Sebastian Telfair is known as a former American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. Telfair is most famous for being one of the best high school players.
Sebastian Telfair was born on June 9, 1985 in Brooklyn, New York. He is the child of Erica Telfair and Otis Telfair. He has a sibling named Ethan Telfair. Since youth, he had developed a solid enthusiasm towards basketball. He studied at Abraham Lincoln High School where he was considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com. He had wanted to join the University of Louisville however chose to join the NBA from high school.
Sebastian Telfair had been playing basketball since 2004. He started playing basketball professionally in the wake of being chosen by Portland Trail Blazers in the 2004 NBA draft. In April 2006, he had scored a triumphant victory in a match with Houston Rockets. In June 2006, he was exchanged to Boston Celtics however again he was exchanged to Minnesota Timberwolves in July 2007.
In July 2008, he signed a three-year contract expansion with the Timberwolves yet he was exchanged to Los Angeles Clippers in July 2009. In February 2010, he was exchanged to Cleveland Cavaliers however before long exchanged back to Minnesota Timberwolves in July 2010. In December 2011, he signed with Phoenix Suns however was exchanged to the Toronto Raptors in February 2013.
Telfair signed a one-year contract with the Chinese group Tianjin Ronggang of the Chinese Basketball Association in October 2013. In July 2014, he returned back to NBA signing with the Oklahoma City Thunder however before long released from the group in November 2014. In December 2014, he joined the Xinjiang Flying Tigers for the remainder of 2014-15 CBA season. At that point he joined Fujian Sturgeons in 2016 and decided that he would finish his career in China.
Telfair married to his long-lasting sweetheart Samantha Rodriguez. The couple has two children, a boy, and a girl. His boy's name is Sebastian Telfair Jr. and his little girl's name is Samaya Telfair. Samantha recently reported episodes of physical abuse in their marriage.
In August 2019, Sebastian Telfair was condemned to 3 and half years in jail in his New York City firearm case. Telfair, a once highly touted point guard with a disappointing pro basketball career and a background marked by brushes with the law, had been indicted not long ago for having a stacked handgun in his pickup truck. Telfair's lawyer refused to give a statement to the media.
| Birth Date: | 9 Jun, 1985 |
| Age: | 35 yrs |
| Occupations: | Basketball player |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn |
| Education: | Abraham Lincoln High School |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American basketball player |
| Net Worth 2021: | 4 million |
