Albert Miralles

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Albert Miralles
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Miralles, in a warm-up with Pamesa Valencia
Personal information
Born (1982-05-14) 14 May 1982 (age 42)
Badalona, Spain
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight110 kg (243 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2004: 2nd round, 39th overall pick
Selected by the Toronto Raptors
Playing career1999–2016
Position Center
Career history
1999–2001 Joventut Badalona
2000–2001Inca
2001–2002 Club Ourense Baloncesto
2002 Virtus Bologna
2002–2003Basket Rimini Crabs
2003–2004 Roseto Basket
2004–2005 Pallacanestro Cantù
2005–2009 Valencia
2009–2011 Gipuzkoa
2011–2012 Pallacanestro Biella
2012–2013 Alba Berlin
2013–2016 Joventut Badalona
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Albert Miralles (born 14 May 1982) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player.

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Professional career

NBA draft

Miralles was drafted by the Toronto Raptors in the 2004 NBA draft. The Miami Heat acquired his rights from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for the draft rights of Pape Sow (47th pick in the 2005 draft) and the Heat's 2005 second round pick. [1]

In 2005, Miralles was acquired by the Boston Celtics in the Antoine Walker trade. [2] Since then, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for Keyon Dooling and a second-round pick. [3]

On 7 July 2016 the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Miralles' rights in exchange for Matthew Dellavedova and cash considerations. [4] Later, the Cavaliers traded his rights to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Mike Dunleavy Jr. and the rights to Vladimir Veremeenko. [5]

Club career

Miralles has played professionally in Spain for Pamesa Valencia (2005–09) and Lagun Aro GBC (2009–11); in Italy for Virtus Bologna (2002), Basket Rimini Crabs (2002–03), Euro Roseto (2003–04), Vertical Vision Cantu (2004–05) and Angelico Biella (2011–12).

On 31 August 2012 Miralles signed with the German Euroleague club Alba Berlin. [6] One year later, he signed a two-year deal with his origin club, Joventut Badalona. [7] In July 2015, he re-signed with Joventut for two more years. [8]

Spain national basketball team

He won silver medal with the U-20 Spanish national team in the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. Miralles has played five games with the Spanish team.

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References

  1. "Acquire Draft Rights to Albert Miralles & Select Matt Freije in Second Round of 2004 NBA Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
  2. "Largest Trade in NBA History Made". Washington Post. August 2, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  3. "Celtics Sign Keyon Dooling". NBA.com. December 9, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  4. "Cavaliers Complete Trade with Milwaukee Bucks". NBA.com. July 7, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  5. "BULLS TRADE MIKE DUNLEAVY TO CLEVELAND". NBA.com. July 7, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  6. "Alba Berlin adds Spanish big man Albert Miralles". Sportando. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  7. "Albert Miralles vuelve a Badalona para firmar por el FIATC Joventut". ACB.com. 27 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  8. "Badalona signs Albert Miralles to a two-year contract extension". Sportando.com. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.