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One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Andris Biedrins: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.
Riga produced him — a professional with BK Skonto at 16, then the 11th pick of the 2004 draft and the youngest player in the NBA as a Golden State rookie. Under Don Nelson he broke through, leading the league in field-goal percentage in 2007–08, signing a 54-million-dollar contract that summer, and peaking at 11.9 points and 11.2 rebounds in 2008–09.
Then the game turned on him. His free-throw shooting collapsed to 4-for-25 in 2009–10, back and groin injuries piled up, and the confidence never came back. His final NBA season was spent in Utah in 2013–14.
HOW HE CAME & WENTHe came from Golden State in July 2013 as salary filler — a dump designed to open cap room for Andre Iguodala — alongside Brandon Rush and Richard Jefferson. Utah waived him in April 2014 and he never played in the NBA again.
- Utah Jazz tenure
- 2013–14
- Position
- Center
- Born
- 1986, Riga, Latvia
- Height
- 6′11″ (211 cm)
- Weight
- 245 lb (111 kg)
- Drafted
- 2004, 1st round (No. 11), Golden State
A card. A photo. A program. A page from an old autograph book. Anything he put his name on.
You do not need to know what it is. Take a photo with your phone and send it to me. I will tell you what you have, for free, whether or not anything comes of it. I pay the postage both ways. I answer every message myself, usually the same day.
With the Jazz
ANDRIS BIEDRINS · 2013–14 · PER GAME| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | UTA | 6 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | .167 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 1 SEASON | 6 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | .167 |
Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗ · Wikipedia ↗
Did you know
ANDRIS BIEDRINS · 7 NOTES- Jumped straight from the Latvian league to the NBA lottery at 18.
- During the 2005–06 season he totalled his Porsche on an Oakland freeway driving to a home game, then missed two games with back spasms.
- Arrived in America with almost no English and taught himself the language in six months while training in Los Angeles before the 2004 draft.
- The first thing he bought with his rookie contract was a pink-framed pool table with red felt, a nod to daily games with friends back in Riga.
- His first outlay after signing his second Warriors deal was taking twelve children from an after-school program out for pizza, popcorn and a movie.
- In a November 2006 upset of San Antonio he went stride for stride with Tim Duncan, taking 15 rebounds and blocking six shots, three of them Duncan attempts in a row.
- At the 2004 Under-18 European Championship he averaged 21.8 points and 14.4 rebounds, once posting 26 points and 20 rebounds against Italy.