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26. Taj Gibson

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Taj Gibson was the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 at USC, and the Chicago Bulls took him with the Twenty-Sixth Pick of that year's Draft.

The Power Forward started most of his games as a rookie, but he was best served coming off the bench.  Gibson still logged significant minutes and had two straight years with at least 10 Points and 6 Rebounds per Game (2013-14 & 2014-15).  He was an above-average defensive player who was in the top seven in Defensive Rating twice. 

Gibson was traded to Oklahoma City in 2017, and over his 562-Game career as a Bull, he averaged 9.4 Points, 6.4 Rebounds, and 1.2 Blocks per Game.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Power Forward
  • Acquired: Selected in the 1st Round, 26th Overall in the NBA Draft 6/25/09.
  • Departed:

    Traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder with Doug McDermott and a 2018 2ndRound Pick (which would be Mitchell Robinson) for Joffrey Lauvergne, Anthony Morrow, and Cameron Payne 2/23/17.
  • Games Played: 562
  • Per Game Averages:

    25.2 MP
    .495 eFG%
    .694 FT% 
    9.4 PTS 
    6.4 RB 
    1.0 AST 
    0.5 STL
    1.2 BLK

    56 Playoff Games
    21.5 MP
    .495 eFG%
    .691 FT% 
    8.0 PTS 
    4.9 RB 
    0.6 AST 
    0.4 STL
    1.2 BLK
  • Advanced Stats:

    15.3 PER
    .529 TS%
    4.4 VORP
    36.8 WS

    59 Playoff Games
    16.1 PER
    .540 TS%
    0.7 VORP
    3.3 WS
  • Played For: Chicago Bulls
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    First Team All-Rookie (2010)
  • Other Points of Note: Top Ten Sixth Man of the Year Finishes:
    5th in 2012, 2nd in 2014 & 10th in 2015
    Finished fifth in Rookie of the Year voting in 2010
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