Meta Ford Artest, born on November 13, 1979 in Queens, New York, New York, USA, is an American professional basketball player and plays as a small forward.
In the 1999 NBA Draft, Artest was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 16th overall pick in the first round. He played for the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks in his career. On October 24, 2017, he announced his retirement. Artest averaged 13.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.74 steals per game in his career.
Artest's career honors:
1 NBA championships
1 NBA All-Stars
1 Best Defensive Player (DOPY)
2 Best Defensive First Team
2 Best Defensive Second Team
1 Best Rookie Defensive Second Team
2 Best Defensive First Team
2 Best Defensive Second Team
1 Best Rookie Defensive Second Team
2 Best Defensive First Team
2 Best Defensive First Team
2 Best Defensive Second Team
2 Best Defensive First Team
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2000-2001 annual salary of US$1.16 million (bull);
2001-2002 annual salary of US$1.24 million (bull);
2002-2003-2003 annual salary of US$1.9 million (pacer);
2003-2004 annual salary of US$5.47 million (pacer);
2004-2005 annual salary of US$6.16 million (pacer); );
2005-2006 annual salary of US$6.84 million (Pacers);
2006-2007 annual salary of US$7.53 million (King);
2007-2008 annual salary of US$7.4 million (King);
2008-2009-2009 annual salary of US$7.4 million (Rockets);
2009-2010 annual salary of US$5.85 million (Lakes);
2010-2011 annual salary of US$6.32 million USD (Lakes);
2011-2012 annual salary of USD 6.79 million (Lakes);
2012-2013 annual salary of USD 7.26 million (Lakes);
2013-2014 annual salary of USD 1.59 million (Knicks);
2014-2015 annual salary of USD 1.5 million (Lakes);
2015-2016 annual salary of USD 1.5 million (Lakes);
2015-2016 annual salary of USD 1.5 million (Lakes);
total career salary of USD 77.05 million.