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Caron Butler • F
Ht/Wt:6'7", 217 lbs.
Born:Mar 13, 1980 (44 yrs) in Racine, WI
From:Connecticut
Experience:14 years
Drafted:Drafted by Miami in 2002 (1/10).
Caron Butler
Movements & Injuries
2018
2/06/2018 Announced his retirement.
2016
7/04/2016 Waived by the Sacramento Kings.
6/21/2016 Exercised his contract option with the Sacramento Kings for the 2016-17 season.
2015
12/03/2015 Missed 4 games (ankle injury).
11/25/2015 Ankle injury, day-to-day.
7/23/2015 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Sacramento Kings to a two-year contract.
6/30/2015 Waived by the Milwaukee Bucks.
6/11/2015 Acquired from the Detroit Pistons.
2/20/2015 Missed 2 games (back spasms).
2/10/2015 Back spasms, day-to-day.
2014
7/15/2014 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Detroit Pistons to a two-year contract.
3/01/2014 Signed as a free agent by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
2/27/2014 Missed 2 games (ankle injury).
2/27/2014 Waived by the Milwaukee Bucks.
2/22/2014 Ankle injury, day-to-day.
2/18/2014 Missed 4 games (ankle injury).
2/05/2014 Ankle injury, sidelined indefinitely.
1/22/2014 Missed 1 game (illness).
1/19/2014 Illness, day-to-day.
2013
12/21/2013 Missed 12 games (knee injury).
11/29/2013 Knee injury, sidelined indefinitely.
11/20/2013 Missed 2 games (sprained left shoulder).
11/15/2013 Sprained left shoulder, day-to-day.
11/06/2013 Fined $15,000 by the NBA.
8/29/2013 Acquired from the Phoenix Suns.
7/10/2013 Acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers.
3/17/2013 Missed 1 game (left elbow injury).
3/13/2013 Left elbow injury, day-to-day.
2/13/2013 Missed 1 game (sore lower back).
2/11/2013 Sore lower back, day-to-day.
1/04/2013 Missed 1 game (personal reasons).
1/02/2013 Personal reasons, day-to-day.
2012
11/23/2012 Missed 1 game (strained right shoulder).
11/21/2012 Strained right shoulder, day-to-day.
5/05/2012 Missed the last playoff game (broken left hand).
5/02/2012 Broken left hand, sidelined indefinitely.
2/02/2012 Missed 1 game (back injury).
2/01/2012 Back injury, day-to-day.
1/22/2012 Missed 1 game (right knee injury).
1/20/2012 Right knee injury, day-to-day.
2011
12/09/2011 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Los Angeles Clippers to a three-year contract.
6/13/2011 Missed the last 50 regular season games and all 21 playoff games (right knee injury).
1/04/2011 Right knee injury, late August.
1/02/2011 Right knee injury, sidelined indefinitely.
2010
11/17/2010 Missed 3 games (back spasms).
11/10/2010 Back spasms, day-to-day.
4/14/2010 Missed 1 game (hip injury).
4/12/2010 Hip injury, day-to-day.
3/27/2010 Fined $25,000 by the NBA.
2/28/2010 Missed 2 games (allergic reaction).
2/24/2010 Allergic reaction, day-to-day.
2/13/2010 Acquired from the Washington Wizards.
2/05/2010 Missed 1 game (bruised left knee).
2/03/2010 Bruised left knee, day-to-day.
2009
11/27/2009 Missed 1 game (sore right ankle).
11/24/2009 Sore right ankle, day-to-day.
11/03/2009 Missed 1 game (bruised left knee).
10/31/2009 Bruised left knee, day-to-day.
3/28/2009 Missed 7 games (hamstring).
3/15/2009 Hamstring, day-to-day.
3/07/2009 Missed 3 games (hamstring).
3/02/2009 Hamstring, day-to-day.
2/08/2009 Missed 2 games (flu).
2/04/2009 Flu, day-to-day.
1/02/2009 Missed 3 games (sprained left ankle).
2008
12/27/2008 Sprained left ankle, day-to-day.
4/19/2008 Missed the last 3 games of the regular seasons (sore right knee).
4/12/2008 Sore right knee, day-to-day.
4/02/2008 Missed 1 game (strained left hamstring).
3/31/2008 Strained left hamstring, day-to-day.
3/13/2008 Missed 16 games (hip flexor).
2/06/2008 Hip flexor, day-to-day.
2/03/2008 Missed 3 games (hip flexor).
1/29/2008 Hip flexor, day-to-day.
2007
12/26/2007 Missed 1 game (ankle injury).
12/22/2007 Ankle injury, day-to-day.
4/30/2007 Missed the last 10 games of the regular season and all 4 games of Round One against the Cleveland Cavaliers (right hand injury).
4/03/2007 Right hand injury, sidelined indefinitely.
3/28/2007 Missed 6 games (sore left knee).
3/17/2007 Sore left knee, sidelined indefinitely.
3/02/2007 Missed 3 games (lower back spasms).
2/25/2007 Lower back spasms, day-to-day.
2006
4/16/2006 Missed 5 games (right thumb injury).
4/07/2006 Right thumb injury, day-to-day.
2005
10/31/2005 Signed by the Washington Wizards to a five-year contract extension.
8/02/2005 Acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers.
4/20/2005 Missed 2 games (personal reasons).
4/18/2005 Personal reasons, day-to-day.
2/25/2005 Missed 2 games (stomach virus).
2/22/2005 Stomach virus, day-to-day.
2004
12/28/2004 Missed 1 game (suspension).
12/23/2004 Suspended by the NBA for one game for his actions on Dec 22 against the New Orleans Hornets.
11/01/2004 Los Angeles Lakers exercised their 2005-06 contract option.
7/14/2004 Acquired from the Miami Heat.
2/17/2004 Missed 1 game (lower back spasms).
2/11/2004 Lower back spasms, day-to-day.
2/10/2004 Missed 1 game (elbow injury).
2/08/2004 Elbow injury, day-to-day.
2003
12/09/2003 Missed 7 games (left quad).
11/25/2003 Left quad, day-to-day.
11/07/2003 Missed 5 games (left knee injury).
10/27/2003 Left knee injury, injured list.
4/02/2003 Missed 1 game (sore left knee).
3/31/2003 Sore left knee, day-to-day.
2/28/2003 Missed 4 games (flu).
2/22/2003 Flu, day-to-day.
2002
7/03/2002 Signed by the Miami Heat.
6/22/2002 Drafted by the Miami Heat in the 1st round (10th overall) in 2002.
Career Transactions
2015
7/23/2015 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Sacramento Kings.
6/11/2015 Detroit Pistons traded Caron Butler and Shawne Williams to the Milwaukee Bucks for Ersan Ilyasova.
2014
7/15/2014 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Detroit Pistons.
3/01/2014 Signed as a free agent by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
2013
8/29/2013 Milwaukee Bucks traded Viacheslav Kravtsov and Ish Smith to the Phoenix Suns for Caron Butler.
7/10/2013 Milwaukee Bucks traded J.J. Redick to the Los Angeles Clippers for a future second-round draft pick (2015 or 2016 protected; 2017 unprotected). Los Angeles Clippers traded Eric Bledsoe and Caron Butler to the Phoenix Suns for Jared Dudley. Phoenix traded a second-round draft pick in 2014 to Milwaukee.
2011
12/09/2011 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Los Angeles Clippers.
2010
2/13/2010 Dallas Mavericks traded Josh Howard, Drew Gooden, James Singleton and Quinton Ross to the Washington Wizards for Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood, DeShawn Stevenson and cash.
2005
8/02/2005 Los Angeles Lakers traded Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins to the Washington Wizards for Kwame Brown and Laron Profit.
2004
7/14/2004 Miami Heat traded Lamar Odom, Brian Grant, Caron Butler and a future first-round pick to the Los Angeles Lakers for Shaquille O'Neal.
2002
6/26/2002 Drafted by the Miami Heat in the 1st round (10th overall) in 2002.
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