Nationality American Role Basketball player Siblings Stephen Graham Name Joey Graham Career start 2005 | Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg) Weight 104 kg Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Height 2.01 m | |
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Born June 11, 1982 (age 41)
Wilmington, Delaware ( 1982-06-11 ) High school Brandon (Brandon, Florida) College Central Florida (2000–2002)
Oklahoma State (2002–2004) NBA draft 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall School Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Position Small forward, Shooting guard | ||
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Joseph Graham (born June 11, 1982) is an American professional basketball player. He made his NBA debut on November 2, 2005. He last played in the NBA in 2011 for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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- Joey graham slam dunk mix by longer
- Joey graham mix 1
- College career
- Toronto Raptors
- Denver Nuggets
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- D League
- Puerto Rico
- Family
- NBA career highs
- References
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College career
Graham played at Central Florida from 2000 to 2002, and at Oklahoma State from 2003 to 2005. (He did not play during the 2002–2003 season because he was a transfer student.) He was also an all Conference Tight End his sophomore year.
After a stellar senior year at Oklahoma State, Graham was drafted by the Toronto Raptors with the 16th overall pick of the 2005 NBA Draft. Graham also earned a degree in aviation management while at Oklahoma State University.
Toronto Raptors
Graham was selected with the 16th overall pick by the Toronto Raptors in the 2005 draft. He was chosen with one of the two first round picks acquired from the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Vince Carter during the 2004–05 season. Joey started his rookie season as a Raptors starter, playing as small forward. After five games, he was moved out of the starting lineup and replaced by the 5-year Raptors veteran, Morris Peterson. For his entire rookie season, Graham averaged 6.5 points per game.
On October 29, 2007, the Raptors extended Graham's contract which ran through 2008–09.
During the 2008–09 season, Graham set career-highs in points (7.7) and rebounds (3.7) and tied a career-high in minutes. Graham also set a new career-high for points on February 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers with 24, which he tied 6 days later against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Denver Nuggets
On September 26, 2009, Joey Graham signed a one-year non-guaranteed contract with the Denver Nuggets.
Cleveland Cavaliers
On July 30, 2010, Graham signed a two-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
On December 9, 2011, Graham was waived by the Cavaliers, making him a free agent.
D-League
On March 19, 2012, Graham was acquired by the Erie BayHawks. He had a stellar year with the BayHawks. In nine games he averaged 20.8 points per game, 6.8 rebounds, and shooting 55% from the field goal in 33.4 minutes a game.
Puerto Rico
On May 4, 2012, Graham signed with Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in Puerto Rico.
Family
Joey Graham has an identical twin brother, Stephen, who has been his long-time rival and has played for several NBA teams.
Along with his brother, Joey attended Brandon High School, and attended Central Florida for their first two years of college. Later, they transferred to OSU.