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Tyson Chandler
Tyson Cleotis Chandler (born October 2, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. A 7'0" center, Chandler played for seven teams in an NBA career that spanned from 2001 to 2020.
Chandler was drafted directly out of high school by the Los Angeles Clippers as the second overall pick of the 2001 NBA draft; he was immediately traded to the Chicago Bulls. Chandler also played for the New Orleans Hornets, Charlotte Bobcats, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. As the starting center for Dallas, he played an integral role in the franchise's first NBA championship in 2011.
Chandler was named to the NBA All-Defensive Team three times. While with New York, he was voted the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2012; he was also named to the All-NBA Third Team that season. He won gold medals with the US national team in the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Tyson Cleotis Chandler was born on October 2, 1982 in Hanford, California to Frank Chandler and Vernie Threadgill. He did not meet his father until later in life. He grew up on a family farm in Hanford, where he resided with his grandfather until the age of 10.
As a freshman in high school, Chandler enrolled at Dominguez High School in Compton, California. The school was known for its athletics, producing basketball players such as Dennis Johnson and Cedric Ceballos. In his freshman year, Chandler made the varsity basketball team and played with future NBA player Tayshaun Prince, who was then a senior. With the Dominguez Dons, Chandler became a teenage sensation; younger future pros such as DeMar DeRozan watched him play and claimed "he was like Shaq". Point guard Brandon Jennings, who was a ball boy for Dominguez at the time, said, "You'd see the girls around Tyson, the Escalade he drove, and you wanted to be like him". Chandler earned accolades from Parade Magazine and USA Today and was selected to the McDonald's High School All-America Team. As a freshman, he was profiled on current affairs TV program 60 Minutes.[citation needed]
In his junior year, Chandler averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks. In his senior year, Chandler led Dominguez to a state championship and a 31–4 record, averaging 26 points, 15 rebounds, and 8 blocks a game. Chandler was recruited by several universities and considered UCLA, Arizona, Syracuse, Memphis, Kentucky and Michigan. Chandler then declared for the 2001 NBA draft as a prep-to-pro.[citation needed]
Chandler was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the second overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, before being immediately traded to the Chicago Bulls for former No. 1 overall pick Elton Brand. The Bulls placed their rebuilding efforts on the backs of two teenagers in Chandler and Eddy Curry.
Chandler's 2003–04 season saw him appear in a career-low 35 games. He missed two months early in the season with a bad back, before missing the final weeks of the season after landing hard on his back on March 27 against the Atlanta Hawks.
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Tyson Chandler
Tyson Cleotis Chandler (born October 2, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. A 7'0" center, Chandler played for seven teams in an NBA career that spanned from 2001 to 2020.
Chandler was drafted directly out of high school by the Los Angeles Clippers as the second overall pick of the 2001 NBA draft; he was immediately traded to the Chicago Bulls. Chandler also played for the New Orleans Hornets, Charlotte Bobcats, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. As the starting center for Dallas, he played an integral role in the franchise's first NBA championship in 2011.
Chandler was named to the NBA All-Defensive Team three times. While with New York, he was voted the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2012; he was also named to the All-NBA Third Team that season. He won gold medals with the US national team in the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Tyson Cleotis Chandler was born on October 2, 1982 in Hanford, California to Frank Chandler and Vernie Threadgill. He did not meet his father until later in life. He grew up on a family farm in Hanford, where he resided with his grandfather until the age of 10.
As a freshman in high school, Chandler enrolled at Dominguez High School in Compton, California. The school was known for its athletics, producing basketball players such as Dennis Johnson and Cedric Ceballos. In his freshman year, Chandler made the varsity basketball team and played with future NBA player Tayshaun Prince, who was then a senior. With the Dominguez Dons, Chandler became a teenage sensation; younger future pros such as DeMar DeRozan watched him play and claimed "he was like Shaq". Point guard Brandon Jennings, who was a ball boy for Dominguez at the time, said, "You'd see the girls around Tyson, the Escalade he drove, and you wanted to be like him". Chandler earned accolades from Parade Magazine and USA Today and was selected to the McDonald's High School All-America Team. As a freshman, he was profiled on current affairs TV program 60 Minutes.[citation needed]
In his junior year, Chandler averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks. In his senior year, Chandler led Dominguez to a state championship and a 31–4 record, averaging 26 points, 15 rebounds, and 8 blocks a game. Chandler was recruited by several universities and considered UCLA, Arizona, Syracuse, Memphis, Kentucky and Michigan. Chandler then declared for the 2001 NBA draft as a prep-to-pro.[citation needed]
Chandler was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the second overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, before being immediately traded to the Chicago Bulls for former No. 1 overall pick Elton Brand. The Bulls placed their rebuilding efforts on the backs of two teenagers in Chandler and Eddy Curry.
Chandler's 2003–04 season saw him appear in a career-low 35 games. He missed two months early in the season with a bad back, before missing the final weeks of the season after landing hard on his back on March 27 against the Atlanta Hawks.