Channing Thomas Frye was born on May 17,1983 and is an American former professional basketball player.
22 Facts About Channing Frye
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Channing Frye was drafted eighth overall by the New York Knicks in the 2005 NBA draft, and was the first college senior to be selected in that draft.
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Channing Frye played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers, winning an NBA Championship with the Cavaliers in 2016.
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Channing Frye was named Player of the Year by the Arizona Republic and the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year while earning fourth-team Parade All-America and McDonald's All-America honors.
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Channing Frye earned Pac-10 All-Freshman team honors after averaging 9.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 23.9 minutes per game.
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Channing Frye finished his four-year career at Arizona with eight double-doubles in 12 NCAA Tournament appearances while registering 93 double-figure-point and 35 double-figure-rebound games.
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Channing Frye was selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.
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On March 21,2006, he sprained his left knee ligament in a game against the Toronto Raptors when Raptors guard Andre Barrett lost his balance and smashed his shoulder into Channing Frye's knee, causing Channing Frye to miss the rest of the season.
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Thomas' rationale was that Channing Frye was a superior perimeter shooter, and his perimeter shooting would make it harder for teams to double team Knicks leading scorer Eddy Curry.
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On June 28,2007, Channing Frye was traded, along with Steve Francis, to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Zach Randolph, Fred Jones and Dan Dickau.
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Channing Frye wore jersey No 44 after wearing No 7 with the Knicks, as guard Brandon Roy already wore No 7 for the Trail Blazers.
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In September 2008, Channing Frye had surgery to remove bone spurs from his left ankle.
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On July 14,2009, Channing Frye signed with the Phoenix Suns to a reported two-year, $3.8 million contract with an option on the second year.
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In February 2010, Channing Frye was selected to the NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout, becoming the first center invited since Sam Perkins in 1997.
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Channing Frye was cleared to play for the Suns before the team's 2013 training camp practices began on August 30.
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On June 23,2014, Channing Frye opted out of the final year of his contract with the Suns.
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On July 14,2014, Channing Frye signed with the Orlando Magic to a reported four-year, $32 million contract.
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On February 18,2016, Channing Frye was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Jared Cunningham and a future second-round pick.
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On July 19,2018, Channing Frye signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, returning to the franchise for a second stint.
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On October 30,2019, the NBC Sports Northwest announced that Channing Frye joined their crew to co-host their new podcast program, Talkin' Blazers Podcast.
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Channing Frye has worked as a Studio Analyst for NBATV since 2020 and a fill-in Studio analyst for the NBA on TNT since 2021.
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Channing Frye's grandfather, John Mulzac, was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen.