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Background
Career Transactions: Drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round (13th overall) of NBA Draft 2006 … draft rights traded by Philadelphia to Chicago for the draft rights to Rodney Carney (16th overall pick) and cash considerations (06/28/06).
2006-07 (Chicago): Appeared in 71 games during his rookie campaign and averaged 3.6 ppg and 2.2 rpg in 12.2 mpg … made four starts (Bulls went 3-1) and posted averages of 6.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 1.5 apg in 27.5 mpg … led the team in rebounds in one game … tallied six games of 10+ points and one game of 10+ rebounds … had one double-double performance, which came in one of his four starting assignments, with 11 points and season-highs of 10 boards and 40:08 of action at DET (04/04) … scored a season-best 19 points (8-13 FG, 2-3 3FG, 1-2 FT) with four rebounds and three assists in 23:37 vs. GS (02/28) … posted then season highs with 14 points (7-11) and nine boards in 24:42 vs. CHA (12/23) … in his NBA debut (at Miami, 10/31), he tallied 11 points (4-4 FG, 3-3 FT), two rebounds, two steals and one assist in less than 11 minutes … recorded 11 DNP-CDs … 2007 Playoffs: Appeared in nine of Chicago’s 10 games and averaged 3.3 ppg and 1.9 rpg in 11.0 mpg.
Career: A member of the Swiss National Team … played in the 2005 French Pro A All-Star Game … started his pro career in 2001-02, at the age of 17, in the top domestic league in Switzerland (the LNA), with Tege Riviera Basket … played the following three seasons (2002-05) with Chalon-Sur-Saone, the premier pro league in France … signed with Italian Serie A club Angelico squad Angelico Biella prior to the 2005-06 season and averaged 12.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.95 spg and 29.4 mpg in Italy’s top league.
Personal
Name is pronounced TA-bow sef-o-LOSH-a … full name is Thabo Patrick Sefolosha … originally an early-entry candidate for the 2005 NBA Draft before he withdrew his name from consideration … his South African father and French mother left South Africa for Switzerland shortly before he was born in 1984 … his mother is an accomplished artist and his father is an skilled musician … participated in Luol Deng’s 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for those in need … participated in the Department of Children and Family Services Holiday Dinner … filmed a PSA for the Bulls’ new fitness program, EnergizaBulls, to help combat childhood obesity and promote a healthy lifestyle.
Thabo Sefolosha | Coming to America
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