Tyler Zeller played college basketball at the University of North Carolina, where as a freshman he played on their 2009 national championship team and as a senior was an All-American and the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year.
25 Facts About Tyler Zeller
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Tyler Zeller is the nephew of former NBA player Al Eberhard, and the brother of fellow NBA players Cody Zeller and Luke Zeller.
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Tyler Zeller was not only a basketball superstar, but played on Washington High's tennis team for three years, and finished his high school career with a 3.99 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, good for third in his graduating class.
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Tyler Zeller received the title three years after his brother Luke and three years before his brother Cody were honored with the same award.
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Tyler Zeller was named a McDonald's All-American, as well as a first-team Parade All-American.
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Tyler Zeller fell to the floor awkwardly, got up, and was taken to the locker room holding his left wrist.
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X-rays showed that Tyler Zeller had broken both of the major bones in his lower left arm.
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Tyler Zeller made his return during his freshman season on February 18,2009, in the Tar Heels' home game against North Carolina State, playing 8 minutes and scoring 2 points.
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Tyler Zeller averaged 15.7 points per game during his junior year.
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Tyler Zeller had a more active role, playing an average of 28.1 minutes per game, significantly more than the 17.4 minutes per game during his sophomore campaign.
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Tyler Zeller played an average of 28.2 minutes per game.
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Tyler Zeller was voted to the All-ACC First Team his senior year and was named the ACC Player of the Year.
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Tyler Zeller was named a second team all American by the Sporting News and the USBWA as a senior.
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Tyler Zeller announced that he was entering the 2012 NBA draft along with North Carolina teammates Harrison Barnes, Kendall Marshall and John Henson.
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Tyler Zeller was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 17th pick in the draft, and was the fourth Tar Heel to be selected in the first round.
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Tyler Zeller was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on draft night, and signed his rookie scale contract with the Cavaliers on July 5,2012.
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On October 11,2013, Tyler Zeller underwent an emergency appendectomy procedure to remove his appendix and was ruled out indefinitely.
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On July 10,2014, Tyler Zeller was traded to the Boston Celtics in a three-team trade that involved the Cavaliers and the Brooklyn Nets.
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On June 29,2016, the Celtics tendered a qualifying offer to make Tyler Zeller a restricted free agent.
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Tyler Zeller went on to re-sign with the Celtics on July 27,2016.
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On September 12,2017, Tyler Zeller signed a multi-year contract with the Brooklyn Nets.
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On February 5,2018, Tyler Zeller was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Rashad Vaughn and the rights to a future second-round draft pick.
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On March 7,2019, Tyler Zeller signed a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks.
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Tyler Zeller was not retained by the Hawks upon the expiration of the 10-day contract.
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On September 28,2019, the Denver Nuggets had announced that Tyler Zeller had joined for training camp.