Francisco Elson
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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Francisco Marihno Robby Elson | |
| birthday | February 28, 1976 | |
| place of birth | Rotterdam , Netherlands | |
| size | 213 cm | |
| position | center | |
| college | University of California, Berkeley | |
| NBA draft | 1999 , 41st Pick, Denver Nuggets | |
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1999–2001 FC Barcelona 2001–2002 Pamesa Valencia 2002–2003 CDB Sevilla 2003–2006 Denver Nuggets 2006–2008 San Antonio Spurs 2008 Seattle SuperSonics 2008–2010 Milwaukee Bucks 2010 Philadelphia 76ers 2010–2011 Utah Jazz 2012 Philadelphia 76ers 2013 Mahram Tehran  
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| 1999-2008 | Netherlands | |
Francisco Marihno Robby Elson (born February 28, 1976 in Rotterdam ) is a former Dutch professional basketball player who was active in the NBA from 1999 to 2013 .
career
Elson began playing basketball at AMVJ Rotterdam (now Rotterdam Basketbal ) at the age of 12. After some time at Kilgore Junior College in Texas , he finished his college years at the University of California, Berkeley . As a senior, he helped the Bears to the NIT championship.
NBA
Elson was in the second round of the NBA Draft in 1999 by the Denver Nuggets in the 41st spot drafted , but has only taken from them under contract for the 2003-04 season. Before that, he played four years in Spain: 1999–2001 with FC Barcelona , 2001–02 with Valencia Basket Club and 2002–03 with CDB Sevilla . From 2003 to 2006, Francisco played in 201 games in the NBA for the Nuggets and averaged 4.1 points.
In July 2006, Elson signed a two-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs . In the 2006/07 season he won the NBA championship with Spurs.
On February 20, 2008 Elson was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics along with Brent Barry and a first round draft pick . In exchange, Kurt Thomas went to San Antonio.
On February 18, 2010 a trade followed with the Philadelphia 76ers for Primož Brezec, among others . He only played one game for the Sixers.
In the summer of 2010, he signed a one-year contract with the Utah Jazz .
In January 2012, he signed again in Philadelphia. There, his contract was terminated in March 2012 by option.
After Elson did not receive a new contract for the 2012/2013 season, he remained without a club for a long time and finally accepted an offer from Mahram Tehran from the Iranian Super League in January 2013 , where he played until the summer of 2013.
In March 2014 Elson ended his professional career.
credentials
- ^ NBA.com/Spurs : Spurs sign Francisco Elson , August 2, 2006
- ↑ NBA.com/Spurs : Spurs Obtain Kurt Thomas , February 20, 2008
- ↑ SAS: Elson: 'Ik ben nu definitely stopped'. In: SportAmerika.nl. March 5, 2014, accessed April 18, 2020 (Dutch).
Web links
- Francisco Elson - player profile on NBA.com
- Francisco Elson - player profile on basketball-reference.com
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Elson, Francisco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Elson, Francisco Marihno Robby |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotterdam , Netherlands |