Thabo Sefolosha

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Basketball player
Thabo Sefolosha
Thabo Sefolosha
Player information
Full name Thabo Patrick Sefolosha
birthday May 2, 1984 (36 years and 118 days)
place of birth Vevey , Switzerland
size 204 cm
position Shooting Guard / Small Forward
NBA draft 2006 , 13th Pick, Philadelphia 76ers
league NBA
Jersey number 22nd
Clubs as active
2001–2002 Tege Riviera Basket 2003–2005 ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône 2003–2006 Angelico Biella 2006–2009 Chicago Bulls 2009–2014 Oklahoma City Thunder 2011 → Fenerbahçe Ülker 2014–2017 Atlanta Hawks 2017–2019 Utah Jazz 2019–2020 Houston RocketsSwitzerlandSwitzerland
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Thabo Patrick Sefolosha (born May 2, 1984 in Vevey , Canton of Vaud ) is a Swiss basketball player . Sefolosha was the first Swiss in the NBA.

Childhood and youth

Sefolosha is the son of a South African musician and a Swiss artist. Scouts became aware of the exceptional talent early on. Especially his performance as a rookie at Vevey Riviera Basket in the highest Swiss league and his appearances in the national team made Sefolosha a talent with NBA potential early on. However, it was also becoming more and more obvious that Thabo needed a new challenge, which he found at Élan Sportif Chalonnais , a basketball club from the French premier league.

Time in France and Italy

During his time in Chalon-sur-Saône , Thabo Sefolosha initially barely got any game minutes and later made himself available to the U-21 team. Over time, however, he prevailed, and with his move to the Italian first division club Pallacanestro Biella , the young Swiss appeared more and more on the radar of American scouts.

NBA

At the age of 22, Sefolosha made himself available for the 2006 NBA draft and was drafted 13th by the Philadelphia 76ers , who immediately passed him on to the Chicago Bulls for Rodney Carney , a transfer fee and a 2007 second-round draft pick. In his rookie season, Sefolosha immediately played 71 games of the season, four of them in the starting five , and scored 3.6 points per game as the fourth guard behind Ben Gordon , Kirk Hinrich and Chris Duhon with an average of 12 minutes of play. The Bulls reached the playoffs, where they beat reigning champions Miami Heat in four games, but then lost to the Detroit Pistons in six games. In his second season he scored 6.7 points per game in 69 season games (22 of which as a starter) in almost 21 minutes of average playing time. The Bulls still missed the playoffs.

In his third season, 2008-09 , Sefolosha was transferred mid-season from the Bulls to the Oklahoma City Thunder . In return for Thabo Sefolosha, the Bulls received a first-round draft right for 2009. Sefolosha benefited from this change by playing in the team around all-star Kevin Durant in the starting five, on 8.5 points and over five rebounds per game improved and kept Durant's back free with hard defensive work. In the following season , coach Scott Brooks' team reached the playoffs with 50 wins this season, where Sefolosha "only" scored an average of six points, but was chosen for his defense in the NBA All-Defensive Second Team . The team was eliminated in the first round against the eventual champions Los Angeles Lakers . In the 2010/11 season , the Thunder won 55 games and reached the finals of the Western Conference , but was eliminated from the eventual champions Dallas Mavericks . During the lockout in the 2011 NBA, Sefolosha made a brief appearance at Fenerbahçe Ülker . He played his first game for FB Ülker on October 10, 2011 against Caja Laboral and his last game on December 1, 2011 against Olympiakos .

After his contract with Thunder expired in the summer of 2014, Sefolosha moved within the NBA and signed a three-year contract with the Atlanta Hawks . Sefolosha played for the Hawks for three years, where he was an important part of coach Mike Budenholzer's rotation . In the summer of 2017, he switched to Utah Jazz , where Sefolosha signed a two-year contract worth $ 10.5 million.

Sefolosha suffered a torn ligament in the game against the Charlotte Hornets on January 12, 2018 and was out for the remainder of the season after surgery. After a violation of the narcotics guidelines within the meaning of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the league and the NBPA players' union , Sefolosha was suspended for five games without pay in April 2018. Due to the size of the penalty, marijuana use is rumored in the second recurrence.

Sefolosha versus the city of New York

In April 2015, Atlanta Hawk Sefolosha and his teammate Pero Antić were arrested for interfering with the authorities outside the 1 Oak Club in Manhattan when the NYPD tried to clear a street after Chris Copeland was stabbed by the Indiana Pacers . Antić was not charged at all, Sefolosha was offered to discontinue the case, which he refused. A jury cleared Sefolosha, whose fibula had been broken in the course of the arrest, of all allegations six months later. Without him, the Hawks lost the Eastern Conference finals with 0-4 wins against the Cleveland Cavaliers . Sefolosha, who had at least missed this Hawks playoff series because of his violation and described the break as shortening his career, cited the city of New York in federal court after his acquittal for deprivation of liberty, excessive use of force and violation of his civil rights. Without admitting its own guilt, the City of New York paid Sefolosha $ 4 million in an out-of-court settlement in April 2017.

Private

Sefolosha is the father of two daughters.

Awards

See also

Web links

Commons : Thabo Sefolosha  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Roman Schuppli: A delightful transfer for Sefolosha. On: Neue Zürcher Zeitung website; Zurich, July 13, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  2. Jack Maloney: Losing Thabo Sefolosha for season could be the final blow to Jazz's slim playoff hopes. Sefolosha was injured Friday night and is reportedly to undergo season-ending knee surgery. On: CBS Sports website; San Francisco, CA, January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018 (in English).
  3. ^ Tony Jones: Utah Jazz teammates lament Thabo Sefolosha's knee injury. Veteran forward weighing treatment possibilities. On: The Salt Lake Tribune website; Salt Lake City, UT, January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. Ralf Meile: Sefolosha caught smoking weed - that's why he hardly has to pay for it. On: Watson website; Zurich, April 4, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  5. Jeff Zillgitt: Nerlens Noel, Thabo Sefolosha suspended five games for viola ting NBA's anti-drug program. On: USA Today website; McLean, VA, April 3, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018 (in English).
  6. Roman Schuppli: The Swiss NBA basketball player Thabo Sefolosha consumes marijuana again - and is banned. On: Neue Zürcher Zeitung website; Zurich, April 4, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  7. ^ Benjamin Mueller: NBA Player and 2 Women Are Stabbed Outside a Club. From: New York Times (New York Edition, page A23); New York City, New York, April 9, 2015 with contributions from Scott Cacciola and Ashley Southall. As Pacers' Chris Copeland and 2 Women Are Stabbed Outside Manhattan Club. quoted from: New York Times website; New York City, NY April 8, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2018 (in English).
  8. Michael Wallace: Hawks' Thabo Sefolosha found not guilty in NYC arrest case. On: ESPN website; Burbank, CA, October 9, 2015 with contributions from Scott Eden and The Associated Press. Retrieved January 8, 2018 (in English).
  9. Nathaniel Penn: GQ Exclusive: NBA Star Thabo Sefolosha Tells His Story of Assault by the NYPD. On: Gentlemen's Quarterly website; New York, NY October 29, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2019 (in English).
  10. Ashley Branca: NBA star Thabo Sefolosha receives $ 4m payout from NYPD over nightclub fracas. In: The Guardian, April 6, 2017, cited from The Guardian website; New York, NY April 6, 2017 with contributions from The Associated Press. Retrieved January 8, 2018 (in English).
  11. James C. McKinley Jr .: City Will Pay $ 4 Million in NBA Player's Arrest. From: New York Times (New York Edition, page A21); New York City, New York, April 6, 2017 with contributions by Scott Cacciola. As New York City to Pay NBA's Thabo Sefolosha $ 4 Million to End False-Arrest Suit. quoted from: New York Times website; New York City, NY April 5, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  12. ^ Adrian Ruch: "In the USA, open racism is allowed". Interview, SonntagsZeitung , July 22, 2019.