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Danny Granger

ダニー・グレンジャー　/　だにー・ぐれんじゃー

American basketball player

April 20, 1983 (age 43)　・　New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Louisiana
basketball player

My Take

Danny Granger's career feels like a story of a brilliant peak shadowed by what could have been. Out of New Orleans and New Mexico, he became Indiana's franchise scorer, and that 2009 season, 26 points a game, an All-Star nod, and Most Improved Player, is the kind of leap that puts a player on a superstar trajectory. Injuries kept him from sustaining it, and the Pacers eventually pivoted to Paul George. But for one season Granger was genuinely one of the league's best wings. I always think of him as proof that timing and health decide as much as talent in the NBA.

Overview

Danny Granger Jr. (born April 20, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player who played ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in 2005 after a two-year college stint at New Mexico. In 2009, Granger averaged 26 points per game on 45 percent shooting and was named an All-Star and the league's Most Improved Player.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Danny Granger
Name (Japanese): ダニー・グレンジャー
Reading: だにー・ぐれんじゃー
Born: April 20, 1983 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Boar
Origin: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 203 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Grace King High School
University: University of New Mexico

Awards & achievements

2009 NBA Most Improved Player Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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