In just a few days after the NBA free market opened, Trevo Ariza has gone through 3 trades, changed 4 teams, and if he is not traded in the next few years, Ariza will wear the Thunder jersey next season. In fact, the three-party deal to join the Thunder is already the 10th time that Ariza has been traded in his NBA career, and the Thunder will also be the 10th team in Ariza's career (only 1 team has played repeatedly), let's take stock of Ariza's 16-year "NBA Wanderer".
In the 2004 NBA Draft, Ariza was selected by the Knicks with the 43rd overall pick in the second round, and his NBA career officially began in New York. However, in the second season of the Knicks, Ariza was traded to the Magic, which was also the first time in his career.
In the middle of the 2007–08 season, the Lakers sent Brian Cook and Morris Evans to get Ariza from the Magic, the second time Ariza was traded in his career and the third team he played for.
In the 2008-09 season, Ariza won the championship with the Lakers, and in the offseason of that year, Ariza signed a five-year, $33.95 million contract with the Rockets. The Rockets are Ariza's fourth team, but because they are freely signed, this is not a trade.
However, after only one season with the Rockets, Ariza was sent to New Orleans in a five-man trade for the Rockets, Hornets (now Pelicans), Nets and Pacers in the summer of 2010. This is the 3rd time Ariza has been traded to play for the 5th team.
After two seasons for the Hornets (now the Pelicans), the Wizards sent Lewis and the 2012 No. 46 pick in the summer of 2012 for Okafor and Ariza. At this point, Ariza experienced the fourth time to be traded, to the sixth team of his career.
By the 2014 offseason, the Rockets had signed a five-year contract with Ariza in the summer of 2009. At this time, the Rockets and free agent Ariza reached an agreement again, but it was a three-way deal with the Wizards and Pelicans, in the form of a first-come-first-served deal, with a four-year, $32 million contract. So, this is the fifth time Ariza has been traded, but because it is back to the Rockets, Ariza has played for 6 teams at this time.
After four seasons with the Rockets, Ariza became a free agent, signing a one-year, $15 million contract with the Suns in the summer of 2018. Ariza was still traded five times because he was a free agent, but the Suns are the seventh team he has played for.
Played only 26 games for the Suns, and in the middle of the season, Ariza was sent back to the Wizards by the Suns. So far, Ariza has been traded 6 times, and the teams he has played for are still 7.
At the end of the 2018-19 season, Ariza, who became a free agent again, joined the Kings for 2 years and 25 million. Because it is a free contract, the number of transactions: 6; the team played: 8.
The Kings still haven't had a full season, and in the middle of the 2019-20 season, Ariza was traded to the Blazers, with trades of 7 and teams playing for 9.
Finally, it's this year's offseason. The Blazers traded Ariza and draft picks for Covington from the Rockets, then the Rockets sent Ariza to the Pistons, and then in a three-way deal between the Pistons, Thunder and Mavericks, Ariza came to the Thunder. So far, Ariza's NBA career has been traded: 10, and the team has played: 10.
Although Ariza's career looks quite tortuous, as a second-round show, it is not easy for Ariza to survive in the league for 16 years. Not only that, Ariza has played in 1064 games, 731 starts, a total of 11215 points (regular season), 1584 steals, ranked 34th in NBA history, 1535 three-point shots, and is also the 34th in NBA history, and he also holds a championship ring. What's more worth mentioning is that counting the salary of $12.8 million last season, Ariza earned a total of $116.32 million in his career, and the income of more than $100 million is really spelled out bit by bit for Ariza, a player who is born in the right place!