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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Arron Afflalo Denver Nuggets


Player Name: Arron Afflalo
Birthday: October 15, 1985
Team: Denver Nuggets

Information of Arron Afflalo:

Arron Agustin Afflalo (born October 15, 1985) is an American professional basketball player, currently with the Denver Nuggets of the NBA. He completed a three-year career at University of California, Los Angeles in the Pacific-10 Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association as the starting shooting guard for the UCLA men's basketball team.

On June 28, 2007, Afflalo was drafted with the 27th overall pick in the NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons.
On July 13, 2009, he was traded along with Walter Sharpe to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for a second round pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.

On November 10, 2009, he was inserted into the Denver Nuggets starting lineup. On January 25, 2010, he made six three-point baskets against the Charlotte Bobcats, setting a new career high in three-point baskets made in one game.
On February 10, 2011 Afflalo made a 20-foot jump shot at the buzzer over Shawn Marion as Denver beat Dallas 121-120. The Nuggets trailed by as many as 13 in the 4th and were down 119-110 with under 2 minutes to play before pulling off a miraculous upset victory. Afflalo had 19 points in the fourth quarter alone to almost single-handedly power Denver to the win.

Jeff Adrien Golden State Warriors


Player Name: Jeff Adrien
Birthday: February 10, 1986
Team: Golden State Warriors

Information of Jeff Adrien:

Jeff Adrien (born February 10, 1986) is an American professional basketball player with the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. He is a 6'7" forward. Adrien formerly served as captain for the University of Connecticut Huskies.

Adrien was not selected in the 2009 NBA Draft, but later signed with Spanish league's Leite Río Breogán in Lugo, Galicia.
In 2009, Adrien accepted an invite to play on a team in the Orlando Pro Summer League. The team was run jointly by both the New Jersey Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers. He also played for the Memphis Grizzlies in the Vegas Summer League. On the Grizzlies team, playing alongside fellow UConn alumni Marcus Williams, Rudy Gay and Hasheem Thabeet, he led the team in rebounding.
Adrien played for the Orlando Magic in the Orlando Pro Summer League in 2010.

On August 24, 2010, Adrien was invited to the Golden State Warriors training camp. On October 10, 2010, Adrien scored 11 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in 22 minutes in a preseason game against the Sacramento Kings. He made the Warriors' final roster, but was waived in December 2010 to make room for Acie Law.
On December 17, 2010, Adrien signed with the Erie Bayhawks. He was traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers two weeks later for Garrett Temple.
On February 24, 2011, Adrien re-signed with the Golden State Warriors following a trade that allowed roster space for him.