Joey Graham

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Joey Graham

| image = Joey graham cropped.jpg

| image_size = 220px

| caption = Graham with the Raptors in March 2007

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 225

| position =

| league =

| team =

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|6|11}}

| birth_place = Wilmington, Delaware

| highschool = Brandon (Brandon, Florida)

| college =

UCF (2000–2002)
Oklahoma State (2003–2005)

| draft_year = 2005

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 16

| draft_team = Toronto Raptors

| career_start = 2005

| career_end = 2013

| career_number = 14, 12

| career_position = Small forward

| years1 = {{nbay|2005|start}}–{{nbay|2008|end}}

| team1 = Toronto Raptors

| years2 = {{nbay|2009|full=y}}

| team2 = Denver Nuggets

| years3 = {{nbay|2010|full=y}}

| team3 = Cleveland Cavaliers

| years4 = 2012

| team4 = Erie BayHawks

| years5 = 2012

| team5 = Mets de Guaynabo

| years6 = 2013

| team6 = Capitanes de Arecibo

| years7 = 2013

| team7 = Mets de Guaynabo

| highlights =

Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (2005)
First-team All-Big 12 (2005)
Third-team All-Big 12 (2004)
Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (2004)
Big 12 tournament MVP (2005)

| bbr = grahajo01

}}

Joseph Graham (born June 11, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He holds the NBA draft combine bench press record.{{Cite web |last=Merritt |first=Greg |date=November 2, 2023 |title=10 Strongest NBA Players Ever |url=https://thebarbell.com/strongest-nba-players/}}

College career

Graham played college basketball for the University of Central Florida (2000–02) and Oklahoma State University (2003–05). He averaged 13.0 points and 5.2 rebounds in four collegiate seasons and helped OSU to the Final Four in his junior campaign.{{cite web|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/graham-option-102907.shtml|title=Raptors exercise 4th year option on Joey Graham|work=insidehoops.com|date=October 29, 2007|access-date=December 26, 2017}}

Professional career

=Toronto Raptors (2005–2009)=

Graham was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the 16th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. In his first two seasons with the Raptors, he averaged 6.5 points and 3.1 rebounds in 159 regular season games, and shot .826 (218–264) from the charity stripe. He registered a career-high 19 points on five occasions and grabbed a personal-best 12 rebounds on March 30, 2007, against the Washington Wizards.

Graham missed the majority of Toronto's November schedule in the 2007–08 season. He appeared in a career-low 38 games in 2007–08.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/grahajo01/gamelog/2008/|title=Joey Graham 2007–08 Game Log|work=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=December 26, 2017}} He averaged career highs in 2008–09, with 7.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. On February 1, 2009, he recorded a career-high-tying 12 rebounds against the Orlando Magic. Three days later, he scored a career-high 24 points against the Los Angeles Lakers. Another six days later, he tied his career high with 24 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves.{{cite web|url=http://stats.nba.com/player/101121/career/|title=Joey Graham|work=NBA.com|access-date=December 26, 2017}}

=Denver Nuggets and Cleveland Cavaliers (2009–2011)=

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On September 26, 2009, Graham signed with the Denver Nuggets.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4505982|title=Nuggets sign forward Graham|work=ESPN.com|date=September 26, 2009|access-date=December 26, 2017}} On July 30, 2010, Graham signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/graham_100730.html|title=Cavs Sign Joey Graham|work=NBA.com|date=July 30, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2017}} On December 9, 2011, prior to the start of the 2011–12 training camp period, Graham was waived by the Cavaliers.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/training_camp_111209.html|title=Cavaliers Announce 2011–12 Training Camp Roster|work=NBA.com|date=December 9, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2017}}

=D-League and Puerto Rico (2012–2013)=

On March 19, 2012, Graham was acquired by the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League.{{cite web|url=http://origin.nba.com/dleague/erie/bayhawks_acquire_joey_graham_2012_03_19.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171226101559/http://origin.nba.com/dleague/erie/bayhawks_acquire_joey_graham_2012_03_19.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 26, 2017|title=BayHawks Acquire Joey Graham|work=NBA.com|date=March 19, 2012|access-date=December 26, 2017}}

On May 4, 2012, Graham signed with Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportando.com/en/america/other-leagues/91698/mets-de-guaynabo-land-joey-graham.html|title=Mets de Guaynabo land Joey Graham|work=Sportando.com|date=May 4, 2012|access-date=December 26, 2017}}

In February 2013, Graham joined Capitanes de Arecibo.{{cite web|url=https://elaybenditopr.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/capitanes-de-puerto-rico-lda2013/|title=Capitanes de Puerto Rico LDA2013|work=elaybenditopr.wordpress.com|date=March 5, 2013|access-date=December 26, 2017|language=es}} On April 15, 2013, he parted ways with Arecibo.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportando.com/en/america/other-leagues/100532/joey-graham-and-stephen-graham-part-ways-with-capitanes-de-arecibo.html|title=Joey Graham and Stephen Graham part ways with Capitanes de Arecibo|work=Sportando.com|date=April 15, 2013|access-date=December 26, 2017}} Two days later, he signed with Mets de Guaynabo, returning to the team for a second stint.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportando.com/en/america/other-leagues/100579/joey-graham-signs-with-mets-de-guaynabo.html|title=Joey Graham signs with Mets de Guaynabo|work=Sportando.com|date=April 17, 2013|access-date=December 26, 2017}}

NBA career statistics

= Regular season =

| align="left" | {{nbay|2005}}

| align="left" | Toronto

| 80 || 24 || 19.8 || .478 || .333 || .812 || 3.1 || .8 || .5 || .2 || 6.7

| align="left" | {{nbay|2006}}

| align="left" | Toronto

| 79 || 21 || 16.7 || .495 || .290 || .840 || 3.1 || .6 || .4 || .1 || 6.4

| align="left" | {{nbay|2007}}

| align="left" | Toronto

| 38 || 3 || 8.7 || .434 || .667 || .844 || 1.8 || .4 || .1 || .0 || 3.6

| align="left" | {{nbay|2008}}

| align="left" | Toronto

| 78 || 10 || 19.8 || .481 || .188 || .825 || 3.7 || .6 || .4 || .2 || 7.7

| align="left" | {{nbay|2009}}

| align="left" | Denver

| 63 || 18 || 12.0 || .520 || .154 || .740 || 2.0 || .3 || .4 || .1 || 4.2

| align="left" | {{nbay|2010}}

| align="left" | Cleveland

| 39 || 8 || 15.0 || .458 || .300 || .806 || 2.2 || .5 || .2 || .2 || 5.2

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 377 || 84 || 16.2 || .483 || .300 || .815 || 2.8 || .5 || .4 || .1 || 5.9

= Playoffs =

| align="left" | 2007

| align="left" | Toronto

| 6 || 3 || 18.2 || .286 || .000 || .800 || 3.3 || .3 || .7 || .0 || 2.7

| align="left" | 2008

| align="left" | Toronto

| 2 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0

| align="left" | 2010

| align="left" | Denver

| 4 || 0 || 7.3 || .588 || .333 || .600 || 2.5 || .0 || .5 || .3 || 6.0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 12 || 3 || 11.7 || .400 || .200 || .700 || 2.5 || .2 || .5 || .1 || 3.3

Personal

Graham's twin brother, Stephen, also played in the NBA. His father, Joe Graham, is a former Navy airman.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/nuggets/features/graham_flying_20100311.html|title=NBA twin brothers are literal high-fliers|work=NBA.com|date=March 11, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2017}}