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Puerto Rican basketball player
Ricardo "Ricky" Sanchez Rosa
(born July 6, 1987) is a Puerto Rican professional
basketball
player
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who most recently played for
Grises de Humacao
of the
Baloncesto Superior Nacional
(BSN). He was drafted by the
Portland Trail Blazers
out of
IMG Academy
with the 35th pick of the
2005 NBA draft
, becoming the fourth Puerto Rican to be drafted by the
National Basketball Association
, and was immediately traded to the
Denver Nuggets
for their selection,
Jarrett Jack
.
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[3]
He has played for the
Puerto Rican national basketball team
. He is the last player to be drafted by the NBA while still a minor, drafted 8 days before his 18th birthday.
Sanchez was later traded to the
Philadelphia 76ers
on September 10, 2007. The 76ers traded the rights to Sanchez on March 15, 2012, for
Memphis Grizzlies
forward
Sam Young
. This move inspired the name of Michael Levin and Spike Eskin's Sixers podcast, "
Rights to Ricky Sanchez
", commonly referred to as "The Ricky". On February 21, 2013, international rights to Sanchez were traded to the
Miami Heat
for center
Dexter Pittman
and a 2013 second round draft pick in an attempt to clear roster space for the Heat.
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He has played with the
Idaho Stampede
in the
NBA Development League
and the
Continental Basketball Association
, and in the
National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico
, with teams including the
Criollos de Caguas
,
Humacao Grays
,
Santurce Crabbers
, and the
Mayaguez Indians
, with whom he won a championship in 2012.
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