Ryan Gomes

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Ryan Gomes
Player information
Full name	Ryan Anthony Gomes
birthday	September 1, 1982 (37 years and 365 days)
place of birth	Waterbury , Connecticut , United States
size	201 cm
position	Small forward / power forward
college	Providence
NBA draft	2005 , 50th Pick , Boston Celtics
league	NBA
Clubs as active
2005–2007 Boston Celtics 2007–2010 Minnesota Timberwolves 2010–2012 Los Angeles Clippers 2012–2013 Artland Dragons 2013–2014 Oklahoma City Thunder

Ryan Anthony Gomes (born September 1, 1982 in Waterbury , Connecticut ) is an American basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association . The approximately 201 cm tall and 113 kg heavy Gomes plays the position of the small forward and can also be used as a power forward . Gomes was in 2005 at the 50th place of the Boston Celtics in the Draft selected. In 2007 he moved to the Minnesota Timberwolves . On July 8, 2010, the Clippers committed him from Los Angeles, where he played until his release in the summer of 2012. From November 2012 to January 2013 Gomes played for the German Bundesliga club Artland Dragons .

Career

Boston Celtics (2005-2007)

Although Ryan Gomes had a good college season as a power forward at Providence College , the then 22-year-old was not selected by the Boston Celtics until the end of the 2nd round, as most scouts and teams believed Gomes' size and strengths wouldn't fit in well with the NBA. The first role that Gomes was given in Boston was that of substitute for Paul Pierce . After the Celtics had made a few trades and center Kendrick Perkins injured himself, Gomes moved into the starting five. Even when Perkins returned, Gomes was able to maintain his place in the team and came to 7.6 points and 4.9 rebounds in 22.6 minutes after the disappointing start of the season. The Boston number 4 also managed 7 double doubles and was called up to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team at the end of the season . Because he was able to convince in the 2006 Summer League Team of the Celtics, he was also elected to the Summer League All-First Team.

In the following season, Gomes remained the starter. In 60 of his 73 completed games he was in the starting five and averaged 12.1 points and 5.6 rebounds in 31.2 minutes. Gomes also scored his first triple-double that year (10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists against the Charlotte Bobcats ) and set a new career high in points (31 against the Washington Wizards ) and rebounds (17 against the Minnesota Timberwolves ) on. After Gomes was injured in early March 2007, he reported back in April with a greatly improved three-point throw and at the end of the season had a three-point rate of 38.1%. This value is his season best to this day.

Minnesota Timberwolves (2007-2010)

In a spectacular trade in which Boston traded Ryan Gomes along with Gerald Green, Al Jefferson , Theo Ratliff, Sebastian Telfair and draft picks for Kevin Garnett , Gomes played for the Minnesota Timberwolves the following season. Gomes completed all 82 games of the season for Minnesota, set a new career high (35 points against the Golden State Warriors) and improved his values ​​in rebounds, assists and steals, although he received less playing time.

In the 2008–2009 season, Gomes also played all 82 games for Minnesota and because he was allocated more playing time (31.9 minutes), at the end of the season he achieved the highest average of his career in points (13.3 points) and blocks (0 , 3 blocks).

In the 2009 season, Gomes' playing time dropped a little as rookie Wayne Ellington and shooting guard Corey Brewer competed with Gomes. Gomes came up with the lowest point and rebound average since his rookie season. In one of his last games for Minnesota, on June 2, 2010, he converted another five threesomes against the Memphis Grizzlies in 2010 and thus set his career high.

Los Angeles Clippers (2010-2012)

On June 24, 2010, the Timberwolves sent him to Portland along with the draft rights for Luke Babbitt. In return, Martell Webster came to Minnesota. The Trail Blazers released Gomes shortly afterwards. On July 8, 2010 the Los Angeles Clippers signed him, where he competed with Al-Farouq Aminu and Rasual Butler. His stats deteriorated significantly over the two years until he was fired after the 2011/2012 season. His remaining salary is not counted towards the team's salary as the Clippers dismissed him through the amnesty clause.

Artland Dragons (2012-2013)

Since November 2012, the former NBA player Gomes played for the Quakenbrücker first division club Artland Dragons. He arrived at Artland on November 22nd, 2012 . For his commitment in Europe , Gomes has signed a contract that will run until the end of the 2012/13 BBL season. But after just 8 games, the Artland Dragons canceled their contract with Gomes in January 2013 and Gomes returned to the USA. In his games, Gomes averaged 12.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.

Web links

• Ryan Gomes - player profile on NBA.com
• Ryan Gomes - player profile on basketball-reference.com