional
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player for the
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of the
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(NBA). While playing college basketball for
Creighton University Creighton University is a private Jesuit research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate and undergra ...
, he led the nation in scoring in 2013–14 and was a three-time consensus first-team All-American. He was the consensus
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as a senior in 2014, and finished his college career with the fifth-most points in NCAA Division I men's basketball history. After graduating from Creighton, McDermott became automatically eligible for the
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, where he was drafted 11th overall by the
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. He was traded to the
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and went on to play two and half seasons for the Bulls before being traded to the
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in February 2017. McDermott has also played for the
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,
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, and
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. McDermott is the son of current Creighton coach
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; Greg coached Doug during his college career.


High school career

McDermott was born in
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, where his father was an assistant coach of the University of North Dakota's men's basketball team. McDermott, a 6'7" 225-pound
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, played high school basketball at
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in
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alongside high school All-American
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. Ames won 53 consecutive games during McDermott's and Barnes' junior and senior seasons and won consecutive
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state titles. As a senior, McDermott averaged 20.1 points and 7.8
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and was named first team All-State. Considered a three-star recruit by
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, McDermott was listed as the No. 28 small forward in the nation in 2010.


College career

Originally, McDermott signed a
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to play with
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, but after his father moved from coaching
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to Creighton, he was released from his commitment in order to play for him in college. As a freshman in 2010–11, McDermott averaged 14.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game as he started all 39 games for the Bluejays. McDermott set a
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(MVC) record for points by a freshman (581) and was named conference freshman and newcomer of the year. McDermott also became the first player to earn first team all-conference honors as a freshman since Cleo Littleton of
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in 1954. McDermott led the Bluejays to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational, where they made it to the best of three final series, ultimately losing to
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. Prior to his sophomore season, McDermott was named to the preseason watch lists for the
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and
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. As a sophomore, McDermott was one of five men named first team All-America for the 2011–12 season. McDermott is Creighton's first player honored by the NABC on its first-team All-America squad. McDermott also was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, the first Creighton player since
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in 2009. McDermott finished his 2011–12 season averaging 22.9 points per game, a figure that ranked third nationally. His 801 points, 307 field goals, and 48.6 percent shooting accuracy from three-point range were all school records for a single season. Creighton finished 29–6 and advanced to the Third Round (now Second Round) of the NCAA tournament. On March 26, 2012, McDermott was named a first-team AP All-American. As a junior in 2012–13, McDermott ranked first in the nation in points scored and second in points per game. He set school records for points in a single season and in a career. He was again named a first-team All-American by the AP. On April 25, 2013, McDermott announced he would be returning to Creighton for his senior season and would not enter the 2013 NBA Draft. That July, he relinquished his scholarship and became a walk-on for his final season at Creighton. This came about after the NCAA had granted senior guard
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, who had missed full seasons at both Gonzaga and Creighton with injuries, a rare sixth year of eligibility, putting Creighton over the NCAA's limit of 13 scholarships for the 2013–14 season. On February 28, 2014, McDermott was named one of the 10 semi-finalists for
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. On Senior Night against Providence, he scored a career-high 45 points and passed the 3,000 point threshold. McDermott was named first-team All-
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in Creighton's first season in the league. He won the Big East Player of the Year award, as well as earning First-Team All-American honors by U.S. Basketball Writers Association for the third time. McDermott was also the consensus national player of the year, winning all major awards (
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''). McDermott led the nation in scoring at 26.7 points per game. At the end of his college career, he ranked fifth on the all-time NCAA Division I scoring list, with 3,150 points, which passed basketball Hall of Famer
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. He became the first player in 29 years to be named to the AP All-America first team three times. McDermott is one of three players in NCAA men's basketball history to record 3,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. He also set an NCAA record by scoring in double figures in 135 games.


Professional career


Chicago Bulls (2014–2017)


2014–15 season

On June 26, 2014, McDermott was selected in the first round with the 11th overall pick in the
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by the
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. He was later traded to the
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on draft night, along with
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, for both of Chicago's 2014 first round picks (
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16th and
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19th) and a future second-round pick. On July 22, 2014, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Bulls after averaging 18.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game during the
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. In his NBA debut on October 29, he recorded 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in a 104–80 win over the
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. While expected to contribute with scoring and shooting for the Bulls, McDermott struggled significantly over his first 17 games, averaging just 3.2 points on 42.3 percent shooting. Despite his promising debut, McDermott did not manage to eclipse 12 points before being ruled out indefinitely on December 1 due to a knee injury. He subsequently required an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee which took place on December 13. He returned to action on January 22, 2015, against the
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, recording no stats in two minutes of action. On March 6, he scored a season-high 16 points in a loss to the
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.


2015–16 season

In July 2015, McDermott re-joined the Bulls for the
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, where he averaged 18.8 points and 4.4 rebounds in five games, impressing new head coach
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. On October 30, the Bulls exercised their third-year team option on McDermott's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2016–17 season. McDermott's Summer League form carried over into the regular season, with Hoiberg giving him plenty of game time off the bench. Over the first three games of the season, he averaged 7.3 points per game, boosting that number up to 10.2 over the first five games with 12 points scored against the
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on November 1 and 17 points scored against the
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on November 3. His impressive play off the bench earned him his first career starting assignment on November 5 against the
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. In 23 minutes of action as the starting small forward, he scored nine points in a 104–98 win over the Thunder. Four days later, he scored a then career-high 18 points in a 111–88 win over the
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. On November 16, Tony Snell was reinserted into the starting line-up, moving McDermott back to a bench role. On February 19, 2016, he scored a career-high 30 points off the bench in a 116–106 win over the
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. On March 14, he had his second 20+ point game of the season with a team-high 29 points off the bench in a 109–107 win over the Toronto Raptors. Three days later, he scored 25 points against the
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for his third straight game with 20+ points, tying a career-high five three-pointers.


2016–17 season

On October 28, 2016, the Bulls exercised their fourth-year team option on McDermott's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2017–18 season. Among other moves that offseason, the Bulls also acquired Chicago native
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, for whom McDermott graciously switched from No. 3 to No. 11 for the 2016–17 season. In the Bulls' second game of the season, McDermott scored a game-high 23 points off the bench in a 118–101 win over the
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. He received a concussion on October 31 against the
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and entered concussion protocol; on November 12, he suffered another concussion against the
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. As a result, McDermott missed the next nine games, and on December 5, he was assigned to the
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of the
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for conditioning. He was recalled two days later and made his return to Chicago's line-up on December 8, scoring eight points in a 95–91 win over the
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. On January 7, 2017, McDermott recorded his first-career double-double, grabbing a career-high 10 rebounds to go with 17 points in a 123–118 win over the
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. On January 15, 2017, he scored a career-high 31 points in a 108–104 win over the
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.


Oklahoma City Thunder (2017)

On February 23, 2017, McDermott was traded, along with
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and an unprotected 2018 second round draft pick, to the
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in exchange for
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,
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and
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. On March 18, 2017, McDermott had his highest-scoring game with the Thunder, going 8 of 9 from the field, including 4 of 5 from three-point range, to finish with 21 points in a 110–94 win over the
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.


New York Knicks (2017–2018)

On September 25, 2017, McDermott was traded, along with
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and a 2018 second-round pick, to the
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in exchange for
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. In his debut for the Knicks in their season opener on October 19, 2017, McDermott scored four points on 2-for-5 shooting in a 105–84 loss to his former team, the
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.


Dallas Mavericks (2018)

On February 8, 2018, McDermott was acquired by the
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in a three-team trade that also involved the Knicks and the
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. In his debut for the Mavericks two days later, McDermott scored eight points in a 130–123 win over the
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. He received a qualifying offer from the Mavericks on June 27, 2018, which was later withdrawn.


Indiana Pacers (2018–2021)

On July 6, 2018, McDermott signed a three-year, $22 million contract with the
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. On November 26, he scored a season-high 21 points in a 121–88 win over the
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. On May 1, 2021, McDermott scored a career-high tying 31 points, knocking down a season-high six 3-pointers in a 152–95 win over the
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.


San Antonio Spurs (2021–present)

On August 8, 2021, McDermott joined the
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via a
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. On March 12, 2022, he suffered a right ankle injury in a 108–119 loss to the
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. Four days later, it was announced that the injury was diagnosed as a grade 3 ankle sprain, sidelining McDermott for the remainder of the season.


National team career

Following the close of his freshman year at Creighton, McDermott was selected to the U.S. team sent to
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,
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for the 2011
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. McDermott started all nine matches and averaged 11.3 points per game on .501 shooting and 6.1 rebounds per contest, good for third on the team in both categories. The United States finished 7–2, good for fifth in the tournament. On July 22, 2014, McDermott was named to the 2014 USA Select Team.


Career statistics


NBA


Regular season

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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
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Playoffs

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College

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See also

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List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season scoring leaders __NOTOC__ In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throw or field goal. The National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game (ppg) ...
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List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career scoring leaders A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby uni ...
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List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds This is a list of NCAA Division I men's basketball players who have accumulated both 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in their careers. Tom Gola Thomas Joseph Gola (January 13, 1933 – January 26, 2014) was an American basketball player and poli ...


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Creighton Bluejays bio
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