2000-01: Appeared in 69 games (59 starts), averaging 11.0 points, a team-leading 6.7 assists, 3.9 rebounds and a team-leading 2.36 steals in 34.1 minutes...Among NBA leaders, ranked second in steals, eighth in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.61), 14th in assists and was one of 25 players to record a triple-double...Completed 11th consecutive season averaging at least 2.00 steals, surpassing Maurice Cheeks (10 straight seasons) for most consecutive years in NBA history averaging at least 2.00 steals...Became the eighth player in NBA annals to record 2,000 career steals at Toronto(2/20)...Moved into eighth place on the NBA's all-time steals list with his second steal of the game at Miami (1/8), giving him 1,958 career thefts (Derek Harper - 1,957)...11 double-doubles (point/assist) and one triple-double (point/assist/rebound)...Eighth career regular-season triple-double with 13 points, career-high-tying 13 rebounds and 12 assists vs. Detroit (3/24), marking the first triple-double by a Warriors player since Latrell Sprewell accomplished the feat on 3/28/97 (31 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists at Phoenix)...Became the 17th player in franchise history to record a triple-double (43rd time by someone in a Warriors uniform)...Tied or led the team in assists 43 times, steals 34 times, blocks six times, points five times and rebounds once...In five games from 3/18 thru 3/29, averaged a double-double with 14.8 points and 13.6 assists, recording a double-double in four of five contests...In only game without double-double in that five-game stretch, posted a season-high 16 assists with six steals vs. New York (3/26)...Season-high 25 points vs. L.A.Lakers (3/6)...Nearly missed two other triple-doubles, recording 18 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists vs. Minnesota (12/19) and nine points, nine rebounds and 13 assists at Boston (1/5)...Logged five or more steals on eight occasions and tallied four or more thefts in 15games...Tallied 10-or-more assists in a game 13 times, averaging 12.2 assists, 14.0 points, 2.77 steals and just 2.23 turnovers in those 13 contests...Led team in three-point field goals made (73) and attempted (225)...Missed 13 games due to injury, including final nine games of season with a sprained right hand (also missed one game with sprained leftankle - 11/10, two games with stomach virus - 11/21 & 11/22 and one game with stomach flu - 3/10)...Had surgery on 4/12 to repair torn ligament in fifth finger of right hand.
Pro Career: Originally selected by the New Jersey Nets in first round of1989 NBA Draft (12th overall)...Traded to Atlanta (11/3/92) with Roy Hinson in exchange for Rumeal Robinson...Acquired by Golden State from Atlanta (6/29/99), along with the 21st pick in the 1999 NBA draft, in exchange for Bimbo Coles and the 10th pick in the 1999 draft...Entered the2001-02 season averaging 13.9 points, 6.9 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 2.40 steals in 35.6 minutes (854 regular-season games in 12 seasons)...Member of Eastern Conference All-Star Team in 1994...Has led his teams (Nets, Hawks or Warriors) in assists and steals each of last 10 seasons...A member of either the All-Defensive First or Second Team six times, making NBA All-Defensive First Team twice (1993-94 and 1994-95) and All-Defensive Second Team four times (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98,1998-99)...Average steals per game (2.40) ranks first among all active NBA players...Ranks eighth on NBA's all-time steals list (2,051) and seventh on the league's all-time three-point field goal chart (1,268)...One of only three players in NBA history to lead league in steals in back-to-back seasons, accomplished during 1996-97 (2.72) and 1997-98 (2.61) seasons (Magic Johnson and Alvin Robertson)...Ranked among league's top 11 in steals in 11 of his 12 NBA seasons (excluding his rookie year)...Has recorded eight career triple-doubles (10 including playoffs), ranking 11th among active NBA players.
1999-00 (Golden State): Averaged 11.3 points, 6.7 assists (14th in NBA), 3.7 rebounds and 2.00 steals (5thin NBA) in 73 games...Ranked sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio(3.42)...Led team in three-point field goals made (101 - 29th in NBA) and attempted (301)...Handed out season-high 19 assists at Atlanta (12/10), the second-highest output of his career (career high is 23)...His 19 assists represented the second-highest figure in the NBA and most for a Golden State player since Tim Hardaway collected 22 on 12/16/94...Dishedout 5,000th assist of career at New York (12/7), becoming the 28th playerin NBA history to reach the 10,000 point/5,000 assist plateau...Recorded nine double-doubles, including eight of the point/assist variety...Led team in total minutes played (2,459).
1998-99 (Atlanta): Averaged 13.3 points, 5.8 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 2.06 steals in 36.7 minutes...Led Hawks in assists (20th in NBA), steals (10th in NBA) and three-point field goals made (77 - 13th in NBA)...Named NBA All-Defensive Second Team...Recorded seventh triple-double of career vs. Cleveland on 5/2 (19 points, 11 rebounds, 10assists).
1997-98 (Atlanta): Earned NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors...Led NBA in steals for second consecutive season (2.61)...Registered two triple-doubles.
1996-97 (Atlanta): Named NBA All-Defensive First Team...Led NBA in steals (2.72)...Averaged career-high figures in scoring (17.4) and rebounds (5.3)...Scored career-high 39 points vs. Cleveland (11/12).
1995-96 (Atlanta): Established single-season Hawks record for three-point field games made (231)...Equaled an all-time Atlanta record (his own) in steals for a single season (212)...Ranked second in NBA in steals (2.62).
1994-95 (Atlanta): Ranked second in NBA insteals (2.50) and 10th in assists (7.7).
1993-94 (Atlanta): Named to Eastern Conference All-Star Team and NBA All-Defensive First Team...Ranked third in NBA in assists (9.7 - career-high) and steals (2.62)...Steals total (212) established an all-time Atlanta single-season record.
1992-93 (Atlanta): Dished out all-time Hawks record - and career-high - 23 assistsvs. Utah (3/6)...Ranked second in NBA in steals and eighth in assists.1991-92 (New Jersey): Led Nets in steals (2.36 - 4th in NBA) and assists (6.8 - 19th in NBA).
1990-91 (New Jersey): Averaged 14.1 points, a team-high 6.1 assists and team-high 2.35 steals in 72 games.
1989-90 (New Jersey): Averaged 10.1points and 4.2 assists in 50 games...Sidelined 31 games due to a broken little finger on his left hand.
College: Played two seasons at Midland (Texas) College and two years at Oklahoma University...Established single-game NCAA record in steals (13)on two occasions (12/12/87 vs. Centenary and 12/17/88 vs. Loyola Marymont)...Holds NCAA record for most steals in a single-season (150 in1987-88)...Earned First Team All-America honors from Basketball Weekly as a senior, averaging 20.0 points, 6.7 assists and 4.7 rebounds...Led Sooners to the NCAA championship game as a senior (lost to Kansas)...Steals per game average at Oklahoma (3.81) represented highest in NCAA history at the conclusion of his career.
Personal: Full name is Daron Oshay Blaylock...Oklahoma jersey #10 was retired in a ceremony on January 27, 2001, joining Alvan Adams (#33) and Wayman Tisdale (#23) as the only Sooner basketball players to have their jerseys retired and lofted to the rafters of Lloyd Noble Center...On the night his jersey was retired, made 19-of-27 three-pointers during a second-half timeout as a fundraiser for Coaches vs. Cancer...Despite the hectic travel schedule in the NBA, is not a big fan of flying...Is an avid golfer and enjoys fishing...Appears at numerous charity golf tournaments, including the Isuzu Celebrity Golf Championship in Lake Tahoe on an annual basis...Spends the majority of his off-season in Atlanta...He and his wife, Janelle (whom he met at OU), have three sons, Dominick and twins Zackary and Daron, Jr...Favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys...Wears size 13 Nike shoes.
