Sherman Douglas (born September 15, 1966) is an American former professional

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player from

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who played for the

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and the

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from 1989 to 2001. His nickname, ''The General'' is a play on his first name and his position as a point guard (as a floor general). He was known for revolutionizing the running "floater" shot in the lane.

Career

In his four year career for Syracuse he helped lead them to the 1987 Final Four, the first of Coach Jim Boeheim's career. Sherman Douglas set the all-time NCAA assist record with the Syracuse Orangemen in 1989 before becoming the Heat's first starting

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. Although he was a second-round

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choice in 1989, his strong campaign (14.3 ppg and 7.6 apg) earned him a spot on the NBA's All-Rookie First Team. He bettered that campaign in 1990–91, when he led the Heat in scoring (18.5) and assists (8.5) and was named the team's most valuable player. After holding out before the 1991–92 season, Douglas played five games with Miami before being dealt to the

for

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on January 10, 1992. Douglas would play the best basketball of his career for the Boston Celtics, managing to pilot the team to the playoffs in 1994–1995 season despite their 35–47 record in the final season of the

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. Douglas averaged 14.7 points and 6.9 assists per game that year. He played for the

in the 1998–99 season and then was traded back to the Nets the season after. During his career, Douglas played against

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30 times and lost all 30 games.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" ,

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, 81 , , 66 , , 30.5 , , .494 , , .161 , , .687 , , 2.5 , , 7.6 , , 1.8 , , 0.1 , , 14.3 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" ,

, 73 , , 73 , , 35.1 , , .504 , , .129 , , .686 , , 2.9 , , 8.5 , , 1.7 , , 0.1 , , 18.5 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

, 5 , , 2 , , 19.6 , , .516 , , .000 , , .714 , , 1.2 , , 3.8 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 7.4 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

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, 37 , , 0 , , 17.7 , , .455 , , .111 , , .680 , , 1.5 , , 4.1 , , 0.6 , , 0.2 , , 7.3 , - , align="left" , 1992–93 , align="left" ,

, 79 , , 36 , , 24.5 , , .498 , , .207 , , .560 , , 2.1 , , 6.4 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 7.8 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

, 78 , , 78 , , 35.8 , , .462 , , .232 , , .641 , , 2.5 , , 8.8 , , 1.1 , , 0.1 , , 13.3 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, 65 , , 43 , , 31.5 , , .475 , , .244 , , .689 , , 2.6 , , 6.9 , , 1.2 , , 0.0 , , 14.7 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

, 10 , , 4 , , 23.4 , , .429 , , .143 , , .625 , , 2.3 , , 3.9 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 9.8 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

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, 69 , , 62 , , 30.4 , , .514 , , .379 , , .754 , , 2.3 , , 5.8 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 11.5 , - , align="left" , 1996–97 , align="left" ,

, 79 , , 79 , , 29.3 , , .502 , , .333 , , .667 , , 2.4 , , 5.4 , , 1.0 , , 0.1 , , 9.7 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

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, 80 , , 11 , , 21.2 , , .495 , , .304 , , .669 , , 1.7 , , 4.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.1 , , 8.0 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

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, 30 , , 19 , , 28.1 , , .438 , , .000 , , .632 , , 1.9 , , 4.1 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 8.2 , - , align="left" , 1999–00 , align="left" ,

, 20 , , 2 , , 15.5 , , .500 , , .313 , , .893 , , 1.5 , , 1.7 , , 0.9 , , 0.0 , , 6.0 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" ,

, 59 , , 7 , , 18.5 , , .403 , , .200 , , .748 , , 1.3 , , 2.4 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 5.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 765 , , 482 , , 27.6 , , .484 , , .267 , , .678 , , 2.2 , , 5.9 , , 1.0 , , 0.1 , , 11.0

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

, 6 , , 0 , , 10.8 , , .360 , , .000 , , .500 , , 0.7 , , 1.7 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 3.2 , - , align="left" , 1992–93 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , 4 , , 41.5 , , .378 , , .000 , , .667 , , 6.5 , , 9.5 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 11.0 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , 4 , , 42.0 , , .353 , , .333 , , .727 , , 5.0 , , 8.3 , , 1.0 , , 0.3 , , 15.0 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

, 3 , , 2 , , 41.7 , , .523 , , .400 , , .700 , , 2.7 , , 8.3 , , 2.0 , , 0.0 , , 18.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 17 , , 10 , , 30.8 , , .401 , , .273 , , .684 , , 3.4 , , 6.2 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 10.5

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