Brian Scalabrine

Infobox NBA Player
name = Brian Scalabrine


caption =
position = Power forward
nickname = Scal
Veal [ [http://slamonline.com/online/2007/04/bill-simmons-apologizes-to-brian-scalabrine/ Bill Simmons Apologizes to Brian Scalabrine] ]
Air Intangibles [ [http://www.celticsblog.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2374&Itemid=189 Big Baby Rocks Duncan To Sleep] , "Celticsblog.com", February 10, 2008.] [ [http://www.celticsblog.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2375&Itemid=189 Air Intangibles] , "Celticsblog.com", February 10, 2008.]
height_ft = 6
height_in = 9
weight_lb = 235
league = NBA
team = Boston Celtics
number = 44
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1978|3|18
birth_place = Long Beach, California
college = Southern California
highschool = Enumclaw HS
(Enumclaw, Washington)
draft = 2nd round, 35th overall
draft_year = 2001
draft_team = New Jersey Nets
career_start = 2001
career_end =
former_teams = New Jersey Nets (2001–2005)
awards = 1-time NBA Champion
(2008)

Brian David Scalabrine (born March 18 1978 in Long Beach, California) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Boston Celtics of the NBA. A height|ft=6|in=9, convert|235|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on power forward from USC, Scalabrine was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the 2nd round (35th overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft.

Career

Nicknamed "Veal", he languished on the Nets bench for his first few years as the team's twelfth man and only logged in minimal minutes during the season. In 2005 though, with the Nets plagued by injuries, he stepped up and logged decent minutes, averaging 6.3 points and 4.5 rebounds a game. Scalabrine's crowning moment as a Net came in Game 5 of the 2004 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Nets and the Detroit Pistons. In the game's three overtimes, he drained four unlikely three pointers for 12 of his 17 points, helping the Nets to a shocking 3-2 series lead, before losing the series.

On August 2, 2005, Scalabrine signed a five-year contract with the Boston Celtics worth 15 million dollars. [ [http://ledger.southofboston.com/articles/2006/11/28/sports/sports05.txt Scalabrine just looking for teammates’ respect] , "The Patriot Ledger", posted November 28, 2006]

When Matt Bonner was drafted in 2003, Jay Bilas referred to him as a "poor man's Brian Scalabrine". Three years later, in his NBA preview on ESPN.com, Chad Ford ironically called Scalabrine a "poor man's Matt Bonner".

Scalabrine is sometimes riding a stationary bike amongst the crowd, believed by many to be a charm of good luck. [Gary Dzen, [http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2007/12/celtics_8767_3.html Celtics, 87-67 (3)] , "The Boston Globe", December 21, 2007.]

He did not play during the 2008 NBA Playoffs, when the Celtics won the championship.

Career highs

*Points: 29 at Golden State, on January 26, 2005 [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/brian_scalabrine/career_stats.html NBA.com: Brian Scalabrine - career stats] ]
*Rebounds: 11, twice
*Assists: 5, six times
*Steals: 3, four times
*Blocks: 3, vs. New York, February 28, 2007
*Minutes played: 45, at Toronto, April 15, 2005

Notes

External links

*NBA-profile
*basketball-reference
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SCALABR01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com
* [http://scalabrine.com/index.html Official Website]