get picked for a game from the sidelines "like a cheerleader," his uncle and team captain chose the young Bonzi. "I thought he was kidding," Wells recalls, "but he really picked me. And I played as hard as I can. I can remember that day like it was yesterday and that was the day that really made me want to be one of the best." Wells, who donated money to keep the gymnasium from closing its doors, said he did not expect such a reaction, and that he was "doing it for the children." In 2019, Wells served as a Sports Envoy to China for the U.S. State Department's Sports Diplomacy Office. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Portland | 7 || 0 || 5.0 || .550 || .333 || .444 || 1.3 || .4 || .1 || .1 || 4.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Portland | 66 || 0 || 17.6 || .492 || .377 || .682 || 2.8 || 1.5 || 1.0 || .2 || 8.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Portland | 75 || 46 || 26.6 || .533 || .340 || .663 || 4.9 || 2.8 || 1.3 || .3 || 12.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Portland | 74 || 69 || 31.7 || .469 || .384 || .741 || 6.0 || 2.8 || 1.5 || .3 || 17.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Portland | 75 || 65 || 31.9 || .441 || .292 || .722 || 5.3 || 3.3 || 1.6 || .2 || 15.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Portland | 13 || 10 || 31.1 || .389 || .125 || .778 || 4.7 || 2.7 || 1.5 || .2 || 12.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Memphis | 59 || 17 || 24.9 || .437 || .344 || .750 || 3.4 || 1.8 || 1.2 || .3 || 12.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Memphis | 69 || 19 || 21.6 || .441 || .346 || .750 || 3.3 || 1.2 || 1.2 || .4 || 10.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Sacramento | 52 || 41 || 32.4 || .463 || .222 || .679 || 7.7 || 2.8 || 1.8 || .5 || 13.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Houston | 28 || 1 || 21.1 || .411 || .143 || .561 || 4.3 || 1.1 || .9 || .5 || 7.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Houston | 51 || 7 || 22.0 || .425