- Chukwudiebere Maduabum
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Chukwudiebere Maduabum No. 14 Denver Nuggets Power forward / Center Personal information Date of birth March 19, 1991 Place of birth Nigeria Nationality Nigerian High school Command Day Secondary School Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg) Career information NBA Draft 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56th overall Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers Pro career 2011–present League National Basketball Association Chukwudiebere Maduabum (born March 19, 1991) is a Nigerian professional basketball Power forward / Center with the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 2011 NBA Draft with the 56th pick, but was traded to Denver Nuggets.
Chukwudiebere, a 6-foot-9 power forward, is the third player drafted straight from the D-League, following fellow second round picks Mike Taylor and Latavious Williams. He played for two teams while he was in Nigeria: the Dodan Warriors and the Kano Pillars. He also played in the FIBA Africa Club Championship.
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Professional career
Bakersfield Jam
While playing for the NBA D-League's Bakersfield Jam in 2010–11, Maduabum averaged 0.7 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.
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Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- Bakersfield Jam players
- Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
- Nigerian basketball players
- Nigerian expatriate basketball people in the United States
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