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Eric Bledsoe

エリック・ブレッドソー　/　えりっく・ぶれっどそー

American basketball player

December 9, 1989 (age 36)　・　Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Alabama
basketball player

My Take

Eric Bledsoe is a player I always thought of as underrated defensively. Coming out of Kentucky and drafted 18th in 2010, he carved out a long NBA career as a tough, athletic point guard who could really pressure the ball. What I remember most is his explosiveness attacking the rim despite not being especially tall for the position. He bounced around several teams before finishing up with the Shanghai Sharks in China, which to me shows a competitor who kept chasing the game wherever it took him. He never became a household superstar, but I respect the grit and two-way energy he brought every night.

Overview

Eric Bledsoe (born December 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He plays the point guard position. After a season of college basketball with the Kentucky Wildcats, he was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 18th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft and subsequently traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Eric Bledsoe
Name (Japanese): エリック・ブレッドソー
Reading: えりっく・ぶれっどそー
Born: December 9, 1989 (age 36)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Snake
Origin: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 185 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: A. H. Parker High School
University: University of Kentucky

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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