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Tyson Chandler
Chandler with the Mavericks
No. 6 – New York Knicks
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1982-10-02) October 2, 1982 (age 42)
Hanford, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolDominguez
NBA draft2001: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career2001–present
Career history
2001–2006Chicago Bulls
2006–2009New Orleans Hornets
2009–2010Charlotte Bobcats
2010–2011Dallas Mavericks
2011–presentNew York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing  United States
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Las Vegas Team competition
FIBA World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Turkey Team competition

Tyson Cleotis Chandler (born October 2, 1982) is an American professional basketball center who currently plays for the New York Knicks of the NBA. Chandler stands at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) and 235 lb (107 kg). Chandler played high school basketball for Dominguez High School, in Compton, California before declaring for the NBA draft as a prep-to-pro player. At Dominguez, Chandler was a standout basketball player winning California Mr. Basketball twice. Chandler was drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the second overall pick in the first round of the 2001 by the Los Angeles Clippers but was traded to the Chicago Bulls on draft day, over his career he has also played for New Orleans Hornets, Charlotte Bobcats, Dallas Mavericks and the New York Knicks he had established himself as one of the better defensive centers in the league winning NBA All-Defensive Team honors in 2011. He was also represented the United States in the 2010 FIBA World Championships where he won a gold medal.

Early life and high school career

Chandler was born to a single mother with two other brothers Terrell and Tervon in his families farm in Hanford, California just south of Fresno, California. Chandler began playing basketball at three years old on a basket, Chandler's grandfather Cleotis fixed on a tree. Chandler grew up doing farm work such as milking cows, slopping pigs, and cultivating crops. At nine years old Chandler and his mother moved to San Bernadino, California he was already nearly six feet tall. As a kid Chandler was teased because of his height, kids on his schools basketball teased him assuming he was older than he really was and that he had gotten left back several times because of his height.[1] Chandler and his family then moved to Compton, California where he enrolled at Dominguez High School a school known for its athletics producing basketball greats such as Dennis Johnson and Cedric Ceballos. In his freshman year, Chandler made the varsity team and played with Tayshaun Prince who was then a senior. With the Dominguez Dons, Chandler became a teenage sensation current players such as DeMar DeRozan watched him play and claimed "he was like Shaq". Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Jennings who was a ball boy for Dominguez at the time said "You'd see the girls around Tyson, the Escalade he drove, and you wanted to be like him,"[2] Chandler earned accolades from Parade Magazine and USA Today, and was selected to the McDonald's High School All-America Team. As a freshman, he was profiled on current affairs TV program 60 Minutes. In his junior year Chandler led the Dons to the Division Two title game and won. In his junior year Chandler averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and three blocks. In his senior year Chandler led Dominguez to a state championship and a 31-4 record and averaged 26 points, 15 boards, and eight blocks a game.[3] Chandler then declared for the 2001 NBA draft as a prep-to-pro and one of the greatest high school basketball players of all-time.

Professional career

Chicago Bulls

Tyson Chandler was selected 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Clippers, who immediately traded his rights to the Chicago Bulls for former NBA Rookie of the Year Award recipient Elton Brand. The Bulls intended to pair Chandler with fellow high school phenomenon Eddy Curry in the front court. However, while both players had stretches of success during their time with the Bulls, they rarely coincided. In Chandler's case, back problems were a recurring issue throughout his career, particularly during the 2003–04 season. During the early part of his career, Chandler feuded with Brendan Haywood of the Washington Wizards and Amar'e Stoudemire of the Phoenix Suns. Later, although the feuds became less frequent, Chandler struggled with foul trouble, which limited his playing time.

Chandler also played a major role in the resurgent Bulls' playoff run in the 2004–05 season. Finding a role as a fourth-quarter defensive specialist, with notable game-saving blocks against stars like Paul Pierce and Carmelo Anthony, he was rewarded with a long-term deal to remain with the Chicago Bulls for the next six years, reportedly worth close to $63 million. With Curry's departure after the 2004–05 season, Chandler became the last member of the Bulls left from the Jerry Krause era.

During the 2005–2006 season, Chandler's biggest impact was on defense, but he struggled again with foul problems and averaged only 5.3 points per game. Due in part to his sub-par playoff performance and the Bulls' signing of four-time Defensive Player of the Year Ben Wallace in the off-season after the 2005–2006 season, Bulls GM John Paxson began to consider moving Chandler.

New Orleans Hornets
Chandler dunks basketball as a member of the Hornets.

On July 5, 2006, the Bulls and the Hornets verbally agreed to a trade that would send Chandler to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for J.R. Smith and P.J. Brown.[4] The deal was finalized the following week.[5] Chandler had a breakout season in 2006–2007, averaging 9.5 points and 12.4 rebounds to go with 1.8 blocks. His rebounding and blocks are still career highs to this day. Chandler and the Hornets played in Oklahoma City that year because of the effects of Hurricane Katrina. The Hornets struggled and finished at 39-43, not qualifying for a playoffs spot. Chandler followed that up with an even better season where he put up 11.7 points and 11.8 rebounds a game and led the league in offensive rebounding. His defense, rebounding and the ability to connect with Chris Paul on alley-oop passes Paul and Chandler were dubbed the "Crescent City Connection". Chandler's good play allowed the Hornets to claim the 2007–08 Southwest division for the first time ever with 56 wins. During the season Chandler played well averaging 11.8 points and 11.7 rebounds. Chandler played ever better in the playoffs. The Hornets defeated the Dirk Nowitzki-led Dallas Mavericks in five games. Before having to face the San Antonio Spurs. In the series Chandler defended Tim Duncan valiantly but in the end the Hornets lost a heartbreaking Game 7 where Chandler limited Duncan to 5–17 shooting. In 197 regular season games with the Hornets franchise, Chandler averaged 10.2 ppg, 11.3 rpg and 1.4 bpg, while shooting an outstanding 61.1% from the field. On February 17, 2009, Chandler was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Chris Wilcox, Joe Smith and the rights to DeVon Hardin.[6] However, he failed the physical because of a toe injury, and one day later, the Thunder announced that they rescinded the trade.[7] Ironically, the doctor in Oklahoma City who failed Chandler on the physical was the same doctor who had performed corrective surgery on the toe two years earlier.[8] Chandler was eventually traded on July 28, 2009, he was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Emeka Okafor.[9]

Charlotte Bobcats

Chandler joined a Charlotte Bobcats team that had never made the playoffs in their young history. In Charlotte the injury bug had once again bitten Chandler as he continued to struggle with injuries in 2009–10, missing more than a month with a stress fracture in his left foot. Chandler still helped the Bobcats win 44 games and earn its first-ever postseason berth. The Bobcats led by Gerald Wallace and Stephen Jackson made it to the playoffs as the seventh seed in the eastern conference where they went up against the Orlando Magic. Chandler had the difficult task of defending Dwight Howard. Chandler limited Howard to only 9 points and 9 rebounds both below his season and career averages.[10] The Bobcats were however swept in their first trip to the playoffs.

Dallas Mavericks
Chandler as a Hornet.

On July 13, 2010, Chandler was traded to the Dallas Mavericks along with Alexis Ajinça in exchange for Matt Carroll, Erick Dampier and Eduardo Nájera.[11] He won the 2011 NBA championship with the team.[12] Chandler was expected to shine next to Dirk Nowitzki and with the help of pass-first guard Jason Kidd. Chandler started despite the Mavericks giving Brendan Haywood a big contract extension. Chandler quickly became a fan-favorite in Dallas because of his defensive efforts and athleticism on both ends of the floor. Chandler was accredited for making the Mavericks "tough" and anchoring the defense with his hustle and intensity.[13] The Mavericks 57-25 earning the third seed in the western conference. The Mavericks defeated a deep Portland Trailblazers in six games, swept [[Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers,and defeated Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder in 5 games. The Mavericks went in to the NBA Finals as an underdog facing the Miami Heat and their "Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Chandler was instrumental in the series defensively stopping LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade's penetration to the rim causing them too struggle all series. Chandler was forced to play big minutes because of an injury to backup center Brendan Haywood and the inexperience of Ian Mahinmi. In game 5, Chandler recorded 13 points and 16 rebounds. In the decisive game 6, Chandler recorded 13 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks. In the regular season Chandler was reasonably healthy playing in 74 of 82 games. Chandler averaged 10.1 points and 9.4 rebounds in the regular season, in the playoffs he averaged 8 points and 9.2 rebounds. For his defensive efforts throughout the year Chandler was selected to the All-Defensive Second Team.

New York Knicks

During the 2011 NBA lockout, Chandler considered joining Wilson Chandler on the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association however Chandler declined.[14] [15] Upon the 2011 NBA lockout ending Chandler told ESPN.com that he did not expect to be back with the defending champion Dallas Mavericks. Chandler was acquired by the Knicks in a three-team sign and trade with the Dallas Mavericks and Washington Wizards.[16] Chandler reached terms on a 4 year contract, reportedly worth 58$M to join All-Stars, Amar'e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony in the Knicks frontcourt.

Personal life

Until the age of 10, Chandler grew up on a farm in northern California.[17]

Chandler and his wife Kimberly organized a charity to help New Orleans families who suffered from Hurricane Katrina. The charity helped purchase "small things" (as Chandler said) for the families' homes: TVs, stoves, microwaves, refrigerators, pots, pans etc. The wives of Chandler's teammates helped in the efforts.[18]

He is of German descent.[19]

He was the subject of a limited edition 100 copy zine titled "Tyson Chandler". The zine was created in fall 2011 by Camilla Venturini and the photographer Ari Marcopoulos, and was the subject of a lengthy article in the Wall Street Journal.[20]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Chicago 71 31 19.6 .497 .000 .604 4.8 .8 .4 1.3 6.1
2002–03 Chicago 75 68 24.4 .531 .000 .608 6.9 1.0 .5 1.4 9.2
2003–04 Chicago 35 8 22.3 .424 .000 .669 7.7 .7 .5 1.2 6.1
2004–05 Chicago 80 10 27.4 .494 .000 .673 9.7 .8 .9 1.8 8.0
2005–06 Chicago 79 50 26.8 .565 .000 .503 9.0 1.0 .5 1.3 5.3
2006–07 NO/Oklahoma City 73 73 34.6 .624 .000 .527 12.4 .9 .5 1.8 9.5
2007–08 New Orleans 79 79 35.2 .623 .000 .593 11.7 1.0 .6 1.1 11.8
2008–09 New Orleans 45 45 32.1 .565 .000 .579 8.7 .5 .3 1.2 8.8
2009–10 Charlotte 51 27 22.8 .574 .000 .732 6.3 1.1 .3 1.1 6.5
2010–11 Dallas 74 74 27.8 .654 .000 .732 9.4 .4 .5 1.1 10.1
2011–12 New York 0 0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0
Career 662 465 27.6 .568 .000 .626 8.8 .8 .5 1.4 8.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005 Chicago 6 0 28.7 .475 .000 .696 9.7 1.3 .2 2.2 11.7
2006 Chicago 6 0 17.3 .667 .000 .300 4.5 .5 .3 .3 1.8
2008 New Orleans 12 12 34.3 .632 .000 .625 10.3 .4 .4 1.7 8.0
2009 New Orleans 4 4 23.5 .500 .000 .500 5.3 .5 .5 .2 3.8
2010 Charlotte 4 0 15.0 .545 .000 .667 2.5 .5 .5 .8 3.5
2011 Dallas 21 21 32.4 .582 .000 .679 9.2 .4 .6 .9 8.0
Career 53 37 28.7 .574 .000 .648 8.2 .5 .5 1.1 7.0

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/T_Chandler/T_Chandler_bio.html
  2. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1180699/index.htm
  3. ^ http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/T_Chandler/T_Chandler_bio.html
  4. ^ Stein, Marc (July 5, 2006). "Bulls to deal Chandler to Hornets for Brown, Smith". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  5. ^ "Bulls trade Tyson Chandler to Hornets for PJ Brown and JR Smith". Inside Hoops. July 14, 2006. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  6. ^ "Thunder Acquires Center Tyson Chandler". NBA.com. 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  7. ^ "Thunder Rescind Trade for Tyson Chandler". NBA.com. 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  8. ^ Mannix, Chris (March 30, 2009). "Foot Fault?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Bobcats Acquire Tyson Chandler from New Orleans Hornets". NBA.com. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  10. ^ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/howardw01/gamelog/2010/
  11. ^ "MAVERICKS ACQUIRE CHANDLER AND AJINCA IN FIVE-PLAYER TRADE". NBA.com. 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  12. ^ "What's next for the Dallas Mavericks?". Espn.com. June 14, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  13. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/sam_amick/05/04/tyson.chandler.mavericks/index.html
  14. ^ http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/7268976/tyson-chandler-dallas-mavericks-declines-chinese-team-offer
  15. ^ http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/20/report-tyson-chandler-looking-at-playing-in-china/
  16. ^ http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Knicks+acquire+Chandler+three+team+deal/5842448/story.html
  17. ^ "NBA Finals 2011 Game 5 Half-time Report". ABC Sports. June 9, 2011.
  18. ^ Evans, Candy (June 10, 2011). "Houses of Dallas Mavericks emulate NBA Finals' success". Pegasus News. Retrieved June 15, 2011. Tyson Chandler and his wife Kimberly are super great people — they recently organized a charity to help New Orleans families who suffered from Hurricane Katrina.
  19. ^ Fisher, Mike (November 30, 2010). "One-on-One with Mavs center Tyson Chandler". Fox Sports Wisconsin. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  20. ^ "One Baller's Biggest Fan". Wall Street Journal. November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011.

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