Andray Blatche
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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Andray Blatche | |
| birthday | August 22, 1986 (34 years 9 days) | |
| place of birth | Syracuse , New York , United States | |
| size | 211 cm | |
| position | Power forward | |
| NBA draft | 2005 , 49th Pick, Washington Wizards | |
| Club information | ||
| society | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | |
| league | CBA | |
| Jersey number | 0 | |
| Clubs as active | ||
2005–2012 Washington Wizards 2012–2014 Brooklyn Nets Since 2014 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 
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Philippines | |
Andray Blatche (born August 22, 1986 in Syracuse , New York ) is an American - Filipino basketball player who is under contract with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the CBA .
Career
Washington Wizards (2005–2012)
Blatche joined the NBA straight from South Kent High School in Connecticut . He was considered a sure first-round pick in the 2005 NBA draft , but was only selected in the second round at position 49 by the Washington Wizards .
During his rookie season, due to a lack of experience, Blatche's playing time was split between the Wizards and the NBA D-League team Roanoke Dazzle . In his sophomore year, Blatche also started several games that were due to the injuries of Etan Thomas . In 2007 Blatche signed a new contract with the Wizards.
In the years that followed, Blatche continued to develop playfully, but repeatedly came into conflict with the law. He was arrested in 2007 for mistaking an undercover police officer for a prostitute . In 2008 he was convicted of endangering road traffic. The Wizards fined Blatche $ 10,000 in January 2010 for participating in the Gilbert Arenas gun scandal .
In terms of sport, Blatche made a name for itself when Antawn Jamison was sold and Blatche became a starter. On February 28, 2010 he achieved a personal career record with 36 points against the New Jersey Nets .
In the 2010/11 season, Blatche was in 63 of 64 games on the grid and earned his best career results with 16.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. This did not help the wizards, however, as the playoffs were missed again and again. His contract was extended in September 2010 for his good performance. After the lockout ended in 2011, Blatche returned to his team overweight and untrained. His lack of fitness dropped his performance. From March he was no longer used. On July 17, 2012, he was released via the Amnesty clause.
Brooklyn Nets (2012-2014)
On September 6, 2012, it was announced that Blatche will sign a non-guaranteed one-year contract with the Brooklyn Nets . With the Nets he put on 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, whereupon it was decided to extend his contract.
Xinjiang Flying Tigers (since 2014)
In September 2014, Blatche announced his move to China. He signed a one-year contract with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers.
Personal
In 2011, Blatche founded the Andray Blatche Foundation , with which he supports schools in Jamaica with shoes, basketballs and US $ 50,000. In 2014, Blatche received Filipino citizenship and was named to the squad for the 2014 Basketball World Cup . It is estimated that Blatche received one million US dollars for his involvement in the Philippine national team. At the World Cup, the Filipino team was eliminated in the preliminary round, but Blatche was the second best scorer of the entire tournament behind José Juan Barea with an average of 21.2 points per game .
Web links
- Andray Blatche - player profile on NBA.com
- Andray Blatche - player profile on basketball-reference.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Wizards re-sign forward blades to multiyear deal
- ^ Wizards re-sign forward blades to multiyear deal
- ↑ Wizards' Blatche Arrested
- ↑ Wiz fine Blatche, McGee, Foye, Young
- ↑ Aaron J. Chung: Andray Blatche Signs With Nets (September 6, 2012) ( Memento of October 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Andray Blatche officially signs with Xinjiang Flying Tigers ( Memento of the original from October 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Andray Blatche to play in World Cup
- ↑ grantland.com: Their Dinner with Andray, August 28, 2014 , accessed on September 17, 2014
- ↑ FIBA - player statistics on: FIBA website; Mies, CH, 2009-2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017 (in English).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Blatche, Andray |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American-Filipino basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Syracuse , New York , United States |