Trevor Ariza

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.

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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 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

Origin

Miami, Florida, United States

Height

203 cm

Occupation

basketball player

University

University of California, Los Angeles

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor%20Ariza
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B6
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Tags

• Florida
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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