Cezary Trybanski

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Cezary Trybanski (born September 22, 1979 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish basketball player who currently plays for Tulsa 66ers of the NBDL. He is a 7'2" 240lbs center.

Cezary Trybanski signed a 3-year contract worth $4.8 million with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 22, 2002. He became the first Polish-born player to appear in an NBA game on November 15, 2002 in a six-minute debut. He played a total of 22 NBA games with the Memphis Grizzlies, the Phoenix Suns, and the New York Knicks from 2002 to 2004. On August 5, 2004 he was traded to the Chicago Bulls in a six-player trade that sent Jamal Crawford to the New York Knicks. In October 2004 he was waived by the Chicago Bulls. In 2005 he was selected 63rd overall in the 2005 NBDL Draft by the Tulsa 66ers. He appeared in 45 games making 15 starts and put up averages of 3.5 PPG 3.3 RPG and nearly 2 blocks in just 16 minutes. In October 2006, he signed a contract with the Toronto Raptors worth about $600,000 US. Soon after signing this deal Trybanski was released. He was then reacquired by Tulsa 66ers. He was waived on November 22, 2006 to rehabilitate an injury and re-signed on December 1, 2006.