Sean Michael Dee Anthony (born January 26, 1986) is a Filipino-Canadian professional

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player for the

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of the

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(PBA). He was drafted sixth overall in 2010 by the

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but was immediately shipped to the

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on draft night. In his rookie year, he won the Rookie Sophomore Blitz game MVP.

College

Sean Anthony finished his varsity career at McGill where he was a physical education major. At McGill, Anthony had a reputation as a defensive stopper and slasher.

Professional career

After two seasons with the Tigers, he was then traded to

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night in exchange for

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, who was the 5th pick by Barako Bull. After a season with Barako Bull, he was again traded to

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in exchange for

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. And just recently, before the end of the

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elimination round, he was traded again along with

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and a 2016 first-round pick to

in exchange for

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. On September 12, 2014, he was sent to

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in a three-way trade involving

and

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. NLEX obtained Blackwater's 2016 and 2017 2nd round pick along with the draft rights for

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. Blackwater received

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and

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. On September 30, 2015, Anthony was traded by the

to the

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for 2016 & 2017 2nd round picks and then he traded to the

for

& 2016 2nd round pick. On October 28, 2015, Anthony scored 11 points and grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds in a 93-85 win over his former team, the Barako Bull. In a game against TNT, he had a career-high 32 points. On October 14, 2016, Anthony was recognized during the PBA Leo Awards Night as he was named to the PBA Mythical Second Team. In the 2017 Commissioner's Cup, Anthony was traded with

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for draft picks to the

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in a four-team trade. He debuted for Gloabalport with 18 points. In the 2019 Philippine Cup, he had 7 steals to go with his 22 points and 9 rebounds in a win against NLEX. He finished that season with Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the Mythical First Team. During the

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, he had a triple-double against Phoenix. On November 5, 2021, he was traded to the

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along with

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in exchange for

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and

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PBA career statistics

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Season-by-season averages

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anthony, Sean 1986 births Living people Air21 Express players Barako Bull Energy draft picks Barako Bull Energy players Basketball players from Vancouver Canadian men's basketball players Canadian people of Filipino descent Citizens of the Philippines through descent Filipino men's basketball players McGill Redmen basketball players Meralco Bolts players NLEX Road Warriors players NorthPort Batang Pier players Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters players Power forwards (basketball) Powerade Tigers players Small forwards TNT Tropang Giga players