Luke Robert Babbitt was born on June 20,1989 and is an American former professional basketball player.
16 Facts About Luke Babbitt
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Luke Babbitt played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack before declaring for the 2010 NBA draft following his sophomore year.
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Luke Babbitt was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 16th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft, then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Luke Babbitt finished his high school career by scoring 2,941 points, which broke future college teammate Armon Johnson's Nevada state scoring record of 2,616 points.
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Luke Babbitt went on to average 16.9 points per game during his freshman year including a season-high 30 points on March 12,2009 versus San Jose State.
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Luke Babbitt scored a career-high 33 points in the Western Athletic Conference tournament semifinals on March 13,2010 versus New Mexico State.
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Luke Babbitt was selected with the 16th overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2010 NBA draft.
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Luke Babbitt's rights were later traded, along with Wolves forward Ryan Gomes, to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Martell Webster.
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On July 9,2010, Luke Babbitt signed his rookie contract with the Blazers.
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Luke Babbitt then joined the Blazers for the 2010 NBA Summer League.
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On December 8,2010, Luke Babbitt was assigned to the Idaho Stampede of the NBA D-League.
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Luke Babbitt joined the Trail Blazers for the 2012 NBA Summer League.
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On February 4,2014, Luke Babbitt signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.
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On July 10,2016, Luke Babbitt was traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for a 2018 second-round draft pick and cash considerations.
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Luke Babbitt signed with the Atlanta Hawks on August 9,2017.
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Luke Babbitt was traded back to the Heat on February 8,2018 in exchange for Okaro White.