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Biography
Trent Michael Plaisted (born October 1, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Phoenix Hagen of the German Basketball Bundesliga.
Career
He averaged 15.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in the 2007–2008 season, his junior year at Brigham Young University. He entered the NBA Draft and was drafted 46th overall in 2008 by the Seattle SuperSonics, who traded his draft rights, along with the draft rights to Walter Sharpe, to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for the draft rights to D. J. White.
In the summer of 2008, Plaisted signed a one-year contract with the Italian team Angelico Biella. He played in two games in December before suffering a season-ending injury. In August 2009, he signed a one-yer deal with KK Zadar, a club from Croatia. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the Orlando Pro Summer League in 2010, and later for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Summer League. In October 2010, he signed a one-year deal with Cedevita Zagreb.
On February 3, 2011 he signed with Žalgiris Kaunas until the end of the season. In June 2011, he left Žalgiris Kaunas. In November 2011, he moved to Ukraine and signed with Cherkaski Mavpy.
In January 2012, he signed with the Turkish team Aliağa Petkim for the remainder of the season. In December 2012, he moved to France and signed with Limoges CSP for the rest of the season.
In July 2013, Plaisted signed a one-year contract with the German club Ratiopharm Ulm. In September 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Limoges CSP, returning for a second stint.
In December 2015, Plaisted signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda.