One of the NBA players who participated in basketball games as part of Russian clubs is Gerald Green. The biography of the American, who at 30 years old continues to show a high level of play, has almost a dozen teams around the world, and with his experience is a valuable player for any club in the world, including now.
Arrival in big basketball
Gerald Green began his great career in 2005 - as part of a match of all the stars of the American school league, the young American won the slam dunk contest. Inspired by the success, the 19-year-old student, having completed his studies, did not go to college, but put forward his candidacy for the NBA draft, where the Boston Celtics decided to acquire it.
Despite getting into a serious club, the player’s joy was not so long. In his first club, Gerald Green, whose growth was already approaching 2 meters, was listed only in the role of the third light forward, which is why he rarely appeared on the court. However, the second season was more successful for the young American - because of injuries to the team leaders, Green often appeared on the field, and often in the starting five.
In the spring of 2007, Gerald Green won another victory in the slam dunk contest, this time becoming the best among the NBA players. And in the summer, the player said goodbye to Bolton, who traded him along with several of his teammates to Minnesota Timberwolves. The new club could not find a place for a promising basketball player, and a year later sent him to the Houston Rockets. As part of the “rockets" Gerald Green did not play at all - having played in only one match, after which he broke off the contract. In the summer of 2008, as a free agent, the player signed an agreement with the Dallas Mavericks for a period of one year. The Texas team also did not become a second home for Green, and a year later broke up with the American.
Travel to Russia
Gerald Green spent the summer of 2009 in search of a new club, and, not finding success in the NBA, accepted the offer of the Russian club Lokomotiv-Kuban, signing a seasonal contract. As part of the “railway” an experienced fighter from overseas came in handy - the beginning of the season, including thanks to the efforts of the American, turned out to be successful for the Krasnodar club. According to the results of the first half of the championship, Lokomotiv was close to the leader of the championship, but a series of failures in the second part lowered the team to the middle of the tournament table.
In the summer of next year, Gerald Green, whose photo often appeared in the media because of the high quality of the basketball player’s game, agreed on a contract with the Samara Red Wings, again agreeing only for a one-year period. As part of the Samara team, he took part in the All-Star All-Star World Championship match, became the best in the slam dunk competition, which he remembered most of all in the club - after the contract expired, the team did not offer the American to extend the agreement.
Chinese year
Unable to find a worthy club in the NBA or Russia in the summer, Gerald Green found a place in China by signing a contract with Foshan Dralines. But the player did not succeed in staying in the “celestial” team for a long time - he, having received little playing time - only 4 matches, of which not one in the starting five, in December of the same year signed a contract with Los Angeles Lakers. However, having failed the pre-season training camp, Green spent the whole year for the team of the NBA Los Angeles D-Fenders Development League.
Homecoming
Despite a temporary “downgrade” in the League, such a move was useful to Gerald. Several times becoming the most valuable player in the meeting, including in the match of all the stars of the Development League, in February 2012 he signed a short-term contract with the New York Jets, from which he was exchanged to the Phoenix Suns the following summer.
Two seasons in the “orange” were very fruitful for the American - having a large amount of playing time, Gerald Green proved himself in all its glory, for 156 games in the “Phoenix” 52 times leaving the starting five. Having high scores and scores, the player helped the team to be one step away from the playoffs, but in the second season, lowering the quality of the game, he finished the championship only on the 10th line in the Western Conference.
As a result, in the summer the club gave the basketball player to the “bronze” regular season medalist - “Miami Heat”. With the new club, Gerald Green was again in third place at the end of the season, winning in his Southeast Division for additional indicators.
Second Boston Parish
A decent level of play (14 games at the start of 69 for the season) of the 30-year-old basketball player was appreciated by his first team - “Boston Celtic”, the proposal of which Gerald Green could not reject, returning to where he started his first steps. But as part of the Bostonians, the American ended up in the reserve team. Nevertheless, even if he was not in the first roles, Green helps his team, which is going through the NBA championship, confidently sitting in the top three leaders of the Eastern Conference, 3 points behind the first place, where the current Cleveland Cavaliers champion, who has the game is currently in stock.