Metta Sandiford-Artest

Metta Sandiford-Artest

Sandiford-Artest with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1979-11-13) November 13, 1979 (age 44) Queens, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school	La Salle Academy (Manhattan, New York)
College	St. John's (1997–1999)
NBA draft	1999: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	1999–2017
Position	Small forward
Number	15, 23, 91, 93, 96, 37, 51
Coaching career	2017–2018
Career history
As player:
1999–2002	Chicago Bulls
2002–2006	Indiana Pacers
2006–2008	Sacramento Kings
2008–2009	Houston Rockets
2009–2013	Los Angeles Lakers
2013–2014	New York Knicks
2014	Sichuan Blue Whales
2015	Cantù
2015–2017	Los Angeles Lakers
As coach:
2017–2018	South Bay Lakers (player development)
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2010) NBA All-Star (2004) All-NBA Third Team (2004) NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2004) 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2004, 2006) 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2003, 2009) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2000) Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (1999) Haggerty Award (1999) First-team All-Big East (1999) Second-team Parade All-American (1997) McDonald's All-American (1997)
Career NBA statistics
Points	13,058 (13.2 ppg)
Rebounds	4,448 (4.5 rpg)
Assists	2,631 (2.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Metta Sandiford-Artest^[1] (born Ronald William Artest Jr.; November 13, 1979), previously legally named Metta World Peace, is an American former professional basketball player who played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Under the name Ron Artest, he played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm. He was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1999 NBA draft.

In 2001, he signed with the Indiana Pacers, where he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award and was also named an NBA All-Star in 2004. Later that year, he was involved in a fight between the Pacers and the Detroit Pistons, and was suspended for the remainder of the 2004–05 season. Weeks after the start of the 2005–06 season, he was traded to the Sacramento Kings, and spent the 2008–09 season with the Houston Rockets. In 2009, he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, and helped the team win the NBA championship in 2010.

In 2011, Artest legally changed his name to Metta World Peace, and continued to play with the Lakers until 2013, when he signed with the New York Knicks. After a year of hiatus from the NBA, he returned to the Lakers for his final seasons in 2015 before retiring in 2017. In 2020, he changed his name to Metta Sandiford-Artest.