Bobby Simmons (born June 2, 1980 in Chicago,
Illinois) is an American professional basketball
player currently with the Milwaukee Bucks of the
National Basketball Association.
Simmons played three years of college basketball for
DePaul University.
Simmons was selected in the second round (42nd pick
overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Seattle
SuperSonics. Simmons's draft rights were traded to
the Washington Wizards for Predrag Drobnjak on June
27, 2001.
Simmons was traded by the Wizards on September 11,
2002, shortly before the start of the 2002-03 NBA
season, to the Detroit Pistons with Hubert Davis and
Richard Hamilton for Jerry Stackhouse, Brian
Cardinal, and Ratko Varda. He was released by the
Pistons on September 24 and, less than two weeks
later, signed with the Wizards again on October 10.
Later, Simmons signed a free agent contract with the
Los Angeles Clippers on September 26, 2003.
Simmons has played for the Washington Wizards
(2001-2003), Los Angeles Clippers (2003-2005), and
Milwaukee Bucks (2005-Present).
The 6'6", 228lb small forward had a breakout year
during the 2004-05 NBA season with the Los Angeles
Clippers in which he averaged a career-high 16.4
points per game. He was rewarded for his stellar
play with the NBA Most Improved Player Award.
He signed a free agent contract with the Milwaukee
Bucks on August 8, 2005 shortly after the new
collective bargaining agreement was finalized. Since
his breakout year with the Clippers, Simmons has
struggled to reach the same level of play. In his
first year with the Bucks, his points, rebounds and
shooting percentages all declined. Then in 2006, an
ankle injury forced him to miss the entire 2006-07
season.
For his career, Simmons has averaged 10.7 points,
4.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.0 steals.
