Earl Daniel Barron Jr. (born August 14, 1981) is an American professional

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coach and former player who is a video and player development assistant for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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and had stints in the NBA with multiple teams.

Professional career

A 7'0"

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from the

, he was never

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ed by an NBA team. He began his professional career with the

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team Tuborg Pilsener in 2003 before joining the

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of the

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(D-League) in March 2004. He spent the 2004 pre-season with the

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, but was waived before the regular season began. In 2005, he played with the

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in the

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(PBA). He returned to the U.S to play with the

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in the Summer League, signing on August 8. Barron played for the Heat for three seasons, earning an NBA Championship ring in . After 82 games in Miami, which included a stint with the

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, Barron was not re-signed by the Heat. In August 2008, he signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the

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team GMAC Bologna. His stint in Italy was cut short because of an ankle injury which forced him to leave the team in November 2008. In March 2009, he was signed by the

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and was immediately traded to the

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. On September 28, 2009, Barron was signed by the

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to their training camp roster, but failed to make the roster and was waived on October 21, 2009. He then returned to the D-League and was traded by the D-Fenders to the

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in November 2009. He was selected to the 2010 D-League All-Star Game played during the 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend. He scored a game-high 20 points for the Eastern Conference in the 81–98 loss to the Western Conference. On April 2, 2010, he was signed to a 10-day contract by the

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. On April 6, 2010, in his second game with the Knicks, he recorded a career high 18 rebounds against the

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. His previous career high was eight. He also scored 17 points in the game for the first

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of his NBA career. Five days later, he recorded his second double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds in a game against his former team, the Heat. A day later, the Knicks signed him for the remainder of the season. He averaged 33 minutes per game in seven games with the Knicks, with a double-double average of points and rebounds per game (11.7 ppg and 11.0 rpg). On November 16, 2010, he was signed by the

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, following an injury to their starting center

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. Barron made his debut the next day against the Heat. On December 2, 2010, he made his first start as a Sun in a game against the

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. Barron was released by the Suns on December 21 and signed a ten-day contract with the

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on March 1, 2011. He then signed a second one with the Bucks, which ended on March 21. On April 12, the

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signed him to a contract for the rest of the 2011 season. On December 21, 2011, he was waived by the Trail Blazers. On January 14, 2012, he was signed by the Warriors. The Warriors waived him on February 6. In February 2012, Barron signed with the

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in the

(PBA) replacing the team's first import

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. On April 26, he signed with Atleticos de San Germán from Puerto Rico. Barron joined the

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in September 2012. He was waived by the Wizards on December 23, 2012. On April 17, 2013, Barron signed with the

following the retirement of

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. He appeared in one game for the Knicks, scoring 11 points and grabbing 18 rebounds in 37 minutes in a victory against the

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. On September 26, 2014, Barron signed with the

. However, he was later waived by the Suns on October 25, 2014. On November 2, 2014, he was acquired by the

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as an affiliate player. On January 27, 2015, he was bought out of his contract with the Jam in order to sign in China with

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. However, the CBA season finished before he appeared in a game for them, and he returned to the Jam on February 18. Three days later, he signed a 10-day contract with the Suns. He then signed a second 10-day contract with the Suns on March 3, and for the rest of the season on March 13. On September 25, 2015, Barron signed with the

. However, he was later waived by the Hawks on October 24 after appearing in four preseason games. On November 17, 2015, he signed with the

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of the Taiwanese League. On September 3, 2016, Barron signed a one-year deal with the

Toyama Grouses The Toyama Grouses are a Japanese basketball team, playing in the Central Conference of the B.League. They are based in Toyama Prefecture. Head coaches *Masato Fukushima *Takatoshi Ishibashi * Charles Johnson (2009–10) *Kohei Eto * Kazuaki Shi ...

of the Japanese

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. On December 9, 2016, he parted ways with Toyama. On January 9, 2017, he re-joined the Fubon Braves.

Coaching career

Northern Arizona Suns (2017–2018)

On November 20, 2017, during the

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, Barron was announced as one of the newest assistant coaches for the

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, thus effectively ending his playing career.

Indiana Pacers (2020–present)

On December 4, 2020, Barron was hired by the

to serve as an Video/Player Development Assistant.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Personal life

An avid poker player, Barron participated in the

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where he was eliminated during the early stages of the competition.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barron, Earl 1981 births Living people 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American sportspeople African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American expatriate basketball people in Taiwan American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Atléticos de San Germán players Bakersfield Jam players Barako Bull Energy Boosters players Basketball coaches from Mississippi Basketball players from Mississippi Centers (basketball) Florida Flame players Fubon Braves players Golden State Warriors players Huntsville Flight players Iowa Energy players Los Angeles D-Fenders players Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade Memphis Tigers men's basketball players Meralco Bolts players Miami Heat players Milwaukee Bucks players New York Knicks players Northern Arizona Suns coaches Philippine Basketball Association imports Phoenix Suns players Portland Trail Blazers players Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from Clarksdale, Mississippi Toyama Grouses players Tuborg Pilsener basketball players Undrafted National Basketball Association players Universiade bronze medalists for the United States Universiade medalists in basketball Washington Wizards players Super Basketball League imports