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Hamed Haddadi
Haddadi
Haddadi playing for the Suns.
Petrochimi Bandar Imam
Position Center
Personal information
Date of birth May 19, 1985 (1985-05-19) (age 38)
Place of birth Ahvaz, Iran
Nationality: Iran Flag Iranian
Height: 7 ft 2 in Weight: 254 lbs
Professional debut
Debut: 1999 for Shahin Ahvaz
Career information
NBA Draft 2004 / Undrafted
Career history
  • Shahin Ahvaz 1999-2002
  • Paykan 2002-2007
  • Al-Nasr 2003
  • Sanam Tehran 2004
  • Saba Battery Tehran (2007-2008)
  • Memphis Grizzlies (2008-2013)
  • ->Dakota Wizards 2008
  • Phoenix Suns (2013)
  • Foolad Mahan Isfahan (2013)
  • Sichuan Blue Whales (2013-2014)
  • Mahram Tehran (2014)
  • Sichuan Blue Whales (2013–2014)
  • Mahram Tehran (2014)
  • Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles (2014–2015)
  • Sichuan Blue Whales (2015–2016)
  • Petrochimi Bandar Imam (2016)
  • Sichuan Blue Whales (2016–2017)
  • Petrochimi Bandar Imam (2017–present)
Career highlights and awards

Hamed Haddadi (born May 19, 1985) is an Iranian Professional basketball player who plays at Center. He is 2.18 m (7'2") in height. Haddadi is the first Iranian to play in the NBA and is the second to play professional basketball in the United States after Behdad Sami.

Career[]

Career in Iran[]

In August 2007, Haddadi rejected a contract offer from the Serbian League team Partizan Belgrade. [1]

NBA career[]

Haddadi received offers from NBA teams prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics and stated he would sign with a team after the games. [2] Complications existed because of legal restrictions regarding business dealings between U.S. companies and Iranian citizens. [3]On August 28, 2008, Haddadi signed with the NBA club the Memphis Grizzlies as a free-agent. Haddadi scored four points in 17 minutes of action in his first NBA preseason game, an October 7, 2008 loss at the Houston Rockets. [4][5]

Haddadi averaged 1.7 points and 3.3 rebounds in 9.7 minutes in six preseason games with the Grizzlies, and made his regular season debut on December 30, when he played 4 minutes in a loss against the Phoenix Suns, hitting both of his free throws and grabbing one rebound. [6][7] He was assigned to the Dakota Wizards of the NBA Development League (D-League) between November and December 2008. [8]

On November 25, 2008, Memphis assigned Haddadi to the Dakota Wizards of the NBA D-League. On Tuesday, December 23, Haddadi was recalled by the Grizzlies. [8]

National team[]

He was one of the top players on the Iranian national basketball team at the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 in Japan.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he led the tournament with the highest average blocked shots per game and rebounds per game, the latter by a wide margin.

Basketball clubs[]

  • Iran Shahin Ahvaz (1999 - 2002)
  • Iran Paykan Tehran (2002 - 2003)
  • Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall Al-Wasl (2003)
  • Iran Paykan Tehran (2003 - 2004)
  • Iran Sanam Tehran (2004)
  • Iran Paykan Tehran (2004 - 2007)
  • Iran Saba Battery Tehran (2007 - 2008)
  • United States of America Dakota Wizards (2008)
  • United States of America Memphis Grizzlies (2008 - present)

Awards and achievements[]

National team[]

  • Asian U18 Championship 2002 - Silver medal
  • Asian U20 Championship 2004 - Gold medal
  • Asian Championship 2005 - 6th place
  • Asian Championship 2007 - Gold medal
  • Asian Games 2006 - Bronze medal

Club[]

  • Iranian Super League 2004 - 4th place
  • Iranian Super League 2005 - 3rd place
  • Iranian Super League 2006 - 3rd place
  • Iranian Super League 2007 - 6th place
  • Iranian Super League 2008 - Runner-up
  • WABA Club Championships 2004 - Bronze medal
  • WABA Club Championships 2008 - Silver medal
  • Asian Club Championships 2008 - Gold medal

References[]

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