Wroten's career was regrettably cut short due to an ACL tear. Following his injuries, he attempted a return with the Sixers, then the Knicks, the G League, and finally Europe. It looked like an untimely end for one of Philadelphia's favorites. However, in 2018, Wroten announced his comeback attempt with the 76ers, saying that he would not play unless traded to a playoff team. The trade never came about and Wroten retired for good this past summer.
Tony Wroten was drafted by the Sixers with the 28th pick in the first round of the 2008 NBA Draft. He immediately became a fan favorite due to his energy on and off the court and also because of his emotional response to suffering his knee injury during his first season.
Wroten was expected to be out for the entire 2008-09 season but returned after only nine games due to recovery time before surgery. He played another eight games that season but did not meet the minimum requirement to remain on the roster. Wroten was again waived by the Sixers prior to the 2009-10 season but was signed two days later. He went on to appear in 79 games (all starts) over the next three seasons, averaging 12.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game.
Wroten averaged 25.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game as a senior. He was invited to the Jordan Brand Classic game in 2011. Wroten, a five-star recruit according to Rivals.com, was ranked as the No. 3 point guard and No. 14 player in the US in 2011. After graduating from high school early to play college basketball, Wroten signed with Indiana University.
In 81 games over three seasons at IU, he averaged 12.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.6 assists. After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Wroten joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2014 NBA Summer League. In 27 games (all starts) for the Nets that season, he averaged 13.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.8 assists. He was then traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Kevin Seraphin. With Washington that season, he appeared in 79 games (all starts) and averaged 11.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.5 assists. The following year, Wroten started 104 of 110 games for the first time in his career and led the Wizards in scoring for part of the season before being sidelined by an ankle injury. As a Wizard, he finished second in voting for the 2015 NBA Most Improved Player Award.
After one season with Washington, Wroten signed with Philadelphia 76ers. However, he was later waived by the Sixers during training camp.
Pateryn departed the Stars as a free agency in the offseason and signed a three-year, $6.75 million contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 1, 2018. Pateryn was assigned to the club's taxi squad before being transferred to their AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles, on February 11, 2021. He played in nine games for the Eagles before suffering a knee injury that required surgery. He missed the rest of the season.
After one season with the Wild, Pateryn opted not to re-sign and became an unrestricted free agent. On August 15, 2019, he agreed to a one-year deal with the New Jersey Devils. However, on November 19, the Devils traded Pateryn and a 2020 fifth-round pick to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Ryan Miller.
On January 21, 2020, Pateryn signed a two-year contract extension with the Canucks worth $1.5 million per year. However, on March 5, the Canucks placed Pateryn on injured reserve after he suffered a lower body injury during a game against the Calgary Flames the previous night. He finished with 16 points in 46 games this season.
After one season with the Canucks, Pateryn opted out of his contract and became an unrestricted free agent. On June 23, 2020, the Devils announced that they had re-signed Pateryn to a one-year, $1 million contract.
Pau-Lacq-Orthez #2/Elan Bearnais Current teams/Tony Wroten played in five games with Pau-Lacq-Orthez and one game with Elan Bearnais before being drafted by the Washington Wizards. He spent two seasons with them, playing in 82 games (all starts) while averaging 4.4 points per game.
After his contract was not renewed by the Wizards, Wroten signed as a free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 10, 2013. He was later traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Omer Asik on February 19, 2014. He finished out the season with New Orleans before signing with Milano Olympia of Italy's Serie A on August 8, 2014. In 35 games for Olympia, he averaged 14.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
Wroten has also had brief stints with the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings during the 2015-16 season. He has not been able to secure a regular role with any team so far.
Wroten went to college at Washington State University where he starred for the Cougars from 1997 to 2001.
Tony Allen, a former NBA player and defensive stud, spoke with NBA.com about his playing days, top defenders in today's game, and more. (Editor's Note: The following one-on-one dialogue has been trimmed and shortened.)
Allen was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1989 NBA draft. He played only five seasons before being traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, where he finished out his career.
In 1995, Allen won the inaugural Defensive Player of the Year award. Since then, only three other players have won the award twice: David Robinson, Mark Eaton, and Kevin Garnett.
Today's NBA is full of great defenders, but nobody compares to Allen when it comes to intensity on the court or versatility off of it. He's a perfect example of how much defense wins games. We're looking forward to seeing what he has to say about that aspect of the league today.
Check out the full interview here.
The Atlanta Braves Tony Lee Cloninger (August 13, 1940 – July 24, 2018) was a professional baseball player and coach from the United States. From 1961 to 1972, he was a right-handed pitcher for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball. He played college ball at Georgia Tech before being drafted by the Braves in the first round of the 1962 MLB draft.
He made his major league debut on April 17, 1967, against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium. In that game, he went 8 innings while giving up just one run on four hits with two walks and eight strikeouts. The Braves lost 1-0.
In 1968, his only full season as a major leaguer, he went 20-12 with a 3.32 ERA and finished second in NL Rookie of the Year voting to Denny McLain. After losing 19 games over the next two seasons, he returned to form in 1971 with a 14-6 record and 3.42 ERA. That year, he finished third in MVP voting behind Billy Williams and Johnny Bench.
After spending most of the 1972 season struggling with injuries, he retired after the season ended. He returned for one final season in 1973 with the Cardinals, who had acquired him during the 1972 season, finishing with an 8-10 record and 4.02 ERA in 29 appearances (24 starts).
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