Basketball scouting & NBA salaries
Obinna Ekezie
C - 6'9, 270lbs - 50 years old - 6 years of NBA experience
Retired - Retired in 2007
- Birthdate: 08/22/1975
- Drafted (NBA): 37th pick, 1999
- Pre-draft team: Maryland
- Country: Nigeria
- Hand: Right
- Agent: -
Stats
Transactions
| Date | League | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 8th April, 1999 | USBL | Drafted 33rd overall in the 1999 USBL Draft by Washington Congressionals. |
| 1999 NBA Draft | NBA | Drafted 37th overall by Vancouver. |
| 14th September, 1999 | NBA | Signed a partially guaranteed two year minimum salary contract with Vancouver. |
| 22nd August, 2000 | NBA | Traded by Vancouver, along with Dennis Scott, Cherokee Parks and Felipe Lopez, to Washington in exchange for Ike Austin. |
| 28th November, 2000 | NBA | Traded by Washington, along with Cherokee Parks, to L.A. Clippers in exchange for Tyrone Nesby. |
| 29th November, 2000 | NBA | Waived by L.A. Clippers. |
| 1st December, 2000 | NBA | Claimed off waivers by Washington. |
| 22nd February, 2001 | NBA | Traded by Washington, along with Juwan Howard and Calvin Booth, to Dallas in exchange for Loy Vaught, Christian Laettner, Courtney Alexander, Etan Thomas, Hubert Davis and cash. |
| 26th September, 2001 | NBA | Signed a partially guaranteed two year, $1.25 million contract with L.A. Clippers. |
| 19th July, 2002 | NBA | Waived by L.A. Clippers. |
| 23rd September, 2002 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one year minimum salary contract with Orlando. |
| 23rd October, 2002 | NBA | Waived by Orlando. |
| 20th December, 2002 | Serbia | Signed for the remainder of the season with Crvena Zvezda. |
| 26th September, 2003 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one year minimum salary contract with Atlanta. |
| 30th November, 2004 | NBDL | Acquired by Columbus Riverdragons. |
| 10th January, 2005 | NBA | Signed a 10 day contract with Atlanta. |
| 20th January, 2005 | NBA | Signed a second 10 day contract with Atlanta. |
| 31st January, 2005 | NBA | Signed a guaranteed minimum salary contract for the remainder of the season with Atlanta. |
| 5th July, 2005 | NBA | Waived by Atlanta. |
| 3rd October, 2005 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one year minimum salary contract with Cleveland. |
| 27th October, 2005 | NBA | Waived by Cleveland. |
| 28th December, 2005 | Italy | Signed for the remainder of the season with Lottomatica Roma. |
| 29th November, 2006 | Russia | Signed for the remainder of the season with Dynamo Moscow. |
| 2nd May, 2007 | Russia | Left Dynamo Moscow. |
Career Moves
| 1995 - 1999 | Maryland (NCAA) |
| September 1999 - August 2000 | Vancouver Grizzlies (NBA) |
| August 2000 - November 2000 | Washington Wizards (NBA) |
| November 2000 | L.A. Clippers (NBA) |
| December 2000 - February 2001 | Washington Wizards (NBA) |
| February 2001 - June 2001 | Dallas Mavericks (NBA) |
| July 2001 | Dallas Mavericks (Summer League) |
| September 2001 - July 2002 | L.A. Clippers (NBA) |
| September 2002 - October 2002 | Orlando Magic (NBA) |
| December 2002 - June 2003 | Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) |
| September 2003 - June 2004 | Atlanta Hawks (NBA) |
| November 2004 - January 2005 | Columbus Riverdragons (NBDL) |
| January 2005 - July 2005 | Atlanta Hawks (NBA) |
| October 2005 | Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) |
| December 2005 - June 2006 | Lottomatica Roma (Italy) |
| November 2006 - May 2007 | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
Articles about Obinna Ekezie
March 19, 2013
Obinna Ekezie - For the past five years, Ekezie has been running Wakanow.com, the first online travel portal for Nigeria outbound travel.
April 19, 2011
Obinna Ekezie - Ekezie is the founder and CEO of Wakanow.com, a Nigerian travel agency.
February 1, 2010
- Obinna Ekezie
Former Maryland and Atlanta Hawks big man Ekezie last played in April 2007. In February 2008 he established a new online venture called ZeepTravel, with the aims of being Nigeria's primary travel portal. Here is Ekezie talking about it.