Chris Andersen

Christopher Claus Andersen (born July 7, 1978)^[1] is an American former basketball player. Andersen was born in Long Beach, California, grew up in Iola, Texas, and played one year at Blinn College. He was nicknamed "Birdman" by Junior Harrington, another former NBA player, for having wing tattoos on his inner biceps. He received a two-year ban from the NBA in 2006 for violating the league's drug policy, but was reinstated on March 4, 2008. During his 17-year, career, he played for the Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Hornets, Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzlies, and Cleveland Cavaliers and won a championship with the Heat in 2013. He also played for the Chinese Basketball Association. He now plays in the Big3 League.

Chris Andersen

Andersen with the Nuggets in July 2009
Personal information
Born	(1978-07-07) July 7, 1978 (age 47) Long Beach, California, United States
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Iola (Iola, Texas)
College	Blinn (1997–1999)
NBA draft	1999 / Undrafted
Playing career	1999–2017
Position	Center / Power forward
Number	15, 11, 1, 12, 7, 00
Career history
1999–2000	Jiangsu Nangang
2000	New Mexico Slam
2000–2001	Fargo-Moorhead Beez
2001	Sugarland Sharks
2001	Fayetteville Patriots
2001–2004	Denver Nuggets
2004–2006, 2008	New Orleans Hornets
2008–2012	Denver Nuggets
2013–2016	Miami Heat
2016	Memphis Grizzlies
2016–2017	Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2013) BIG3 champion (2018) BIG3 Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com