Adrian Griffin

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Adrian Griffin
Position Shooting guard/Small forward
Height ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 230 lb (100 kg)
League NBA
Team Seattle SuperSonics
Jersey #44
Born July 4, 1974 (1974-07-04) (age 33)
Wichita, Kansas
Nationality American
College Seton Hall
Draft Not drafted
Pro career 1999–present
Former teams Boston Celtics (1999-2001)
Dallas Mavericks (2001-2003)
Houston Rockets (2003-2004)
Chicago Bulls (2004-2005; 2006-2008)
Dallas Mavericks (2005-2006)
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Adrian Darnell Griffin (born July 4, 1974 in Wichita, Kansas) is an American professional basketball player currently for the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association to whom he was traded by the Chicago Bulls on February 21, 2008.

[edit] College career

Griffin attended Seton Hall University and was a three-year starter. As a senior, he averaged 16.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game, and won All-Big East second team honors.

[edit] Professional career

Griffin went undrafted after leaving Seton Hall University in 1996, and began his NBA career in 1999-2000 with the Boston Celtics, having spent the previous three years in Italy (playing 8 games for Cordivari Roseto from July to October 1998) and the CBA. As a rookie, his averages were 7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.61 steals per game.

Over six seasons, he has played for the Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets and Chicago Bulls, averaging 4.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and one steal per game.

On July 16, 2006, Griffin's agent announced that he would be ending his second tenure with the Mavericks and beginning his second tenure with the Bulls. He signed a three-year contract with Chicago.

Adrian currently has a wife and three kids.

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