Mike Wilks

Retired

Oklahoma City Thunder · G · 7 NBA seasons · 381 career appearances · 594 career points

Mike Wilks recorded 381 NBA appearances across 7 seasons with Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards.

Best highlights

2.8

career pts/gm

1.1

career reb/gm

1.3

career ast/gm

211

career games

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mike Wilks's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1994-95–2006-07

Mike Wilks

Dikembe Mutombo

Mookie Blaylock

Mutombo's blocks give way to rebuilding

Atlanta Hawks · Defense, then a reset

An elite defensive core kept Atlanta relevant in the 1990s before a long rebuild followed the veterans' departure.

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Franchise era

1995-96–2003-04

Mike Wilks

Kevin Garnett

Sam Cassell

Eight straight playoffs and a 2004 breakthrough

Minnesota Timberwolves · The KG years

Garnett turned Minnesota into a yearly playoff team, won MVP and finally reached the conference finals with a veteran supporting cast.

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Franchise era

1997-98–2003-04

Mike Wilks

Charles Barkley

Scottie Pippen

Veteran swings, then Francis and Mobley

Houston Rockets · The bridge to a new backcourt

The aging contender took one last swing before a young, explosive backcourt gave the post-Hakeem Rockets a different personality.

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Franchise era

1997-98–2015-16

Mike Wilks

Tim Duncan

Tony Parker

Five titles through constant evolution

San Antonio Spurs · The Duncan dynasty

Duncan's steadiness allowed San Antonio to evolve from twin towers to a flowing motion offense while winning five championships.

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Franchise era

2003-04–2009-10

Mike Wilks

LeBron James

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

A hometown star creates a contender

Cleveland Cavaliers · LeBron's first ascent

James took Cleveland from the lottery to the 2007 Finals and consecutive 60-win seasons, though a championship remained out of reach.

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Franchise era

2003-04–2010-11

Mike Wilks

Carmelo Anthony

Chauncey Billups

Scoring, swagger and a conference-finals run

Denver Nuggets · Melo restores relevance

Anthony ended an eight-year playoff drought immediately, and Billups later helped turn the group into a 2009 conference finalist.

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Franchise era

2003-04–2009-10

Mike Wilks

Gilbert Arenas

Antawn Jamison

Scoring, personality and a restored rivalry

Washington Wizards · The Arenas teams

Arenas's fearless shooting led four straight playoff trips before injuries and a locker-room incident ended the era.

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Franchise era

2008-09–2015-16

Mike Wilks

Kevin Durant

Russell Westbrook

Durant and Westbrook grow up at once

Oklahoma City Thunder · The first Thunder superteam

An unprecedented collection of young talent reached the 2012 Finals and four conference finals before injuries and departures narrowed the window.

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Career accomplishments

7 NBA seasons381 career appearances594 career points5 playoff appearancesCareer high: 22 pointsCareer high: 8 reboundsCareer high: 11 assists

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Mike Wilks

Franchise eras

Atlanta Hawks · Defense, then a reset

Minnesota Timberwolves · The KG years

Houston Rockets · The bridge to a new backcourt

San Antonio Spurs · The Duncan dynasty

Cleveland Cavaliers · LeBron's first ascent

Denver Nuggets · Melo restores relevance

Washington Wizards · The Arenas teams

Oklahoma City Thunder · The first Thunder superteam

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

Mike Wilks

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Career-high games

Franchise eras

Atlanta Hawks · Defense, then a reset

Minnesota Timberwolves · The KG years

Houston Rockets · The bridge to a new backcourt

San Antonio Spurs · The Duncan dynasty

Cleveland Cavaliers · LeBron's first ascent

Denver Nuggets · Melo restores relevance

Washington Wizards · The Arenas teams

Oklahoma City Thunder · The first Thunder superteam

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

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Career-high games