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Pétur Karl Guðmundsson (born October 30, 1958) is a retired Icelandic professional basketball player from Reykjavík. He was the first Icelander ever to play in National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 2.18 m (7'2"), 118 kg (260 lb) center and played college basketball at the University of Washington, in Seattle, United States. Pétur was selected in the third round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, for whom he played during the 1981-82 season. In August 1983 the Blazers traded him to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for a 1984 third-round draft pick.〔(Pistons: All-Time Transactions ); accessed April 17, 2007〕〔(Basketball transactions ), August 19, 1983; accessed April 17, 2007〕 He played with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1985-86 but was traded to the San Antonio Spurs along with Frank Brickowski, two draft picks and an undisclosed amount of money in exchange for Mychal Thompson.〔(Laker Dream ), February 15, 1987; accessed April 17, 2007〕 In 1986, Pétur was set to play for the American CBA's Kansas City Sizzlers but was denied a work permit by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.〔(Work Permit Denied ), February 1, 1986; accessed April 17, 2007〕〔(The rest of the world nearly has caught up to the U.S. ), posted August 28, 2001; accessed April 17, 2007〕 He also coached Icelandic basketball team Valur/Fjolnir.〔(Former UMFK basketball standout Drazen Jozic to play professionally in Iceland ), August 25, 2000; accessed April 17, 2007〕 Nicknamed the Iceman, Petur was great in the clutch and despite his height a great free throw shooter. ==Notes== 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「Pétur Guðmundsson (basketball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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