23 Facts About Anthony Tolliver

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Anthony Lamar Tolliver was born on June 1,1985 and is an American former professional basketball player.

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Anthony Tolliver played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays, and played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association for 11 different franchises, tied for 6th most all-time.

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At Creighton, Tolliver played in a reserve role during his freshman season behind veterans Brody Deren, Mike Grimes, and Joe Dabbert, but saw action in 27 games.

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Anthony Tolliver earned second-team all-MVC honors during his junior season and had a memorable last-second shot to win a game against Wichita State on January 28,2006.

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Anthony Tolliver was named first-team all MVC, a finalist for the Lowe's Senior CLASS award, and to the Collegeinsider.

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Anthony Tolliver started all 33 of the team's games and broke the 1,000 point mark for his career in his final collegiate game against Nevada in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

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Anthony Tolliver later joined collegiate teammate Nate Funk with Eisbaren Bremerhaven of the German Basketball Bundesliga.

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Anthony Tolliver appeared in eight more games with San Antonio before being waived January 7,2009.

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Anthony Tolliver then signed with New Orleans after three games with Iowa.

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Anthony Tolliver was averaging 12.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game with the Energy when he signed with Galatasaray Cafe Crown of the Turkish Basketball League.

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In December 2009, Anthony Tolliver was playing for the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League.

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Anthony Tolliver played two games for Portland before being released on December 29,2009, returning to Idaho.

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On January 17,2010, Anthony Tolliver was signed to a 10-day contract by the Golden State Warriors, who were struggling with injuries.

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In September 2012, Anthony Tolliver signed a one-year, $854,389 contract with the Atlanta Hawks.

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On July 21,2014, Anthony Tolliver signed a 2-year, $6 million contract with the Phoenix Suns.

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Anthony Tolliver was traded to the Detroit Pistons on December 24,2014 in exchange for Tony Mitchell.

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On July 9,2016, Anthony Tolliver signed a 2-year, $16 million contract with the Sacramento Kings.

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On July 14,2017, Anthony Tolliver signed a one-year, $3.3 million contract with the Detroit Pistons.

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On July 9,2018, Anthony Tolliver signed a one-year, $5.75 million contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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On July 3,2019, Anthony Tolliver signed a one-year, $2.56 million deal with the Portland Trail Blazers.

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On January 20,2020, Anthony Tolliver was traded back to the Sacramento Kings along with Kent Bazemore and two future second round picks in exchange for Trevor Ariza, Wenyen Gabriel and Caleb Swanigan.

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On February 29,2020, Anthony Tolliver was waived by the Kings after appearing in 9 games.

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Anthony Tolliver is a member of the "Starting Five", along with Malcolm Brogdon, Joe Harris, Justin Anderson, and Garrett Temple.