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Matt Harpring

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Utah Jazz · F · 1998-99 1st All-Rookie selection · 11 NBA seasons · 782 career appearances

Matt Harpring recorded 782 NBA appearances across 11 seasons with Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers.

▶Best highlights

11.5

career pts/gm

5.1

career reb/gm

1.4

career ast/gm

665

career games

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Matt Harpring's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1996-97–1999-00

Darrell Armstrong

Penny's injuries lead to an admired reset

Orlando Magic · Heart and Hustle

Hardaway fought injuries, and a starless 1999–2000 team overachieved while clearing space for a major summer.

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Franchise era

1993-94–2002-03

Terrell Brandon

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Competitive defense fades into a rebuild

Cleveland Cavaliers · The long reset

Cleveland remained respectable for a time before injuries and roster turnover pushed the franchise toward the 2003 lottery.

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Franchise era

1996-97–2005-06

Dikembe Mutombo

Defiance, scoring and the 2001 Finals

Philadelphia 76ers · Iverson

Iverson's fearlessness made him an MVP and cultural icon, carrying a defense-first supporting cast to the Finals.

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Franchise era

1984-85–2002-03

The pick-and-roll becomes permanent

Utah Jazz · Stockton and Malone

Stockton and Malone formed the league's most durable partnership and led consecutive Finals appearances in 1997 and 1998.

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Franchise era

2003-04–2010-11

A rapid rebuild reaches the West finals

Utah Jazz · Williams and Boozer

Utah missed the playoffs only once before a new pick-and-roll core reached the 2007 conference finals.

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Career accomplishments

1998-99 1st All-Rookie selection11 NBA seasons782 career appearances8,064 career points48 playoff appearancesCareer high: 33 pointsCareer high: 19 reboundsCareer high: 7 assists

Career honors stored from Basketball Reference

Team history

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Matt Harpring's most significant indexed performances.

Athlore #1 · 85.8 relevance

MINNESOTATIMBERWOLVES

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Utah Jazz

33 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST

Athlore #2 · 85.3 relevance

Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets

25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST · 4 STL · 1 BLK

Athlore #3 · 83.3 relevance

CHARLOTTEHORNETS

CLEVELANDCAVALIERS

Charlotte Hornets vs Cleveland Cavaliers

28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST · 3 STL

Athlore #4 · 81.6 relevance

Miami Heat vs Utah Jazz

31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST · 3 STL

Athlore #5 · 80.2 relevance

PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS

Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz

29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST · 1 STL

Single-game records

Career-high games

One verified indexed game for each major box-score category.

Career high · Points (33)

MINNESOTATIMBERWOLVES

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Utah Jazz

33 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST

Career high · Assists (7)

CHARLOTTEHORNETS

CLEVELANDCAVALIERS

Charlotte Hornets vs Cleveland Cavaliers

28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST · 3 STL

Career high · Rebounds (19)

Orlando Magic vs Utah Jazz

14 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST · 1 STL

Career high · Steals (4)

Toronto Raptors vs Utah Jazz

8 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST · 4 STL

Career high · Blocks (3)

DALLASMAVERICKS

CLEVELANDCAVALIERS

Dallas Mavericks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

13 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST · 3 BLK