The next year, he was taken with the 34th pick in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. He averaged 6.6 points and 4.4 rebounds while playing an average of 17 minutes a game. No. They were interested enough to spend the 4th pick of the second round, 34th overall, on him. After receiving a qualifying offer from the Clippers, the two parties agreed to dissolve the offer on Aug. 1.Fazekas, who makes his home near Dallas, said the Clippers’ qualifying offer did not have salary protection because he was brought to the team under a 10-day contract instead of through the draft.“It was kind of like being stuck between a rock and hard spot,” Fazekas said. But my goal has always been to play in the NBA, so that is what I am focused on.”Fazekas arrived at the University of Nevada for the 2003-04 season.
Bye bye Nick.Last thing - there's a Clipper history angle to this story as well. I recently read a Early career Fazekas attended Ralston Valley High School in Arvada where he earned the statewide "Mr. Basketball-Colorado" for the 2002-03 season along with being a two-time 4A classification player of the year. Nick Fazekas NBA Salary All NBA Players #0 Nick Fazekas Position:-Born: 06/17/85 Height: 6-11 / 2.11 ... Key contract dates NBA rosters with details Depth charts today Rui Hachimura scored 21 points with 8/11 two-pointers, but was not enough.
Oct 23, 2008 - The Denver Nuggets placed the contract of Nick Fazekas on waivers. Nick Fazekas (2.11-PF) is looking for a team in Europe according to eurobasket.com.
He said his goal is to play in the NBA next season, but he might take a look at playing overseas if an NBA team doesn’t come calling.“If I had to go to Europe, it’s not the end of the world,” Fazekas said.
So the Mavs left him in the D-League pretty much all season - he only got 9 minutes with the big club. To learn more or opt-out, read our The signing that was reported to be happening in today's A three-time Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Player of the Year at the University of Nevada, Fazekas played 28 games with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League this season and was selected to the D-League All-Star Game, but did not play in the game. Nick Fazekas to Denver Nick Fazekas, 6'11 235, one year pro, signs with Denver.
Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (34th overall selection) of the 2007 NBA Draft, Fazekas appeared in four games with Dallas this season, averaging 1.0 point and 0.8 rebounds. As part of the team's club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Former Wolf Pack star Nick Fazekas has signed another 10-day contract with the LA Clippers.
One of Fazekas' teammates in Tulsa was former Clipper Keith Closs. Fazekas finished his collegiate career as the all-time leading scorer and shot blocker in Nevada history and is one of only six players in NCAA history to score 2,000 points, grab 1,000 rebounds, and shoot 50 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free throw line.This is a good signing for the Clippers.
Sep 30, 2008 - Nick Fazekas signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets. The signing that was reported to be happening in today's LA Times and OC Register is now official.
All rights reserved.Expansion franchises usually feel weird and fake for a while, because they are, but eventually over time become ordinary and identifiable- something with a history, something you know. He played a 4 games last year for the Mavs and 22 games for the Clippers, where he averaged 11.8 minutes and 4.7 points and 3.9 rebounds. Fazekas was an early entrant into the 2006 NBA Draft, however he did not hire an agent, allowing him to eventually remove himself from consideration in order to play one more year of college basketball.
He was taken a spot ahead of Big Baby Davis. Fazekas was signed to his first 10-day contract on February 27th. Doc Rivers’ powerful postgame message on George Floyd deathGeorge led the Clippers with 30 points against the Lakers. All content © 2000-2020 RealGM, L.L.C. Re: Nick Fazekas Post #28 » by Dogen » Tue Jul 7, 2009 2:11 am Out of our three summer league guys--- Swift, Sweeney, and Fazekas, I think Fazekas has the best shot of making the team.
The knock on Fazekas is that he's not athletic enough to be able to play defense. Yuta Watanabe had 11 at halftime and ended up with 15, Nick Fazekas notched a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double.