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Kyle Korver

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Kyle Korver
Korver with the Atlanta Hawks
Milwaukee Bucks
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1981-03-17) March 17, 1981 (age 43)
Paramount, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High schoolPella (Pella, Iowa)
CollegeCreighton (1999–2003)
NBA draft2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51st overall
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career2003–present
Career history
20032007Philadelphia 76ers
20072010Utah Jazz
20102012Chicago Bulls
20122017Atlanta Hawks
20172018Cleveland Cavaliers
2018–2019Utah Jazz
2019–presentMilwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Kyle Elliot Korver (born March 17, 1981) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays and was drafted in the second round of the 2003 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets. He was immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. After four and a half seasons in Philadelphia, he was traded to the Utah Jazz. During his first stint with the Jazz, in 2009–10, Korver shot 53.6 percent from three-point range, which set an NBA single-season three-point field goal accuracy record. In 2010, he joined the Chicago Bulls. In 2012, he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, where in 2015, he was named NBA All-Star. In 2017, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he was a member of back-to-back Finals teams. In 2018, he was traded back to the Jazz.