Gilbert Arenas

Gilbert Arenas
	Arenas with the Washington Wizards in 2008
Personal information
Born	January 6, 1982; Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Grant (Los Angeles, California)
College	Arizona (1999–2001)
NBA draft	2001: 2nd round, 31st overall pick
	Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career	2001–2013
Position	Point guard
Number	0, 9, 1, 10
Career history
2001–2003	Golden State Warriors
2003–2010	Washington Wizards
2010–2011	Orlando Magic
2012	Memphis Grizzlies
2012–2013	Shanghai Sharks
Career highlights and awards
	3× NBA All-Star (2005–2007); All-NBA Second Team (2007); 2× All-NBA Third Team (2005, 2006); NBA Most Improved Player (2003); First-team All-Pac-10 (2001); Pac-10 All-Freshman Team (2000);
Career statistics
Points	11,402 (20.7 ppg)
Rebounds	2,168 (3.9 rpg)
Assists	2,909 (5.3 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Gilbert Jay Arenas Jr. (/əˈriːnəz/ ə-REE-nəz; born January 6, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Arenas attended Grant High School in the Valley Glen district of Los Angeles, and accepted a scholarship offer to the University of Arizona late in his junior year. He was drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the 31st overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft.

Arenas is a three-time NBA All-Star, three-time member of the All-NBA Team, and was voted the NBA Most Improved Player in the 2002–03 season. Arenas was nicknamed "Agent Zero", due to his former jersey number and his late-game shot-making ability. He has also been nicknamed "Gibby." Both names quickly became fan favorites during his time in the Washington, D.C. area.

Arenas was suspended for most of the 2009–10 NBA season because of handgun violations stemming from an episode on December 24, 2009, and for subsequent actions that appeared to make light of this episode.

In late 2010, Arenas was traded to the Orlando Magic. After the 2011 NBA lockout, Arenas was the first NBA player to be waived under the "amnesty clause". He signed with the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2011–12 NBA season.

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