1. Thabo Patrick Sefolosha is a Swiss former professional basketball player.
16 Facts About Thabo Sefolosha
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Thabo Sefolosha played in the NBA, the Turkish Basketball League, LNB Pro A, and Lega Basket Serie A In 2006, he became the first player from Switzerland to play in the NBA, and in 2013, he was labelled the best Swiss basketball player of all time by Swiss newspaper Freiburger Nachrichten.
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Thabo Sefolosha was invited to join the junior Swiss national basketball team, and at 17 he began a professional career with Vevey Riviera Basket, in Switzerland's top domestic league.
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Thabo Sefolosha spent his first year in Chalon-sur-Saone playing with the junior under-21 squad, which traveled alongside the senior club.
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Thabo Sefolosha was taken with the 13th pick of the 2006 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers and promptly traded to the Chicago Bulls for the 16th pick, and cash considerations.
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On February 19,2009, the trade deadline, Thabo Sefolosha was traded by the Bulls to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Denver's 2009 first-round draft pick, which Chicago used to draft Taj Gibson.
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In October 2011, during the 2011 NBA lockout, Thabo Sefolosha signed with Fenerbahce Ulker in Turkey, but only for Euroleague matches.
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Thabo Sefolosha's deal had an out-clause that allowed him to return to Oklahoma City at the end of the lockout.
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Thabo Sefolosha was a permanent member of the starting five, including in the Thunder's run to the finals.
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On July 15,2014, Thabo Sefolosha was acquired by the Atlanta Hawks in a sign-and-trade deal, along with rights to Giorgos Printezis, in exchange for the rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis.
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On July 18,2017, Thabo Sefolosha signed a multi-year deal with the Utah Jazz.
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On September 23,2019, Thabo Sefolosha signed a one-year deal with the Houston Rockets.
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Thabo Sefolosha announced his retirement from professional basketball on March 31,2021.
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Thabo Sefolosha said that he wanted to let the case proceed to trial instead; at the same time, charges against Antic were dropped.
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On October 21,2015, Thabo Sefolosha announced he would be suing the city of New York as well as eight police officers for up to $50 million in damages.
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In October 2017, Thabo Sefolosha revealed that he saved a woman the previous month from drowning while he and his family were on a rafting trip down the Provo River.