Trevor Ariza - Biography

Last Editor: muraad56				Trevor Ariza Biography -   Name : Trevor Ariza Profession : Basketball player Birth Details : born June 30, 1985 in Miami, Florida

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Trevor Anthony Ariza (born June 30, 1985 in Miami, Florida) is a professional basketball player in the NBA for the Orlando Magic. After a college career at UCLA, Ariza was a second round draft choice (43rd overall) of the New York Knicks in the 2004 NBA Draft. Ariza is considered a draft-day steal, one of the bright spots in Isiah Thomas' short stint as the Knicks GM, as he plays a lot of minutes for Larry Brown's Knicks as one of the team's top perimeter defenders at small forward, leading his team in steals for the 2nd straight season. Ariza also has good leaping ability and has gained a reputation as a great finisher around the basket, constantly finding himself on highlight reels. Drafted at age 19, after spending just one year at UCLA, Ariza started his career coming off the bench. He attended Westchester High School in Marina Del Rey, California, where as a junior he along with teammate Hassan Adams led the Comets to California State Champions. Some sources believe that he would have benefitted from an extra year at college, but with the expanding number of players drafted out of high school, just getting a single year of college is now something few NBA players enjoy. However, Ariza is projected to be a star in the next few years. Ariza earnt himself starting honors with the Knicks under Larry Brown, as the team attempted to implement a youth movement until 2005 draft pick David Lee replaced him. Eddy Curry, Channing Frye, Quentin Richardson and Stephon Marbury were the other starters, with Marbury being the oldest at 29. His younger brother died tragically after falling out of a hotel from a high level. On February 21, 2006, Ariza was traded to the Orlando Magic along with Penny Hardaway in exchange for Steve Francis.