Sincere blessings! Happy 49th birthday to Trail Blazers coach Billups! 🎂

Today is the 49th birthday of NBA legend and Trail Blazers head coach Billups. Let us wish him a happy birthday together.

Billups was born on September 25, 1976 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was selected by the Celtics with the third pick in the first round in the 1997 draft, but after only half a season with the Celtics, he was traded to the Nuggets. Afterwards, he also played for the Timberwolves, Pistons, Nuggets, Knicks, and Clippers. On September 10, 2014, Billups announced his retirement. In June 2021, Billups became the head coach of the Trail Blazers. In April 2024, Billups was selected for the Naismith Basketball Celebrity Memorial. This summer, Yang Hansen joined the Trail Blazers, and Billups also had many interactions with Xiao Yang.

Billups led the Pistons to the NBA championship in 2004, and he personally won the FMVP. In his 17-year career, Billups was selected for the second team of the All-A-Level Team, 2 times the NBA-A-Level Team, 2 times the NBA-A-A-Defensive Team, 5 times the NBA All-Star.

Billups played in a total of 1,043 regular season games in his career, averaging 15.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game; he made 146 appearances in the playoffs, and averaged 17.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game.

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