Matt Bonner

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Height 6'10"

Weight 235

DOB 4/5/1980

College Florida

Drafted 2nd Rd, #16 in 2003

Announces retirement Friday

FFree Agent

January 6, 2017

Bonner announced his retirement from professional basketball Friday, Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News reports.

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Bonner's 10-year tenure with the Spurs came to an end this past offseason, and after failing to catch on with another team over the summer and the first few months of the 2016-17 campaign, he decided to call it a career. The 36-year-old, who spent his first two seasons in the league with the Raptors, was a 41.4 percent shooter from three-point range over 12 NBA seasons and won two NBA championships during his time with the Spurs. He'll remain with the Spurs organization in a broadcasting role as he transitions to a new line of work.

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San Antonio has one of the deepest frontcourts in the league and will have their work cut out balancing the minutes between LaMarcus Aldridge, Tim Duncan, David West, Boris Diaw, and in certain circumstances -- Matt Bonner. Bonner has been loyal to the Spurs organization and visa versa, playing nine of his 11 seasons in San Antonio. While the 35-year-old center isn't getting any younger, he still provides valuable spot minutes off the bench. Last season, he averaged 3.7 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.2 blocks, and 0.1 steals in 13 minutes per contest through 72 games. He even provided 19 spot starts for the team as coach Gregg Popovich likes to rest his starters in order to keep them healthier for the playoffs. Because the frontcourt is an ever-welcome log jam of high-caliber talent, it is unlikely that Bonner will see an increase in playing time from last season. Regardless of who is playing ahead of him, Bonner's familiarity with the Spurs system and his ability to shoot from the perimeter as a big will most likely mean that he will still see at least see a few minutes of game action rather frequently.

Matt Bonner is gearing up for his 11th NBA season, which will also be his ninth straight with the Spurs. Last season, he averaged 3.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.2 blocks, and 0.7 three-pointers in 11 minutes per game through 61 games. He shot 45 percent from the field on 2.7 attempts per game and 75 percent from the free-throw line on 0.2 attempts. Bonner also shot over 40 percent from beyond the arc for the fourth consecutive season, hitting his three-pointers at a 43-percent clip last season. In fact, Bonner has the seventh highest three-point percentage of all active players over his career, hitting 42 percent of his three-pointers through all 10 seasons of his NBA career. Last season, Bonner failed to start a single game, the first time he hasn't had at least one start since 2006-07. From a fantasy perspective, Bonner only really holds value if you are desperate for three-pointers or if your league counts three-point percentage. Of all of his field goal attempts, 60 percent of them come from three-point land.

The infamous “Red Mamba” could be in for a bigger role coming into next season with DeJuan Blair off to Dallas, and should again see plenty of high-percentage looks from three in the Spurs' second and third sets.

The ultimate "stretch four," Bonner's job is to create space for the offense by camping out at the three-point line and hitting jumpers. He excels at the role, hitting over 40 percent of his threes last season - a little under two makes per game in about 20 minutes of run. For fantasy purposes, he's strictly a specialist and won't contribute much of anything in other categories.

Bonner provides the Spurs with more value than he does fantasy owners. The one area that he really helps fantasy owners is shooting from distance, as he averaged 1.6 three-pointers per game in 21.7 minutes last season. If someone gets injured up front and Bonner is forced to log heavy minutes, he could help fantasy owners looking for help behind the arc.

Matt Bonner shoots threes, as a staggering 62 percent of Bonner’s shot attempts last year were behind the three-point line. Past his three-point shooting skill, Bonner does little else, and won't see nearly enough playing time to contribute in any other category.

Bonner saw plenty of time as a starter last season, but McDyess' arrival, coupled with the additions of DeJuan Blair and Richard Jefferson, will certainly eat away at his production. He'll likely be the third big man in the rotation, but that won't be enough to make him fantasy-worthy in most formats unless Duncan or McDyess breaks down due to injury. If he did get a chance at increased playing time, he can certainly help out in the three-pointer categories (1.5 treys per game last season).

Bonner came to the Spurs two years ago and was expected to provide firepower from the 3-point line off the bench. Two years later and Bonner looks completely lost. Last season he was limited to just 12.5 minutes a game and shot just 33.6 percent from the 3-point line. Bonner lacks lateral quickness and is often a defensive liability, something that will limit his playing time with coach Gregg Popovich. Unless Bonner can regain his shooting form, don't expect a lot of minutes for him.

Bonner did not get a great deal of playing time in his first year with the Spurs. He proved to be a defensive liability at times and shot just 38.3% from the 3-point line, down from his nearly 42 percent career average. Bonner has limited fantasy value, as he does not rebound, block shots or get assists.

Bonner was brought in by the Spurs to create match up problems on the perimeter and to complement the post presence of Duncan. He is an excellent 3-point shooter (career 42.1%) and foul shooter (career 81%). While Bonner is a good defensive player, his fantasy value is limited as he does not rebound, block shots or get assists.

Bonner averaged nearly 20 points and 10 boards per game last year – in Italy. He’s a 6’9” banger who, at best, could provide a bit of energy off an NBA bench. Bonner will come to camp fighting for the 12th spot on the roster, and isn’t likely to advance much further up the depth chart if he wins it.

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