Bio
- Won the 2003 Euroleague championship while playing with FC Barcelona Basquet, a win which marked the first league title in team history.
- Helped the Brazilian national team to a gold-medal victory at the 2003 Pan American Games.
- Drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 30th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, and was traded before the beginning of his rookie season to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
- Won a gold medal as part of the Brazilian national team at the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship.
- Helped the Cavaliers to their first NBA Finals appearance in 2007.
- Diagnosed with a blood clot in his lower right lung in Jan. 2013, causing him to miss the remainder of the 2012-13 NBA season.
- Became the first NBA player to ever play for the Eastern Conference and Western Conference champions in the same season, after being traded by the Cavaliers, and later signed by the Golden State Warriors, in 2016.
Anderson VarejãoSeptember 28, 1982 (age 43)Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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Bio
- Won the 2003 Euroleague championship while playing with FC Barcelona Basquet, a win which marked the first league title in team history.
- Helped the Brazilian national team to a gold-medal victory at the 2003 Pan American Games.
- Drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 30th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, and was traded before the beginning of his rookie season to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
- Won a gold medal as part of the Brazilian national team at the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship.
- Helped the Cavaliers to their first NBA Finals appearance in 2007.
- Diagnosed with a blood clot in his lower right lung in Jan. 2013, causing him to miss the remainder of the 2012-13 NBA season.
- Became the first NBA player to ever play for the Eastern Conference and Western Conference champions in the same season, after being traded by the Cavaliers, and later signed by the Golden State Warriors, in 2016.
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