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Taqwa Pinero

Retired • Retired after 2021 season • PG/SG • 0 years of NBA experience

Formerly known as Taquan Dean

Height6'4

Weight190 lbs

Born6th August 1983 (age 43)

Nationality🇺🇸USA/🇪🇸Spain

NBA DraftUndrafted, 2006

Pre-draft teamLouisville

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NBA Summer League - Las Vegas 2008 roster

Phoenix Suns

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San Antonio Spurs

Stats

Year	League	Team	G	MPG	PTS/G	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
2006-07	EuroLeague	Dynamo Moscow	8	25.8	9.5	3.8	9.8	38.5%	1.3	5.0	25.0%	0.8	1.1	66.7%	0.6	2.5	3.1	0.8	1.0	0.0	1.6	3.0
2006-07	Italy	Biella	18	29.6	12.1	4.3	11.2	38.1%	2.2	7.3	30.5%	1.3	1.7	76.7%	0.5	2.4	2.9	1.7	1.5	0.0	1.7	3.2
2008-09	Spain	Murcia	31	30.4	16.7	5.5	13.5	41.0%	3.5	8.3	41.8%	2.1	2.5	86.8%	0.5	2.3	2.8	1.6	1.1	0.3	2.0	2.8
2009-10	EuroLeague	Baskonia	3	8.3	0.7	0.0	1.7	0.0%	0.0	1.3	0.0%	0.7	0.7	100.0%	0.0	1.3	1.3	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.3	1.7
2009-10	EuroLeague	Unicaja Malaga	9	23.6	11.7	3.8	10.0	37.8%	2.1	6.6	32.2%	2.0	2.1	94.7%	0.2	2.1	2.3	1.1	1.0	0.0	1.1	2.1
2009-10	Spain	Unicaja Malaga	15	18.1	9.3	3.1	8.0	39.2%	2.0	5.2	38.5%	1.0	1.3	78.9%	0.1	1.3	1.4	0.3	0.9	0.5	1.2	2.6
2010-11	Italy	Avellino	24	29.5	14.4	4.9	11.6	41.9%	2.5	6.8	36.6%	2.2	2.9	75.4%	0.6	2.6	3.2	1.2	1.9	0.1	1.9	2.4
2011-12	Italy	Avellino	22	33.6	16.0	5.0	12.4	40.8%	2.7	6.7	40.5%	2.9	3.3	87.7%	0.7	3.0	3.8	1.7	1.8	0.1	2.0	3.0
2011-12	Spain	Valencia	7	11.4	2.4	0.9	3.6	24.0%	0.0	2.1	0.0%	0.7	0.9	83.3%	0.1	0.7	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.0	1.0	1.4
2012-13	Italy	Avellino	19	30.9	12.0	4.1	10.9	37.5%	1.9	5.9	32.1%	1.9	2.4	78.3%	0.9	3.2	4.1	1.3	1.8	0.1	1.8	3.8
2012-13	Turkey	Aliaga Petkim	1	31.0	9.0	3.0	10.0	30.0%	1.0	5.0	20.0%	2.0	2.0	100.0%	1.0	6.0	7.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.0
2013-14	Italy	Avellino	14	27.9	10.1	3.6	8.3	43.1%	2.0	5.5	36.4%	0.7	0.8	90.9%	0.6	2.4	2.9	1.6	1.0	0.0	1.6	2.6
2014-15	Spain	Gipuzkoa	26	27.6	12.7	4.3	11.6	37.2%	2.3	6.7	34.5%	1.7	2.1	81.8%	0.3	2.4	2.7	1.6	0.5	0.0	1.8	3.0
2015-16	Spain	Gipuzkoa	2	29.9	12.5	4.5	13.5	33.3%	1.5	6.0	25.0%	2.0	2.0	100.0%	0.5	2.5	3.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	3.0
2016-17	BCL Europe	Tenerife	6	15.3	4.5	1.7	5.7	29.4%	0.7	3.2	21.1%	0.5	0.5	100.0%	0.2	1.2	1.3	1.0	0.8	0.0	1.8	1.7
2016-17	France	Pau-Orthez	18	28.4	12.6	4.2	9.1	46.3%	2.8	6.5	43.6%	1.3	1.6	82.1%	0.6	2.6	3.2	1.8	0.8	0.1	1.2	2.5
2016-17	Spain	Tenerife	9	6.4	1.7	0.7	2.2	30.0%	0.3	1.2	27.3%	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.4	1.3
2017-18	France	Pau-Orthez	36	23.6	8.7	2.9	7.1	40.5%	2.2	5.4	40.7%	0.7	0.8	92.9%	0.4	2.1	2.5	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.8	2.1
2018-19	France	Pau-Orthez	28	19.7	6.4	2.2	6.4	34.8%	1.6	5.0	31.7%	0.4	0.4	100.0%	0.3	1.8	2.1	1.0	0.9	0.0	0.8	2.1
2019-20	France	Boulazac	8	19.0	4.5	1.6	4.8	34.2%	0.9	3.3	26.9%	0.4	0.5	75.0%	0.3	1.8	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.9

Teams

Date	Team
2002 - 2006	Louisville (NCAA)
July 2006	San Antonio Spurs (Summer League)
July 2006 - February 2007	Angellico Biella (Italy)
February 2007 - June 2007	Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
July 2007 - June 2008	Casale (Italy, Lega Due)
July 2008	Phoenix Suns (Summer League)
July 2008 - June 2009	Murcia (Spain)
July 2009 - January 2010	Unicaja Malaga (Spain)
January 2010 - February 2010	Laboral (Spain)
April 2010 - June 2010	Kavala/Panorama (Greece)
July 2010 - May 2012	Avellino (Italy)
May 2012 - June 2012	Valencia (Spain)
June 2012 - October 2012	Aliaga (Turkey)
November 2012 - January 2014	Avellino (Italy)
August 2014 - April 2015	Gipuzkoa (Spain)
April 2015 - June 2015	Mahram (Iran)
July 2015 - November 2015	Petkimspor (Turkey, TBL2)
February 2016 - April 2016	Petrochimi (Iran)
April 2016 - May 2016	Gipuzkoa (Spain)
October 2016	Hoops Club (Lebanon)
December 2016 - February 2017	Tenerife (Spain)
February 2017 - present	Pau-Orthez (France)

Transactions

Date	League	Transaction
26th July 2006	Italy	Signed a one-year contract with Angelico Biella.
13th February 2007	Italy	Left Angelico Biella.
13th February 2007	Russia	Signed for the remainder of the season with Dynamo Moscow.
20th July 2007	Italy	Signed a one-year contract with Casale Monferrato.
22nd July 2008	Spain	Signed a one-year contract with Murcia.
17th July 2009	Spain	Signed a two-year contract with Unicaja Malaga. Included team option for 2010/11.
20th January 2010	Spain	Left Unicaja Malaga.
24th January 2010	Spain	Signed a one month contract with Caja Laboral.
8th April 2010	Greece	Signed for the remainder of the season with Kavala/Panorama.
21st July 2010	Italy	Signed a one-year contract with Air Avellino.
28th July 2011	Italy	Re-signed by Air Avellino to another one-year contract.
8th May 2012	Spain	Signed for the remainder of the season with Valencia.
12th June 2012	Turkey	Signed a one-year contract with Aliaga Petkim.
18th October 2012	Turkey	Released by Aliaga Petkim.
27th November 2012	Italy	Signed for the remainder of the season with Sidigas Avellino.
29th July 2013	Italy	Re-signed by Avellino to a two-year contract.
28th January 2014	Italy	Released by Sidigas Avellino.
18th August 2014	Spain	Signed a one-year contract with San Sebastian Gipuzkoa.
9th April 2015	Spain	Left Gipuzkoa.
27th April 2015	Iran	Signed for the remainder of the season with Mahram.
7th July 2015	Turkey	Signed a one-year contract with Petkimspor.
13th November 2015	Turkey	Left Petkim.
18th February 2016	Iran	Signed for the remainder of the season with Petrochimi.
18th April 2016	Spain	Signed for the remainder of the season with Gipuzkoa.
16th May 2016	Spain	Left Gipuzkoa.
10th October 2016	Lebanon	Signed a one-year contract with Hoops Club.
30th October 2016	Lebanon	Left Hoops Club.
7th December 2016	Spain	Signed for the remainder of the season with Tenerife.
13th February 2017	Spain	Left Tenerife.
23rd February 2017	France	Signed for the remainder of the season with Pau-Orthez.
2nd June 2017	France	Signed a two-year extension with Pau-Orthez.

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Articles

Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 16

26th January 2010

- Taquan Dean

Dean started the year with Unicaja Malaga, averaging 11.7 points in the Euroleague and 9.3 points in the ACB. He took a lot of three pointers to get those numbers, hit only about 35% of them, did little else on the court, and did not really endear himself to the fans. (Ask a Malaga fan about Dean and gauge their reaction. They're generally a trifle brusque about it.) Malaga released Dean earlier this month, as mentioned in an earlier post, and yesterday he signed a one month contract with rival Spanish team Caja Laboral (the artists formally known as Tau Ceramica).

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