My Take
Trevor Ariza is the kind of player who never got the headlines but absolutely made championship teams go — and the 2009 Lakers are proof. Coming out of UCLA and sliding into the second round of the 2004 draft, he spent years proving doubters wrong by becoming one of the league's most reliable 3-and-D wings. That long, rangy 6'8" frame let him guard multiple positions, and when Kobe and crew needed someone to knock down open threes and lock up the opponent's best perimeter scorer, Ariza delivered. Eighteen seasons in the NBA is no accident — that's a career built entirely on professionalism, versatility, and knowing your role without ego. A quiet legend of his era.
Overview
Trevor Anthony Ariza (born June 30, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player who spent 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A small forward, Ariza played college basketball for one season with the UCLA Bruins before being selected in the second round of the 2004 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. Ariza won an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Trevor Ariza
- Name (Japanese)
- トレヴァー・アリーザ
- Reading
- とれゔぁー・ありーざ
- Born
- June 30, 1985 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Ox
- Origin
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 203 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.