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.4 Luis Scola Houston Rockets

Position: PF
Born: 4/30/80
Height: 6-9 / 2,06
Weight: 230 lbs. / 104,3 kg.
From: Argentina

  Quite an offensive player... Great scorer around the basket... Very good low-post game... Uses his body well... Good hands... Pretty smart... Good passer... Average mid-range game... Not very athletic or explosive... Mediocre defender.
Grew up with Ferrocarrill Oeste (Argentina).
Signed with Tau Ceramica (Spain) in January 1998. Sent on loan to Gijon (Spain) later that year.
Started playing with Tau Ceramica (Spain) in 2000-01.
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs as 56th overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft. Draft right traded to the Houston Rockets in July 2007. Signed with the team later that month.
Won the gold medal at the South American Cadet Championship with the Argentinean National Team in 1995.
Won the gold medal at the South American Junior Championship with the Argentinean National Team in 1996.
Won the silver medal at the South American Championship with the Argentinean National Team in 1999.
Won the gold medal at the Under 21 South American Championship with the Argentinean National Team in 2000. Named MVP of the tournament.
Won the bronze medal at the Under 21 World Championship with the Argentinean National Team in 2001. Named to the All-Tournament team.
Won the gold medal at the Tournament of Americas with the Argentinean National Team in 2001.
Won the silver medal at the World Championship with the Argentinean National Team in 2002.
Won the gold medal at the Olympic Games with the Argentinean National Team in 2004.
Won the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games with the Argentinean National Team.
Won the Spanish Cup with Tau Ceramica in 2002, 2004 and 2006.
Won the Spanish League with Tau Ceramica in 2002.
Won the Spanish Supercup with Tau Ceramica in 2005 and 2006. Named MVP in 2005.
Named Spanish League Rookie of the Year in 2000.
Named MVP of the Spanish League in 2005 and 2007.
Named to the All-Euroleague 2nd Team in 2005.
Named to the All-Euroleague 1st Team in 2006 and 2007.
Won the silver medal at the Tournament of Americas with the Argentinean National Team in 2007. Named MVP.
Selected to the NBA Rookie All-Star Game in 2008 and 2009.
Voted to the HoopsHype.com NBA All-Rookie 1st Team in 2007-08.
Selected to the NBA All-Rookie 1st Team in 2007-08.
Won the bronze medal at the Tournament of Americas with the Argentinean National Team in 2009. Named MVP. Led the tournament in scoring.

 

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