The February 24, 2011 traded player from the Suns played for which two countries before playing in the United States?
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2010–11 Phoenix Suns season The 2010–11 Phoenix Suns season was the 43rd season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time in eight seasons, the Suns will be without the play of power forward Amar'e Stoudemire, a 5-time All-Star and former Rookie of the Year who joined the New York Knicks in the summer. The Suns traded Jason Richardson on December 18, 2010 as part of a trade that brought Vince Carter to the Suns. On February 24, 2011, the Suns traded Goran Dragić and the draft pick they got earlier from Orlando in exchange for Aaron Brooks. Alvin Gentry was head coach and the Suns played their home games at US Airways Center.
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Goran Dragić Goran Dragić (born 6 May 1986) is a Slovenian professional basketball for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He played professional basketball in Slovenia and Spain before entering the NBA in 2008. Dragić has played for the Phoenix Suns twice, the Houston Rockets, and the Miami Heat. He was an All-NBA Third Team selection and the NBA Most Improved Player in 2014.
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Jason Smith (basketball, born 1986) Jason Victor Smith (born March 2, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Colorado State University before being selected with the 20th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Miami Heat.
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Jordan Hill (basketball) Jordan Craig Hill (born July 27, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Hill played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats before he was drafted eighth overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. He was traded in the middle of his rookie season to the Houston Rockets, and was again involved in a midseason trade to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2011–12. In 2015, he signed with the Indiana Pacers, but departed after just one season, signing with the Timberwolves in 2016.
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Joey Graham Joseph Graham (born June 11, 1982) is an American professional basketball player. He made his NBA debut on November 2, 2005. He last played in the NBA in 2011 for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Kyle Hill Kyle Eric Hill (born April 7, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player. He was picked by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2001 NBA Draft with the 44th overall draft pick. Hill's NBA rights were then traded by the Mavericks shortly after the draft to the Houston Rockets.
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Kimmo Muurinen Kimmo Muurinen (born February 23, 1981) is a Finnish professional basketball player. He played the most years of his career in his home country Finland, but also had stances in Germany, Italy and the United States. He is also a long time member of the Finnish national team, which he played for since 2000. As of September 2, 2014, he has played 153 games for Finland.
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List of foreign NBL Canada players In the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL), foreign players—also known as international players—are those who were born outside the United States or Canada. Players who were born in U.S. overseas territories, such as Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam, are considered international players even if they are U.S. citizens. Yannick Anzuluni and Boubacar Coly were the first international players to play in the NBL Canada. The two faced each other in the league's first-ever regular season game on October 29, 2011, between the Moncton Miracles and Laval Kebs. The first international player to be drafted into the league was Obinna Agomo, who held Nigerian citizenship. Agomo never appeared in an NBL Canada game, however. Papa Oppong, who was of Ghanaian descent but was born and raised in the Toronto, Canada area, was the first second-generation foreign player to be drafted into the league.
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1996–97 Phoenix Suns season The 1996–97 NBA season was the 29th season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Suns acquired Sam Cassell and Robert Horry from the Houston Rockets, and signed free agent Rex Chapman. However, the team struggled losing their first 13 games of the season. After an 0–8 start, coach Cotton Fitzsimmons was replaced by former Suns guard Danny Ainge, who led the team to a 40–34 finish, along the way they were many in-season moves such as trading Cassell, second-year star Michael Finley and A. C. Green, to the Dallas Mavericks for future-superstar Jason Kidd, Loren Meyer and Tony Dumas, and sending Horry along with Joe Kleine, to the Los Angeles Lakers for former Suns forward Cedric Ceballos and Rumeal Robinson.
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Dennis Awtrey Dennis Wade Awtrey (born February 22, 1948) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'10" center from Santa Clara University, Awtrey was drafted by the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers in 1970. He played in the league for twelve seasons, spending time with the 76ers, Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, and Portland Trail Blazers. Awtrey had his finest season in 1974-1975, when he averaged 9.9 points and 8.6 rebounds as a member of the Suns. Awtrey was also known for once having punched Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the jaw. In 2012, Awtrey moved to Manzanita, Oregon, where he now operates a bed-and-breakfast.
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Shawn Jamison Shawn Jamison (born October 10, 1969 in California, United States) is a retired professional basketball player, who last played in England for the Milton Keynes Lions.
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Walter Davis (basketball) Walter Pearl Davis (born September 9, 1954) is a retired American basketball player. A 6'6" forward/guard, Davis spent 15 years in the National Basketball Association, spending the bulk of those years with the Phoenix Suns.
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Markieff Morris Markieff Morris (born September 2, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at the University of Kansas before being drafted 13th overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the Suns.
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2012–13 Phoenix Suns season The 2012–13 NBA season was the Suns' 45th season in the NBA. This season was the first season since the 2003–04 season that the Suns were without star point guard and former two-time MVP Steve Nash. Ironically enough, Nash was sign-and-traded to the rival Los Angeles Lakers despite Nash making earlier statements that he couldn't really envision himself being an L.A. Laker. Another fan favorite, Grant Hill, would also leave for Los Angeles in this season, but he would sign with the L.A. Clippers instead. By technicality, the player who held the most playing experience for the Suns this season was Jermaine O'Neal.
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Vince Kelley Vince Kelley (born c. 1962) is an American-Australian former professional basketball player who played the majority of his career in Australia, which included three seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL) and 13 seasons in the State Basketball League (SBL). He played four years of college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes before playing professionally in Australia and Portugal.
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Anthony Pelle Anthony Pelle (born December 1, 1972) is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round (44th overall pick) of the 1995 NBA Draft. Pelle, who was born in the Bronx, New York and played collegiately at Villanova University and Fresno State University, did not appear in any NBA games but plied his trade several leagues in Europe, most notably in Greece, Spain and Italy as well as in second tier leagues in the United States.
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Greg Griffin Greg Griffin (September 6, 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a retired professional basketball small forward who spent one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Phoenix Suns during the 1977–78 season. The Suns drafted Griffin from Idaho State University during the fourth round (71 pick overall) of the 1977 NBA Draft.
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Tyson Chandler Tyson Cleotis Chandler (born October 2, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Chandler was the second overall pick of the 2001 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, then was immediately traded to the Chicago Bulls. He has also played for the New Orleans Hornets, Charlotte Bobcats, Dallas Mavericks, and New York Knicks. As starting center for Dallas, he played an integral role in the franchise's first NBA championship in 2011. He was also a member of the United States men's national basketball team's gold medal runs in the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Summer Olympics. He plays the center position.
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Chris Marinucci Christopher Jon Marinucci (born December 29, 1971) is an American retired ice hockey player who played briefly in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Islanders. He also played with the Denver Grizzlies, Utah Grizzlies, Phoenix Roadrunners, Chicago Wolves, Kokudo Tokyo, Berlin Polar Bears, Idaho Steelheads, IF Björklöven and Storhamar Dragons.
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Jared Cunningham Jared Armon Cunningham (born May 22, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for Oregon State, where he was an All-Pac-12 first team selection before being selected with the 24th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. His rights were acquired by the Dallas Mavericks in a draft-day trade, and after just one season with Dallas, he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks and later had stints with the Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Milwaukee Bucks, where he averaged 4.0 points for the Bucks in four games played.
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Rodney Stuckey Rodney Norvell Stuckey (born April 21, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played seven seasons for the Detroit Pistons and played college basketball for Eastern Washington University.
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Eddy Curry Eddy Anthony Curry Jr. (born December 5, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Coming directly out of Thornwood High School in South Holland, Illinois, Curry was selected fourth overall in the 2001 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. Curry played for the Bulls until 2005, then played for the New York Knicks from 2005 to 2010. Curry played for the Miami Heat in the season and was part of the Heat's 2012 championship team. Curry played for the Dallas Mavericks for the early part of the season before playing out the season for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association.