Travis Outlaw

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Travis Outlaw
Position	Small forward
Height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
League	NBA
Team	Portland Trail Blazers
Jersey	#25
Born	September 18, 1984 (1984-09-18) (age 23) Starkville, Mississippi
Nationality	USA
High school	Starkville
College	None
Draft	23^rd overall, 2003 Portland Trail Blazers
Pro career	2003–present
Official profile	Info Page

Travis Marquez Outlaw (born September 18, 1984 in Starkville, Mississippi) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association.

Entering the 2003 NBA Draft directly out of Starkville High School, Mississippi, the 6'9" forward was a first-round selection (23rd overall) by the Trail Blazers. He has averaged 6.8 points on 45.0% field goal shooting and 2.6 rebounds per game during his four-year career.

In the 2005 Vegas Summer League, Travis averaged 18.7 points and 6.3 rebounds in 35.5 minutes. The performance earned him First Team All-RVSL honors. Following the summer league, several teams offered to trade for Travis in exchange for a first-round draft pick. Director of player personnel with the Portland Trail Blazers Kevin Pritchard has said that Travis is "...going to be with us for a long time. I feel comfortable enough to say he's going to be a special player."

On April 18, 2007, Outlaw set a new career high with 36 points. He became a restricted free agent on July 1, 2007, and signed a three-year contract extension on July 17.

In 2007-2008 season, Travis, often referred to by fans as "Trout," based on his name and his impressive leaping ability, or "Starkville Sniper," for his hometown, showed marked improvement and earned multiple 6th man of the year votes from General Managers around the league. In the summer of 2008, he was reportedly inquired about by the Memphis Grizzlies, who wanted Outlaw and the Blazers' draft pick in exchange for Mike Miller. The Blazers declined the offer, as reported by Blazers broadcaster Brian Wheeler on his radio show.

[edit] NBA Stats

Season	Team	GP	MPG	SPG	BPG	RPG	APG	PPG
2003-04	Portland	8	2.4	.1	.5	0.5	0.1	1.0
2004-05	Portland	59	13.4	.5	.7	2.1	0.6	5.4
2005-06	Portland	69	16.7	.4	.7	2.7	0.5	5.8
2006-07	Portland	67	22.9	.9	1.1	3.2	0.8	9.6
2007-08	Portland	82	26.7	.7	.8	4.6	1.3	13.3

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v • d • e 2003 NBA Draft

First Round LeBron James • Darko Miličić • Carmelo Anthony • Chris Bosh • Dwyane Wade • Chris Kaman • Kirk Hinrich • T. J. Ford • Michael Sweetney • Jarvis Hayes • Mickaël Piétrus • Nick Collison • Marcus Banks • Luke Ridnour • Reece Gaines • Troy Bell • Žarko Čabarkapa • David West • Aleksandar Pavlović • Dahntay Jones • Boris Diaw • Zoran Planinić • Travis Outlaw • Brian Cook • Carlos Delfino • Ndudi Ebi • Kendrick Perkins • Leandro Barbosa • Josh Howard

Second Round Maciej Lampe • Jason Kapono • Luke Walton • Jerome Beasley • Sofoklis Schortsanitis • Szymon Szewczyk • Mario Austin • Travis Hansen • Steve Blake • Slavko Vraneš • Derrick Zimmerman • Willie Green • Zaza Pachulia • Keith Bogans • Malick Badiane • Matt Bonner • Sani Bečirovič • Maurice Williams • James Lang • James Jones • Paccelis Morlende • Kyle Korver • Remon van de Hare • Tommy Smith • Nedžad Sinanović • Rick Rickert • Brandon Hunter • Xue Yuyang • Andreas Glyniadakis

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