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Anderson Varejão
No. 17    Cleveland Cavaliers
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Date of birth September 28, 1982 (1982-09-28) (age 28)
Place of birth Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 30th overall
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Pro career 1998–present
Career history
1998–2002 Franca Basquetebol Clube (Brazil)
2002–2004 FC Barcelona (Spain)
2004–present Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
Anderson Varejão at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Anderson França Varejão (Portuguese pronunciation: [vaɾeˈʒɐ̃w̃]; born September 28, 1982, in Colatina [1]) is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He won the gold medal with Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games.

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Early professional career

1998-2001

He played for Franca Basquetebol Clube in the city of Franca, São Paulo State. Franca is most known as the "Brazilian Basketball's capital", one of the most traditional Brazilian basketball teams. His skills improved, and he was signed by FC Barcelona, Spain.

2001-2002

Varejão appeared in two regular season Liga ACB games for FC Barcelona Bàsquet and scored four total points.

Varejão also played in nine Euroleague games for FC Barcelona. In three regular season games Varejão averaged 2.3 points and 2.3 rebounds. In six "Top 16" playoff games, he averaged 5.8 points and 4.8 rebounds, including a season high 10 points against Benetton Treviso.

2002-2003

Varejão appeared in four regular season Liga ACB games for FC Barcelona. He averaged 8.3 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. While Varejão did not play in the Liga ACB playoffs that year, FC Barcelona, led by Juan Carlos Navarro, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and Dejan Bodiroga, won the Liga ACB championship.

Varejão also played in 22 Euroleague games (starting one), helping FC Barcelona to their first ever Euroleague Championship. Varejão averaged 4.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, including a season high 17 points against Benetton Treviso. He later scored one point in the Euroleague Championship Game against Benetton Treviso.

2003-2004

Varejão appeared in 27 regular season Liga ACB games for FC Barcelona. He averaged 7.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Varejão once again did not play in the playoffs that year, but FC Barcelona, led by Navarro and Bodiroga, won its second straight Liga ACB championship.

Varejão also played in 18 Euroleague games for FC Barcelona. In 13 regular season games Varejão averaged averaged 8.8 points and 5.2 rebounds, including a season high 17 points against Ulker Istanbul. In five "Top 16" playoff games, he averaged 5 points and 4.8 rebounds.

NBA career

NBA Draft

Anderson Varejão

Varejão was selected by the Orlando Magic in the second round of the 2004 NBA Draft (30th overall) and traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers along with Drew Gooden and Steven Hunter in exchange for Tony Battie and two future second-round picks on July 23, 2004. He became a regular contributor for the Cavs, exciting fans and earning the nickname "Wild Thing" because of his wild hair and energetic and relentless style of play.[2] He has been criticized for occasionally flopping, or dramatizing, a foul. Former teammate superstar LeBron James considered that criticism invalid and asserted "He's taking physical charges." [3][4][5]

2004-05 NBA season

In his rookie season, Varejão played in 54 games and averaged 4.9 points and 4.8 rebounds in 16 minutes played per game.[6] He had a season high 14 points on March 26, 2005 against the Dallas Mavericks and a season high 14 rebounds on January 15, 2005 against the Utah Jazz.[7]

Varejão ranked first in the NBA in steals per turnover (1.58), fourth in the NBA in offensive rebounds per 48 minutes (6.1), second among rookies in offensive rebounds per 48 minutes (6.1), and fourth in total rebounds per 48 minutes (14.3).[8]

Vajejao spent six games on the Injured list with left knee patella tendinitis from Nov. 17-29 and 11 more from Feb. 1-27 with a left high ankle sprain.

2005-06 NBA season

After missing the first 32 games of the 2005-2006 season with a dislocated right shoulder, Varejão played in 48 games played (four starts), and in under 16 minutes a game averaged 4.8 points and 4.6 rebounds.[6] Varejão had a season high 14 points on two occasions and a career high 18 rebounds on April 19, 2006 against the Atlanta Hawks.[9]

On February 21, 2006, fans at Quicken Loans Arena attempted to break the Guinness World Record for "most people wearing wigs in a single venue" when 20,562 fans wore wigs given away before the game in celebration of Varejão's unique hairstyle.[10] All fans in attendance were instructed to put the wigs on during a timeout. It does not appear, however, that the fans were successful, as the Philadelphia Flyers now claim to have the wig wearing record with 9,315.[11]

As a major contributor during the Cavaliers' 2006 playoff run, Varejão averaged 6.8 points and 4.5 rebounds[6] (equating to 11.7 rebounds per 48 minutes played). During the Eastern Conference Semifinal series against the Detroit Pistons, he uncharacteristically shot over 80% from the free throw line and played a big part in the Cavaliers' wins in Game 3 (16 points)[9] and Game 4 (drawing a charge from Chauncey Billups with 29 seconds left to play and by preventing Richard Hamilton from making a potentially game-winning shot).[12]

2006-07 NBA season

In the 2006-2007 season, Varejão received increased minutes from Mike Brown. In 81 games played (six starts), he averaged 6.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game[6] and was a staple on defense taking 99 charges in the season. This was the most in the NBA.[13] Varejão also tied with Al Harrington for eighth in the NBA in personal fouls (269) and was eighth in the NBA's Defensive Rating.[14]

Varejão had a career high 17 points on December 11, 2006 against the New Orleans Hornets and a season high 17 rebounds (including a career high nine offensive rebounds) against the Utah Jazz on February 14.[15]

Varejão played in all 20 of the Cavs playoff game, averaging 6.0 points and 6.0 rebounds.[6] He had a playoff high 14 points and a career playoff high 14 rebounds in a Game 2 loss to Detroit in the Eastern Conference Finals.[15]

2007-08 NBA season

In the 2007 offseason Varejão became a restricted free agent, and he did not sign a contract with the Cavaliers at the start of the 2007-08 NBA season. On December 4, 2007, he signed a two-year $11.1 million offer sheet (with a player option for a third year at $6.2 million) with the Charlotte Bobcats. Under the NBA's collective bargaining rules, the Cavaliers had one week to match the offer sheet,[16] and the Cavaliers did so on December 5, 2007.[17]

In 48 regular season games played (13 starts), Varejão averaged career highs in minutes (27.5), rebounds (8.3), offensive rebounds (2.8), and assists (1.1).[6] He had a season high and tied his career high with 17 points on April 2, 2008 against the Charlotte Bobcats, a season high and career high tying 18 rebounds on January 11, 2008 also against the Charlotte Bobcats, and a career high six assists on March 8, 2008 against the Indiana Pacers.[18] In his 13 starts, he averaged 7.9 points and 10.1 rebounds.[19]

In 13 playoff games, Varejao averaged 4.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and a career playoff high 0.7 assists. Varejao scored 12 points in a Game Four win against the Boston Celtics and a pulled down 10 rebounds in a Game Two loss to the Celtics.

2008-09 NBA season

On November 7, 2008, Varejao scored a then career-high 18 points in a win against the Indiana Pacers. On January 2, 2009, Varejao eclipsed his personal best by scoring a career-high 26 points in a win against the Chicago Bulls. After the 2008-09 NBA season Varejao reached an agreement with the Cavaliers to sign a 6 year contract worth $42.5 million.[20]

2009-10 NBA season

During the 2009-10 season, Varejao played in 76 games, but only started in 7. He still averaged 8.6 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per game in 28.5 minutes per game. The Cavaliers once again made the playoffs in the 2009-10 season. Despite many analyists predicting the Cavaliers to win the NBA championship, they lost to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.[21]

Awards, records and milestones

2006 FIBA World Championship incident

On August 23, 2006, Varejão, playing for the Brazilian national basketball team, committed a controversial foul[23] during a preliminary game of the 2006 FIBA World Championship against Greece. The foul involved Varejão's left elbow hitting Greek point guard Nikos Zisis' cheekbone.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004–05 Cleveland 54 0 16.0 .513 .000 .535 4.8 .5 .8 .7 4.9
2005–06 Cleveland 48 4 15.8 .527 .000 .513 4.9 .4 .6 .4 4.6
2006–07 Cleveland 81 6 23.9 .476 .000 .616 6.7 .9 .9 .6 6.8
2007–08 Cleveland 48 13 27.5 .461 .000 .598 8.3 1.1 .8 .5 6.7
2008–09 Cleveland 81 42 28.5 .536 .000 .616 7.2 1.0 .9 .8 8.6
2009–10 Cleveland 76 7 28.5 .572 .200 .663 7.6 1.1 .9 .9 8.6
2010–11 Cleveland 31 31 32.1 .528 .000 .667 9.7 1.5 .9 1.2 9.1
Career 419 103 24.7 .519 .043 .605 6.9 .9 .8 .7 7.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Cleveland 13 0 18.3 .620 .000 .703 4.5 .2 .7 .2 6.8
2006–07 Cleveland 20 0 22.4 .511 .000 .563 6.0 .6 1.0 .6 6.0
2007–08 Cleveland 13 0 18.5 .407 .000 .429 5.2 .7 .6 .1 4.1
2008–09 Cleveland 14 14 30.0 .500 .000 .682 6.4 .6 1.3 1.1 6.9
2009–10 Cleveland 11 0 23.2 .417 .000 .742 6.5 .6 1.0 .8 5.7
Career 71 14 22.5 .494 .000 .629 5.7 .5 .9 .6 5.9

Career highs

References

  1. ^ http://www.andersonvarejao.net/publicsite/pt_historia_bio.php
  2. ^ Spurs get win, tie for 2nd-lowest scoring game in Finals history, updated June 12, 2007
  3. ^ Varejao ready for Oscar night? - JSOnline
  4. ^ LeBron James still walks, Anderson Varejao still flops, so does NBA need its missing referees? Norman Chad | cleveland.com
  5. ^ Neumann: All-NBA floppers - ESPN Page 2
  6. ^ a b c d e f Anderson Varejao Profile
  7. ^ Anderson Varejao 2004-2005 Game Log
  8. ^ Anderson Varejao Bio Page
  9. ^ a b Anderson Varejao 2005-2006 Game Log
  10. ^ Cavs Fans Ready to Break the World "Wig-Wearing" Record
  11. ^ Flyers Unofficially Break Wig Record
  12. ^ NBA.com: Cavaliers Silence Wallace, Even Series With Pistons
  13. ^ Taking the Charge - NBA offensive fouls drawn from 82games.com
  14. ^ 2006-2007 NBA Leaders
  15. ^ a b Anderson Varejao 2006-2007 Game Log
  16. ^ Cranston, Mike (December 4, 2007). "Bobcats sign Cavaliers holdout Varejao". http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-bobcats-varejao. Retrieved 2007-12-04. 
  17. ^ Cavaliers match offer by Bobcats, Varejao to stay with Cleveland. Updated December 6, 2007
  18. ^ Anderson Varejao 2007-2008 Game Log
  19. ^ Anderson Varejao 2007-2008 Splits
  20. ^ NBA free agents: Anderson Varejao agree on deal with Cleveland Cavaliers - ESPN
  21. ^ Anderson Varejao Career Stats Page | NBA.com
  22. ^ Sports Illustrated, "Who's Hot Who's Not: SI Players NBA Poll", 4 April 2011, p. 21.
  23. ^ Cavaliers: The Optimist at the FIBA World Championships, Part II

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