Fran Vázquez
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Francisco Vázquez González (born May 1, 1983 in Chantada, Galicia, Spain), commonly known as Fran Vázquez, is a Spanish pro basketball player. He was selected 11th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic.
Vázquez made headlines when he announced that he would remain in Spain for at least the following season. This came as a surprise to the Magic, who expected him to join Dwight Howard in the frontcourt for the 2005-2006 season, and enraged many Magic fans. Vasquez gave no indication he would be returning to Europe after he was drafted and had indicated that he would join the Magic. The Magic retain his NBA rights indefinitely and thus potentially can sign him in some future season.
Vázquez currently plays for FC Barcelona as power forward / center. He has a contract until 2008-2009 season.
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| 2005 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round Andrew Bogut | Marvin Williams | Deron Williams | Chris Paul | Raymond Felton | Martell Webster | Charlie Villanueva | Channing Frye | Ike Diogu | Andrew Bynum | Fran Vázquez | Yaroslav Korolev | Sean May | Rashad McCants | Antoine Wright | Joey Graham | Danny Granger | Gerald Green | Hakim Warrick | Julius Hodge | Nate Robinson | Jarrett Jack | Francisco García | Luther Head | Johan Petro | Jason Maxiell | Linas Kleiza | Ian Mahinmi | Wayne Simien | David Lee |
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| Second Round Salim Stoudamire | Daniel Ewing | Brandon Bass | C.J. Miles | Ricky Sánchez | Ersan İlyasova | Ronny Turiaf | Travis Diener | Von Wafer | Monta Ellis | Roko Ukić | Chris Taft | Mile Ilić | Martynas Andriuškevičius | Louis Williams | Erazem Lorbek | Bracey Wright | Mickaël Gelabale | Andray Blatche | Ryan Gomes | Robert Whaley | Axel Hervelle | Orien Greene | Dijon Thompson | Lawrence Roberts | Amir Johnson | Marcin Gortat | Uroš Slokar | Cenk Akyol | Alex Acker |
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