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{{infobox NBA biography
| name = Tyson Chandler
| image = Tyson Chandler March 2012.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Chandler with the [[New York Knicks|Knicks]] in March 2012.
| team = Dallas Mavericks
| position = Player development coach
| league = [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|10|2}}
| birth_place = [[Hanford, California]]
| nationality = American
| height_ft = 7
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 235
| high_school = [[Dominguez High School|Dominguez]] ([[Compton, California]])
| draft_year = 2001
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 2
| draft_team = [[Los Angeles Clippers]]
| career_start = 2001
| career_end = 2020
| career_position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| career_number = 3, 4, 5, 6, 19 
| years1 = {{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2005|end}}
| team1  = [[Chicago Bulls]]
| years2 = {{nbay|2006|start}}–{{nbay|2008|end}}
| team2  = [[New Orleans Pelicans|New Orleans Hornets]]<ref group=lower-alpha>During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their [[Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans Hornets|temporary relocation to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina]].</ref>
| years3 = {{nbay|2009|full=y}}
| team3  = [[Charlotte Hornets|Charlotte Bobcats]]
| years4 = {{nbay|2010|full=y}}
| team4  = [[Dallas Mavericks]]
| years5 = {{nbay|2011|start}}–{{nbay|2013|end}}
| team5  = [[New York Knicks]]
| years6 = {{nbay|2014|full=y}}
| team6  = Dallas Mavericks
| years7 = {{nbay|2015|start}}–{{nbay|2018|start}}
| team7  = [[Phoenix Suns]]
| years8 = {{nbay|2018|full=y}}
| team8  = [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
| years9 = {{nbay|2019|full=y}}
| team9  = [[Houston Rockets]]
| highlights =
* [[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|2011}})
* 2x [[NBA All-Star Game|NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|2011}}, {{nasg|2013}})
* [[All-NBA Third Team]] ({{nbay|2011|end}})
* [[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|NBA Defensive Player of the Year]] ({{nbay|2011|end}})
* [[NBA All-Defensive First Team]] ({{nbay|2012|end}})
* 2× [[NBA All-Defensive Second Team]] ({{nbay|2010|end}}, {{nbay|2011|end}})
* First-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (2001)
* Second-team ''Parade'' All-American (2000)
* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] ([[2001 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|2001]])
* 2× [[California Mr. Basketball]] (2000, 2001)
| bbr             = chandty01
| profile         = tyson_chandler
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport|Men's Basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{Flagu|United States}} }}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA World Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 FIBA World Championship|2010 Turkey]]|[[2010 United States men's FIBA World Championship team|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Americas Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2007 FIBA Americas Championship|2007 Las Vegas]]|}}
}}

'''Tyson Cleotis Chandler''' (born October 2, 1982) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player and player development coach for the [[Dallas Mavericks]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). Chandler was the second overall pick of the [[2001 NBA Draft]] by the [[Los Angeles Clippers]].  He was immediately traded to the [[Chicago Bulls]]. He has also played for the [[New Orleans Pelicans|New Orleans Hornets]], [[Charlotte Hornets|Charlotte Bobcats]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/bobcats/090728_release_chandler.html |title=Bobcats Acquire Tyson Chandler from New Orleans Hornets |work=[[NBA.com]] |date=2009-07-28 |accessdate=2009-07-28}}</ref> Dallas Mavericks,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nba.com/mavericks/news/mavericks_acquire_chler__2010_07_13.html | title = Mavericks acquire chandler and ajinca in five-player trade | work = [[NBA.com]] | date = 2010-07-13 | accessdate = 2010-07-13}}</ref> [[New York Knicks]], [[Phoenix Suns]], [[Los Angeles Lakers]], and [[Houston Rockets]]. As starting [[Center (basketball)|center]] for Dallas, he helped win the franchise's first NBA championship in [[2011 NBA Finals|2011]] and won [[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|NBA Defensive Player of the Year]] with the Knicks in 2012. He was also a member of the [[United States men's national basketball team]]'s gold medal runs in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 FIBA Basketball World Cup]] and [[2012 Summer Olympics]].
== Career transactions ==
* June 27, 2001: Drafted 2nd overall by [[Los Angeles Clippers]] in [[2001 NBA Draft]].
* June 27, 2001: Traded by L.A. Clippers along with [[Brian Skinner]] to the [[Chicago Bulls]] for [[Elton Brand]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/draft2001/news/brand_010627.html |title=Brand Bolsters Clippers' Frontcourt |work=[[NBA.com]] |date=2001-06-27 |accessdate=2011-06-15}}</ref>
* July 14, 2006: Traded by Chicago to the [[New Orleans Hornets]] for [[P.J. Brown]] and [[J.R. Smith]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/Chandler_14Jul2006.html |title=Hornets Acquire Tyson Chandler |work=[[NBA.com]] |date=2006-07-14 |accessdate=2011-06-15}}</ref>
* February 17, 2009: Traded by New Orleans to the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] for [[Chris Wilcox]], [[Joe Smith (basketball)|Joe Smith]] and the rights to [[DeVon Hardin]].
* February 18, 2009: The Oklahoma City Thunder stopped the trade for Tyson Chandler, because he failed to pass a physical.
* July 28, 2009: The New Orleans Hornets traded Tyson Chandler to the [[Charlotte Bobcats]] in exchange for [[Emeka Okafor]].<ref>{{Cite news  | last = Stein  | first = Marc
  | title = Sources: Hornets, Cats agree on deal  | work = [[Espn.com]]  | date = July 28, 2009  | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4359609  | accessdate = June 15, 2011}}</ref>
* July 13, 2010: Traded by Charlotte along with [[Alexis Ajinça]] to the [[Dallas Mavericks]] for [[Matt Carroll (basketball)|Matt Carroll]], [[Erick Dampier]] and [[Eduardo Nájera]].
* December 9, 2011: Acquired by the [[New York Knicks]] in a three team trade

== Tyson Chandler Media ==
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File:Tyson Chandler.jpg|Chandler with the Hornets in March 2009

File:Tyson Chandler Mavs.jpg|Wizards v/s Mavericks 02/26/11

File:Tyson Chandler Emeka Okafor.jpg|Chandler (#6) with the Knicks in March 2013

File:Tyson Chandler (4).jpg|Chandler with the US national team in July 2012
</gallery>
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