Spears: Varejao Blood Clot Was Life-Threatening
Anderson Varejao was having the best season of his career until he needed surgery on his quadriceps. Who would have thought it would have been life-threatening.
- Born: 1982/09/28
- Age: 30
- Height: 6-11
- Weight: 260
- Seasons: 8
- Place of birth: Santa Teresa, Brazil
- Drafted by: the Orlando Magic in 2004 (2nd round)
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | G | Mi | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG |
| 2001-02 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100 | .500 | 5 | 5.5 | .500 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2002-03 | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 61.9 | .300 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 4.3 | 46.2 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 8 | .300 | 0 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| 2003-04 | 27 | 0 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 49.1 | .300 | 1.1 | 27.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 60.7 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | .700 | 0 | 7.5 | |
| 2004-05 | Cavaliers | 54 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 51.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 53.5 | 2 | 2.7 | 4.8 | .500 | .500 | .800 | .700 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 2005-06 | Cavaliers | 48 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 52.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 51.3 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.9 | .400 | .600 | .600 | .400 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 2006-07 | Cavaliers | 81 | 0 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 47.6 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 2 | 3.3 | 61.6 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.7 | .900 | .800 | .900 | .600 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2007-08 | Cavaliers | 48 | 0 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 46.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 59.8 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .800 | .500 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2008-09 | Cavaliers | 81 | 0 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 53.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 61.6 | 2 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | .900 | .800 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 2009-10 | Cavaliers | 76 | 0 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 57.2 | 0 | .100 | 20 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 66.3 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 1.1 | .900 | .900 | .900 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 2010-11 | Cavaliers | 31 | 0 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 52.8 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 66.7 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .900 | 1.2 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2011-12 | Cavaliers | 25 | 0 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 51.4 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 67.2 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .700 | 0 | 10.8 |
| 2012-13 | Cavaliers | 25 | 0 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 47.8 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 75.5 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 14.4 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .600 | 0 | 14.1 |
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