Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro (born December 19, 1977), also known as The Pornoplayer, is a Spanish former professional

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player and the current president of the Spanish Basketball Federation. Standing at 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in), he played both

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and

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. He was an

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first team selection in 2003, and an

second team selection in 2006, while playing for

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. During his stint in the NBA, he was named to the

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in 2007. A serious injury the following season cut his NBA career short, and he never truly recovered until his retirement. He played internationally with the senior Spain national team, which won a

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at the

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, two silver medals at the

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and 2007, and a gold medal at the

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. During his tenure their highest achievement was the gold medal at the 2006 World Cup, where his stellar play earned him All-tournament honors. In 2006, Garbajosa was named Mr Europa Player of the year by Italian weekly magazine '' SuperBasket''.Jorge Garbajosa "Mister Europa 2006" for Superbasket"
fiba.qq.com, 1 January 2007, accessed 12 September 2007.

Professional career

Europe

Garbajosa began his career playing for Taugrés, later known as TAU Cerámica, between 1995 and 2000."Raptors Sign Free Agent Jorge Garbajosa"
nba.com/raptors, 24 July 2006. In the 1998–99 season, he guided Baskonia to a Spanish King's Cup victory.Jorge Garbajosa Info Page - Bio
, nba.com, accessed 25 February 2007. Garbajosa then spent four seasons at Benetton Treviso between 2000 and 2004 under future

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Vice-President and Assistant

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Maurizio Gherardini and New York Knicks head coach

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. He won two Italian National Cups, two Italian Super Cups and two

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championships with Benetton and averaged 13.8 points, 6.7

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and a EuroLeague-best 2.85 steals per game, en route to

2002–03 First Team honors, and being named the 2003

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Player of the Year. Garbajosa spent his next two seasons (2004–06) with

, helping them to win the 2005–06 Spanish League championship and

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. He was in the top 15 in scoring (14.9 points per game) and rebounding (6.9 rebounds per game) in the 2005–06 EuroLeague 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

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line. Garbajosa was also the 2005 Spanish Cup

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, and the 2006 Spanish League Finals MVP, and earned

Second Team honors. Overall, in his 11 seasons with the three clubs, Garbajosa had regular-season averages of 10.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 362 Spanish national domestic league games, and averaged 13.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals in 105 EuroLeague games.

NBA

On July 24, 2006, the

officially signed Garbajosa to a three-year contract amounting to about US$12 million. He wore number 15 for the Raptors, previously worn by ex-Raptors star

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. Given his pedigree, Garbajosa was a regular starter at the

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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 Rookie of the Month honours in December 2006. On March 26, 2007, Garbajosa suffered an injury to his left leg during a regular-season matchup 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

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, 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. He averaged 8.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game after 67 appearances in his debut season for the Raptors.Jorge Garbajosa Info Page - Career Stats and Totals
, nba.com, accessed 18 March 2007. Garbajosa and Raptors teammate

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were named to the

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at the end of the season. 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. The operation took place on December 11, 2007. In June 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 2008 Spanish Olympic basketball squad, against the wishes of the Raptors. On June 18, 2008, the Raptors officially bought out Garbajosa's contract. While playing for the Raptors, his nickname was "The Garbage Man."

Return to Europe

In the 2008 off-season, Garbajosa signed a two-year,

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6 million net income contract with the

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club Khimki Moscow Region, giving him one of the most expensive contracts in Europe. The next year, however, he was allowed to terminate his contract in order to return to Spain to sign with

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. The transfer was announced by the club after weeks of speculation on August 15, 2009. In 2011, Garbajosa and Real Madrid reached an agreement to rescind the player's contract. In March 2011, he signed with

. In May 2012, he decided to end his career.

National team career

Garbajosa played internationally with the senior Spain national teams at two Summer Olympiads: the 2000 and 2004. He also won medals at two EuroBaskets: a

in 2001, and a silver medal in 2003. On September 3, 2006, his 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

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. His tournament average was 12.6 points and 5.3 rebounds. In addition to winning the gold medal, Garbajosa made the All-Tournament team, along with teammate

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. On January 1, 2007, Garbajosa was named Mister Europa 2006, by Italian weekly magazine '' SuperBasket''. Some of the other NBA players that have been given that award are

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(2005) and

(2004). At the 2007 EuroBasket, Garbajosa was a key player for the Spanish team. He averaged 7.8 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game, in nine games, but Spain lost 59–60 to the Russian national team in the final.Game card
, eurobasket2007.org, 16 September 2007, accessed 17 September 2007. He went on to win a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, and a gold medal at the 2009 EuroBasket.

Post-retirement

On 9 July 2016, Garbajosa was appointed as President of the Spanish Basketball Federation.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2000–01 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=4, Benetton , 15 , , 13 , , 24.6 , , .621 , , .524 , , .712 , , 4.9 , , .9 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , 12.4 , , 15.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , 20 , , 16 , , 26.4 , , .466 , , .351 , , .823 , , 5.9 , , 1.1 , , 2.0 , , .6 , , 11.5 , , 15.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , 22 , , 21 , , 27.9 , , .429 , , .391 , , .756 , , 6.7 , , 1.2 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 2.3 , , .7 , , 12.3 , , 19.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , 18 , , 17 , , 28.3 , , .519 , , .410 , , .714 , , 5.8 , , 1.1 , , 1.7 , , .6 , , 13.8 , , 18.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2,

, 13 , , 12 , , 32.9 , , .413 , , .348 , , .800 , , 7.8 , , 1.7 , , 1.6 , , .9 , , 14.0 , , 21.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , 18 , , 16 , , 35.2 , , .411 , , .396 , , .771 , , 6.9 , , 2.3 , , 1.8 , , .8 , , 14.9 , , 19.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2,

, 20 , , 16 , , 21.9 , , .455 , , .373 , , .786 , , 4.0 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , .2 , , 8.2 , , 9.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , 11 , , 1 , , 16.2 , , .422 , , .345 , , .786 , , 2.7 , , .3 , , .6 , , .5 , , 5.4 , , 6.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", Unicaja , 14 , , 3 , , 20.0 , , .353 , , .271 , , 1.000 , , 2.9 , , .9 , , .9 , , .2 , , 6.2 , , 6.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 151 , , 115 , , 26.3 , , .538 , , .374 , , .772 , , 5.4 , , 1.2 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , 11.2 , , 15.1

NBA

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, 67 , , 60 , , 28.5 , , .420 , , .342 , , .731 , , 4.9 , , 1.9 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 8.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 7 , , 0 , , 10.6 , , .320 , , .375 , , .000 , , 2.1 , , .4 , , .4 , , .0 , , 3.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 74 , , 60 , , 26.8 , , .415 , , .344 , , .731 , , 4.7 , , 1.7 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 8.0

References

External links

Jorge Garbajosa on Twitter

Euroleague.net Profile
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Spanish League Profile
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