Wesley Matthews played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles.
21 Facts About Wesley Matthews
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Wesley Matthews is the son of former NBA player Wes Matthews.
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Wesley Matthews was the biggest of the "three amigos", the three guards in the starting lineup for Marquette.
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Wesley Matthews grabbed 13 rebounds in a Marquette 48-point win over Division II opponent Lewis Flyers on December 28,2005.
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Wesley Matthews joined the Utah Jazz for the Orlando Summer League and the Sacramento Kings for the Las Vegas Summer League.
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On June 29,2010, the Jazz extended Wesley Matthews the league-specified qualifying offer, thereby making him a restricted free agent and giving the Jazz the opportunity to match any other free agent offer.
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The durable Wesley Matthews played in 250 consecutive NBA games before being forced to sit out of a game on December 10,2012, due to an injury to his left hip.
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On November 23,2013, in a game against the Golden State Warriors, Wesley Matthews was involved in an altercation and was ejected along with teammate, Mo Williams.
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Wesley Matthews scored 23 points in 25 minutes of action before leaving the game.
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On January 17,2015, Wesley Matthews became the Trail Blazers all-time career leader in three-point field goals made, surpassing Terry Porter's franchise record of 773.
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On March 5,2015, in a game against the Dallas Mavericks, Wesley Matthews tore his left achilles tendon and was ruled out for the rest of the season.
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On July 9,2015, Wesley Matthews signed a four-year, $70 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks.
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Wesley Matthews hit 10 three-pointers in the game, with eight of them coming in the second half.
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In January 2019, Wesley Matthews became the sixth player in Mavericks history to make 600 3-pointers, and the first undrafted player in NBA history to make 1,500 3-pointers.
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On January 31,2019, Wesley Matthews was traded to the New York Knicks in a multiplayer trade.
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On February 10,2019, Wesley Matthews signed with the Indiana Pacers.
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On July 12,2019, Wesley Matthews signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.
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On November 25,2019, Wesley Matthews scored 19 points and grabbed 4 rebounds while starting in place of injured All-Star Khris Middleton in a game against the Utah Jazz.
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On November 22,2020, Wesley Matthews signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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On December 3,2021, Wesley Matthews was signed by the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Wesley Matthews was inserted into the starting lineup by Mike Budenholzer towards the end of the regular season to provide a defensive presence alongside All-Defensive guard Jrue Holiday.