Bruce Bowen

53-Year-Old ForwardF
Free Agent  NBA  
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$Bowen re-signed with San Antonio, agreeing to a three-year, $13 million contract in July 2004; Received two-year contract extension worth around $8 million in Oct. 2007. Released by the Bucks in July 2009. Retired in September of 2009.
FFree Agent
September 3, 2009
Bowen announced his retirement on Thursday, the San Antonio Express reports.
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Bowen was dealt to Milwaukee this offseason but was released last month in a salary-related move. Bowen played 12 seasons in the NBA, including the last eight with the Spurs, and won three championships.
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Bowen's 2007 was much like his 2006 campaign. He played about 30 minutes a night, shot just under 41 percent from the floor and averaged six points a game. Bowen is the Spurs' defensive stopper but this attribute does not translate well in the fantasy world. Bowen's greatest attribute will again be his 3-point shooting, as he shot 41 percent from the 3-point line and made 1.1 threes per game.
Bowen had a typical Bowen year. He played great defense but did nothing to make himself a relevant fantasy player. He shot just 40.5 percent from the floor and 58.9 percent from the line while averaging a little more than six points per game. Bowen's only quality as a fantasy player is that he shot 38.4% from the 3-point line and made 1.1 three-pointers per game.
Bowen is a player whose skills don’t translate into a good fantasy player. He is a great individual defender, but is not a great scorer (7.5 ppg) or shooter (career 40.9% FG, 57% FT). Bowen does have the ability to knock down the three, but look for some of his opportunities to go to the newly acquired Matt Bonner.
Bowen is known for his defense, which keeps him in the Spurs starting lineup year after year. Unfortunately, it generally doesn't result in a lot of steals, so there's limited fantasy value springing from his ability to play tough on-the-ball defense. On offense, Bowen increased his shots per game to 7.3 last season, but he is by no means a scoring threat (8.2 ppg). He can hit the 3 -- 40.3 percent last season and 38.2 percent for his career -- and made 1.2 3-pointers per game.
The Spurs are set just fine with scorers and shooters, but somebody on the roster has to be a defensive specialist. Bowen’s defensive skills got him 82 starts last season, but Bowen surprisingly led the NBA by shooting 44 percent from three-point range, making 101 out of 229 shots from beyond the arc. Still, Bowen won’t help you much in any other category, and he’s one of the few players in league history who shot worse from the line (40.4%) than from three-point range.
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FFree Agent
August 2, 2009
Bowen may be considering retirement after being waived by Milwaukee, Yahoo Sports reports. Orlando could be interested in the foward, however.
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FFree Agent
July 31, 2009
The Bucks released Bowen on Friday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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FMilwaukee Bucks
June 23, 2009
The Spurs traded Bowen to the Bucks on Tuesday as part of a package for small forward Richard Jefferson, ESPN.com reports.
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FSan Antonio Spurs
November 22, 2008
Bowen was back in the starting lineup Friday night after coming off the bench in the previous six games.
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FAtlanta Hawks
November 11, 2008
Bowen didn't start Tuesday night against the Knicks, checking into the game for the first time with 2:22 left in the first quarter, the Associated Press reports.
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