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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Pat Garrity
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| caption = Garrity at the [[Air Canada Centre]] in April 2008
| team = Detroit Pistons
| league = [[NBA]]
| position = Assistant general manager
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 238
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|08|23}}
| birth_place = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], U.S.
| high_school = [[Lewis-Palmer High School|Lewis-Palmer]]<br />([[Monument, Colorado]])▼
| nationality = American
▲| high_school = [[Lewis-Palmer High School|Lewis-Palmer]]<br>([[Monument, Colorado]])
| college = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball|Notre Dame]] (1994–1998)
| draft_year = 1998
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'''Patrick Joseph Garrity''' (born August 23, 1976) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player who played forfrom ten1998 yearsto 2008 in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). HeA waspower aforward memberwho ofwas theknown [[Nationalas Basketballa Playersthree-point Association]]marksman, ExecutiveGarrity Committeeplayed fromfor 2000the toPhoenix 2008Suns whereand hethe servedOrlando as Secretary and TreasurerMagic. HeGarrity isserved currentlyas thean assistant general manager of the [[Detroit Pistons]] from 2016 to 2020.
 
==High school years==
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==College career==
At the [[University of Notre Dame]], Garrity spentplayed four years with the Fighting Irish, averaging double-digits in scoring in all four seasons, including a 23.2 point-per-game average in his senior season of 1997–98. He was the [[Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite news|title=Notre Dame Sweeps Awards|work=The New York Times|date=1997-03-05|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/05/sports/notre-dame-sweeps-awards.html|access-date=2010-03-07}}</ref> In 1998, he was a Consensus Second Team All-America selection.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tar Heels' Jamison Stands Alone on All-America Team|work=Los Angeles Times|agency=Associated Press|date=1998-03-11|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/1998archives/la-xpm-1998-mar/-11/sports/-sp-27764-story.html|access-date=2010-03-07}}</ref> He was a two-time Academic All-America selection as well as Academic All-American of the Year for Men's Division I men's basketball in 1998.<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.und.com/ot/two-time-academic-aa.html] |title=University of Notre Dame Official Athletic Site |access-date=2010-01-24 |archive-date=2011-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617025204/http://www.und.com/ot/two-time-academic-aa.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
==Professional career==
Garrity was drafted by the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] with the 19th pick of the [[1998 NBA draft]]. The Bucks traded his rights, and the rights to [[Dirk Nowitzki]], to the [[Dallas Mavericks]] for the rights to [[Robert Traylor]].{{efn|Landon Buford of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' ranked this trade as one of the most lopsided trades in NBA history,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/backinthedaynba/news/the-trade-for-hall-of-famer-dirk-nowitzki-among-most-lopsided-trades-in-sports-history|title=The Trade For Hall Of Famer Dirk Nowitzki Among Most Lopsided Trades In Sports History|website=SI.com|last=Buford|first=Landon|date=August 10, 2023}}</ref> while Dave Zirin of ''[[The Nation]]'' ranked it the most lopsided trade in NBA history.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-most-lopsided-trade-nba-history-explains-world/|title=How the Most Lopsided Trade in NBA History Explains the World|first=Dave|last=Zirin|date=January 12, 2012|website=thenation.com}}</ref> Nowitzki "would go on to have a distinguished 21-year career where he was an All-Star 14 times, a member of the All-NBA team 12 times, a league and Finals MVP, and an NBA champion in 2011",<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/nba/bucks/draft/the-worst-trade-in-the-milwaukee-bucks-nba-draft-history|title=The worst trade in the Milwaukee Bucks' NBA Draft history|website=SI.com|last=Panerio |first=Jonas |date=June 22, 2023}}</ref> while Traylor struggled in the NBA.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1103462-most-lopsided-trades-in-nba-history|title=Most Lopsided Trades in NBA History|first=Dan|last=Favale|website=Bleacher Report|date=March 14, 2012}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Wise|first=Mike|title=Pro Basketball; 7 Feet 1 Inch of Potential at No. 1|work=The New York Times|date=June 25, 1998|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/25/sports/pro-basketball-7-feet-1-inch-of-potential-at-no-1.html|access-date=2010-03-07}}</ref> Then Garrity's rights, along with [[Martin Müürsepp]], [[Bubba Wells]], and a first-round draft pick, were traded to the [[Phoenix Suns]] in exchange for [[Steve Nash]].<ref>{{cite journalmagazine|last=MacMullan|first=Jackie|title=The Nba|journalmagazine=Sports Illustrated|date=1998-07-06|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1013284/index.htm|access-date=2010-03-07}}</ref>
 
A power forward,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://orlandomagicdaily.com/2011/07/31/top-10-power-forwards-072911/|title=The Top 10 Power Forwards in Magic History|date=July 31, 2011|website=orlandomagicdaily.com |last=Rossman-Reich|first=Philip}}</ref> Garrity was known for his three-point marksmanship during his NBA career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2001/04/03/magics-marksman-not-shooting-enough/|title=MAGIC'S MARKSMAN NOT SHOOTING ENOUGH|website=orlandosentinel.com|date=April 3, 2001|last=Schmitz |first=Brian}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/761106-orlando-magic-top-10-three-point-shooters-in-franchise-history|title=Orlando Magic: Top 10 Three-Point Shooters in Franchise History|first=Eddie|last=Walters|website=Bleacher Report}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milforddailynews.com/story/sports/2005/11/29/stuck-in-mud/41171575007/|title=Stuck in the mud|website=Milford Daily News|date=November 28, 2005|last=Megliola |first=Lenny}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.morningjournal.com/2001/03/15/garrity-fills-in-for-mcgrady/|title=Garrity fills in for McGrady|website=morningjournal.com|date=March 15, 2001|last=Finnan |first=Bob}}</ref>
His rookie year was spent in Phoenix, and he averaged 5.6 points per game in 39 appearances (in an [[1998–99 NBA lockout|NBA lockout]]-shortened 50-game regular season). Following his inaugural campaign, Garrity was traded, along with [[Danny Manning]] and two future draft picks, to the [[Orlando Magic]] for [[Penny Hardaway]].<ref name="br"/>▼
 
▲His rookie year was spent inIn Phoenix, and heGarrity averagedaveraging 5.6 points per game in 39 appearances (in an [[1998–99 NBA lockout|NBA lockout]]-shortened 50-game regular season). FollowingOn hisAugust inaugural5, campaign1999, Garrityhe was traded, --along with [[Danny Manning]] and two future draft picks, --to the [[Orlando Magic]] for [[Penny Hardaway]].<ref name="br"/> Garrity spent the rest of his playing career with the Magic.
He played in all 82 games with his new team in 1999–2000, averaging 8.2 points per game and shooting 40.1 percent from three-point territory. He had a similar performance in [[2000–01 NBA season|2000–01]], and then in [[2001-02 NBA season|2001–02]] his scoring average hit a career-high of 11.1 points per game as he started 43 of the 80 games he played. During that season he ranked 7th in the NBA in both 3 point field goal percentage and 3 point field goals made.<ref name="br">{{cite web|title=Pat Garrity|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/garripa01.html|access-date=2010-03-07}}</ref>
 
Garrity played in all 82 games with Orlando in 1999–2000, averaging 8.2 points per game and shooting 40.1 percent from three-point territory. In the 2000-2001 season, he averaged 8.3 points per game in 76 games.<ref name="br"/> In February 2001, Garrity had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2001/02/20/garrity-doesnt-pass-up-shot-to-fix-knee/|title=GARRITY DOESN'T PASS UP SHOT TO FIX KNEE|website=OrlandoSentinel.com|first=Tim|last=Povtak|date=February 20, 2001}}</ref> In [[2001-02 NBA season|2001–02]], Garrity's scoring average hit a career-high of 11.1 points per game as he started 43 of the 80 games he played. On March 19, 2002, in a 101–91 win over the [[Milwaukee Bucks]], Garrity made a career-high seven three-pointers on his way to a 21-point total.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200203190ORL.html|title=Milwaukee Bucks at Orlando Magic Box Score, March 19, 2002|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref> During the season, he ranked seventh in the NBA in both three-point field goal percentage and three-point field goals made.<ref name="br">{{cite web|title=Pat Garrity|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/garripa01.html|access-date=2010-03-07}}</ref> Garrity's average dipped to 10.7 points per game in [[2002-03 NBA season|2002–03]].<ref name="br"/> That season, on November 2, 2002, Garrity scored 13 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds in a 100–90 win over the Bucks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200211020MIL.html|title=Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks Box Score, November 2, 2002|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref> Garrity participated in the 2001<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://orlandomagicdaily.com/2013/02/15/magic-all-star-weekend-021413/10/|title=A video history of the Orlando Magic at All-Star Weekend|website=orlandomagicdaily.com|first=Philip|last=Rossman-Reich|date=February 15, 2013}}</ref> and 2003 [[Three-Point Contest]]s during [[NBA All-Star Weekend]].<ref name="auto3"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2020/2/14/21137289/orlando-magic-nba-all-star|title=Looking back on every Orlando Magic player to participate in NBA All-Star Weekend|first=Mike|last=Ferguson|date=February 14, 2020|website=Orlando Pinstriped Post}}</ref>
His average dipped to 10.7 points per game in [[2002-03 NBA season|2002–03]].<ref name="br"/> Garrity's [[2003-04 NBA season|2003–04]] campaign ended after he played in only two games due to cartilage damage in his right knee, which forced him to undergo [[microfracture surgery]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Knee limited Garrity to two games|publisher=ESPN. Associated Press|date=2004-02-13|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1734512|access-date=2010-03-07}}</ref>
 
Beginning in 2003, Garrity's career was affected by right knee problems.<ref name="auto2"/> Garrity's [[2003-04 NBA season|2003–04]] campaign ended after only two games due to an injured right knee. He underwent three different knee procedures in 2003<ref>{{cite web|title=Knee limited Garrity to two games|publisher=ESPN. Associated Press|date=2004-02-13|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1734512|access-date=2010-03-07}}</ref> before undergoing [[microfracture surgery]] in 2004. Garrity came back to play in 71 games for the Magic during the 2004-2005 season, averaging 4.6 points per game. In April 2005, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee and was ruled out for the rest of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/os-xpm-2005-04-17-0504170326-story.html|title=GARRITY TEARS KNEE LIGAMENT|date=April 17, 2005|website=Baltimore Sun}}</ref>
On September 11, 2008, he announced his retirement from professional basketball.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/magic/news/Pat_Garrity_Retires-282093-66.html Pat Garrity Retires]</ref> As of 2009, he is taking classes at the [[Fuqua School of Business]] at [[Duke University]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Soshnick|first=Scott|title=Jamie Dimon Tilts Labor War Toward Billionaires: Scott Soshnick|publisher=Bloomberg|date=2009-07-20|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=a2bs8ispeG_I|access-date=2010-03-07}}</ref>
 
Garrity served as secretary/treasurer of the [[National Basketball Players Association]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2005/06/19/nba-union-closing-in-on-6-year-labor-deal-2/|title=NBA, union closing in on 6-year labor deal|website=Orlando Sentinel |date=June 19, 2005}}</ref>
 
On January 26, 2006, Garrity scored 24 points in a 119–115 overtime win against the [[Philadelphia 76ers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200601260PHI.html|title=Orlando Magic at Philadelphia 76ers Box Score, January 26, 2006|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref> On September 11, 2008, he announced his retirement from professional basketball.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/magic/news/Pat_Garrity_Retires-282093-66.html|title=Pat Garrity Retires|website=Orlando Magic|access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref>
 
==Post-playing career==
Garrity worked for the [[Bridgewater Associates]] before returning to the [[NBA]]<ref>{{cite web|first1=Keith|last1=Langlois|title=SVG, Bower prepared for front-office exits, so shuffling the deck when it happened causes no stir|url=http://global.nba.com/news/svg-bower-prepared-for-front-office-exits-so-shuffling-the-deck-when-it-happened-causes-no-stir|date=June 17, 2016|website=NBA.com|access-date=June 17, 2016}}</ref> as director of strategic planning for the [[Detroit Pistons]]. On June 15, 2016, Garrity was promoted asand became the assistant general manager forof the [[Detroit Pistons]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Detroit Pistons Announce Basketball Operations Staff Restructing|url=https://www.nba.com/pistons/news/detroit-pistons-announce-basketball-operations-staff-restructing|date=June 15, 2016|website=NBA.com|access-date=June 15, 2016}}</ref> Garrity left the position in July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2020/07/05/detroit-pistons-assistant-gm-pat-garrity-leaving-organization/5381735002/|title=Detroit Pistons assistant GM Pat Garrity reportedly will leave after contract expires|first=Omari Sankofa|last=II|website=Detroit Free Press|date=July 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2020/07/07/detroit-pistons-front-office-david-mincberg/5392205002/|title=Detroit Pistons hire former Bucks exec David Mincberg as an assistant general manager|first=Omari Sankofa|last=II|website=Detroit Free Press|date=July 7, 2020}}</ref>
 
== NBA career statistics ==
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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career || 20 || 5 || 24.3 || .393 || .407 || .857 || 3.2 || .9 || .2 || .3 || 6.9
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==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/pat_garrity/ NBA.com Profile -– Pat Garrity]
*[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/garripa01.html Pat Garrity @ Basketball-Reference.com]
 
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