Larry Sanders – Wikipedia

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Larry Sanders (Born November 21, 1988 in Fort Pierce, Florida) is a former American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association between 2010 and 2017.

He visited Port St. Lucie College and then the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) [first] . After his junior year, he announced in April 2010 that he was leaving the VCU to register for the NBA draft.

In the 2010 NBA draft, he was drafted 15th by the Milwaukee Bucks. On February 21, 2011, he was borrowed from the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the NBA D-League. On February 28, he was appointed back to the Milwaukee Bucks. He played his best game so far in a defeat against the Minnesota Timberwolves, in which he reached 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks. The 2013/14 season finished Sanders with 2.8 blocks per game as the second best shot blocker in the league. In the election to the NBA MOST IMPROVED Player Award, he ended up in third place.

On August 20, 2013, Sanders signed a four-year contract with the Bucks, endowed with a $ 44 million. [2]

Due to a pub brawl, in which he injured himself, Sanders failed for 25 games. [3] He only played 23 games in the season and was unable to confirm the performance from the previous season. In April 2014, Sanders failed again negatively when he was tested positively for Marijuana during a drug test. [4] As a punishment, he was closed to five games. During the 2014/15 season, Sanders was once again suspended for a drug offense for 10 games. On February 18, 2015, Sanders and Bucks agreed on an immediate dissolution of the contract. Sanders receives from the $ 40 million he is entitled to, about half of the Bucks. [5] Sanders declared to quit the basketball after his termination of the contract and went to a hospital to fight his depression. [6]

On January 26, 2017, Sanders announced that they wanted to return to the NBA. On March 13, 2017, he signed a contract at the Cleveland Cavaliers until the end of the season, after the newcomer Andrew Bogut, which was actually intended for the center position, was seriously injured in his first game for the “Cavs”. [7] [8] He could not establish himself with the Cavaliers and then found no engagement in the NBA.

  1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the Originals from December 1, 2010 in Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been used automatically and not yet checked. Please check original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. @first @2 Template: Webachiv/Iabot/www.vcuathletics.com
  2. ↑ Bucks sign Larry Sanders to contract extension ( Memento of the Originals from February 22, 2015 in Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been used automatically and not yet checked. Please check original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. @first @2 Template: Webachiv/Iabot/www.insidehoops.com
  3. ↑ Police cite Bucks’ Larry Sanders for nightclub incident; fight video released
  4. ↑ Bucks’ Larry Sanders suspended five games for violation of NBA’s Anti-Drug Program
  5. ↑ [first]
  6. ↑ youtube.com: Larry Sanders – Why I Walked Away From the NBA: Players’ POV
  7. ↑ Tom Withers | The Associated Press: Cleveland Cavaliers sign forward Larry Sanders, waive Andrew Bogut – NBA.com. Accessed on March 14, 2017 (English).
  8. ↑ NBA.com Staff: Reports: Cleveland Cavaliers reach deal with Larry Sanders – NBA.com. Accessed on March 13, 2017 (English).