Carlos Delfino
Carlos Delfino was born in Santa Fe, Santa Fe Province, Argentina on August 29th, 1982 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 41, Carlos Delfino biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Carlos Francisco Delfino (born August 29, 1982) is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player who last competed for Lavoropiù Bologna of the Serie A2 second tier national league.
He has dual citizenship in Italy and Argentina.
He plays at the small forward and shooting guard positions, and he is standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in).
He is also known for his defense and three-point shooting abilities.
Professional career
Carlos and Cristina Delfino's son began his professional career in the Argentine Basketball League, beginning in 1998-99, and then moved to Unión de Santa Fe in 1999.
Delfino made his way to Italy in 2000 and spent four seasons in the Italian A League, the first two with Reggio Calabria and Skipper Bologna's two seasons.
He appeared for Reggio Calabria in his first season in Italy. He averaged 8.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game in just under 21 minutes per game. In his second game against Scavolini Pesaro, he scored a season-high 25 points, winning five of eight three-point attempts. He scored 15 points in fewer than 20 minutes against Cordivari Roseto, who then scored 14 points apiece against Paf Bologna, Muller Verona, and Kinder Bologna. In 19 of 24 games, he scored at least one three-pointer.
In his first season with Skipper Bologna, he stepped into the starting lineup for the third game of the season and averaged 26 minutes. Against Euro Roseto, he scored 18 points, including 3-of-5 from three-point range, and he posted double-doubles against Benetton Treviso (13 points, 13 rebounds), Oregon Scientific Cantù (15 points, 11 rebounds), and Pippo Milano (16 points, 11 rebounds). He suffered with torn ligaments in his ankle early in the season, but returned in late May.
Delfino joined the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association, making him the 25th pick in the first round of the 2003 NBA draft, making him the first Argentine player to be selected in the first round of the NBA draft. He sustained a knee injury in November 2004 that kept him on the injured list for more than three months. He had an operation in the United States and another in Argentina, where he recovered. Delfino's return to form after his recovery was delayed, and the Pistons' 2005 playoff roster was left off. Delfino played 15.3 minutes, 3.8 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game in 30 games under new coach Larry Brown after recovering from his knee injury. Many viewed Brown as lacking space for Delfino's offensive ingenuity. Delfino was expected to prosper under Pistons new coach Flip Saunders, according to people familiar with the Pistons.
Carlos played 10.7 minutes, 3.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game in his second season on the Pistons' active roster. Delfino was drafted off the bench, substituting for either Tayshaun Prince or Richard Hamilton. He had three straight games in which he scored in double digits before being forced to miss the next four with the flu. Delfino was a key change-of-pace player in Flip Saunders' offensive scheme, making him a key change-of-pace player.
Both the 2009 NBA draft and the 2011 NBA draft traded Delfino to the Toronto Raptors for a second-round draft pick in both the 2009 NBA draft and the 2011 NBA draft. During the regular season, he was his most efficient in the NBA, scoring 9 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.
The Toronto Raptors extended a qualifying offer to Delfino on June 16, 2009.
Delfino agreed to a three-year deal with the Russian Super League club Khimki Moscow Region in the summer of 2008. Delfino was one of Europe's highest-paid basketball players, with more than a million dollars per year, a house, and a chauffeur, as well as tax savings. During Europe's second level competition, the EuroCup, he averaged 13.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
The Raptors acquired Delfino and Roko Uki as part of an exchange for Amir Johnson and Sonny Weems on August 18, 2009.
While playing 30 minutes per game, Delfino had a breakout season with the Bucks, posting career highs in points per game, assists per game, steals per game, and blocks per game. He also appeared in the playoffs, shooting a career-best.405 from behind the 3-point line.
Delfino signed with the Houston Rockets on August 20, 2012. Delfino, who played for three years in Milwaukee, was the sixth man for the Rockets in 2012-13. The Rockets waived Delfino on June 30, 2013.
On May 1st, 2013, Delfino's last NBA game played was during Game 5 of the 2013 Western Conference First Round. Houston will beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 107-101, with Delfino playing for ten minutes and the only statistic he recorded was a single assist.
Delfino signed with the Milwaukee Bucks on July 17, 2013. However, he never played for the Bucks in the 2013–14 season due to a broken foot.
Delfino was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers on August 26, 2014, along with Miroslav Raduljica and a 2015 second-round draft pick in exchange for Jared Dudley and a 2017 conditional first-round draft pick. He was suspended by the Clippers three days later.
Delfino signed with the Boca Juniors, Argentina, on March 6, 2017.
Delfino joined Spanish club Baskonia on September 27, 2017. Delfino's time with Baskonia came to an end on October 26, 2017.
Delfino joined Italy after 14 years and signed a transfer with Italian club Auxilium Torino on July 3, 2018.
Delfino returned to Bologna on February 27, 2019 and signed the Lavoro Bologna.
Jasmin Repea, the current VL Pesaro coach, wanted him in his new squad after one year as Delfino didn't play anywhere, and he was the first hire for Pesaro's season 2020-21.
National team career
Delfino was a member of Argentina's junior national team that claimed the bronze medal at the 2001 FIBA Under-21 World Championship in Saitama, Japan. Delfino was also a member of the Argentina national basketball team that captured the gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He also competed with Argentina's senior national team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he helped Argentina win the bronze medal.
He took the gold medal in the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship in Mar del Plata.
He competed with Argentina's senior basketball team at the 2016 Summer Olympics after years of absence due to injuries.
Delfino captured gold medal in the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup held in Recife, Brazil. In the tournament, he was Argentina's starting small forward.