Joel Freeland
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| Position | Forward/Center |
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| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Team | CB Gran Canaria |
| Nationality |  United Kingdom |
| Born | February 7, 1987 Farnham, Surrey, England |
| Pro career | – present |
Joel Freeland (born February 7, 1987) is a British basketball player selected in the 2006 NBA Draft.
Freeland is from Farnham, Surrey, England. He started his career with English Basketball League side Solent Stars, who are based in Southampton. While he was playing basketball he also had a job as a shelf stacker in Farnham. His most current team is CB Gran Canaria in Spain. He has been described as both a power forward and center. His playing style has been compared to David Lee[1] of the New York Knicks and former NBA player Keon Clark[2].
On June 28, 2006, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 2006 NBA Draft with the 30th overall pick. However, the Trail Blazers encouraged him to return to European play to further improve his game; in August 2006 he signed a 2-year contract with Gran Canaria. [3]
Freeland averaged 14.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 1.0 steal, and 0.8 blocks per game for 05/06 season.
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| 2006 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round Andrea Bargnani | LaMarcus Aldridge | Adam Morrison | Tyrus Thomas | Shelden Williams | Brandon Roy | Randy Foye | Rudy Gay | Patrick O'Bryant | Mouhamed Sene | J.J. Redick | Hilton Armstrong | Thabo Sefolosha | Ronnie Brewer | Cedric Simmons | Rodney Carney | Shawne Williams | Oleksiy Pecherov | Quincy Douby | Renaldo Balkman | Rajon Rondo | Marcus Williams | Josh Boone | Kyle Lowry | Shannon Brown | Jordan Farmar | Sergio Rodríguez | Maurice Ager | Mardy Collins | Joel Freeland |
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| Second Round James White | Steve Novak | Solomon Jones | Paul Davis | P.J. Tucker | Craig Smith | Bobby Jones | Kosta Perović | David Noel | Denham Brown | James Augustine | Daniel Gibson | Marcus Vinicius | Lior Eliyahu | Alexander Johnson | Dee Brown | Paul Millsap | Vladimir Veremeenko | Leon Powe | Ryan Hollins | Cheick Samb | Guillermo Diaz | Yotam Halperin | Hassan Adams | Ejike Ugboaja | Edin Bavcic | Loukas Mavrokefalidis | J.R. Pinnock | Damir Markota | Will Blalock |
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