Doug McDermott

About Doug McDermott

Former Creighton Blue Jays player who finished his NCAA career as the league's seventh all-time scorer. The Denver Nuggets selected him 11th overall in the NBA Draft, and he was then traded to the Chicago Bulls. He went on to play for the Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks, and Dallas Mavericks after spending almost two years in Chicago.

Douglas Richard McDermott is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers National Basketball Team of the National Basketball Association. While playing college basketball for Creighton University, he led the nation in scoring records in the 2013-14 season and was the first team in the entire US to have three consensus. He was the National Senior Consensus Player of the Year in 2014 and ended his college career by scoring the fifth most in men's basketball history of NCAA Division I. After graduating from Creighton, McDermott himself qualified for the 2014 NBA Draft, where he was ranked 11th overall by the Denver Nuggets. He was traded for Chicago Bulls and then played two and a half seasons for the Bulls before being traded for Oklahoma City Thunder in February 2017. McDermott also played for the New York Knicks and the Dallas Mavericks. McDermott is the son of current Creighton coach Greg McDermott; Greg has coached Doug throughout his college career.

Position	Small forward
NBA draft	2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11, Denver Nuggets
Nationality	American
Born	January 3, 1992, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Listed weight	225 lb
High school	Ames (Ames, Iowa)
League	NBA
College	Creighton (2010–2014)
Number	20
Listed height	6 ft 7 in
Team	Indiana Pacers

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Trivia

In 2013 he said while he was confident he could be a first round pick in the NBA draft, he would stay at Creighton for his senior year. He then went on to lead the Blue Jays to the third round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament where they were defeated by Baylor.

Doug McDermott before fame

With a 23 points per game average, he was the second-leading scorer in his division in 2012, and a year previously he played in the FIVA Under-19 Championship.

Achievement of Doug McDermott

In 2013, he stated that he was confident in his ability to be drafted in the first round of the NBA draft, but that he would stay at Creighton for his final year. He then went on to lead the Blue Jays to the 2014 NCAA Tournament third round, where they were upset by Baylor.

Salary 2020

2.483u00a0million USD (2017)

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Doug McDermott family life

At Creighton, he played for his father, head coach Greg McDermott. His mother's name is Theresa, and he has a brother named Nick and a sister named Sydney.

Associations of Doug McDermott

Paul Silas was another standout player at Creighton who went on to become an NBA head coach.

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