Nick Van Exel
Position: Point Guard
Full Name: Nickey Maxwell Van Exel
Nickname: Nick the Quick
Born: November 27, 1971 in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Height: 6-1
Weight: 170
High School: St. Joseph's in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Junior College: Trinity Valley CC, TX
College: Cincinnati
Drafted: 2nd Round, 37th Pick - LA Lakers, 1993
Jersey#: 9
Played for the Lakers from 1993 to 1998
Traded to Denver on 06/24/98 for Tony Battie and Tyronn Lue.
Was selected as a reserve to the 1998 All-Star game in New York.
Was the third rookie in Lakers history to record at least 1,000 points and 400 assists.
Holds the Lakers' record for most three-pointers made in a season with 183 and most three-pointers attemted in a season with 511 in 1994-95.
Regular Season Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | LAL | 81 | 2700 | 413 | 1049 | .394 | 150 | 192 | .781 | 123 | 364 | .338 | 238 | 2.9 | 466 | 154 | 85 | 145 | 8 | 1099 | 13.6 |
| 1995 | LAL | 80 | 2944 | 465 | 1106 | .420 | 235 | 300 | .783 | 183 | 510 | .359 | 223 | 2.8 | 660 | 157 | 97 | 220 | 7 | 1348 | 16.9 |
| 1996 | LAL | 74 | 2513 | 396 | 950 | .417 | 163 | 204 | .799 | 144 | 403 | .357 | 181 | 2.4 | 509 | 115 | 70 | 156 | 10 | 1099 | 14.9 |
| 1997 | LAL | 79 | 2937 | 432 | 1075 | .402 | 165 | 200 | .825 | 177 | 461 | .384 | 226 | 2.9 | 672 | 110 | 75 | 212 | 10 | 1206 | 15.3 |
| 1998 | LAL | 64 | 2053 | 311 | 743 | .419 | 136 | 172 | .791 | 123 | 316 | .389 | 194 | 3.0 | 442 | 120 | 64 | 104 | 6 | 881 | 13.8 |
| 1999 | DEN | 50 | 1802 | 306 | 769 | .398 | 142 | 175 | .811 | 72 | 234 | .308 | 113 | 2.3 | 368 | 90 | 40 | 121 | 3 | 826 | 16.5 |
| 2000 | DEN | 79 | 2950 | 473 | 1213 | .390 | 196 | 240 | .817 | 133 | 401 | .332 | 311 | 3.9 | 714 | 148 | 68 | 221 | 11 | 1275 | 16.1 |
| 2001 | DEN | 71 | 2688 | 460 | 1112 | .414 | 204 | 249 | .819 | 135 | 358 | .377 | 241 | 3.4 | 600 | 109 | 61 | 165 | 18 | 1259 | 17.7 |
| 2002 | DAL | 72 | 2498 | 501 | 1226 | .409 | 201 | 251 | .801 | 119 | 350 | .340 | 254 | 3.5 | 478 | 104 | 44 | 156 | 11 | 1322 | 18.4 |
| 2003 | DAL | 73 | 2026 | 342 | 831 | .412 | 110 | 144 | .764 | 118 | 312 | .378 | 208 | 2.8 | 312 | 86 | 42 | 123 | 4 | 912 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | GSW | 39 | 1255 | 187 | 479 | .390 | 70 | 99 | .707 | 46 | 150 | .307 | 104 | 2.7 | 206 | 57 | 20 | 78 | 2 | 490 | 12.6 |
| 2005 | POR | 53 | 1619 | 214 | 561 | .381 | 58 | 74 | .784 | 100 | 257 | .389 | 161 | 3.0 | 227 | 70 | 44 | 92 | 0 | 586 | 11.1 |
| 2006 | SAS | 65 | 987 | 136 | 343 | .397 | 28 | 41 | .683 | 55 | 154 | .357 | 91 | 1.4 | 123 | 60 | 16 | 57 | 3 | 355 | 5.5 |
| CAREER | 880 | 28972 | 4636 | 11457 | .405 | 1858 | 2341 | .794 | 1528 | 4270 | .358 | 2545 | 2.9 | 5777 | 1380 | 726 | 1850 | 93 | 12658 | 14.4 | |
Playoff Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | LAL | 10 | 464 | 67 | 162 | .414 | 45 | 59 | .763 | 21 | 66 | .318 | 38 | 3.8 | 73 | 33 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 200 | 20.0 |
| 1996 | LAL | 4 | 137 | 16 | 54 | .296 | 10 | 13 | .769 | 5 | 16 | .313 | 16 | 4.0 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 11.8 |
| 1997 | LAL | 9 | 353 | 45 | 119 | .378 | 28 | 34 | .824 | 12 | 44 | .273 | 31 | 3.4 | 58 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 130 | 14.4 |
| 1998 | LAL | 13 | 367 | 50 | 151 | .331 | 29 | 40 | .725 | 22 | 70 | .314 | 32 | 2.5 | 54 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 151 | 11.6 |
| 2002 | DAL | 8 | 264 | 37 | 101 | .366 | 8 | 12 | .667 | 7 | 34 | .206 | 24 | 3.0 | 31 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 89 | 11.1 |
| 2003 | DAL | 20 | 672 | 150 | 326 | .460 | 45 | 64 | .703 | 44 | 112 | .393 | 68 | 3.4 | 82 | 47 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 389 | 19.4 |
| 2006 | SAN | 12 | 133 | 7 | 32 | .219 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 12 | 1.0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 2.2 |
| CAREER | 76 | 2390 | 372 | 945 | .394 | 174 | 231 | .753 | 114 | 352 | .324 | 221 | 2.9 | 342 | 179 | 64 | 129 | 6 | 1032 | 13.6 | |

