Trevor Ariza
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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Trevor Anthony Ariza | |
| birthday | 30th June 1985 (age 35) | |
| place of birth | Miami , Florida , United States | |
| size | 203 cm | |
| position | Small forward | |
| college | UCLA | |
| NBA draft | 2004 , 43rd Pick, New York Knicks | |
| Club information | ||
| society | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| league | NBA | |
| Jersey number | 8th | |
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2004–2006 New York Knicks 2006–2007 Orlando Magic 2007–2009 Los Angeles Lakers 2009–2010 Houston Rockets 2010–2012 New Orleans Hornets 2012–2014 Washington Wizards 2014–2018 Houston Rockets 2018 Phoenix Suns 2018–2019 Washington Wizards 2019 Sacramento Kings Since 2020 Portland Trail Blazers
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Trevor Anthony Ariza (born June 30, 1985 in Miami , Florida ) is an American basketball player with Dominican roots. He currently plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Portland Trail Blazers .
Career
Ariza began his basketball career at Westchester High School in Los Angeles . After a successful time at the school, he decided in 2003 for a UCLA basketball scholarship with the UCLA Bruins . There he played a season and signed up for the upcoming NBA Draft after the season .
In the 2004 NBA Draft , he was selected 43rd by the New York Knicks . After an eventful time in New York, he and Penny Hardaway were transferred to Orlando Magic for Steve Francis in 2006 .
In November 2007 he was sent to the Los Angeles Lakers for Maurice Evans and Brian Cook , where he played until the end of the 2008/2009 season. With the Lakers, Ariza worked for the first time as a reliable role player and became an important part of the Lakers rotation through his athleticism and good defense. Towards the end of the 2008/09 NBA season , Ariza was appointed to the Lakers' starting five and won the 2009 NBA championship with the team .
In July 2009, he was introduced as a new member of the Houston Rockets, where he received a five-year contract with a salary of $ 33 million, also made possible by Yao Ming's injury . During the 2010 summer break, he was sent to New Orleans in a four-team swap. That's what Courtney Lee came to Houston for.
In the summer of 2012, Ariza was transferred to the Washington Wizards together with Emeka Okafor . In return, Rashard Lewis switched to the Hornets. He became a free agent for the 2014/2015 season . He signed a four-year contract with the Houston Rockets, who gave forward Chandler Parsons that same summer .
After his contract in Houston expired, he signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Suns as a free agent in the summer of 2018. In mid-December 2018, Ariza was given to the Washington Wizards by the Suns for Austin Rivers and Kelly Oubre Jr. After a brief stint with the Washington Wizards , Ariza was transferred to the Portland Trail Blazers in January 2020 .
Style of play
Ariza is characterized by his strong one-on-one defense and good agility in defense. Thanks to clever movements away from the ball and a reliable three-point throw, it can also be used as a supplement to players who are in danger of being in a basketball and who need a lot of possession.
Ariza is the perfect example of a player with strengths in threesomes and defense ( 3-and-D player ), who can defensively defend the opponent's best winger and who scores reliably on the offensive without needing a lot of ball contact.
Individual evidence
- ^ Pacers get Collison from Hornets in four-team trade. In: NBA.com. Internet Archive, August 11, 2010, accessed May 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Rockets Land Ariza & Valuable First Round Pick. In: NBA.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020 .
- ↑ http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23958932/phoenix-suns-agree-one-year-deal-trevor-ariza
- ^ Ariza Trade back in Washington ; nba.com; Accessed December 16, 2018
- ↑ https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/2020/1/20/trail-blazers-acquire-trevor-ariza-wenyen-gabriel-caleb-swanigan-from-sacramento
Web links
- Trevor Ariza - player profile on NBA.com
- Trevor Ariza - player profile on basketball-reference.com
- Trevor Ariza - college player profile on sports-reference.com
- Trevor Ariza - player profile on realgm.com
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ariza, Trevor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ariza, Trevor Anthony (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Miami , Florida , United States |