Dan Dickau

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Daniel (Dan) David Dickau (born September 16, 1978 in Portland, Oregon) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers. Dickau graduated from Prairie High School in Vancouver, WA. He played for the University of Washington Huskies prior to transferring to, and becoming a standout point guard for, the Gonzaga Bulldogs. He was named a first team All-American his senior year along with future NBA players and teammate Juan Dixon, Jay Williams, Drew Gooden and NBA draftee Steve Logan, an honor never before achieved by a Gonzaga player—not even all-time NBA great John Stockton.

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Drafts and Trades

Dickau was drafted in the first round (28th overall) by the Sacramento Kings in the 2002 NBA Draft. He has been traded seven times in his short career:

to the Atlanta Hawks on June 26, 2002;
to the Portland Trail Blazers on February 9, 2004;
to the Golden State Warriors on July 20, 2004 (never played);
to the Dallas Mavericks on August 24, 2004;
to the New Orleans Hornets on December 3, 2004;
to the Boston Celtics on September 30, 2005; and
to the Portland Trail Blazers (for a 2nd time) on June 28, 2006.
to the Los Angeles Clippers on 2007

On December 17, 2005, as a member of the Celtics, his season was ended by a ruptured achilles tendon sustained while playing the Chicago Bulls. At the time, he was averaging 3.3 points per game and 2.1 assists per game. On June 28, 2006, the Boston Celtics traded Dickau, center Raef LaFrentz and the 7th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft to the Trail Blazers for center Theo Ratliff and guard Sebastian Telfair.

At Gonzaga, he had a penchant for big-time plays, such as his game-winner against Virginia in the 2001 NCAA Tournament. One of the only Zags to be featured in Sports Illustrated, Dickau was instrumental in putting a major stamp near Gonzaga for the basketball world.

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