Delon Reginald Wright was born on April 26,1992 and is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association.
15 Facts About Delon Wright
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Delon Wright played college basketball for the Utah Utes and was a first-team all-conference player in the Pac-12 in 2014 and 2015.
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Delon Wright finished in the top 10 in the conference in scoring, assists, steals, blocked shots, field goal percentage and free throw percentage.
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Delon Wright additionally averaged 6.8 rebounds per game, despite playing the guard position.
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At the start of his senior season, Wright was named to the 50-man watch lists for the Naismith College Player of the Year and the John R Wooden Award.
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Delon Wright was a two-time member of the Pac-12 All-Defensive team and won the 2015 Bob Cousy Award.
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Delon Wright became the first player in Utah men's basketball history to be named to the first-team All-Pac-12 in consecutive years.
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On June 25,2015, Delon Wright was selected with the 20th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors.
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Delon Wright had his first career double-double and hit four 3-pointers to lead the second unit.
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Delon Wright recorded his first career triple-double adding 14 assists and 10 rebounds.
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On July 8,2019, Delon Wright was acquired by the Dallas Mavericks in a sign-and-trade deal with the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for two-second-round picks and the draft rights to Satnam Singh.
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On November 27,2020, Delon Wright was traded to the Detroit Pistons in a three-team trade involving the Oklahoma City Thunder, who received Trevor Ariza from Detroit and two second round picks from Dallas.
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On March 25,2021, Delon Wright was traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Cory Joseph and two future second-round draft picks.
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Delon Wright signed a two-year, $16 million contract with the Washington Wizards on July 6,2022.
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Delon Wright is the younger brother of former NBA player Dorell Delon Wright.