Cory Joseph
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Player information | ||
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Full name | Cory Ephram Joseph | |
birthday | 20th August 1991 (age 29) | |
place of birth | Toronto , Ontario , Canada | |
size | 191 cm | |
Weight | 91 kg | |
position | Point guard | |
college | Texas | |
NBA draft | 2011 , 29th pick , San Antonio Spurs | |
Club information | ||
society | Sacramento Kings | |
league | NBA | |
Jersey number | 9 | |
Clubs as active | ||
2011–2015 San Antonio Spurs 2012–2013 → Austin Toros ( D-League ) 2015–2017 Toronto Raptors 2017–2019 Indiana Pacers Since 2019 Sacramento Kings![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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National team | ||
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Canada |
Cory Ephram Joseph (born August 20, 1991 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a Canadian basketball player who is currently under contract with the Sacramento Kings in the NBA . He is also the captain of the Canadian national basketball team .
Career
Joseph played for the University of Texas for a year . In the 2011 NBA Draft , the San Antonio Spurs voted 29th. During his first two years, Joseph was only used sporadically and was ordered several times in the NBA D-League to the Austin Toros .
In February 2013, the nominal starter of the Spurs Tony Parker injured , which Joseph was promoted to the starting grid. He reached the 2013 NBA Finals with the Spurs , where they lost to the Miami Heat . In 2014 the revenge came and Joseph won the NBA championship with the Spurs.
In July 2015, Joseph returned to his Canadian homeland to join the Toronto Raptors . There he signed a $ 30 million four-year contract.
In the 2017 offseason he was traded by the Raptors to the Indiana Pacers , who in return received the draft rights to Emir Preldžić .
Web links
- Cory Joseph - player profile on NBA.com
- Cory Joseph - player profile on basketball-reference.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Toronto SUN, Sports, Basketball, but not worried Tumblr Pinterest Google Plus Reddit LinkedIn Email Share Canada's Cory Joseph upset, Tumblr: Canada's Cory Joseph upset, but not worried | Toronto Sun. August 29, 2015, accessed April 27, 2020 (Canadian English).
- ↑ 2011-12 Assignments ( Memento from November 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ 2012-13 NBA Assignments ( Memento from March 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Pacers Acquire Cory Joseph , nba.com, last accessed October 20, 2017
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SURNAME | Joseph, Cory |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Joseph, Cory Ephram (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian basketball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1991 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto , Canada |