Jorge Garbajosa
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Born | Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain | December 19, 1977||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 1999: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1994–2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 7, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–2000 | Taugrés/TAU Cerámica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | Benetton Treviso | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Unicaja | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Toronto Raptors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Khimki Moscow Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Unicaja | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro Jr. (born December 19, 1977[1]), is a Spanish former professional basketball player and the current president of the Spanish Basketball Federation.[2] Standing at 2.07 m (6 ft 9 1⁄2 in), he played both power forward and small forward. He was an All-EuroLeague first team selection in 2003, and an All-EuroLeague second team selection in 2006, while playing for Unicaja. During his stint in the NBA, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2007. A serious injury the following season cut his NBA career short, and he never truly recovered until his retirement.
He played internationally with the senior Spain national team, which won a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2001 and two silver medals at the EuroBasket 2003 and 2007. During his tenure their highest achievement was the gold medal at the 2006 World Cup, where his stellar play earned him All-tournament honors. In 2006, Garbajosa was named Mr Europa Player of the year by Italian weekly magazine SuperBasket.[3]
Professional career
Europe
Garbajosa began his career playing for Taugrés, later known as TAU Cerámica, between 1995 and 2000.[4] In the 1998–99 season, he guided Baskonia to a Spanish King's Cup victory.[5]
Garbajosa then spent four seasons at Benetton Treviso between 2000 and 2004 under future Toronto Raptors Vice-President and Assistant General Manager Maurizio Gherardini and New York Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni. He won two Italian National Cups, two Italian Super Cups and two Italian League championships with Benetton and averaged 13.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and a EuroLeague-best 2.85 steals per game, en route to All-EuroLeague 2002–03 First Team honors, and being named the 2003 Eurobasket.com Player of the Year.[4]
Garbajosa spent his next two seasons (2004–06) with Unicaja, helping them to win the 2005–06 Spanish League championship and Spanish Cup.[4] He was in the top 15 in scoring (14.9 points per game) and rebounding (6.9 rebounds per game) in the 2005–06 EuroLeague season, and averaged 13.3 points and 6.4 rebounds domestically, in 42 Spanish league outings, shooting 55% from the field and 81% from the free throw line.[4] Garbajosa was also the 2005 Spanish Cup MVP, and the 2006 Spanish League Finals MVP,[4] and earned All-EuroLeague Second Team honors.[5]
Overall, in his 11 seasons with the three clubs, Garbajosa had regular-season averages of 10.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 362 Spanish national domestic league games, and averaged 13.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals in 105 EuroLeague games.[5]
NBA
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On July 24, 2006, the Toronto Raptors officially signed Garbajosa to a three-year contract[4] amounting to about US$12 million. He wore number 15 for the Raptors, previously worn by ex-Raptors star Vince Carter. Given his pedigree, Garbajosa was a regular starter at the forward position. For the first half of the season, Garbajosa was instrumental in driving the Raptors past the .500 mark and he was awarded Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month honours in December 2006.[6]
On March 26, 2007, Garbajosa suffered an injury to his left leg during a regular-season matchup against the Boston Celtics. The injury was serious, as he was carried out on a stretcher in considerable pain. Doctors in Toronto performed surgery to repair a broken fibula, a displaced ankle and ligament damage. Because his recovery time was estimated to be in the range of six months, he was forced to miss the rest of the season and the entire post-season.[7] He averaged 8.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game after 67 appearances in his debut season for the Raptors.[8] Garbajosa and Raptors teammate Andrea Bargnani were named to the NBA All-Rookie Team at the end of the season.[9]
Garbajosa returned to play with the Raptors for the 2007–08 season, but after meeting with a specialist on November 26, he chose to have further surgery on his leg and ankle.[10] The operation took place on December 11, 2007.[11]
In June 2008, negotiations took place in an attempt by the Raptors to buy out the remaining year of his contract. Garbajosa had previously been named to the 2008 Barcelona Olympics basketball squad for 2008, against the wishes of the Raptors.[12] On June 18, 2008, the Raptors officially bought out Garbajosa's contract.[13]
While playing for the Raptors, his nickname was "The Garbage Man."[14]
Return to Europe
In the 2008 off-season, Garbajosa signed a two-year, €6 million net income contract with the Russian Super League club Khimki Moscow Region, giving him one of the most expensive contracts in Europe. The next year, however, he was allowed to terminate his contract in order to return to Spain to sign with Real Madrid. The transfer was announced by the club after weeks of speculation on August 15, 2009.[15] In 2011, Garbajosa and Real Madrid reached an agreement to rescind the player's contract.[16] In March 2011, he signed with Unicaja.[17] In May 2012, he decided to end his career.[18]
National team career
Garbajosa played internationally with the senior Spain national teams at two Summer Olympiads: the 2000 and 2004.[5] He also won medals at two EuroBaskets: a bronze medal in 2001, and a silver medal in 2003.
On September 3, 2006, his team won the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship; he scored a game-high 20 points and collected 10 rebounds in the final against Greece.[5] His tournament average was 12.6 points and 5.3 rebounds.[5] In addition to winning the gold medal, Garbajosa made the All-Tournament team, along with teammate Pau Gasol.
On January 1, 2007, Garbajosa was named Mister Europa 2006, by Italian weekly magazine SuperBasket. Some of the other NBA players that have been given that award are Dirk Nowitzki (2005) and Pau Gasol (2004).[3]
At the 2007 EuroBasket, Garbajosa was a key player for the Spanish team. He averaged 7.8 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game, in nine games,[19] but Spain lost 59–60 to the Russian national team in the final.[20] He went on to win a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, and a gold medal at the 2009 EuroBasket.
Post-retirement
On 9 July 2016, Garbajosa was appointed as President of the Spanish Basketball Federation.[2]
Career statistics
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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
Led the league |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2000–01 | Benetton | 15 | 13 | 24.6 | .621 | .524 | .712 | 4.9 | .9 | 1.3 | .8 | 12.4 | 15.8 |
2001–02 | 20 | 16 | 26.4 | .466 | .351 | .823 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | .6 | 11.5 | 15.4 | |
2002–03 | 22 | 21 | 27.9 | .429 | .391 | .756 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | .7 | 12.3 | 19.3 | |
2003–04 | 18 | 17 | 28.3 | .519 | .410 | .714 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .6 | 13.8 | 18.1 | |
2004–05 | Unicaja | 13 | 12 | 32.9 | .413 | .348 | .800 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | .9 | 14.0 | 21.2 |
2005–06 | 18 | 16 | 35.2 | .411 | .396 | .771 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 | .8 | 14.9 | 19.3 | |
2009–10 | Real Madrid | 20 | 16 | 21.9 | .455 | .373 | .786 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .6 | .2 | 8.2 | 9.8 |
2010–11 | 11 | 1 | 16.2 | .422 | .345 | .786 | 2.7 | .3 | .6 | .5 | 5.4 | 6.5 | |
2011–12 | Unicaja | 14 | 3 | 20.0 | .353 | .271 | 1.000 | 2.9 | .9 | .9 | .2 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
Career | 151 | 115 | 26.3 | .538 | .374 | .772 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .6 | 11.2 | 15.1 |
NBA
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2006–07 | Toronto | 67 | 60 | 28.5 | .420 | .342 | .731 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .2 | 8.5 |
2007–08 | Toronto | 7 | 0 | 10.6 | .320 | .375 | .000 | 2.1 | .4 | .4 | .0 | 3.1 |
Career | 74 | 60 | 26.8 | .415 | .344 | .731 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .2 | 8.0 |
See also
References
- ^ Euroleague.net Profile
- ^ a b "Jorge Garbajosa, nuevo Presidente de la Federación Española" [Jorge Garbajosa, new President of the Spanish Federation] (in Spanish). Spanish Basketball Federation. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ a b Jorge Garbajosa "Mister Europa 2006" for Superbasket"[permanent dead link], fiba.qq.com, 1 January 2007, accessed 12 September 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f "Raptors Sign Free Agent Jorge Garbajosa", nba.com/raptors, 24 July 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f Jorge Garbajosa Info Page - Bio Archived 22 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine, nba.com, accessed 25 February 2007.
- ^ Player News Archived 19 February 2007(Date mismatch) at the Wayback Machine, nba.com, accessed 3 January 2007.
- ^ Ewing, Lori, "Garbajosa to be sidelined 6 months", thestar.com, 27 March 2007, accessed 12 September 2007.
- ^ Jorge Garbajosa Info Page - Career Stats and Totals Archived 12 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine, nba.com, accessed 18 March 2007.
- ^ Andrea Bargnani & Jorge Garbajosa Highlight 2007 All-Rookie Team Archived 15 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine, nba.com/raptors, 8 May 2007, accessed 11 May 2007.
- ^ "Jorge Garbajosa: Will Have More Surgery" Archived 6 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine, nba.com, accessed 13 December 2007.
- ^ Smith, Doug, "Surgery likely shelves Garbajosa for season", thestar.com, 12 December 2007, accessed 13 December 2007.
- ^ Raptors attempt to buyout [sic] Garbajosa at FIBA.com, 12 June 2008
- ^ Raptors release Garbajosa, 18 June 2008
- ^ SLAM (December 2006). "Issue 103, pg. 26".
- ^ El Real Madrid hace oficial el fichaje de Garbajosa at Marca.com, 15 August 2009
- ^ "Real Madrid News - Real Madrid CF". Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Garbajosa to Unicaja". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "J.Garbajosa nusprendė baigti krepšininko karjerą - Krepsinis.net". Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ Player Home Archived 24 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine, eurobasket2007.org, accessed 16 September 2007.
- ^ Game card Archived 21 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine, eurobasket2007.org, 16 September 2007, accessed 17 September 2007.
External links
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- Euroleague.net Profile
- Jorge Garbajosa at FIBA
- Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
- 1977 births
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