Jorge Garbajosa 5820094 225248567 2008-07-12T18:06:20Z Chensiyuan 292299 or {{Infobox NBA Player | name = Jorge Garbajosa | nickname = Garbo | image = Jorge Garbajosa.JPG | caption = Garbajosa wearing a [[Toronto Raptors]] uniform. | league = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9 | weight_lb = 245 | league = '''[[Free agent]]''' | position = [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|19}} | birth_place = [[Torrejón de Ardoz]], [[Madrid]], [[Spain]] | death_date = | death_place = | team = [[Free agent]] | number = 15 | college = | nationality = {{ESP}} | draft = Not drafted | draft_team = | draft_year = | career_start = 1994 | career_end = | former_teams = [[Saski Baskonia|Taugres/TAU Cerámica]] (1994–2000)<!--Taugres until 1997, TAU Cerámica since 1997-98--> <br> [[Pallacanestro Treviso|Benetton Treviso]] (2000–2004) <br> [[CB Málaga|Unicaja Málaga]] (2004–2006) <br> [[Toronto Raptors]] (2006–2008) | awards = [[Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|Spanish Cup]] Finals [[MVP]] (2005)<br>[[Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto|Spanish League]] Finals MVP (2006)<br> }} '''Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro Jr.''', nicknamed '''"Garbo"''', (born [[December 19]], [[1977]] in [[Torrejón de Ardoz]] <ref>[http://www.interbasket.net/players/garbajosa.htm Player profile], interbasket.net, accessed [[25 February]] [[2007]].</ref>, [[Madrid]]) is a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] professional [[basketball]] player. At 6 ft 9 in, he plays both [[power forward (basketball)|power]] and [[small forward]]. ==European career== Garbajosa began his career playing for [[Tau Vitoria]] between 1995–2000.<ref name=sign>[http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/pressrelease_garbajosa_072406.html "Raptors Sign Free Agent Jorge Garbajosa"], nba.com/raptors, [[24 July]] [[2006]].</ref> In the 1998–99 season, he guided Vitoria to a [[Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|Spanish National Cup]] victory.<ref name=bio>[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jorge_garbajosa/bio.html Jorge Garbajosa Info Page - Bio], nba.com, accessed [[25 February]] [[2007]].</ref> Garbajosa then spent four seasons at [[Benetton Treviso]] between 2000–2004 under future [[Toronto Raptors]] Vice-President and Assistant [[general manager|General Manager]] [[Maurizio Gherardini]] and [[Phoenix Suns]] head coach [[Mike D'Antoni]]. He won two national cups, two Super Cups and two [[Serie A (basketball)|Italian League]] Championships with Benetton and averaged 13.8 [[point (basketball)|points]], 6.7 [[rebound (basketball)|rebounds]] and a Euroleague-best 2.85 [[steal (basketball)|steals]] per game en route to All-[[Euroleague 2002-03]] First Team honours and being named the 2003 Eurobasket.com Player of the Year.<ref name=sign/> Garbajosa spent his next two seasons (2004–2006) with [[CB Málaga|Unicaja Málaga]], helping them to the [[2005-2006 ACB season|2005–06]] [[Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto|Spanish ACB League]] Championship and [[Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|Spanish Cup]].<ref name=sign/> He was in the top 15 in scoring (14.9 points per game) and rebounding (6.9 rebounds per game) in the [[Euroleague 2005-06]] season, and averaged 13.3 points and 6.4 rebounds domestically in 42 Spanish league outings, shooting 55% from the field and 81% from the [[free throw]] line.<ref name=sign/> Garbajosa was also the 2005 [[Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|Cup]] Finals [[MVP]] and the 2006 [[Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto|Spanish League]] Finals MVP,<ref name=sign/> and earned All-[[Euroleague]] Second Team honours.<ref name=bio/> Overall, in his 11 seasons with the three clubs, Garbajosa had a regular-season average of 10.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 362 domestic league games, and averaged 13.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals in 105 Euroleague games.<ref name=bio/> [[Image:jorge garbajosa cropped.jpg|thumb|left|Garbajosa in his first season with the [[Toronto Raptors|Toronto Raptors.]]]] ==NBA career== On [[July 24]] [[2006]] the [[Toronto Raptors]] officially signed Garbajosa to a 3-year contract<ref name=sign/> amounting to about [[United States dollar|US$]]12 million. He wears #15 for the Raptors, previously worn by ex-Raptors star [[Vince Carter]]. Given his pedigree, Garbajosa was a regular starter in the [[forward (basketball)|forward]] position. For the first half of the season, Garbajosa was instrumental in driving the Raptors past the .500 mark and he was awarded [[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern Conference]] Rookie of the Month honours in December 2006.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/fantasy/fantasy_playernews.jsp?date=01/03/07&type=news Player News], nba.com, accessed [[3 January]] [[2007]].</ref> On [[March 26]], [[2007]], Garbajosa suffered an injury to his left leg during a regular season match up against the [[Boston Celtics]]. The injury was serious, as he was carried out on a stretcher in considerable pain. Doctors in Toronto performed surgery to repair a broken [[fibula]], a displaced ankle and ligament damage. Because his recovery time was estimated to be in the range of six months, he was forced to miss the rest of the season and the entire post-season.<ref>Ewing, Lori, [http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/196603 "Garbajosa to be sidelined 6 months"], thestar.com, [[27 March]] [[2007]], accessed [[12 September]] [[2007]].</ref> He averaged 8.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game after 67 appearances in his debut season for the Raptors.<ref name=stats>[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jorge_garbajosa/career_stats.html Jorge Garbajosa Info Page - Career Stats and Totals], nba.com, accessed [[18 March]] [[2007]].</ref> Garbajosa and Raptors teammate [[Andrea Bargnani]] were named to the [[NBA All-Rookie Team]] at the end of the season.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/all_rookie_2007s.html Andrea Bargnani & Jorge Garbajosa Highlight 2007 All-Rookie Team], nba.com/raptors, [[8 May]] [[2007]], accessed [[11 May]] [[2007]].</ref> Garbajosa returned to play with the Raptors for the 2007-08 season, but after meeting with a specialist on [[November 26]], he chose to have further surgery on his leg and ankle.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/fantasy/fantasy_playernews.jsp?date=11/26/07&type=news#jorge_garbajosa "Jorge Garbajosa: Will Have More Surgery"], nba.com, accessed [[13 December]] [[2007]].</ref> The operation took place on [[December 11]], 2007.<ref>Smith, Doug, [http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/284837 "Surgery likely shelves Garbajosa for season"], thestar.com, [[12 December]] [[2007]], accessed [[13 December]] [[2007]].</ref> In June of 2008, negotiations took place in an attempt by the Raptors to buy-out the remaining year of his contract. Garbajosa had previously been named to the [[Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Spanish Olympic]] [[Spain national basketball team|basketball squad for 2008]], against the wishes of the Raptors.<ref>[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/presClip/p/newsid/25680/arti.html Raptors attempt to buyout Garbajosa] at FIBA.com, [[12 June]], [[2008]]</ref> On [[June 18]] [[2008]], the Raptors officially bought out Garbajosa's contract.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/garbopresser_061808.html Raptors release Garbajosa], [[18 June]], [[2008]]</ref> ==National team career== {{MedalTableTopPic|Garbajosaseleccion.jpg|200px}} {{MedalSport|Men's [[Basketball]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{ESP}}}} {{MedalWorldChampionships}} {{MedalGold| [[2006 FIBA World Championship|2006 Japan]] | [[Spain national basketball team|Spain]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Eurobasket|European Championships]]}} {{MedalBronze| [[Eurobasket 2001|2001 Turkey]] | [[Spain national basketball team|Spain]]}} {{MedalSilver| [[Eurobasket 2003|2003 Sweden]] | [[Spain national basketball team|Spain]]}} {{MedalSilver| [[Eurobasket 2007|2007 Spain]] | [[Spain national basketball team|Spain]]}} {{MedalBottom}} Garbajosa was a member of the [[Spain national basketball team|Spanish national teams]] that participated in the [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympic Basketball Tournament]] and the [[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's basketball|2004 Olympic Basketball Tournament]].<ref name=bio/> He also won a [[bronze medal]] at the [[EuroBasket 2001|2001 European Championships]] and a [[silver medal]] at the [[EuroBasket 2003|2003 Championships]]. On [[September 3]], 2006, Garbajosa and the Spanish national team won the gold medal at the [[2006 FIBA World Championship]], he scored a game high 20 points and collected 10 rebounds in the final against the [[Greece national basketball team|Greek national team]].<ref name=bio/> He averaged 12.6 points and 5.3 rebounds in the tournament.<ref name=bio/> In addition to winning the gold medal, Garbajosa made the All-Tournament team, along with teammate [[Pau Gasol]]. On [[January 1]], 2007, Garbajosa was named "Mister Europa 2006" by an Italian weekly magazine, "SuperBasket". Other notable [[NBA]] players given this award are [[Dirk Nowitzki]] (2005) and [[Pau Gasol]] (2004).<ref>[http://fiba.qq.com/pages/en/news/cou_art.aspr_act_news=17296&r_cat=8&lid_5288_page_high=15&lid_5288_page_news=4&FNAcode=362&FNAobject=ON Jorge Garbajosa "Mister Europa 2006" for Superbasket"], fiba.qq.com, [[1 January]] [[2007]], accessed [[12 September]] [[2007]].</ref> At the [[EuroBasket 2007]], Garbajosa again featured for the Spanish team. He averaged 7.8 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game in the nine games he played,<ref>[http://www.eurobasket2007.org/en/cid_BqypGFJPHy-Nw4lwIAq,v3.teamID_362.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2007.roundID_5169.playerID_20157.html Player Home], eurobasket2007.org, accessed [[16 September]] [[2007]].</ref> but Spain lost 59–60 to the [[Russia national basketball team|Russian national team]] in the final.<ref>[http://www.eurobasket2007.org/en/cid_BqypGFJPHy-Nw4lwIAq,v3.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2007.gameID_5178-54-A-1.html Game card], eurobasket2007.org, [[16 September]] [[2007]], accessed [[17 September]] [[2007]].</ref> ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=AHV&seasoncode=E2005 Euroleague.net Profile] *[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jorge_garbajosa/index.html NBA.com : Jorge Garbajosa Info Page] *[http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=AKT ACB Profile] {{sp icon}} {{Spain Squad 2002 FIBA World Championship}} {{Spain Squad 2006 FIBA World Championship}} {{Spain Squad 2007 EuroBasket}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Garbajosa, Jorge}} [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Spanish basketball players]] [[Category:ACB league players]] [[Category:Toronto Raptors players]] [[Category:CB Málaga players]] [[Category:Saski Baskonia players]] [[Category:Power forwards (basketball)]] [[Category:Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic basketball players of Spain]] [[ca:Jorge Garbajosa]] [[de:Jorge Garbajosa]] [[es:Jorge Garbajosa]] [[fr:Jorge Garbajosa]] [[gl:Jorge Garbajosa]] [[it:Jorge Garbajosa]] [[lt:Jorge Garbajosa]] [[ja:ホルヘ・ガルバホサ]] [[mk:Хорхе Гарбахоса]] [[pl:Jorge Garbajosa]] [[zh:乔治·贾巴尤萨]]