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Kyle Elliot Korver (born March 17, 1981 in Lakewood (Lakewood, California), California) is an American (United States) basketball player with the Utah Jazz of the NBA (National Basketball Association). He plays shooting guard and was drafted out of Creighton University by the New Jersey Nets in the second round (51st overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft; his draft rights were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for cash considerations in a draft-night deal.
Korver competed in both the 2004 and 2005 Foot Locker Three-Point Shootouts, coming in third and second in those contests respectively. In the 2004-05 season (2004-05 NBA season), Korver tied for first place in the league in three-pointers (three-point field goal) made with Quentin Richardson who both had 226, also a Sixers (Philadelphia 76ers) franchise record. Currently in his seventh season in the NBA, Korver has become a sixth man, averaging more points per game off the bench than he had as a starter. Korver had a career high 31 points at Milwaukee (Milwaukee Bucks) on February 24, 2006, something he duplicated on February 21, 2007 at home against the New York Knicks. He notably drained a game-tying buzzer-beater against the Boston Celtics on January 12, 2006, sending the game into triple overtime which the 76ers would eventually win
Before going on to be Creighton Universitys fifth all-time scorer, he attended Pella High School in Pella (Pella, Iowa), Iowa where he recently had his number 25 jersey retired.
On December 26, 2007, Korver was traded by the Philadelphia 76ers to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Gordan Giri?ek and a future first-round draft pick.
Number on List: 26
Position: Swingman
Date of birth: 1981-03-17
Birth Location: Lakewood, California
High School: Pella, Pella, Iowa
Nationality: American (United States)
Draft Round: 2
Draft Pick: 51
Career Start: 2003