DeJuan Blair

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DeJuan Blair Biography

Standout college basketball player at Pittsburgh who began his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs in 2009.

His grandmother convinced him to play basketball.

He signed a contract to play in Russia during the 2011 NBA lockout.

He grew up as the oldest child of four, although one of his siblings died in infancy. He has a daughter with his ex-girlfriend, Basketball Wives LA star Angel Love.

During the 2009-10 season, he became the first San Antonio rookie since Tim Duncan to record a 20-point, 20 rebound game.

DeJuan Lamont Blair (born April 22, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers from 2007 to 2009. After an outstanding sophomore season, he entered the 2009 NBA draft where he was selected in the second round, 37th overall by the San Antonio Spurs.

However, Pitt coach Jamie Dixon recognized the importance of Blair’s maternal grandmother, Donna Saddler, who had played a major role in his upbringing, and on the first day he was allowed to contact Blair, he called Saddler, asking to come to her house. She told Dixon that they were having a family reunion at the house that day, and invited him to come, which he did. When Dixon was down to his last scholarship in the 2007 recruiting cycle, he called her, telling her that Blair would need to take the scholarship at that time. In the end, Saddler made the decision for him, telling him “Pitt is it.” She liked Dixon and the proximity of her home to the school. Also, she was well aware that Pitt would be losing starting center Aaron Gray to graduation, which would have made Blair a likely candidate to start if he attended. He officially announced his decision to attend Pitt at the Ammons Recreation Center, where his basketball journey began, and became the first City League player to play for Pitt since Darelle Porter from 1987 to 1991.

In the 2008–09 season, Blair helped Pittsburgh earn a number one seed in the NCAA tournament. Blair and Connecticut center Hasheem Thabeet shared co-Big East Player of the Year honors for the 2008–09 season. He was a consensus first-team All-American selection by the Associated Press, USBWA and The Sporting News. He also made the NABC’s second team and finished tied for second with Tyler Hansborough (two votes each) for the 2009 Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year, an award which was won by the eventual first overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft, Blake Griffin (66 votes).

The oldest of four children (one of whom died in infancy), Blair grew up in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Although he was the smallest of his siblings at birth, he was the largest child in his class by the time he started at Manchester Academic Charter School, where he attended kindergarten through eighth grade. Both of his parents played basketball at Schenley High School, which was located in North Oakland/Schenley Heights until 2008, and his uncle ran the nearby Ammons Recreation Center, where he learned to play the game.

On June 25, 2009, Blair was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with 37th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft. His stock fell because of questions surrounding his durability and knee surgeries. On July 17, he signed a four-year deal with the Spurs. In his first NBA game, he posted a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in 23 minutes against the New Orleans Hornets on October 28, thus becoming just the third Spurs rookie, along with David Robinson and Tim Duncan, to record a double-double in his debut with the team. He later recorded 28 points and 21 rebounds in 31 minutes against the Oklahoma City Thunder on January 13, 2010, becoming first NBA rookie since Tim Duncan in the 1997–98 season to post a 20-20 game. In the team’s final regular season game, he recorded 27 points, a season-high 23 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in 37 minutes against the Dallas Mavericks on April 14, becoming the first rookie since Joe Smith in 1995–96 to post two 20-20 games in the same season. Blair also participated in the 2010 Rookie Challenge, where he recorded 22 points and 23 rebounds. Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans won the game MVP award, but graciously offered to share it with Blair. At the season’s end, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team and was the only Spurs player to appear in all 82 regular season games. He started 23 games, averaging 7.8 points and 6.4 rebounds in 18.2 minutes per game. He was also the top-ranked rookie in field goal percentage (.556), and was second in rebounding. Blair helped the Spurs defeat the Mavericks 4–2 in the first round of the playoffs, only to then go on to lose 4–0 to the Phoenix Suns in the second round.

In April 2009, Blair declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.

In 2010–11, Blair appeared in 81 games, including 65 starts, averaging 8.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.17 steals and 1.0 assist in 21.4 minutes per game. He scored in double figures 28 times, including two 20-plus games, and posted 17 double-doubles, with 12 of those coming after the turn of the new year.

In September 2011, Blair signed with BC Krasnye Krylya of Russia for the duration of the 2011 NBA lockout. He was released by the club the following month after appearing in six games. He subsequently returned to the Spurs in December and in 2011–12, he averaged 9.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 64 games.

The addition of Boris Diaw and emergence of Tiago Splitter led to reduced playing time for Blair and, ultimately, a loss of his starting position during the 2012–13 season. Blair made his displeasure clear as the season progressed and eventually played a minimal role in the Spurs’ rotation. The Spurs went on to become Western Conference champions, only to eventually fall 4–3 to the Miami Heat in the 2013 NBA Finals.

On August 7, 2013, Blair signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks. In 2013–14, he averaged 6.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 15.6 minutes in 78 games (13 starts) while shooting 53.4% (210-of-393 FGs) from the field.

Blair attended the same school as his parents, Schenley High School. While there, he played for the basketball team and scored 1,563 career points and finished with an overall 103–16 team record, including a 57–0 record within the Pittsburgh City League. He was named the AP player of the state and made first-team all-state his junior and senior year. Blair led Schenley to the 2007 PIAA Class 4A state championship, the first state title for a City League team since 1978; in the final against Chester, he had 18 points, 23 rebounds and 6 blocked shots. He was also named Pittsburgh City League Player of the year three times.

On July 16, 2014, Blair was acquired by the Washington Wizards in a sign-and-trade deal with the Mavericks, a deal that sent the rights to Emir Preldžić to the Mavericks. In 2014–15, Blair appeared in a career-low 29 games (his previous was 61) and failed to make a start for the first time in his six-year career. He also didn’t appear in any of the Wizards’ 10 playoff games and was deactivated for most of them.

On September 7, 2016, Blair signed with Jiangsu Monkey King of the Chinese Basketball Association. In late November 2016, he was cut by the team. In 10 games for Jiangsu, he averaged 24.1 points and 13.6 rebounds per game.

On February 18, 2016, Blair was traded, along with Kris Humphries and a 2016 protected first-round draft pick, to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Markieff Morris. Four days later, he was waived by the Suns.

In the summer of 2017, Blair joined two-time The Basketball Tournament defending champion Overseas Elite. On August 3, 2017, Blair’s team, Overseas Elite won its third straight The Basketball Tournament championship with an 86–83 victory over Team Challenge ALS on ESPN.

On December 14, 2017, Blair signed with San Lorenzo de Almagro of the Liga Nacional de Básquet.

On February 11, 2017, Blair was traded by the Legends to the Los Angeles D-Fenders in exchange for a 2017 fourth-round draft pick.

On January 17, 2017, Blair was acquired by the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League.

On October 20, 2018, Blair was selected by the Austin Spurs in the 2018 NBA G League draft. Blair was later included on Austin’s training camp roster.

In Summer 2019, Blair signs a contract with Italian team Carpegna Prosciutti Basket Pesaro, but his contract was voided by Pesaro due to an ongoing doping related FIBA investigation.

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