1. Hamed Haddadi played with the Grizzlies until 2013 before bouncing around the league with the Phoenix Suns.
21 Facts About Hamed Haddadi
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On March 9,2016, Hamed Haddadi signed with Petrochimi Bandar Imam of the Iranian Super League.
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On January 5,2024, Hamed Haddadi signed with Palayesh Naft Abadan of the Iranian Basketball Super League.
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In 2003, Hamed Haddadi was assigned by Paykan Tehran to play for Al-Nasr from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates for a short period of time.
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Hamed Haddadi received offers from NBA teams prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics and stated he would sign with a team after the games.
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Hamed Haddadi scored four points in 17 minutes of action in his first NBA preseason game, an October 7,2008 loss at the Houston Rockets.
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On Tuesday, December 23,2008, Hamed Haddadi was recalled by the Grizzlies.
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On July 28,2012, Hamed Haddadi re-signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.
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On January 30,2013, Hamed Haddadi was traded to the Toronto Raptors along with Rudy Gay as part of a three-way deal that sent Jose Calderon to the Detroit Pistons and Ed Davis, Tayshaun Prince, Austin Daye, and a second round pick to the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Hamed Haddadi did not play for the Suns until March 6,2013, in a game against the Raptors, the team that Hamed Haddadi was first traded to.
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In September 2013, Hamed Haddadi signed with the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association as the bonus foreign Asian player that's allowed to be on the expansion CBA team.
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On September 15,2014, Hamed Haddadi agreed to terms with Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles.
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In September 2015, Hamed Haddadi returned to the Sichuan Blue Whales as their bonus foreign Asian player due to them having one of the worst records that season.
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Hamed Haddadi would help the Blue Whales sweep the Zhejiang Lions in the first round and the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the second round before playing in the championship series against the Liaoning Flying Leopards.
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Hamed Haddadi won a silver medal at the 2002 Asian Under-18 Championship and a gold medal at the 2004 Asian U20 Championship while playing on Iran's junior national teams.
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Hamed Haddadi won gold medals at the 2004 and 2005 West Asian Championships with the senior Iranian national basketball team.
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Hamed Haddadi won a bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games and gold medals at the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship, 2009 FIBA Asia Championship, and the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.
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Hamed Haddadi was named the MVP of the latter three tournaments.
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Hamed Haddadi was involved in a brawl in the 2009 William Jones cup against team Jordan, which was a vital game in the cup.
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Hamed Haddadi scored a game high 18 points in a loss to France in the preliminary round of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
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In September 2009, Hamed Haddadi hosted a weekend basketball camp for children on the campus of California State University, Northridge.