Mason Plumlee

Mason Plumlee
Player information
Full name	Mason Alexander Plumlee
birthday	March 5, 1990
place of birth	Fort Wayne , United States
size	211 cm
position	Center / Power Forward
college	Duke
NBA draft	2013 , 22nd Pick , Brooklyn Nets
Club information
society	Denver nuggets
league	NBA
Jersey number	24
Clubs as active
2013–2015 Brooklyn Nets 2015–2017 Portland Trail Blazers Since 2017 Denver Nuggets 0
National team
Since 02014	United States

Mason Alexander Plumlee (born March 5, 1990 in Fort Wayne , Indiana ) is an American basketball player who is currently under contract with the Denver Nuggets in the NBA .

Career

Like his brother Miles , Mason Plumlee also played for Duke University and won the 2010 NCAA championship.

In the 2013 NBA Draft , the Brooklyn Nets ranked 22nd . Plumlee immediately took on an important role with the Nets, scoring 7.4 points and 4.4 rebounds in his first year . He hit 65.9% of the field, which is an exceptionally good number. For these services he was appointed to the NBA All-Rookie First Team .

Plumlee was a member of the US team that won the gold medal at the 2014 World Basketball Championship in Spain.

On draft day 2015 , Plumlee was transferred to the Portland Trail Blazers . In return, the draft rights to Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and veteran Steve Blake moved to Brooklyn. After a year and a half with the Blazers, Plumlee was transferred to the Denver Nuggets in February 2017 for Jusuf Nurkić .

Personal

Mason Plumlee has two brothers who are also basketball players. Miles was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the 2012 NBA Draft and plays for the Atlanta Hawks . His youngest brother Marshall also played for Duke University and only sporadically in the NBA.

Web links

Commons : Mason Plumlee  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Mason Plumlee - player profile on basketball-reference.com
• Mason Plumlee - player profile on NBA.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mason Plumlee Named to NBA All-Rookie First Team