Basketball scouting & NBA salaries
Wayne Simien
PF - 6'9, 250lbs - 41 years old - 2 years of NBA experience
Retired - Retired after 2009 season
- Birthdate: 03/09/1983
- Drafted (NBA): 29th pick, 2005
- Pre-draft team: Kansas
- Country: USA
- Hand: Right
- Agent: -
Stats
Transactions
| Date | League | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 NBA Draft | NBA | Drafted 29th overall by Miami. |
| 12th August, 2005 | NBA | Signed four year, $4,599,309 rookie scale contract with Miami. Included team option for 2007/08 and 2008/09. |
| 15th September, 2006 | NBA | Miami exercised 2007/08 team option. |
| 24th October, 2007 | NBA | Traded by Miami, along with Antoine Walker, Michael Doleac, a 2008 first round pick (#18, Ty Lawson) and cash to Minnesota in exchange for Ricky Davis and Mark Blount. |
| 29th October, 2007 | NBA | Waived by Minnesota. Concurrently, Minnesota declined 2007/08 team option. |
| 9th October, 2008 | Spain | Signed a one year contract with Caceres. |
| 2nd April, 2009 | Spain | Left Caceres. |
Career Moves
| 2001 - 2005 | Kansas (NCAA) |
| June 2005 - October 2007 | Miami Heat (NBA) |
| October 2007 | Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) |
| July 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers (Summer League) |
| October 2008 - April 2009 | Caceres (Spain, LEB Gold) |
Articles about Wayne Simien
March 19, 2013
Wayne Simien - Works as the director of youth sports and a campus minister at Kansas.
April 19, 2011
Wayne Simien - Simien now runs a ministry, "Called to Greatness", which combines basketball and Jesus in a way not involving Larry Bird.
April 24, 2010
- Wayne Simien
Wayne Simien played in Spain's LEB Gold last year. Playing for Caceres, he averaged 16.8 points and 8.2 rebounds on 62% shooting. Then he retired, aged only 26, to become a minister. He also does a lot of keynote speaking now, mainly to impressionable kids.