- Maciej Lampe
Infobox Euroleague Player
name = Maciej Lampe
nickname = Magic Lamp
caption =
position = Forward-Center
nickname = The Magic Lamp
league = Russian League
height_ft = 6
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 255
team = BC Khimki Moscow
nationality =Polish
birth_date = birth date and age|1985|2|5
birth_place =Łódź ,Poland
draft = 30th overall
draft_year = 2003
draft_team =New York Knicks
career_start = 2003
college =
awards = 2006-07 Russian LeagueMVP Maciej Bolesław Lampe (born
February 5 ,1985 inŁódź ) is a Polish professionalbasketball player. He currently plays forKhimki BC of theRussian Basketball Super League .Professional career
Originally from Poland, Lampe grew up in
Stockholm ,Sweden . He played briefly for Real Madrid inSpain in 2002-03 before being sent on loan toUniversidad Complutense of theLEB , the highest minor league in Spain, to receive more playing time.NBA career
Selected by
New York Knicks in the second round (30th overall) of the2003 NBA Draft as an early entry candidate, despite having been projected as a lottery pick.Maciej was elected to the 2003 Reebok Rocky Mountain All-Revue Team after averaging 17.2 points and 7.0 rebounds in 32.4 minutes for the Knicks' summer league team.
Maciej got traded to the
Phoenix Suns on Jan. 5, 2004 and became the youngest player in Suns history to appear in a regular season game.On January 2005, he got traded for the second time in his NBA career, this time to New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets.
On
February 13 ,2006 , he was traded to theHouston Rockets forpoint guard Moochie Norris . Thus making the Rockets his fourth NBA club.He holds NBA career averages of 3.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg, and 0.3 apg.
Russia
Lampe will be playing in the
ULEB Cup and signed a one-year deal withDynamo Saint Petersburg . The bankrupt Dynamo squad were thrown out of the Russian League one day before the start of the season. Thus, making Maciej play for the BC Khimki Moscow region.Now, Maciej is playing in the Russin top club BC Khimki. On February 2008, Khimki beat CSKA Moscow in the Russian cup final and Maciej was awarded the best player (
MVP ) of the cup final.Maciej has now signed a three year contract with BC Khimki.
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/maciej_lampe/index.html NBA.com Profile]
* [http://www.clutchfans.net/players/maciej_lampe/ ClutchFans.net Maciej Lampe Profile] - Houston Rocket Fan Site
* [http://www.nba.com/bwb/lampe_050911.html Maciej Lampe Q & A] - Basketball Without Borders Africa
* [http://www.vegassummerleague.com/players_info.cfm?player=528&season=3&team=28 Maciej Lampe Stats] - Toshiba Vegas Summer League
* [http://www.nba.com/suns/news/lampe_060705.html Maciej Lampe Suns Free Agent Camp] - Maciej Lampe Suns Free Agent Camp
* [http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_18027.shtml Maciej Lampe Still In The Waiting Room] - Maciej Lampe In Vegas
* [http://www.eurosport.co.uk/basketball/uleb-cup/2006-2007/sport_sto969647.shtml Dynamo Rubs Magic Lamp] - Eurosport News
* [http://www.edgesportsintl.com/clients_detail.php?id=10 Edge Sports International] - Maciej Lampe
* [http://www.nba.com/draft2003/profiles/LampeMaciej.html 2003 NBA Draft Profile] - Maciej Lampe
* [http://www.ulebcup.com/ulebcup/home/on-court/players/showplayer?gamecode=7&pcode=BBY ULEB CUP Playerfile] - Maciej Lampe
* [http://en.bckhimki.ru/mainteam/teamstaff/machey_lampe/ BC Khimkhi Official Playerfile] - Maciej Lampe
* [http://hoopshype.com/interviews/lampe_barrigon.htm Maciej Lampe: "If I return to the NBA, I will play big minutes"] - Hoopshype Interview of Maciej Lampe, March 31, 2008
* [http://www.polisenbasket.com/challenge/ Lampe Challenge Official Website]
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