Lampe playing for the Poland national team.
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No. 30 – Shenzhen Leopards | |
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Position | Power forward / Center |
League | Chinese Basketball Association |
Personal information | |
Born |
Łódź, Poland |
February 5, 1985
Nationality | Polish / Swedish |
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 30th overall |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Playing career | 2001–present |
Career history | |
2001–2003 | Real Madrid |
2001–2002 | →Real Madrid B |
2002–2003 | →Universidad Complutense |
2004–2005 | Phoenix Suns |
2005–2006 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets |
2006 | Houston Rockets |
2006 | Dynamo St. Petersburg |
2006–2009 | Khimki |
2009–2010 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
2010–2011 | UNICS Kazan |
2011–2013 | Caja Laboral |
2013–2015 | FC Barcelona |
2015–2016 | Beşiktaş |
2016–present | Shenzhen Leopards |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Maciej Bolesław Lampe (born February 5, 1985) is a Polish professional basketball player for the Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he plays at the power forward and center positions.
Originally from Łódź, Poland, Lampe grew up in , Sweden. He played briefly for Real Madrid in the Spanish ACB League before being sent on loan to Universidad Complutense of the LEB, the second division level in Spain, to receive more playing time.
Lampe was selected by the NBA club the New York Knicks in the second round (30th overall) of the 2003 NBA draft as an early entry candidate, despite having been projected as a top five lottery pick. Lampe was elected to the 2003 Reebok Rocky Mountain Revue All-Revue Team after averaging 17.2 points and 7.0 rebounds in 32.4 minutes for the Knicks' summer league team. Lampe was traded to the Phoenix Suns on January 5, 2004 deal, and at the time, he became the youngest player in Suns history to appear in a regular season game, as well as the first Suns player to play while being 18 years old.
In January 2005, he got traded for the second time in his NBA career, this time to the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. On February 13, 2006, he was traded to the Houston Rockets for point guard Moochie Norris, making the Rockets his fourth NBA club. He holds NBA career averages of 3.4 points per game, 2.2 rebounds per game, and 0.3 assists per game. In 2010, he was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers to play on the Summer League team.