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Austin Rivers • G

Ht/Wt:6'4", 200 lbs.
Born:Aug 1, 1992 (32 yrs) in Santa Monica, CA

From:Duke
Experience:11 years
Drafted:Drafted by New Orleans in 2012 (1/10).

Austin Rivers

Movements & Injuries

2023
1/18/2023	Left knee contusion, day-to-day.
2022
11/09/2022	Illness, day-to-day.
10/24/2022	Right hip injury, day-to-day.
7/21/2022	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Minnesota Timberwolves to a one-year contract.
6/30/2022	Declared free agent.
3/06/2022	Missed 1 game (illness).
3/04/2022	Illness, day-to-day.
2/11/2022	Missed 1 game (right hip flexor).
2/08/2022	Right hip flexor, day-to-day.
1/18/2022	Missed 2 games (illness).
1/15/2022	Illness, day-to-day.
2021
12/17/2021	Missed 8 games (health and safety protocols).
12/01/2021	Health and Safety Protocols, day-to-day.
8/31/2021	Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Denver Nuggets to a multi-year contract.
8/02/2021	Declared free agent.
4/30/2021	Signed by the Denver Nuggets for the remainder of the season.
4/20/2021	Signed by the Denver Nuggets to a 10-day contract.
3/28/2021	Waived by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
3/28/2021	Missed 8 games (personal reasons).
3/25/2021	Acquired from the New York Knicks
3/10/2021	Personal reasons, day-to-day.
2/24/2021	Missed 2 games (illness).
2/21/2021	Illness, day-to-day.
1/24/2021	Missed 2 games (sore right achilles).
1/21/2021	Sore right Achilles, day-to-day.
2020
12/31/2020	Missed 4 games (right groin).
12/22/2020	Right groin, day-to-day.
11/27/2020	Acquired from the Houston Rockets
11/27/2020	Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Houston Rockets to a three-year contract.
11/19/2020	Declined to exercise his contract option with the Houston Rockets for the 2020-21 season.
1/22/2020	Missed 2 games (sprained right thumb).
1/17/2020	Sprained right thumb, day-to-day.
2019
12/13/2019	Missed 2 games (flu).
12/09/2019	Flu, day-to-day.
7/17/2019	Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Houston Rockets to a two-year contract.
4/30/2019	Missed the last playoff game (illness).
4/28/2019	Illness, day-to-day.
2/21/2019	Missed 1 game (sore right elbow).
2/12/2019	Sore right elbow, day-to-day.
2018
12/24/2018	Signed as a free agent by the Houston Rockets.
12/18/2018	Waived by the Phoenix Suns.
12/17/2018	Acquired from the Washington Wizards
6/26/2018	Acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers
6/21/2018	Exercised his contract option with the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2018-19 season.
4/11/2018	Missed 1 game (sore right elbow).
4/09/2018	Sore right elbow, day-to-day.
2/09/2018	Missed 18 games (right heel injury).
1/04/2018	Right heel injury, sidelined indefinitely.
2017
12/30/2017	Strained right Achilles tendon, day-to-day.
12/18/2017	Missed 2 games (concussion).
12/15/2017	Concussion, day-to-day.
12/02/2017	Fined $25,000 by the NBA.
4/24/2017	Missed the last 6 regular season and first 4 playoff games (strained left hamstring).
3/30/2017	Strained left hamstring, sidelined indefinitely.
1/11/2017	Missed 1 game (illness).
1/08/2017	Illness, day-to-day.
2016
12/14/2016	Missed 1 game (concussion).
12/11/2016	Concussion, day-to-day.
7/08/2016	Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Los Angeles Clippers to a three-year contract.
6/30/2016	Declined to exercise his contract option with the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2016-17 season.
4/10/2016	Missed 2 games (ankle injury).
4/06/2016	Ankle injury, day-to-day.
3/02/2016	Missed 10 games (broken left hand).
2/05/2016	Broken left hand, sidelined indefinitely.
2015
12/28/2015	Missed 3 games (ankle injury).
12/21/2015	Ankle injury, day-to-day.
10/29/2015	Fined $25,000 by the NBA.
7/13/2015	Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Los Angeles Clippers to a two-year contract.
2/21/2015	Missed 1 game (left ankle injury).
2/19/2015	Left ankle injury, day-to-day.
1/15/2015	Acquired from the Boston Celtics.
1/12/2015	Acquired from the New Orleans Pelicans.
2014
10/27/2014	New Orleans Pelicans declined their contract option for the 2015-16 season.
3/28/2014	Missed 1 game (illness).
3/26/2014	Illness, day-to-day.
2013
10/16/2013	New Orleans Pelicans exercised their contract option for the 2014-15 season.
4/17/2013	Missed the last 20 regular season games (right hand surgery).
3/09/2013	Right hand surgery, remainder of the regular season.
2012
11/09/2012	Missed 1 game (finger injury).
11/07/2012	Finger injury, day-to-day.
7/24/2012	Signed by the New Orleans Hornets to a three-year contract.
6/22/2012	Drafted by the New Orleans Pelicans in the 1st round (10th overall) in 2012.

Career Transactions

2021
4/20/2021	Signed by the Denver Nuggets to a 10-day contract.
3/25/2021	In a three-team trade, Philadelphia 76ers acquired George Hill from the Oklahoma City Thunder and Ignas Brazdeikis from the New York Knicks. Oklahoma City Thunder acquired Tony Bradley and two second-round picks (2025 and 2026) from the Philadelphia 76ers and Austin Rivers from the New York Knicks. New York Knicks acquired Terrance Ferguson, Vincent Poirier, the rights to Emir Preldzic, a 2021 second-round pick and a protected 2024 second-round pick from the Philadelphia 76ers.
2020
11/27/2020	Houston Rockets traded Austin Rivers, the rights to Sergio Llull, Tadija Dragicevic and Axel Hervelle to the New York Knicks for the rights to Issuf Sanon.
2018
12/24/2018	Signed as a free agent by the Houston Rockets.
12/17/2018	Phoenix Suns traded Trevor Ariza to the Washington Wizards for Kelly Oubre Jr. and Austin Rivers.
6/26/2018	Washington Wizards traded Marcin Gortat to the Los Angeles Clippers for Austin Rivers.
2015
1/15/2015	Boston Celtics acquired Chris Douglas-Roberts and a 2017 second-round draft pick from the Los Angeles Clippers, and Shavlik Randolph and a trade exception from the Phoenix Suns. Boston Celtics traded Austin Rivers to the Los Angeles Clippers. Los Angeles Clippers traded Reggie Bullock to the Phoenix Suns.
1/12/2015	Memphis Grizzlies acquired Jeff Green from the Boston Celtics and Russ Smith from the New Orleans Pelicans. Memphis Grizzlies traded Tayshaun Prince and a protected future first-round draft pick to the Boston Celtics and traded Quincy Pondexter and a 2015 second-round draft pick to the New Orleans Pelicans. New Orleans Pelicans traded Austin Rivers to the Boston Celtics. Memphis Grizzlies also acquired a trade exception.
2012
6/28/2012	Drafted by the New Orleans Hornets in the 1st round (10th overall) in 2012.

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