Hamed Haddadi
Hamed Haddadi (born 19 May 1985 in Ahvaz; persian حامد حدادی ), is an Iranian basketball player and participant in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
In the 2007/2008 season he played as a professional basketball player at the position of the Center for Saba Battery Tehran Basketball Club in the Iranian Basketball Super League .. He was one of the key players when winning the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 in Tokushima and next Samad Nikkhah Bahrami of successful Iranian players in Beijing 2008.
Hamed Haddadi had received several offers from NBA teams before the games in Beijing. On 28 August 2008 he signed a so-called free agent a multi-year contract with the Grizzlies in Memphis. He is thus the first professional Iranian basketball player in the NBA.
Also a top European team, the KK Partizan Belgrade wanted to sign him, but Haddadi turned down the offer and opted for the NBA.
On February 21, 2013 Haddadi was traded by the Grizzlies to the Phoenix Suns. In return, Sebastian Telfair went to Memphis. After several months, the Suns took advantage of an option in the Treaty of Haddadi and broke the contract with him in the summer of 2013.
Achievements
- 2004 Iranian vice-champion
- 2006 Asian Games in Doha ( Bronze)
- 2008 Iranian vice-champion
- 2008 WABA Club Championships - Finalist
- 2008 Asian club champions
- 2008 Asia- Basket.com: All- Asian Club Championships Honorable Mention
- 2008 Asia- Basket.com: Asian Club Championships All- Asian team player