Dani Díez
Díez in July 2013.
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| No. 11 – Unicaja | |
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| Position | Forward |
| League |
Liga ACB Euroleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 7, 1993 Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 54th overall |
| Selected by the Utah Jazz | |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2012 | Real Madrid B |
| 2012–2015 | Real Madrid |
| 2012–2013 | →Lagun Aro GBC |
| 2014–2015 | →Gipuzkoa Basket |
| 2015–present | Unicaja |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Daniel Díez de la Faya (born April 7, 1993) is a Spanish professional basketball player who plays for Unicaja of the Liga ACB. He also represents the Spanish national basketball team.
Díez started his playing career in 2005 in the U-14 Adecco Estudiantes, team that left to join the U-18 Real Madrid Baloncesto in 2009.
The following season, 2009–10, he debuted for the Real Madrid Baloncesto B team in LEB Plata League.
During the 2011–12 season he became one of the more important Real Madrid Baloncesto B players, coached by Alberto Angulo, and also began to train and travel with the Real Madrid first team. Díez finally debuted in the ACB League, in the match against Assignia Manresa played on December 18, 2011.
In June 2012 he was invited to the Adidas Eurocamp in Treviso (Italy), one of Europe's best showcase for young players. He completed a fantastic tournament, scoring 16 points in the final game, and was named the Eurocamp's top small forward.
During the 2012–13 season he played on loan for ACB League's Lagun Aro GBC. In the preseason he was one of the most outstanding players of his new team, averaging 10.2 points and 4 rebounds. In Week 5 of the Spanish League he had his personal best game with 17 points.
In the summer of 2013, he returned to Real Madrid, become a more standard part of 12-men roster that won the Spanish League championship and finished second in 2012–13 Euroleague. On August 27, Díez started the preparation for the pre-season along with his teammates. On October, 5, they obtained the first title of the season, the Spanish Supercup, by defeating Barcelona in the final with 83–79.
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