NBA
Padgett was selected with the 28th overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the first round of the 1999 NBA Draft. During his rookie season, he started nine games and averaged 2.6 points per game. By his third season Padgett was already established in the team's rotation, averaging 6.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, and appeared in every game during his fourth and final season with the team.
In 2003, Padgett joined the Houston Rockets and was mainly utilized as a backup for two seasons which included the highlight of his NBA career where on January 21, 2005, he made a one-handed, off balance last second shot to win against the New York Knicks. After which he signed with the New Jersey Nets.
On June 30, 2006, Padgett was waived by the Nets, and returned to the Rockets on September 30. On February 13, 2007, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for center Jake Tsakalidis. He was waived on April 4. At the end of his seventh NBA season, Padgett scored 1,874 points in 448 games.
On April 7, 2006, Padgett signed for the remaining of the year with CB Granada of the ACB.
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