Noah Vonleh

Basketball player, Portland Trail Blazers

Noah Vonleh - Basketball player, Portland Trail Blazers
Born

August 24th, 1995
29 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United States

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An American basketball player. Played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers. Entered the NBA Draft after one season. Selected with the 9th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. Played for several teams during NBA career, including the Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks, and Minnesota Timberwolves. Showed versatility as a forward and contributed to team dynamics on the court.

Drafted 9th overall by Charlotte Hornets

Played for Portland Trail Blazers

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