Forward · Cleveland Cavaliers
Anderson Varejao
Age 43 · Brazil · 211 cm (6'11") · 118 kg · Born Sep 28, 1982 · FC Barcelona
6.8 PPG
6.6 RPG
1.0 APG
696 games
14 seasons
Career snapshot
14seasons
696games
4,729career pts
14.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Cleveland Cavaliers
· 571 games · 2004-05–2020-21
Position rank · 2015-16
#113PPG rank
#114PER rank
#111WS rank
Among 114 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
10.8
2011-12 · CLE
RPG
11.5
2011-12 · CLE
APG
2.2
2013-14 · CLE
PER
18.9
2011-12 · CLE
WS
8.1
2009-10 · CLE
Draft
2004
Round 2 ·
Pick 30
from FC Barcelona
Honors & awards
1×
All-Defense Team
2009
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | CLE | 54 | 0 | 16.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 51.3 | 0.0 | 53.5 | 17.0 | 3.0 |
| 2005-06 | CLE | 48 | 4 | 15.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 52.7 | 0.0 | 51.3 | 14.8 | 2.3 |
| 2006-07 | CLE | 81 | 6 | 23.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 61.6 | 14.4 | 6.6 |
| 2007-08 | CLE | 48 | 13 | 27.5 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 46.1 | 0.0 | 59.8 | 12.0 | 2.4 |
| 2008-09 | CLE | 81 | 42 | 28.5 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 53.6 | 0.0 | 61.6 | 14.6 | 8.0 |
| 2009-10 | CLE | 76 | 7 | 28.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 57.2 | 20.0 | 66.3 | 15.8 | 8.1 |
| 2010-11 | CLE | 31 | 31 | 32.1 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 52.8 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 15.2 | 2.2 |
| 2011-12 | CLE | 25 | 25 | 31.4 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 51.4 | 0.0 | 67.2 | 18.9 | 2.1 |
| 2013-14 | CLE | 65 | 29 | 27.7 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 49.5 | 0.0 | 68.1 | 17.0 | 5.4 |
| 2014-15 | CLE | 26 | 26 | 24.5 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 55.5 | 0.0 | 73.3 | 17.7 | 1.9 |
| 2015-16 | NBA | 53 | 0 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 42.7 | 0.0 | 64.0 | — | — |
| 2015-16 | CLE | 31 | 0 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 42.1 | 0.0 | 76.2 | 11.2 | 0.6 |
| 2015-16 | GSW | 22 | 0 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 55.2 | 11.0 | 0.5 |
| 2016-17 | GSW | 14 | 1 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 35.7 | 0.0 | 72.7 | 9.4 | 0.2 |
| 2018-2019 | FLA | 36 | 0 | 20.4 | 10.1 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 50.4 | 14.3 | 74.5 | — | — |
| 2020-21 | CLE | 5 | 0 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 55.6 | 12.9 | 0.0 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2020 | Golden State Warriors | Cleveland Cavaliers | offseason | From 2016-17 to 2020-21 | |
| Jul 2015 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors | season change | ||
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Born on September 28
About Anderson Varejao
Anderson França Varejão is a Brazilian former professional basketball player who is currently a Player Development Consultant and Global Ambassador for the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he spent 13 of his 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). With a career that spanned four professional leagues, Varejão also played for Franca and the Flamengo of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), Barcelona of the EuroLeague and Liga ACB, and has been a regular member of the Brazilian national team, winning a gold medal in 2003 at the Pan American Games.