Iman Asante Shumpert ( ; born June 26, 1990) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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(NBA). Shumpert was selected by the New York Knicks with the 17th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. He won an

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with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. In 2021, Shumpert won Season 30 of ''Dancing with the Stars'' with pro

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. This makes him the first NBA player to make the finale and win.

Early life

Shumpert was born in

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. In eighth grade, he and fellow NBA player

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were teammates on the same basketball team at Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School in

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. He went on to attend

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where he was a first team all-state player and was one of the nation's top 30 seniors. He helped Oak Park and River Forest to three conference titles and was named conference MVP as a junior and senior. He was rated No. 15 among the nation's senior players by Scout.com and No. 26 by Rivals.com. He was also selected to play in the 2008 McDonald's All-American Game, and was named a third-team ''Parade'' All-American.

College career

As a freshman for

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in 2008–09, Shumpert was the team's fourth-leading scorer for the season, averaging 10.5 points per game and hitting 34.5 percent of his three-point attempts. During the 2009–10 season, Shumpert underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a damaged meniscus in his right knee on December 3, and missed six games. He went on to finish the season as the team's third-leading scorer with 10.0 points per game. In the 2010–11 season, Shumpert led his team in scoring (17.3 ppg), rebounding and assists, becoming only the seventh player in ACC history to do so. He ranked fourth in the ACC in scoring, 15th in rebounds, 10th in field goal and free throw percentage, and first in steals (seventh in the nation). He was named to the All-ACC second team and was a member of the conference's all-defensive team. He also holds the Georgia Tech record for steals per game. On March 28, 2011, Shumpert declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility.

NBA career

New York Knicks (2011–2015)

Shumpert was drafted with the 17th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. In February 2012, then teammate Jared Jeffries said that "he's about as good an on-ball defender as there is in the league right now". Shumpert was selected to compete in the 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest but was unable to participate due to a knee injury. On April 28, 2012, during a first round

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game against the

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, Shumpert suffered a knee injury while dribbling in midcourt and was immediately helped off the court. An

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later revealed that Shumpert tore the ACL and meniscus in his left knee and would miss the rest of the season. Shumpert finished 5th in the 2012 NBA Rookie of the Year voting. He received 33 total votes and one first-place vote from a ballot that was filled out by 120 writers and broadcasters from across the country. He was also the only rookie to receive votes for the Defensive Player of the Year award. On January 13, 2013, Shumpert was medically cleared to participate in team practice. He made his season debut on January 17 in a game against the

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in London. He went on to record 8 points, 3 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block. In July 2013, Shumpert played one summer league game for the Knicks, recording 2 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in a 72-77 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. On December 12, 2014, Shumpert dislocated his left shoulder in the second quarter of the Knicks' 101-95 win over the Boston Celtics and was subsequently ruled out for three weeks.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2015–2018)

On January 5, 2015, Shumpert was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Knicks in a three-team trade that also involved the

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. Cleveland received Shumpert and J. R. Smith from the Knicks and a first round pick in the 2015 NBA draft from the Thunder, while Cleveland sent

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to Oklahoma City and

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, Alex Kirk, and a second round pick in the 2019 NBA draft to the Knicks, and the Thunder sent Lance Thomas to the Knicks. On January 23, he made his debut for the Cavaliers, recording 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in the 129-90 win over the Charlotte Hornets. The Cavaliers made it to the 2015 NBA Finals, but they lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games. Paul George (32582318330)

On July 9, 2015, Shumpert re-signed with the Cavaliers to a four-year, $40 million contract. On September 29, 2015, he was ruled out for three months after suffering a ruptured Extensor Carpi Ulnaris sheath in his right wrist. He made his season debut on December 11 against the Orlando Magic, scoring 14 points off the bench in a 111–76 win. On March 5, 2016, he recorded 12 points and a career-high 16 rebounds off the bench in a 120–103 win over the Boston Celtics. On April 11, he was ruled out for the Cavaliers' final two games of the regular season after getting his left knee drained. Shumpert returned in time for the playoffs and helped the Cavaliers make it to the NBA Finals for the second straight season. The Cavaliers would again face the Golden State Warriors. Despite the Cavaliers going down 3–1 in the series following a Game 4 loss, they went on to win the series in seven games to become the first team in NBA history to win the championship after being down 3–1. Cavaliers' coach Tyronn Lue started using Shumpert at backup point guard early on in the 2016–17 season. On March 14, 2017, he scored a season-high 18 points in a 128–96 win over the

. Shumpert helped the Cavaliers go 12–1 over the first three rounds of the playoffs to reach the NBA Finals for a third straight season. There the Cavaliers matched-up with the Golden State Warriors, but lost the

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in five games. On December 1, 2017, Shumpert was ruled out for six to eight weeks following surgery on his left knee. He returned to action on January 23, 2018 against the

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Sacramento Kings (2018–2019)

On February 8, 2018, Shumpert was acquired by the

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from the Cavaliers in a three-team trade that also involved the

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. Despite not playing for the Kings in 2017–18, he opted in for the final year of his contract on June 8, 2018. He made his debut for the Kings on October 17, 2018, recording five points and three rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench in a 123–117 season-opening loss to the

. Four days later, Shumpert scored 16 of his 26 points in the first quarter of the Kings' 131–120 win over the

. On November 19, he scored 21 of his 23 points in the first half of the Kings' 117–113 win over the Thunder. On December 27, he scored 18 points and matched his career high with six 3-pointers in a 117–116 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Houston Rockets (2019)

On February 7, 2019, Shumpert was acquired by the Houston Rockets in a three-team trade. The Rockets sent a 2020 second round pick to the Kings, as well as Brandon Knight,

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, and a 2019 first round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Brooklyn Nets (2019, 2021)

On November 13, 2019, Shumpert signed with the

, who had a roster exemption created by the 25-game

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(PED) suspension to

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. On December 12, when Chandler's suspension expired, Shumpert was waived by the Nets. On January 30, 2021, Shumpert signed a deal to return to Brooklyn. He was waived on February 23 and then re-signed to a 10-day contract on February 26. He parted ways with the Nets upon expiration of the 10-day contract. He played two games for the Nets in that time.

Personal life

Shumpert's father, Odis, is an insurance broker while his mother, L'Tanya, is an adjunct professor of art and design at Columbia College in

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. During the 2012–13 NBA season, Shumpert's high-top fade haircut attracted publicity. He shaved the fade in October 2013. Shumpert and his wife,

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, have two daughters. Outside basketball, Shumpert has dabbled in rap music. In 2012, he released the song "Knicks Anthem" and the mixtape ''Th3 #Post90s''. In 2013, he released the song "Dear Kendrick" in response to

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's verse in the song "

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" by Big Sean. The music video for his single "Chiraq" garnered media attention over the eccentric visuals. Shumpert won the 30th season of '' Dancing with the Stars'' with professional partner

. In week 6 of the 10 week elimination competition, the couple tied for the highest score with 4 10's in the contemporary dance. The dance, choreographed by Karagach, went viral online and was regarded by fans as one of the best dances in the show's history. Shumpert is the only NBA player in Dancing with the Stars history to qualify for the finals and to win the competition. On July 31, 2022, Shumpert was arrested at

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for allegedly trying to bring six ounces of

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through security.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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Discography

EPs

References

External links

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio
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