Rodrigue Beaubois

Rodrigue Gabriel Beaubois (born 24 February 1988) is a French professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague.

Beaubois was discovered by NBA player Mickaël Piétrus at an open basketball camp in his native home island, Guadeloupe, located in the French West Indies.

He made his professional debut in the 2006–07 season with Cholet Basket in the French Pro A League, where he was teammates with future Toronto Raptors guard Nando de Colo.

In his first season with Cholet Basket, Beaubois played with the Cholet Espoirs, the junior team, where he averaged 10.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 18.1 minutes per game.

Beaubois spent the majority of the 2006–07 season with the Espoirs, averaging 13.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists.

He saw action in four French Pro A League games, in which he never scored.

He also played 3 minutes in the 2007 Pro A playoffs, losing in the quarterfinals to Roanne.

Beaubois missed the first few weeks of the 2007–08 season due to a fractured bone in his left hand.

He would play in the French Pro A League the whole season, averaging 5.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 15.1 minutes per game.

He scored in double figures five times, recording a season high of 15 points against ASVEL Basket.

Beaubois would lose in the quarterfinals again this time to Le Mans.

Cholet Basket competed in the 2007–08 FIBA EuroChallenge. The EuroChallenge is the third tier in the European professional club basketball pyramid.

Beaubois played in 3 games and averaged 4.7 points and 1 rebound and assists in 18.7 minutes.

Cholet lost in the group stage of the competition going 2–4.

Beaubois was an early entry candidate for the 2007 and 2008 NBA draft before withdrawing his name from consideration.

Prior to the NBA draft, Beaubois caught the attention of scouts at the NBA Draft Combine with his measurements, boasting a 6' 9.75" wingspan (which is extraordinarily long, given his height) and 39" vertical leap.

In his 29 games of the 2008–09 season, Beaubois averaged 10 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game in 22.3 minutes.

He improved as the season progressed.

Notably, he recorded a career high 31 points, eight assists and five steals against Roanne.

During the 2008–09 EuroChallenge, Beaubois nearly had a triple double, scoring 16 points, grabbing nine rebounds, and assisting eight times against Fribourg Olympic.

Cholet would advance to the EuroChallenge Final Four, only to lose to Virtus Bologna.

Cholet Basket did not qualify for the 2009 playoffs, but they participated in the second tier of the European professional club basketball pyramid.

After losing to ASK Riga in the Eurocup preliminary rounds, Cholet competed again in the EuroChallenge.

He was selected 25th overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder, who traded him, along with a future 2nd round draft pick, to the Dallas Mavericks for Byron Mullens, the 24th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft.

Playing only 3 minutes, Beaubois made his NBA debut against the Los Angeles Lakers.

On 5 March 2010, Beaubois scored 22 points against the Sacramento Kings, becoming the first Maverick rookie to score 20 or more points since Maurice Ager in 2007.

22 days later, Beaubois scored a career-high 40 points and made a rookie record of 9 of 11 three-pointers against fellow rookie Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors.

Moreover, he became the first rookie in NBA history to shoot at least 50 percent from the floor, 40 percent from 3-point range, and 80 percent from the free throw line.

He became the third Maverick rookie with 40 or more points in a game.

The Mavericks finished the season with a 55–27 record, clinching the second seed in the Western Conference.

In the first round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs, Dallas faced their rival the San Antonio Spurs.

The Mavericks were down by 22 points in the first half of Game 6.

Needing a spark to the offense, coach Rick Carlisle subbed Beaubois in and he led them back into the game scoring 16 points, although the Mavericks lost the game and series.

In early August 2010, Beaubois broke his foot while training with the French national basketball team.

On 30 November 2010, Beaubois was assigned to the Texas Legends of the NBA D-League, but never played a single game with the team.

In February 2011 he returned to practice with the Mavericks.

After missing nearly 6 months due to a fractured foot, Beaubois made his season debut against the Sacramento Kings on 16 February 2011.

In 21 minutes, he logged 13 points, 6 assists, 3 steals and 3 turnovers.

The Mavericks went on to win the game 116–100.

The following game against the Phoenix Suns Beaubois replaced DeShawn Stevenson in the starting lineup.