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  • Francisco Elson
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2011-12 Statistics

PPG
0.4
RPG
0.20
APG
0.2
EFF
+ 0.60
Born: Feb 28, 1976
Height: 7-0 / 2.13
Weight: 240 lbs. / 108.9 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
California / Netherlands
Years Pro: 8

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Background

2009-10 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS ... Appeared in a total of 12 games (no starts) with Philadelphia and Milwaukee ... Played in 11 games with the Bucks (no starts), averaging 0.9 points and 1.2 rebounds in 5.6 minutes ... Underwent surgery for a sports hernia on 1/29 ... Traded to Philadelphia on 2/18 ... Continued to recover from surgery before returning to appear in one game for the 76ers, scoring two points in four minutes vs. Milwaukee (4/9). 2008-09 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS ... Closed out his sixth season in the NBA and first in Milwaukee by averaging 3.4 points and 3.9 rebounds in 59 games (23 starts) … shot a career-best 84.6 percent from the free throw line … led the team in blocks 17 times, rebounds eight times and steals six times … notched a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds while adding a career-high five steals along with two blocks and two assists in a season-high 35 minutes against Sacramento on 1/24 … totaled seven points, nine rebounds and one block against Minnesota on 1/26 … tallied eight points and added five rebounds, four blocks and two steals at Detroit on 2/17 … scored the 1,500th point of his career 2/20 against Cleveland while finishing with 10 points, six rebounds, one block and one steal … blocked four shots in 24 minutes against Boston on 3/15 … missed three games with a right hip flexor strain … was inactive for five games and had 15 DNP-CDs. PRO CAREER ... 2007-08: Played in 22 games with the Sonics (two starts) … averaged 3.0 ppg and 3.0 rpg … Missed five games (3/14-22) due to a right knee sprain … acquired from San Antonio on 2/20 … appeared in 40 games (three starts) for the Spurs … grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds and registered his first double-double of the season vs. Miami on 11/7 … scored a season-high 12 points on two occasions … led the Spurs in rebounding four times. ... 2006-07: Appeared in 70 games … averaged 5.0 points and 4.8 rebounds in 19.0 minutes … shot .511 (144-282) from the field and .775 (62-80) from the line … scored in double-figures eight times … scored a season-high 14 points vs. Indiana on 3/21 … finished with 13 points and 8 rebounds in a season-high 33:41 minutes at Houston on 3/3 … had 12 points and a career-high 18 rebounds at Detroit on 2/14 … in his Spurs debut finished with 12 points and 6 rebounds at Dallas on 11/2 … earned 41 starts … as a starter averaged 5.5 points and 4.8 rebounds in 21.1 minutes … missed 11 games (12/27-to-1/17) with a torn right rotator cuff … missed one game (4/13) due to a left wrist injury … 2005-06: Played in 72 games, starting 54 times … Nuggets went 32-22 in his starts … averaged a career-high 4.9 ppg and a career-best 4.7 rpg in 21.9 minutes … averaged 5.6 ppg and 5.4 rpg as a starter … shot a career-high .532 from the field … scored in double figures 13 times, including one game of 20+ … grabbed at least 10 boards six times and posted three double-doubles … led the team in rebounding five times … scored a career-high 21 points (8-9FG, 5-5FT) and grabbed 11 rebounds in 33 minutes vs. L.A. Lakers on 4/6 … set a career-high in field goals made with eight and tied a career-high with five free throws made vs. L.A. Lakers on 4/6 … had a career high four assists at Portland on 4/10 … tied a career high with four steals (second time) at Seattle on 4/19 … grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds in a career-high 46 minutes at Atlanta on 12/18 … had a career-high five blocked shots at New Jersey on 12/16 … averaged 8.6 ppg and 6.0 rpg in eight games in April, while shooting .617 (29-47) from the field … missed two games (12/3-12/6) due a right foot infection … DNP-CD eight times … 2004-05: Saw action in 67 games, starting 11 times … Nuggets were 9-2 in his starts … averaged 3.7 ppg and 3.0 rpg in 14.0 minutes … averaged 6.8 ppg and 4.5 rpg as a starter … scored in double figures four times and had one double-digit rebound game … led the team in rebounding once … DNP-CD 12 times … missed two games (2/1-2/2) due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot and one (1/17) due to NBA suspension (leaving the vicinity of the bench during an altercation) … grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds vs. Sacramento on 3/26 … scored a season-high 15 points and handed out a career-high four assists in 34 minutes vs. Portland on 3/7 … minutes tied a season-high (also at Seattle on 1/18) … made a career-high seven field goals vs. Charlotte on 3/16 … attempted a career-high eight free-throws at New Jersey on 2/13 … tied a career high with five made free-throws vs. Detroit on 11/11 … tied a career high with four blocked shots (fourth time; second this season - 11/6 vs. Utah) vs. Phoenix on 12/20 … 2003-04: Played in 62 games, starting 14 times … averaged 3.5 ppg and 3.3 rpg in 14.1 minutes per game … Nuggets were 9-5 in games he started … averaged 6.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 23.6 minutes as a starter … Nuggets were 24-14 when he played 11 minutes or more compared to just 6-13 when he did not play (DNP or injured list) … scored in double figures five times and pulled down 10 or more boards twice … had one double-double … led or tied for team lead in rebounds three times … had a career-high with four blocks twice (vs. Atlanta, 1/3; vs. Miami, 1/18) … pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds at L.A. Clippers in a career-best 35 minutes on 11/29 … second career 10+ rebound game … started five games (11/18-11/25) for the injured Nenκ and averaged 9.6 ppg and 6.8 rpg … recorded his first career double-double with a career-high 16 points and 10 rebounds vs. Phoenix on 11/25 … also had a career-high four steals … missed five games (2/20-2/28) while on the injured list due to a strained right groin … DNP-CD 15 times … 2002-03: (w/ CSF Sevilla in Spain) Appeared in 34 games for CSF Sevilla in Spain averaging 9.7 ppg and 8.2 rpg … averaged 6.3 ppg and 4.2 rpg in six games for the Nuggets in the 2002 Rocky Mountain Revue … 2001-02: (w/ Valencia Basket in Spain) Averaged 4.1 ppg and 4.4 rpg in 34 games and 5.3 ppg and 5.0 rpg in 17 Saporta Cup games for Valencia Basket in Spain … averaged 11.0 ppg and 6.3 rpg in six games for the Nuggets at the Rocky Mountain Revue in 2001 … 2000-01: (w/ FC Barcelona in Spain) Averaged 6.9 ppg and 4.5 rpg in 34 games for FC Barcelona in Spain … 1999-00: (w/ FC Barcelona in Spain) Averaged 3.4 ppg and 3.9 rpg in 32 games with FC Barcelona. PLAYOFF HISTORY ... (30 games, 10 starts) ... 2007: Appeared in all 20 games in the 2007 Playoffs … averaged 3.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 11.5 minutes … shot .591 (26-44) from the field and .700 (14-20) from the line … started eight games in the postseason … had 9 points and 6 rebounds in Game 5 vs. Utah on 5/30 … finished with 8 points and 6 boards in Game 4 at Denver on 4/30 … 2006: Averaged 1.2 ppg and 2.2 rpg in 15.0 mpg in five games (two starts) … 2005: Played in one game vs. San Antonio … had three rebounds in six minutes in Game 2 … 2004: Appeared in four of Denver's five playoff games vs. Minnesota … averaged 3.8 ppg and 2.3 rpg in 15.0 minutes … shot .583 (7-12) from the field … had six points, three rebounds and two assists in 11 minutes in Game 1 … scored seven points and pulled down two boards in 18 minutes in Game 3 … DNP-CD in Game 5. COLLEGE ... Played two seasons at Kilgore (Texas) Junior College before completing his college career at California … appeared in 59 games for the Golden Bears over two seasons, starting 42 times … finished seventh all-time on the school's blocked shots list with 64 … helped lead Cal to the NIT Championship as a senior … averaged 5.4 ppg and 4.8 rpg in his two seasons in Berkeley. CAREER TRANSACTIONS ... Drafted by Denver in the second round (41st overall) of the 1999 NBA Draft … signed with Denver 9/5/03 ... signed as a restricted free agent with San Antonio on 8/2/06 ... traded to Seattle (along with Brent Barry) from San Antonio on 2/20/08 in exchange for Kurt Thomas ... signed as a free agent with Milwaukee on 8/14/08 ... Traded by the Bucks to the Philadelphia 76ers, along with Jodie Meeks, in exchange for Primoz Brezec, Royal Ivey and a second-round pick on 2/18/10 ... Signed as a free agent by the Utah Jazz on 9/15/10.
Personal

Full name is Francisco Marinho Robby Elson … parents are from Suriname … is fluent in Dutch, Spanish, German, South American Suriname and English … the seventh Dutch player in NBA history and the first Dutch national to win an NBA Championship (San Antonio 2007) … in July of 2007 was presented with the Faas Wilkes Award in his hometown of Rotterdam (the award is named after a famous Dutch soccer player and is the highest honor the city can bestow upon an athlete).

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