José Calderón (basketball)

José Manuel Calderón Borrallo (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse kaldeˈɾon]; born September 28, 1981) is a Spanish basketball executive and former player who is a special advisor for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played professionally for 21 years including 14 seasons in the NBA, primarily with the Toronto Raptors with whom he set an NBA record for the highest free throw percentage in a season (98.1% in 2008/09). With the Spain national team, he won a FIBA World Cup title in 2006, two Olympic silver medals in 2008 and 2012, as well as a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also won a EuroBasket title in 2011, two silver medals in 2003 and 2007 as well as a bronze in 2013. Calderón earned an All-EuroBasket Team selection in 2007.

José Calderón
Calderón with the Atlanta Hawks in 2017
Cleveland Cavaliers
PositionSpecial advisor
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1981-09-28) September 28, 1981
Villanueva de la Serena, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career1998–2019
PositionPoint guard
Number8, 3, 5, 13, 81
Career history
1998–1999Diputación Foral Alava
1999–2001Lucentum Alicante
2001–2002Fuenlabrada
2002–2005Tau Cerámica
20052013Toronto Raptors
2013Detroit Pistons
2013–2014Dallas Mavericks
20142016New York Knicks
2016–2017Los Angeles Lakers
2017Atlanta Hawks
2017–2018Cleveland Cavaliers
2018–2019Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points7,921 (8.9 ppg)
Rebounds2,148 (2.4 rpg)
Assists5,148 (5.8 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
2012 LondonTeam
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
FIBA World Cup
2006 Japan
EuroBasket
2011 Lithuania
2003 Sweden
2007 Spain
2013 Slovenia
FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
1999 PortugalU19 Team
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2000 MacedoniaU20 Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
1998 BulgariaU18 Team
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