Anderson Varejão
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| Position | Power Forward / Center |
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| Height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Born | September 28, 1982 Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Brazil |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Draft | 2nd round, 30th overall, 2004 Orlando Magic |
| Pro career | 1998–present |
| Former teams | Franca Basquetebol clube (1998–2002) FC Barcelona (2002–2004) |
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| Gold | 2003 Santo Domingo | Team | |
Anderson França Varejão (/vareʒɐ̃ũ/; born September 28, 1982, in Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo) is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He won the gold medal with the Brazil national basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games.
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[edit] Early Professional Career
[edit] 2001-2002
Varejao appeared in two regular season Liga ACB games for FC Barcelona Bàsquet and scored four total points.
Varejao also played in nine Euroleague games for FC Barcelona. In three regular season games Varejao averaged averaged 2.3 points and 2.3 rebounds. In six "Top 16" playoff games, he averaged 5.8 points and 4.8 rebounds, including a season high 10 points against Benneton Treviso.
[edit] 2002-2003
Varejao appeared in four regular season Liga ACB games for FC Barcelona. He averaged 8.3 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. While Varejao did not play in the Liga ACB playoffs that year, FC Barcelona, led by Juan Carlos Navarro, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and Dejan Bodiroga, won the Liga ACB championship.
Varejao also played in 22 Euroleague games (starting one), helping FC Barcelona to their first ever Euroleague Championship. Varejao averaged 4.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, including a season high 17 points against Benetton Treviso. He later scored one point in the Euroleague Championship Game against Benetton Treviso.
[edit] 2003-2004
Varejao appeared in 27 regular season Liga ACB games for FC Barcelona. He averaged 7.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Varejao once again did not play in the playoffs that year, but FC Barcelona, led by Navarro and Bodiroga, won its second straight Liga ACB championship.
Varejao also played in 18 Euroleague games for FC Barcelona. In 13 regular season games Varejao averaged averaged 8.8 points and 5.2 rebounds, including a season high 17 points against Ulker Istanbul. In five "Top 16" playoff games, he averaged 5 points and 4.8 rebounds.
[edit] NBA Career
[edit] NBA Draft
Varejão was selected by the Orlando Magic in the second round of the 2004 NBA Draft (30th overall) and traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers along with Drew Gooden and Steven Hunter in exchange for Tony Battie and two future second-round picks on July 23, 2004. He became a regular contributor for the Cavs, exciting fans and earning the nickname Wild Thing because of his energetic and relentless style of play.[1]
[edit] 2004-05 NBA season
In his rookie season, Varejao played in 54 games and averaged 4.9 points and 4.8 rebounds in 16 minutes played per game.[2] He had a season high 14 points on March 26, 2005 against the Dallas Mavericks and a season high 14 rebounds on January 15, 2005 against the Utah Jazz.[3]
Varejao ranked first in the NBA in steals per turnover (1.58), fourth in the NBA in offensive rebounds per 48 minutes (6.1), second among rookies in offensive rebounds per 48 minutes (6.1), and fourth in total rebounds per 48 minutes (14.3).[4]
Vajejao spent six games on the Injured list with left knee patella tendinitis from Nov. 17-29 and 11 more from Feb. 1-27 with a left high ankle sprain.
[edit] 2005-06 NBA season
After missing the first 32 games of the 2005-2006 season with a dislocated right shoulder, Varejão played in 48 games played (four starts), and in under 16 minutes a game averaged 4.8 points and 4.6 rebounds.[2] Varejao had a season high 14 points on two occasions and a career high 18 rebounds on April 19, 2006 against the Atlanta Hawks.[5]
On February 21, 2006, fans at Quicken Loans Arena attempted to break the Guinness World Record for "most people wearing wigs in a single venue" when 20,562 fans wore wigs given away before the game in celebration of Varejão's unique hairstyle.[6] All fans in attendance were instructed to put the wigs on during a timeout. It does not appear, however, that the fans were successful, as the Philadelphia Flyers now claim to have the wig wearing record with 9,315.[7]
As a big contributor during the Cavaliers' 2006 playoff run, Varejão averaged 6.8 points and 4.5 rebounds[2] (equating to 11.7 rebounds per 48 minutes played). During the Eastern Conference Semifinal series against the Detroit Pistons, he uncharacteristically shot over 80% from the free throw line and played a big part in the Cavaliers' wins in Game 3 (16 points)[5] and Game 4 (drawing a charge from Chauncey Billups with 29 seconds left to play and by preventing Richard Hamilton from making a potentially game-winning shot).[8]
[edit] 2006-07 NBA season
In the 2006-2007 season Varejão received increased minutes from Mike Brown. In 81 games played (six starts), he averaged 6.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game[2] and was a staple on defense taking 99 charges in the season. This was the most in the NBA.[9] Varejao also tied with Al Harrington for eighth in the NBA in personal fouls (269) and was eighth in the NBA's Defensive Rating.[10]
Varejao had a career high 17 points on December 11, 2006 against the New Orleans Hornets and a season high 17 rebounds (including a career high nine offensive rebounds) against the Utah Jazz on Valentine's Day.[11]
Varejao played in all 20 of the Cavs playoff game, averaging 6.0 points and 6.0 rebounds.[2] He had a playoff high 14 points and a career playoff high 14 rebounds in a Game 2 loss to Detroit in the Eastern Conference Finals.[11]
[edit] 2007-08 NBA season
In the 2007 offseason Varejão became a restricted free agent, and he did not sign a contract with the Cavaliers at the start of the 2007-08 NBA season. On December 4, 2007, he signed a two-year $11.1 million offer sheet (with a player option for a third year at $6.2 million) with the Charlotte Bobcats. Under the NBA's collective bargaining rules, the Cavaliers had one week to match the offer sheet, [12] and the Cavaliers did so on December 5, 2007.[13]
In 48 regular season games played (13 starts), Varejao averaged career highs in minutes (27.5), rebounds (8.3), offensive rebounds (2.8), and assists (1.1).[2] He had a season high and tied his career high with 17 points on April 2, 2008 against the Charlotte Bobcats, a season high and career high tying 18 rebounds on January 11, 2008 also against the Charlotte Bobcats, and a career high six assists on March 8, 2008 against the Indiana Pacers.[14] In his 13 starts, he averaged 7.9 points and 10.1 rebounds.[15]
[edit] 2006 FIBA World Championship incident
On August 23, 2006, Varejão, playing for the Brazilian national basketball team, committed a controversial foul[16] [17] [18] during a preliminary game of the 2006 FIBA World Championship against Greece. The foul involved Varejão's left elbow hitting Greek point guard Nikos Zisis' cheekbone. The incident resulted in a triple fracture of Zisis' face which required reconstructive surgery. Because of the injury, Zisis was unable to play with the Greek team for the remainder of the tournament.
Varejão, however, has dismissed Zisis' allegations that the foul was malicious. He stated to the press that Zisis was unlucky and that he "should have known basketball is a contact sport."[19] Varejão also mentioned that there were three referees and that all of them saw the foul as unintentional. "When I saw how severe the injury was, I tried to apologize to him, but he turned his back on me," he said.
[edit] References
- ^ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedwildthing - ^ a b c d e f Anderson Varejao Profile
- ^ Anderson Varejao 2004-2005 Game Log
- ^ Anderson Varejao Bio Page
- ^ a b Anderson Varejao 2005-2006 Game Log
- ^ Cavs Fans Ready to Break the World "Wig-Wearing" Record
- ^ Flyers Unofficially Break Wig Record
- ^ NBA.com: Cavaliers Silence Wallace, Even Series With Pistons
- ^ Taking the Charge - NBA offensive fouls drawn from 82games.com
- ^ 2006-2007 NBA Leaders
- ^ a b Anderson Varejao 2006-2007 Game Log
- ^ Cranston, Mike. "Bobcats sign Cavaliers holdout Varejao", December 4, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
- ^ Cavaliers match offer by Bobcats, Varejao to stay with Cleveland. Updated December 6, 2007
- ^ Anderson Varejao 2007-2008 Game Log
- ^ Anderson Varejao 2007-2008 Splits
- ^ Cavaliers: The Optimist at the FIBA World Championships, Part II
- ^ http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/sports/special_packages/lebron_james/15350594.htm
- ^ YouTube - Varejao the Killer
- ^ Gazeta Esportiva.Net - Jogo Rápido - Basquete
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| NAME | Varejão, Anderson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Varejao, Anderson; Varejao, Andy; Varejão, Andy |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | NBA Cleveland Cavalier basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Brazil |
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