Kyle Korver · TheSportsDB · Courtesy of TheSportsDB
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Kyle Korver, born on 17 March 1981 in Lakewood, is an American basketball player who plays small forward and shooting guard, wearing number 26. He studied at Creighton University, began his career in 2003, and was drafted by the Brooklyn Nets. Korver has played for the Philadelphia 76ers, Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls, and Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association, received the NBA Sportsmanship Award, and lives in Iowa and Lakewood.
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Key facts
- Title
- Assistant general manager
- League
- NBA
- Born
- ( 1981-03-17 ) March 17, 1981 (age 45) , Lakewood, California , U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
- Listed weight
- 212 lb (96 kg)
- High school
- Pella ( Pella, Iowa )
- College
- Creighton (1999–2003)
- Nba draft
- 2003 : 2nd round, 51st overall pick
- Drafted by
- New Jersey Nets
- Playing career
- 2003–2020
- Position
- Shooting guard / small forward
- 2003 2007
- Philadelphia 76ers
- 2007 2010
- Utah Jazz
- 2010 2012
- Chicago Bulls
- 2012 2017
- Atlanta Hawks
- 2017 2018
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2018 2019
- Utah Jazz
- 2019 2020
- Milwaukee Bucks
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Shooting Guard
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lakewood
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Educated at
- Creighton University
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- basketball
- Position played
- shooting guard
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 96
- Image
- Kyle Korver (25756529437) (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 201
- Residence
- Lakewood
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- Commons category
- Kyle Korver
- date of birth
- 1981-03-17
- sport number
- 26
- drafted by
- Brooklyn Nets
- start of work period
- 2003-00-00
- social media followers
- 218103
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Encyclopedic overview
Kyle Elliot Korver (born March 17, 1981) is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is the assistant general manager for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays. He is regarded as one of the best three-point shooters of all-time.
Korver was drafted in the second round of the 2003 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets. He was immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. After four and a half seasons in Philadelphia, he was traded to the Utah Jazz. During his first stint with the Jazz in 2009–10, Korver shot 53.6 percent from three-point range, which set an NBA single-season three-point field goal accuracy record. In 2010, he joined the Chicago Bulls. In 2012, he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, where in 2015 he was named an NBA All-Star. In 2017, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he was a member of back-to-back Finals teams. In 2018, he was traded back to the Jazz. In 2019, he signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.
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