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Brandon Dawayne Roy (born July 23, 1984)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brandon Roy Statistics )〕 is a retired American professional basketball player who played for the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected sixth in the 2006 NBA draft, having completed four years playing for the Washington Huskies. His nickname was "B-Roy", but he was also referred to as "The Natural" by Trail Blazers announcer Brian Wheeler.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brandon Roy )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Broadcaster of the Week: Brian Wheeler, Trail Blazers )〕 On December 10, 2011, Roy announced his retirement from basketball due to a degenerative knee condition, though he returned to the game in 2012 to spend 5 games with the Timberwolves. Born in Seattle, Washington, Roy became known for his immediate impact on the Trail Blazers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NBA.com - Trail Blazers' Brandon Roy )〕 Zach Randolph, then the team captain, was traded to the New York Knicks at the end of Roy's first season in 2006–07, which cleared the way for Roy to take on a leadership role on the team.〔 That season, Roy won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in a near-unanimous vote. He was selected as a reserve to the 2008,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Two Hometown Hornets Named as Reserves for 2008 NBA All-Star Game )〕 2009, and 2010 All-Star games. Roy played the most minutes of any Western Conference player, and tied for the most points in the West in the 2008 season, and he played the most minutes of any player during the 2009 season. ==Early years== Roy was born in Seattle, Washington on July 23, 1984 and attended the African-American Academy elementary school.〔("Roy's game does his talking" ), by Seth Prince, ''The Oregonian,'' April 15, 2008.〕 He first started taking basketball seriously while playing for the Amateur Athletic Union, one of the largest sports organizations in the United States. When he was growing up, Roy's basketball hero was Michael Jordan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NBA.com - My Amazing Journey - Brandon Roy )〕 He attended Garfield High School in Seattle, and was considered one of the state's best high school players.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Player Bio: Brandon Roy )〕 He was an early-entry candidate for the 2002 NBA draft straight out of high school, but he withdrew his name after consideration.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=InsideHoops.com )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BLAZERS: Brandon Roy timeline )〕 Roy attended Nate McMillan's basketball camp in the 1990s when the future Blazer coach was still playing for the Seattle SuperSonics. Considered a four-star recruit by Scout.com, Roy was listed as the No. 6 shooting guard and the No. 36 player in the nation in 2002.〔(Brandon Roy Recruiting Profile )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brandon Roy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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