Trevor Anthony Ariza is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins before being selected as the 43rd pick of the 2004 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. Ariza has also played for the Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, New Orleans Hornets, Washington Wizards, Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings. He won an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009.
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Trevor Anthony Ariza is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins before being selected as the 43rd pick of the 2004 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. Ariza has also played for the Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, New Orleans Hornets, Washington Wizards, Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings. He won an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009. He was listed as the No. 5 power forward and No. 18 player in the nation in 2003 by Rivals.com. He is a three-time NBA All-Star and was named to the NBA’s All-Defensive Team for the 2007-08 season. He also won the NBA Finals in 2009 with the Lakers, but lost to the Boston Celtics in 6 games. In 2010, Ariza was traded to the Hornets as part of a four-player trade with Darren Collison, James Posey, and James Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. He recorded his first career triple-double, tallying 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists against the Toronto Raptors on April 14, 2010.
He has also scored a career high 33 points in a 111-107 win against the Portland Trail Blazers on October 31, 2009. On July 3, 2009,Ariza reached an agreement with the Houston Rockets worth USD 33 million over five years. The contract was signed using the Disabled Player Exception the Rockets were granted for injured center Yao Ming. He scored a playoff career-high 21 points in Game 1 of the first round against the Utah Jazz in the first season of the NBA playoffs. In the 2006–07 season he played in 57 games and started in 7, averaging a. career high 8. 9 points and 4. 4 rebounds per game. He fractured a bone in his right foot in January 2008, but made his return in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs in late May, scoring a basket within his first minute of play. On March 15, 2009 versus the Dallas Mavericks, he scored a Career-high 26 points along with 3 steals, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. On December 13, 2009 he was ejected after he attempted to punch DeMar DeRozan.
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