Tyson Chandler

Tyson Chandler
	Chandler with the Knicks in March 2012.
Dallas Mavericks
Position	Player development coach
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	October 2, 1982 (age 42); Hanford, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Dominguez (Compton, California)
NBA draft	2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
	Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career	2001–2020
Position	Center
Number	3, 4, 5, 6, 19
Career history
2001–2006	Chicago Bulls
2006–2009	New Orleans Hornets
2009–2010	Charlotte Bobcats
2010–2011	Dallas Mavericks
2011–2014	New York Knicks
2014–2015	Dallas Mavericks
2015–2018	Phoenix Suns
2018–2019	Los Angeles Lakers
2019–2020	Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (2011); 2x NBA All-Star (2011, 2013); All-NBA Third Team (2012); NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2012); NBA All-Defensive First Team (2013); 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2011, 2012); First-team Parade All-American (2001); Second-team Parade All-American (2000); McDonald's All-American (2001); 2× California Mr. Basketball (2000, 2001);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's Basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
FIBA World Championship
FIBA Americas Championship

Tyson Cleotis Chandler (born October 2, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player and player development coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Chandler was the second overall pick of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. He was immediately traded to the Chicago Bulls. He has also played for the New Orleans Hornets, Charlotte Bobcats,^[1] Dallas Mavericks,^[2] New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, and Houston Rockets. As starting center for Dallas, he helped win the franchise's first NBA championship in 2011 and won NBA Defensive Player of the Year with the Knicks in 2012. He was also a member of the United States men's national basketball team's gold medal runs in the 2010 FIBA Basketball World Cup and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Career transactions

June 27, 2001: Drafted 2nd overall by Los Angeles Clippers in 2001 NBA Draft.
June 27, 2001: Traded by L.A. Clippers along with Brian Skinner to the Chicago Bulls for Elton Brand.^[3]
July 14, 2006: Traded by Chicago to the New Orleans Hornets for P.J. Brown and J.R. Smith.^[4]
February 17, 2009: Traded by New Orleans to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Chris Wilcox, Joe Smith and the rights to DeVon Hardin.
February 18, 2009: The Oklahoma City Thunder stopped the trade for Tyson Chandler, because he failed to pass a physical.
July 28, 2009: The New Orleans Hornets traded Tyson Chandler to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Emeka Okafor.^[5]
July 13, 2010: Traded by Charlotte along with Alexis Ajinça to the Dallas Mavericks for Matt Carroll, Erick Dampier and Eduardo Nájera.
December 9, 2011: Acquired by the New York Knicks in a three team trade

Notes

↑ During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their temporary relocation to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina.

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