 Delfino with the Rockets in 2012 | |
| No. 10 – Baltur Cento | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward /shooting guard |
| League | Serie A2 Basket |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (age 42) Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine / Italian[1][2] |
| Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Listed weight | 104 kg (229 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2003: 1st round, 25th overall pick |
| Selected by theDetroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1998–present |
| Career history | |
| 1998–1999 | Libertad de Sunchales |
| 1999–2000 | Unión de Santa Fe |
| 2000–2002 | Viola Reggio Calabria |
| 2002–2004 | Fortitudo Bologna |
| 2004–2007 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2007–2008 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2008–2009 | Khimki Moscow Region |
| 2009–2012 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2012–2013 | Houston Rockets |
| 2013–2014 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2017 | Boca Juniors |
| 2017 | Baskonia |
| 2018–2019 | Auxilium Torino |
| 2019 | Fortitudo Bologna |
| 2020–2023 | Victoria Libertas Pesaro |
| 2023-present | Baltur Cento |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Carlos Francisco Delfino (born 29 August 1982) is an Argentine professionalbasketball player forBaltur Cento of the ItalianSerie A2 Basket. Standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), he plays at thesmall forward andshooting guard positions. He is also noted for his defense and three point shooting skills.[3]
The son of Carlos and Cristina Delfino, he began his professional career playing in theArgentine Basketball League forOlimpia de Venado Tuerto in the 1998–99 season, and he then transferred toUnión de Santa Fe in 1999–2000.
Delfino moved to Italy in 2000 and played four seasons in theItalian A League, the first two withReggio Calabria and the other two seasons withSkipper Bologna.
In his first season in Italy, he played forReggio Calabria. In just under 21 minutes per game he averaged 8.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.9 steals. He scored a season-high 25 points in his second game againstScavolini Pesaro, making five of eight three-point attempts. He scored 15 points in just 20 minutes againstCordivari Roseto and tallied 14 points apiece againstPaf Bologna, Muller Verona andKinder Bologna. He hit at least one three-pointer in 19 of 24 games.
In his first season withSkipper Bologna, he moved into the starting lineup in the third game of the season and averaged about 26 minutes. He scored 18 points, including shooting 3-of-5 from three-point range, versusEuro Roseto and posted double-doubles againstBenetton Treviso (13 points, 13 rebounds),Oregon Scientific Cantù (15 points, 11 rebounds) andPippo Milano (14 points, 11 rebounds). He suffered torn ligaments in his ankle late in the season, but returned in late May.
Beginning in 2004, Delfino signed to play for theDetroit Pistons of theNational Basketball Association, who made him the 25th pick in the first round of the2003 NBA draft, making him the first Argentine player ever to be selected in the first round of theNBA draft. In November 2004, he suffered a knee injury that kept him on the injured list for over three months. He had an operation in theU.S. and then another in Argentina, where he recovered. However, Delfino did not immediately return to form after his rehabilitation, and was left off the Pistons'2005 playoff roster. After he recovered from the knee injury, Delfino averaged 15.3 minutes, 3.9 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game in 30 games under coachLarry Brown. Many regarded Brown as having limited space for Delfino's offensive creativity. It was perceived that under the Pistons upcoming new coachFlip Saunders, that Delfino would thrive.
In his second season on the Pistons' active roster, Carlos averaged 10.7 minutes, 3.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game. Delfino played off the bench substituting for eitherTayshaun Prince orRichard Hamilton. He had three straight games where he scored in double digits before being sidelined for the next 4 with the flu. Delfino became an important change-of-pace player in Flip Saunders' offensive scheme.
On June 15, 2007, the Detroit Pistons traded Delfino to theToronto Raptors for 2nd-round draft picks in both the2009 NBA draft and the2011 NBA draft.[4] The 2007–08 season was his most productive in theNBA, as he averaged 9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game during the regular season.
On June 16, 2009, theToronto Raptors extended a qualifying offer to Delfino.[5]
In the summer of 2008, Delfino signed a 3-year contract with theRussian Super League clubKhimki Moscow Region. Delfino was one of the highest-paid basketball players in Europe, earning about US$10 million per season, plus a house, a car and a driver, and savings on taxes.[6] He averaged 13.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per game inEurope's secondary level competition, theEuroCup, during the 2008–09 season.[7]
On August 18, 2009, the Raptors signed and traded Delfino to theMilwaukee Bucks along withRoko Ukić in exchange forAmir Johnson andSonny Weems.[8]
Delfino had a breakout season with the Bucks, as he posted career highs in points per game, rebounds per game, assists per game, steals per game and blocks per game, while playing 30 minutes per game. He also played a major role in the playoffs, shooting a career-high .405 from behind the 3-point line.
On August 20, 2012, Delfino signed with theHouston Rockets.[9] After being a starter for three years in Milwaukee, Delfino became thesixth man for the Rockets in 2012–13. On June 30, 2013, Delfino was waived by the Rockets.[10]
Delfino's final NBA game ever was during Game 5 of the 2013 Western Conference First Round on May 1, 2013. In that game, Houston would defeat theOklahoma City Thunder 107 - 100 with Delfino playing for 10 minutes and the only stat he recorded was 1 assist. He missed the entire second half due to discomfort in his right foot, which was later found to have a fracture that caused him to miss the rest of the playoffs.[11]
Delfino spent the next three years off the court due to various complications to the injury suffered while playing for Houston, which required nine surgical interventions.[12] On July 17, 2013, Delfino signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.[13] However, he never appeared in a game for the Bucks during the 2013–14 season due to his broken foot.[14] On August 26, 2014, Delfino was traded, along withMiroslav Raduljica and a 2015 second-round draft pick, to theLos Angeles Clippers in exchange forJared Dudley and a 2017 conditional first-round draft pick.[15] Three days later, he was waived by the Clippers.[16]
Delfino made his return to the courts in 2016 when he joined Argentina's senior basketball team at theSummer Olympics.[17] On March 6, 2017, Delfino signed with the Argentine teamBoca Juniors.[18] There, he joined his brother Lucio, who was also recovering from injury.[19]
On September 27, 2017, Delfino signed with Spanish clubBaskonia.[20] On October 26, 2017, Delfino finished his stint with Baskonia.[21]
On July 3, 2018, Delfino came back to Italy after 14 years and signed a deal with Italian clubAuxilium Torino.[22]
On February 27, 2019, Delfino returned to Bologna and signed on theLavoropiù Bologna.[23]
After one year where Delfino didn't play anywhere,Jasmin Repeša, new coach ofVL Pesaro, wanted him in his new team and he was the first hire for the season2020-21 for Pesaro.[24]
Delfino was a member of Argentina's junior national team that won the bronze medal at the 2001FIBA Under-21 World Championship that was held inSaitama,Japan. Delfino was also a part of the seniorArgentine national basketball team that won the gold at the2004 Summer Olympics. He also played with Argentina's senior national team at the2006 FIBA World Championship and at the2008 Summer Olympics, where he helped Argentina to win the bronze medal.
In 2011, he won the gold medal in the2011 FIBA Americas Championship, held inMar del Plata.
After years of absence following injury, he played with Argentina's senior basketball team at the2016 Summer Olympics.[17][25]
In 2022, Delfino won the gold medal in the2022 FIBA AmeriCup held inRecife,Brazil. He was the Argentina's startingsmall forward in the tournament
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high | * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Detroit | 30 | 4 | 15.3 | .359 | .257 | .575 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .7 | .2 | 3.9 |
| 2005–06 | Detroit | 68 | 1 | 10.7 | .403 | .333 | .672 | 1.7 | .6 | .3 | .2 | 3.6 |
| 2006–07 | Detroit | 82* | 1 | 16.7 | .415 | .333 | .787 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 5.2 |
| 2007–08 | Toronto | 82* | 0 | 23.5 | .397 | .382 | .744 | 4.4 | 1.8 | .8 | .1 | 9.0 |
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee | 75 | 66 | 30.4 | .408 | .367 | .782 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .3 | 11.0 |
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee | 49 | 40 | 32.4 | .390 | .370 | .800 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | .2 | 11.5 |
| 2011–12 | Milwaukee | 54 | 53 | 28.5 | .402 | .360 | .792 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .2 | 9.0 |
| 2012–13 | Houston | 67 | 5 | 25.2 | .405 | .375 | .857 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .1 | 10.6 |
| Career | 507 | 170 | 22.8 | .401 | .365 | .758 | 3.6 | 1.7 | .9 | .2 | 8.1 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Detroit | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | .167 | .500 | 1.000 | .5 | .3 | .1 | .0 | .6 |
| 2007 | Detroit | 16 | 0 | 8.4 | .405 | .188 | .667 | 1.3 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 2.3 |
| 2008 | Toronto | 5 | 0 | 24.2 | .405 | .267 | .900 | 4.8 | 2.2 | .8 | .0 | 8.6 |
| 2010 | Milwaukee | 7 | 7 | 32.3 | .356 | .405 | .750 | 4.0 | 2.6 | .7 | .3 | 10.0 |
| 2013 | Houston | 5 | 0 | 24.0 | .375 | .355 | 1.000 | 2.4 | 2.0 | .6 | .2 | 9.0 |
| Career | 41 | 7 | 15.5 | .373 | .337 | .846 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .4 | .1 | 4.9 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Bologna | 16 | 15 | 31.8 | .393 | .291 | .673 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .3 | 12.0 | 13.4 |
| 2003–04 | Bologna | 21 | 16 | 30.9 | .414 | .338 | .778 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | .1 | 12.4 | 13.7 |
| 2017–18 | Baskonia | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 39 | 31 | 31.3 | .405 | .314 | .732 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | .2 | 12.2 | 13.6 | |
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