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Andrea Bargnani was selected first overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors. He was the first European player and the second player without U.S. college or high school experience ever chosen with the top pick, after Yao Ming.
Bargnani scored a career-high 41 points on the 8th of December 2010 in a loss to the New York Knicks while playing for the Toronto Raptors.
Toronto traded Bargnani to the New York Knicks on the 10th of July 2013 in exchange for Steve Novak, Marcus Camby, Quentin Richardson, a future first-round pick, and two future second-round picks. The trade followed seasons shortened by elbow injuries and declining production.
Bargnani won the EuroLeague Rising Star award for the 2005-06 season, given annually to the best EuroLeague player aged 22 or under. He averaged 10.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game that season while shooting .508 from the field.
Bargnani spent 10 seasons in the NBA, playing for the Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks, and Brooklyn Nets. His career regular-season totals across 550 games average 14.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.
In 2025, Bargnani was named an executive advisor to the LBA, the top Italian professional basketball league where his career had begun with Stella Azzurra Roma in 2002-03.