It's About Time!
Chris Ballard
April 25, 2005
AMONG THOSE assured of making their postseason debuts this weekend, the Mavericks' Erick Dampier (above) should be the happiest. Before landing with a contender in Dallas, the 29-year-old center began his NBA career with the Pacers in 1996--97--the only season of the last 16 that Indiana missed the playoffs--then spent seven years with the woeful Warriors. Here are the active players who, at week's end, had logged the most regular-season games before reaching the postseason.
|
PLAYER,CURRENT TEAM
|
REGULAR-SEASON GAMES
|
|
ERICK DAMPIER, Mavericks
|
554
|
|
JASON TERRY, Mavericks
|
482
|
|
DANNY FORTSON, Sonics
|
402
|
|
MOOCHIE NORRIS, Rockets
|
398
|
|
QUENTIN RICHARDSON, Suns
|
358
|
|
BRENDAN HAYWOOD, Wizards
|
287
|
|
KEYON DOOLING, Heat
|
275
|
|
GILBERT ARENAS, Wizards
|
262
|
|
TYSON CHANDLER, Bulls
|
260
|
|
KWAME BROWN, Wizards
|
251
|
AMONG THOSE assured of making their postseason debuts this weekend, the Mavericks' Erick Dampier (above) should be the happiest. Before landing with a contender in Dallas, the 29-year-old center began his NBA career with the Pacers in 1996--97--the only season of the last 16 that Indiana missed the playoffs--then spent seven years with the woeful Warriors. Here are the active players who, at week's end, had logged the most regular-season games before reaching the postseason.
[This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine or PDF.]�