Mickaël Marvin Soriano Piétrus (; born 7 February 1982) is a French former professional

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player. Listed at , , he played both the

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and

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positions. Piétrus was drafted by the

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with the 11th pick of the

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, and is originally from Guadeloupe, a

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island that is a part of

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. Piétrus is also known by the nicknames MP, Air France, Euro Jordan and Puma.. mickael-pietrus.com He speaks French, English, and

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fluently.

Professional career

Pau-Orthez

With ÉB Pau-Orthez, Piétrus won the French League championship, in 2001 and 2003, as well as the French National Cup, in 2002 and 2003.

Golden State Warriors

After leaving his native France, Piétrus was drafted by the

. He played there for five seasons with the last being the 07–08 season.

Orlando Magic

During the 2008 off-season, Piétrus was signed by the

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. In Piétrus's debut, he scored 20 points against the

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. He continued to be a key player for the Orlando Magic, with one of his best games being against the

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, where he made 5 three-point field goals to lead the Magic into a comeback and their first win in Dallas. Piétrus helped the Magic throughout the 2009 NBA Playoffs where the team reached its second Finals appearance and was a successful defender against

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. However, he struggled during the final series against the Los Angeles Lakers, as

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proved too much for him to handle as Orlando fell short in five games.

Phoenix Suns

On December 18, 2010, Piétrus was traded to the

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along with

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, Marcin Gortat, a 2011 first-round draft pick, and $3 million, for former Magic player Hedo Türkoğlu, Jason Richardson, and Earl Clark. On December 9, 2011, the Suns tried to trade Piétrus and $1 Million to the

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in exchange for a conditional second round draft pick. One day later, Toronto decided to suspend the trade because Piétrus had a problem with his right knee and it would take 2–4 weeks for it to heal. Piétrus was waived by the Suns on December 22, 2011.

Boston Celtics

Piétrus signed a $1.3 million deal with the

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on December 24, 2011, two days after Phoenix waived him. On March 23, 2012, Piétrus fell on the floor of the Wells Fargo Center, after being blocked on a layup. He was taken off by stretcher and was diagnosed with a grade three concussion, and ruled out until at least the playoffs. He had been averaging 6.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game, with the Celtics. He returned in a game against the

on April 11, 2012.

Toronto Raptors

On November 30, 2012, Piétrus signed with the

. His final NBA game ever was played on March 20, 2013, in a 101–107 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats where he recorded 2 rebounds and 3 fouls.

Puerto Rico

On March 4, 2015, Piétrus signed with Mets de Guaynabo of Puerto Rico. On May 11, 2015, he was replaced in the line-up by Cedric Jackson.

SLUC Nancy Basket

On November 25, 2015, Piétrus signed with the French club SLUC Nancy Basket.

National team career

In September 2005, Piétrus won the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2005, with the senior French national team. He also played at the

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.Mickael PIETRUS (FRA) participated in 7 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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Personal life

Piétrus' older brother, Florent, is also a professional basketball player.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 75 , , 24 , , 22.5 , , .432 , , .379 , , .633 , , 2.9 , , .7 , , .7 , , .4 , , 8.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 19 , , 0 , , 22.0 , , .391 , , .391 , , .500 , , 2.6 , , .5 , , .5 , , .2 , , 6.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 38 , , 4 , , 18.1 , , .392 , , .342 , , .706 , , 2.0 , , .6 , , .5 , , .5 , , 7.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, 19 , , 16 , , 20.3 , , .347 , , .313 , , .667 , , 1.9 , , .5 , , .6 , , .3 , , 5.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 557 , , 172 , , 21.5 , , .425 , , .355 , , .665 , , 3.1 , , .8 , , .7 , , .4 , , 8.3

Playoffs

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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

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, 24 , , 0 , , 25.8 , , .483 , , .385 , , .723 , , 2.6 , , .6 , , .8 , , .5 , , 10.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

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, 14 , , 0 , , 20.1 , , .438 , , .459 , , .667 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .6 , , .4 , , 8.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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, 20 , , 1 , , 19.6 , , .329 , , .222 , , .563 , , 2.0 , , .1 , , .7 , , .3 , , 3.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 69 , , 1 , , 21.8 , , .426 , , .353 , , .687 , , 2.4 , , .5 , , .7 , , .5 , , 7.3

References

External links

NBA.com profile
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Professional career

Pau-Orthez

Golden State Warriors

Orlando Magic

Phoenix Suns

Boston Celtics

Toronto Raptors

Puerto Rico

SLUC Nancy Basket

National team career

Personal life

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

References

External links