Jake Tsakalidis
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| Nickname | Big Jake |
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| Position | Center |
| Height | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) |
| Weight | 290 lb (132 kg) |
| League | Greek League/Euroleague |
| Team | Olympiacos BC |
| Number | 10 |
| Born | June 10, 1979 Rustavi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality |  Georgia / Greece |
| College | None |
| Draft | 25th overall, 2000 Phoenix Suns |
| Pro career | 1997–present |
| Former teams | AEK Athens (1997–2000) Phoenix Suns (2000–2003) Memphis Grizzlies (2003–2007) Houston Rockets (2007) |
Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis (Greek: Ιάκωβος Τσακαλίδης; born June 10, 1979, in Rustavi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (present Georgia)) is a Georgian-Greek professional basketball player who currently plays for Olympiacos of Greece.
A 7'2", 290 lbs. center, holds dual citizenship in Georgia, where he was born, and Greece, where he was raised and became famous.
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[edit] AEK
He played for AEK Athens. He was a 2 time Greek Cup finalist (1998, 1999), Saporta Cup Winner (2000) and Greek Cup Winner (2000).
[edit] NBA
Tsakalidis was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (25th overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft. On September 30, 2003, Tsakalidis was traded by the Suns with teammate Bo Outlaw to the Memphis Grizzlies for Brevin Knight, Robert Archibald, and Cezary Trybanski.
In his NBA career, he has averaged 5.1 points per game and 4.1 rebounds per game. He was traded by the Grizzlies to the Houston Rockets on February 13, 2007 for small forward Scott Padgett.[1]
[edit] Olympiacos
In 2007 he transferred to Olympiacos.
[edit] Greece national basketball team
He played for the Greece national basketball team at the Mundobasket 1998 (4th place), Eurobasket 1999 (16th place) and Eurobasket 2003 (5th place).
[edit] Notes
- ^ Grizzlies swap C Tsakalidis to Houston for F Padgett, posted Feb. 13, 2007
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