Early years

Afflalo was born at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, only a few minutes' walk from Pauley Pavilion, where the UCLA Bruins play their home games. His parents are Benjamin Afflalo and Gwendolyn Washington. He also has a younger sister named Paris.

As a senior in 2003-04, Afflalo helped lead Centennial High School to a California Division III title.

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Afflalo was listed as the No. 6 shooting guard and the No. 26 player in the nation in 2004.

As a college player for UCLA, Afflalo's defensive dominance throughout the 2006-07 season (one example being holding Cal's Ayinde Ubaka to zero points in one of the two teams' matchups), and his 17.4 points per game, led to him being voted the Pac-10 Player of the Year by the other coaches in the conference. He also set the then-school record for most three-point field goals made (87) in a season. Commenting on the award, Afflalo said, "It is good that contributions on both ends of the floor are recognized ... If you truly have a love and passion for the game, then you should work at every aspect of it, not just the part that gives you, that being scoring."

NCAA tournament

In a 2006 NCAA tournament game against Alabama, Afflalo hit the game-winning three-point shot and also defended Alabama point guard Ronald Steele on his errant three-point attempt which would have given Alabama the lead.

In the Bruins' 2006 Sweet Sixteen comeback victory over Gonzaga, Afflalo and teammate Ryan Hollins, in what was later widely hailed as a classy move, helped the distraught Gonzaga star Adam Morrison off the court after the final buzzer sounded. Against Memphis in the Elite Eight, Afflalo was noted by many to be largely responsible for stopping Rodney Carney and helping UCLA advance to the Final Four.

In the 2007 NCAA Tournament he was named the West Regional's Most Outstanding Player after scoring 24 points and making several big plays in a 68-55 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks. However, his quick foul trouble against the Florida Gators cost his team the ability to successfully compete and the Bruins ended up bowing out of the tournament.

Professional career

Detroit Pistons (2007-2009)

On June 28, 2007, Afflalo was drafted with the 27th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons and later signed July 6. In a surprising turn of events, Afflalo made his first career NBA start on November 1, 2007, the opening night of his rookie season, when Rip Hamilton missed the first two games to attend the birth of his son. Afflalo started the team's first and second games during his rookie campaign that culminated with a loss to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NBA Playoffs.

On February 14, 2009, Afflalo helped Team Detroit to its second victory in three years at the Haier Shooting Stars competition in Phoenix, Arizona. Afflalo teamed with Detroit Shock head coach and former NBA legend Bill Laimbeer, and Shock guard Katie Smith to get the win against Team Phoenix in the final.

Denver Nuggets (2009-2012)

On July 13, 2009, he was traded along with Walter Sharpe to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for a second round pick in the 2011 NBA draft and cash. The draft pick became the 52nd overall pick and was used by the Pistons to draft Vernon Macklin.

On February 10, 2011, Afflalo made a 20-foot jump shot at the buzzer over Shawn Marion as Denver beat Dallas 121-120. The Nuggets trailed by as many as 13 in the 4th and were down 119-110 with under 2 minutes to play before pulling off a miraculous upset victory. Afflalo had 19 points in the fourth quarter alone to almost single-handedly power Denver to the win.

Orlando Magic (2012-2014)

On August 10, 2012, he was traded to the Orlando Magic in a four-team deal which sent Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers, Andrew Bynum to the Philadelphia 76ers, and Andre Iguodala to the Nuggets.

On December 3, 2013, he recorded a career-high 43 points and minutes with 52, in a double-overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. His previous career-high in points came just less than a month earlier with 36 points against the Milwaukee Bucks on November 13, where he also made a career-high 8 three-point shots.

Return to Denver Nuggets (2014-2015)

On June 26, 2014, Afflalo was traded back to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Evan Fournier and the draft rights to Roy Devyn Marble. Afflalo, arguably Orlando's best player in 2013-14, was dealt to avoid concerns that he would opt out of his contract following the 2014-15 season and assured the Magic value in return. It also cleared $6 million in cap space for the team.

On October 29, 2014, Afflalo made his return for the Nuggets, recording 15 points and 4 rebounds in the season opening 89-79 win over the Detroit Pistons.

Portland Trail Blazers (2015)

On February 19, 2015, Afflalo was traded, along with Alonzo Gee, to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Will Barton, Víctor Claver, Thomas Robinson and a lottery-protected 2016 first-round pick.

New York Knicks (2015-present)

On July 9, 2015, Afflalo signed with the New York Knicks. He reunited with his former Denver Nuggets teammate Carmelo Anthony. Afflalo missed the first eight games of the regular season with hamstring issues, making his debut for the Knicks on November 11 against the Charlotte Hornets. In 28 minutes as a starter, he recorded 12 points and 6 rebounds in a 95-93 loss. Over his first nine games for the Knicks, Afflalo averaged just 11.2 points per game. He went on to score a season-high 31 points in an overtime loss to the Houston Rockets on November 29. He topped that mark with 38 points against the Atlanta Hawks on January 3, hitting 14-of-17 from the field and 7-of-8 from three-point range.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004-05	UCLA	29	29	31.3	.442	.386	.708	3.3	2.2	.6	.2	10.8
2005-06	UCLA	39	38	33.4	.462	.366	.806	4.2	1.8	.6	.1	15.8
2006-07	UCLA	36	36	32.9	.461	.375	.802	2.8	1.9	.6	.2	16.9
Career		104	103	32.7	.457	.373	.781	3.5	1.9	.6	.2	14.8

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007-08	Detroit	75	9	12.9	.411	.208	.782	1.8	.7	.4	.1	3.7
2008-09	Detroit	74	8	16.7	.437	.402	.817	1.8	.6	.4	.2	4.9
2009-10	Denver	82	75	27.1	.465	.434	.735	3.1	1.7	.6	.4	8.8
2010-11	Denver	69	69	33.7	.498	.423	.847	3.6	2.4	.5	.4	12.6
2011-12	Denver	62	62	33.6	.471	.398	.798	3.2	2.4	.6	.2	15.2
2012-13	Orlando	64	64	36.0	.439	.300	.857	3.7	3.2	.6	.2	16.5
2013-14	Orlando	73	73	35.0	.459	.427	.815	3.6	3.4	.5	.0	18.2
2014-15	Denver	53	53	33.0	.428	.337	.841	3.4	1.9	.6	.1	14.5
2014-15	Portland	25	19	30.1	.414	.400	.851	2.7	1.1	.4	.1	10.6
2015-16	New York	71	57	33.4	.443	.382	.840	3.7	2.0	.4	.1	12.8
Career		648	489	28.7	.452	.385	.820	3.1	2.0	.5	.2	11.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008	Detroit	12	0	7.0	.389	.000	.000	.4	.5	.3	.0	1.2
2009	Detroit	4	0	16.5	.476	.200	.600	.8	.3	.0	.5	6.3
2010	Denver	6	6	20.0	.625	.429	.818	2.0	1.2	.2	.3	9.2
2011	Denver	3	3	28.3	.353	.250	.875	3.0	2.3	.0	.0	11.3
2012	Denver	7	7	32.7	.405	.200	.800	3.6	2.7	.7	.3	10.9
2015	Portland	3	3	20.0	.167	.250	.000	2.3	.7	.0	.0	1.7
Career		35	19	18.4	.424	.258	.775	1.7	1.2	.3	.2	6.0

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