Trevor Ariza
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| Position | Small forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Team | Orlando Magic |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | June 30, 1985 Miami, Florida |
| College | UCLA |
| Draft | 2nd round, 43rd overall, 2004 New York Knicks |
| Pro career | 2004 – present |
| Former teams | New York Knicks (2004–2006) |
Trevor Anthony Ariza (born June 30, 1985 in Miami, Florida) is a professional basketball player in the NBA for the Orlando Magic. After a college career at UCLA, Ariza was a second round draft choice (43rd overall) of the New York Knicks in the 2004 NBA Draft. Ariza was considered a draft-day steal, one of the bright spots in Isiah Thomas' short stint as the Knicks' GM, and at times, he played significant minutes for Larry Brown's Knicks as one of the team's top perimeter defenders at small forward. Midway through the 2005-06 NBA season, however, Ariza's minutes fell off dramatically, perhaps due to a strained relationship with Brown. On February 21, 2006, Ariza was traded to the Orlando Magic along with Penny Hardaway in exchange for Steve Francis.
Ariza attended Westchester High School in Los Angeles, where as a junior he along with teammate Hassan Adams led the Comets to California State Champions. Drafted by the Knicks at age 19, after spending just one year at UCLA, Ariza started his career coming off the bench. Some sources believe that he would have benefitted from an extra year at college, but with the expanding number of players drafted out of high school, just getting a single year of college is now something few NBA players enjoy.
Ariza earned himself starting honors with the Knicks under Larry Brown, as the team attempted to implement a youth movement until 2005 draft pick David Lee replaced him.
His youngest brother died after falling out of a hotel window in Venezuela on the 30th floor. [1]
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| 2004 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round Dwight Howard | Emeka Okafor | Ben Gordon | Shaun Livingston | Devin Harris | Josh Childress | Luol Deng | Rafael Araújo | Andre Iguodala | Luke Jackson | Andris Biedriņš | Robert Swift | Sebastian Telfair | Kris Humphries | Al Jefferson | Kirk Snyder | Josh Smith | J.R. Smith | Dorell Wright | Jameer Nelson | Pavel Podkolzine | Viktor Khryapa | Sergei Monia | Delonte West | Tony Allen | Kevin Martin | Sasha Vujačić | Beno Udrih | David Harrison |
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| Second Round Anderson Varejão | Jackson Vroman | Peter John Ramos | Lionel Chalmers | Donta Smith | Andre Emmett | Antonio Burks | Royal Ivey | Chris Duhon | Albert Miralles | Justin Reed | David Young | Viktor Sanikidze | Trevor Ariza | Tim Pickett | Bernard Robinson | Ha Seung-Jin | Pape Sow | Ricky Minard | Sergei Lishouk | Vassilis Spanoulis | Christian Drejer | Romain Sato | Matt Freije | Rickey Paulding | Luis Flores | Marcus Douthit | Sergei Karaulov | Blake Stepp | Rashad Wright |
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