Professional career Tyson Chandler

1 professional career

1.1 chicago bulls (2001–2006)
1.2 new orleans hornets (2006–2009)
1.3 charlotte bobcats (2009–2010)
1.4 dallas mavericks (2010–2011)
1.5 new york knicks (2011–2014)
1.6 return dallas mavericks (2014–2015)
1.7 phoenix suns (2015–present)

professional career
chicago bulls (2001–2006)

tyson chandler selected 2nd overall los angeles clippers, traded rights chicago bulls former nba rookie of year award recipient elton brand. bulls intended pair chandler fellow high school phenomenon eddy curry in front court. however, while both players had stretches of success during time bulls, coincided. in chandler s case, problems recurring issue throughout career, particularly during 2003–04 season. during part of career, chandler feuded brendan haywood of washington wizards , amar e stoudemire of phoenix suns. later, although feuds became less frequent, chandler struggled foul trouble, limited playing time.

chandler played major role in bulls playoff run in 2004–05 season. finding role fourth-quarter defensive specialist, notable game-saving blocks against stars paul pierce , carmelo anthony, rewarded long-term deal remain chicago bulls next 6 years, reportedly worth close $63 million. curry s departure after 2004–05 season, chandler became last member of bulls left jerry krause era.

during 2005–2006 season, chandler s biggest impact on defense, struggled again foul problems , averaged 5.3 points per game. due in part sub-par playoff performance , bulls signing of four-time defensive player of year ben wallace in off-season after 2005–2006 season, bulls gm john paxson began consider moving chandler. on july 5, 2006, bulls , hornets verbally agreed trade send chandler new orleans hornets in exchange j. r. smith , p.j. brown. deal finalized following week.

new orleans hornets (2006–2009)

chandler dunking

in first year in new orleans (back when team facing uncertainty of whether coming new orleans or moving oklahoma city), chandler had breakout season in 2006–2007, averaging 9.5 ppg , 12.4 rpg go 1.8 bpg.

chandler followed better season new orleans put 11.7 points , 11.8 rebounds game , led league in offensive rebounding. defense, rebounding , ability connect chris paul on crescent city connection (name alleyoop pass) allowed hornets claim 2007–08 southwest division first time ever 56 wins. chandler played in playoffs , defended tim duncan valiantly in end hornets lost heartbreaking game 7 chandler limited duncan 5–17 shooting.

in 197 regular season games hornets franchise, chandler averaged 10.2 ppg, 11.3 rpg , 1.4 bpg, while shooting 61.1% field.

on february 17, 2009, chandler traded oklahoma city thunder chris wilcox, joe smith , rights devon hardin. however, failed physical because of toe injury, , 1 day later, thunder announced rescinded trade. coincidentally, doctor in oklahoma city failed chandler on physical same doctor had performed corrective surgery on toe 2 years earlier.

charlotte bobcats (2009–2010)

on july 28, 2009, traded charlotte bobcats in exchange emeka okafor. chandler joined bobcats team had never made playoffs in young history. chandler struggled injuries in 2009–10, missing more month stress fracture in left foot. chandler still helped bobcats win 44 games , earn first-ever postseason berth. bobcats, led gerald wallace , stephen jackson, made playoffs seventh seed in eastern conference, , went against orlando magic. chandler had task of defending dwight howard. chandler limited howard 9 points , 9 rebounds per game, both below season , career averages. bobcats were, however, swept in first trip playoffs bobcats moniker.

dallas mavericks (2010–2011)

on july 13, 2010, chandler traded dallas mavericks, along alexis ajinça, in exchange matt carroll, erick dampier , eduardo nájera. chandler expected shine next all-stars dirk nowitzki , point guard jason kidd. chandler became fan-favorite in dallas because of defensive efforts , athleticism on both ends of floor. credited making mavericks tough , anchoring defense hustle , intensity. mavericks went 57–25, earning third seed in western conference. defeated deep portland trail blazers team in 6 games, swept defending champions kobe bryant-led los angeles lakers, , defeated kevin durant , russell westbrook-led oklahoma city thunder in 5 games. mavericks went nba finals underdog, facing miami heat , big 3 of lebron james, dwyane wade , chris bosh. chandler instrumental in series, defensively stopping lebron james , dwyane wade s penetration rim. chandler forced play major minutes because of injury backup center brendan haywood , inexperience of ian mahinmi. in game 4, chandler recorded 13 points , 16 rebounds, in pivotal game 5 chandler recorded 13 points , 7 rebounds , in decisive game 6, chandler recorded 5 points, 8 rebounds , 2 blocks, helping mavericks win first championship. defensive efforts throughout regular season, chandler selected nba all-defensive second team.

new york knicks (2011–2014)

chandler knicks

on december 9, 2011, chandler announced agreed terms on four-year contract new york knicks worth $58 million. officially acquired knicks in three-team sign-and-trade. on opening day, christmas 2011, chandler finished 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists , 6 blocks in 106–104 win on boston celtics.

chandler finished regular season 67.9% field goal percentage, third highest in nba history until point, exceeded wilt chamberlain in 1967 (68.26%) , 1973 (72.7%), , later deandre jordan. won 2012 nba defensive player of year award 45 first place votes , 311 points overall, ahead of serge ibaka of oklahoma city thunder 41 first place votes , 294 votes, , became first ever knick win award.

in may 2012, chandler named second team all-defensive behind ibaka , dwight howard of orlando magic, made first-team all-defensive. although chandler voted defensive player of year press, all-defensive team chosen league s 30 head coaches (who cannot vote own players). , while 13 first-team votes , 36 overall points more totals first-team selections tony allen of memphis grizzlies , chris paul of los angeles clippers, howard received 41 points 16 first-team votes, , 1 center can named team.

during 2012–13 season, chandler named reserve 2013 nba all-star game. first all-star selection of career. in february, chandler recorded 20 rebounds in 3 straight games, becoming first knick since willis reed in december 1969. chandler had 7 points , 8 rebounds @ 2013 nba all-star game.

on february 27, 2013, chandler recorded career-high 28 rebounds, including 13 in first quarter, in 109–105 victory on golden state warriors. on november 5, 2013, suffered right fibula fracture during 97-102 loss charlotte bobcats.

return dallas mavericks (2014–2015)

on june 25, 2014, chandler, along raymond felton, traded dallas mavericks in exchange shane larkin, wayne ellington, josé calderón, samuel dalembert, , 2 second round picks in 2014 nba draft. move reunited chandler teammates dirk nowitzki , j. j. barea, coach rick carlisle, part of mavericks title team in 2010–11 nba season. in first game dallas on october 29 in 2014–15 season opener, chandler recorded 8 points , 10 rebounds in 101–100 loss san antonio spurs. chandler managed 75 games mavericks in 2014–15, since 2007–08 campaign. batting through 14th professional season, chandler showed still had plenty left in tank, recorded 31 double-doubles. held own while matched against dwight howard during first round of playoffs, averaging 10.2 points , 10.8 rebounds inside during 5 match-ups against houston rockets, series mavericks lost 4–1.

phoenix suns (2015–present)

on july 9, 2015, chandler signed four-year, $52 million deal phoenix suns. made debut suns in team s season opener on october 28 against former team, dallas mavericks, recording 3 points , 6 rebounds in 111–95 loss. appeared in 15 of team s first 16 games before missing 8 straight games hamstring injury. on december 13, returned action suns, coming off bench against minnesota timberwolves , recording 3 points , 4 rebounds in 23 minutes. on january 21, 2016, recorded 8 points , season-high 20 rebounds in loss san antonio spurs. 2 days later, in 98–95 win on atlanta hawks, chandler tied suns record 27 rebounds, including 17 in first half, , had 13 points , season-high 5 assists. 27 rebounds equaled record total set paul silas in 1971, , 13 offensive boards set franchise record, surpassing totals set both charles barkley , curtis perry. chandler became first suns player in franchise history record consecutive 20-rebound games. on march 9, in loss new york knicks, became 50th player in nba history reach 9,000 career rebounds. on april 3, recorded season-high 21 points , 18 rebounds in 101–86 loss utah jazz. tied season high 4 days later, recording 21 points , 10 rebounds in 124–115 win on houston rockets. chandler missed suns final 2 games of season due concussion.

on october 30, 2016, chandler recorded 18 rebounds in 106–100 loss golden state warriors, passing hall of famer artis gilmore move 48th on nba s all-time rebounding list. on december 7, played in 1,000th game, 122nd nba player ever reach milestone. had 10 points , 10 rebounds in 109–94 loss indiana pacers. on december 11, recorded season highs of 14 points , 21 rebounds in 120–119 overtime loss new orleans pelicans, marking 29th career game 20+ rebounds , first of season. 2 days later, grabbed season-best 23 rebounds against new york knicks—he player in franchise history record back-to-back 20+ rebound games, having done twice. third 20-rebound game of season on january 3, 2017 in 99–90 win on miami heat, chandler became first suns player three-plus in season since charles barkley (5) in 1993–94. on january 12, 2017, had 14 points , 19 rebounds in 113–108 loss dallas mavericks. fourth straight game 15 or more rebounds, longest streak suns player since shawn marion had 4 in 2006. 2 days later, had fifth straight 15-rebound effort in 108–105 win on san antonio spurs, setting longest streak suns player since @ least 1983–84 season. on january 19, recorded season-high 22 points , 16 rebounds in 118–103 loss cleveland cavaliers. had @ least 15 rebounds in sixth straight game, matching franchise record set jim fox in 1969. 2 days later, had 16 rebounds in 107–105 win on new york knicks. seventh straight game 15+ rebounds, setting longest such streak in suns franchise history. streak ended @ 7 after recording 9 rebounds in win against toronto raptors on january 22. 2 days later, tied season high 22 points on 9-of-9 shooting go 17 rebounds in 112–111 loss minnesota timberwolves. chandler appeared in 47 games in 2016–17 after being deactivated following all-star break.