DeJuan Blair

DeJuan Lamont Blair (born April 22, 1989^[1]) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks and Washington Wizards.

DeJuan Blair

Blair during his time with the Spurs in a game against the Denver Nuggets on Dec 22, 2010.
Personal information
Born	(1989-04-22) April 22, 1989 (age 36)[1] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school	Schenley (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College	Pittsburgh
NBA draft	2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career	2009–2019
Position	Power Forward / Center
Number	45
Career history
2009–2013	San Antonio Spurs
2011	Krasnye Krylia (Russia)
2013–2014	Dallas Mavericks
2014–2016	Washington Wizards
2016	Jiangsu Monkey King
2017	Texas Legends
2017	Los Angeles D-Fenders
2017–2018	San Lorenzo de Almagro
2018–2019	Austin Spurs
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2010) T-Mobile Rookie Challenge Co-MVP (2010) Big East Player of the Year (with Hasheem Thabeet) (2009)

He graduated from Pittsburgh University.^[1] He was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs with the 37th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft.^[2]

Blair last played for the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League in 2019.^[3] He would sign a contract to play for Carpegna Prosciutti Basket Pesaro of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) in 2019. However, the contract was later terminated. This happened after Blair lost an appeal to FIBA for his two-year suspension because of testing positive for oxymorphone-oxycodone.^[4]