Blake Griffin

Blake Griffin
	Griffin with the Brooklyn Nets in 2022
Personal information
Born	March 16, 1989; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	Oklahoma Christian; (Edmond, Oklahoma)
College	Oklahoma (2007–2009)
NBA draft	2009: 1st round, 1st overall pick
	Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career	2009–2023
Position	Power forward
Number	2, 23, 32, 91
Career history
2009–2018	Los Angeles Clippers
2018–2021	Detroit Pistons
2021–2022	Brooklyn Nets
2022–2023	Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
	6× NBA All-Star (2011–2015, 2019); 3× All-NBA Second Team (2012–2014); 2× All-NBA Third Team (2015, 2019); NBA Rookie of the Year (2011); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2011); NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2011); National college player of the year (2009); Consensus first-team All-American (2009); NCAA rebounding leader (2009); Big 12 Player of the Year (2009); No. 23 honored by Oklahoma Sooners; Third-team Parade All-American (2007); McDonald's All-American (2007);
Career NBA statistics
Points	14,513 (19.0 ppg)
Rebounds	6,109 (8.0 rpg)
Assists	3,055 (4.0 bpg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Blake Austin Griffin (born March 16, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily with the Los Angeles Clippers. He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners, when he was named the consensus national college player of the year as a sophomore. Griffin was selected first overall by the Clippers in the 2009 NBA draft, and was a six-time NBA All-Star and a five-time All-NBA selection. In January 2018, Griffin was traded to the Detroit Pistons and played for them until 2021. In March 2021, Griffin signed with the Brooklyn Nets. In September 2022, Griffin signed with the Boston Celtics.

Griffin won four high school state titles at Oklahoma Christian School under his father, head coach Tommy Griffin. Griffin played two seasons of college basketball for the Sooners before entering the 2009 NBA draft, when he was selected by the Clippers. During the final pre-season game of 2009, he broke his left kneecap, had surgery, and missed the entire 2009–10 season. Griffin made his NBA debut as a rookie the following season, in which he was selected as an All-Star, won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, and was named the NBA Rookie of the Year. In 2011, Sports Illustrated called him one of the NBA's 15 Greatest Rookies of All Time.

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