Tony Wroten

Tony Wroten
Born	Anthony Leon Wroten Jr. (1993-04-13) April 13, 1993 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Professional basketball player
Years active	2012–present
Known for	Playing in the NBA and international basketball leagues

Anthony Leon Wroten Jr. (born April 13, 1993) is a professional basketball athlete from the United States. He competed at the collegiate level for the Washington Huskies, where he garnered first-team all-conference recognition within the Pac-12. Wroten was chosen as the 25th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.

High school career

During his freshman year at Garfield High School, Wroten averaged 20.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game, becoming the first freshman to earn a spot on the 2009 All-Washington State Class 4A first team. In his sophomore season, he posted averages of 17.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 4.9 assists each game. An ACL injury sustained while playing football sidelined him for his entire junior year. Returning for his senior campaign, he averaged 25.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per contest and received an invitation to participate in the 2011 Jordan Brand Classic.

Ranked as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Wroten was rated as the third-best point guard and the 14th overall player nationally in the class of 2011.

College career

In his sole season at Washington, Wroten averaged 16.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game. He was honored as the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors—the first freshman from Washington to receive this accolade. On April 3, 2012, he declared for the 2012 NBA draft alongside teammate Terrence Ross.

College statistics

|- |style="text-align:left;"|2011–12 |style="text-align:left;"|Washington |35||35||30.3||.443||.161||.583||5.0||3.7||1.9||.4||16.0 |}

Memphis Grizzlies (2012–2013)

Selected with the 25th pick in the 2012 NBA draft, Wroten began his professional career with the Memphis Grizzlies. Throughout his rookie year, he was assigned multiple times to the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League.

Philadelphia 76ers (2013–2015)

On August 22, 2013, Wroten was traded by Memphis to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for a future second-round draft pick and a trade exception. In his first career start on November 13, 2013, he recorded a rare triple-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists during an overtime victory against the Houston Rockets—marking him as the first NBA player to achieve such a feat in a debut start. On March 8, 2014, he reached a then-career-high by scoring 30 points versus the Utah Jazz.

Wroten surpassed this mark on November 7, 2014, tallying a new personal best of 31 points in a defeat to the Chicago Bulls. However, on January 23, 2015, he was sidelined for the remainder of the season following surgery to repair a partially torn ACL in his right knee; before this injury, he was averaging career-best numbers with 16.9 points, 5.2 assists, and 1.6 steals per game.

As part of his rehabilitation process, Wroten was assigned to the Delaware 87ers on November 11, 2015 but did not participate in any games before being recalled by Philadelphia on December 4. He made his return to play on December 5, contributing four points across thirteen minutes against the Denver Nuggets. Subsequently, on December 24, 2015, Philadelphia waived him from their roster.

Texas Legends (2016–2017)

On March 16, 2016, Wroten inked a deal with the New York Knicks, but he was released on June 22 without appearing in any games. Shortly after, on June 27, the Memphis Grizzlies claimed him off waivers; however, he was waived again on July 12. He rejoined the Grizzlies on August 8 but was waived once more on October 7.

Wroten signed with the Texas Legends on December 1, 2016, making his debut by scoring 11 points in a 121–106 victory against the Greensboro Swarm. His tenure with the Legends ended when he was waived on January 28, 2017.

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2017–2018)

During the 2017 NBA G League draft on October 21, 2017, Wroten was selected in the second round as the 23rd overall pick by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The team waived him on March 21, 2018.

Kalev/Cramo (2018–2019)

On December 28, 2018, Wroten signed with Estonian squad Kalev/Cramo, competing in both the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League (LEBL) and the VTB United League.

Anwil Włocławek (2019–2020)

Wroten joined Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League on August 11, 2019.

Joventut Badalona (2020)

On January 30, 2020, Wroten secured a contract with Joventut Badalona competing in Spain's Liga ACB. During his stint, he averaged 11.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 4 assists per game before parting ways with the club on April 29.

Zamalek SC (2022)

Wroten signed with Zamalek SC, a team in the Egyptian Basketball Super League, on January 16, 2022.

Iraklis (2022)

On February 8, 2022, he joined Iraklis of the Greek Basket League. Due to injury setbacks, Wroten participated in only three matches, averaging 11.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.

Selfoss (2025)

After beginning the season with Urupan de Pando in Uruguay, Wroten signed with Icelandic second-division club Selfoss in December 2024. Nevertheless, his work permit was denied because of a previous conviction connected to NBA insurance fraud. Despite training for about a month, he departed Iceland in February following an unsuccessful appeal in March.

Regular season

|- | align="left" | | align="left" | Memphis | 35 || 0 || 7.8 || .384 || .250 || .724 || .8 || 1.2 || .2 || .1 || 2.6 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 72 || 16 || 24.5 || .427 || .213 || .641 || 3.2 || 3.0 || 1.1 || .2 || 13.0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 30 || 15 || 29.8 || .403 || .261 || .667 || 2.9 || 5.2 || 1.6 || .3 || 16.9 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 8 || 3 || 18.0 || .338 || .176 || .541 || 2.6 || 2.5 || .4 || .0 || 8.4 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 145 || 34 || 21.2 || .413 || .231 || .647 || 2.5 || 3.0 || .9 || .2 || 11.1

Playoffs

|- | align="left" | 2013 | align="left" | Memphis | 6 || 0 || 2.8 || .182 || .000 || 1.000 || .7 || .3 || .2 || .0 || 1.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 6 || 0 || 2.8 || .182 || .000 || 1.000 || .7 || .3 || .2 || .0 || 1.3

Personal life

Wroten’s father, Tony Sr., competed in football at the University of Washington and later played professionally with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His mother, Shirley, excelled as a track athlete at Washington and Arizona State University, securing top-ten all-time marks in multiple sprinting disciplines at Washington. His aunt, Joyce Walker, earned two All-American honors in basketball at Louisiana State University and was among the pioneering women to join the Harlem Globetrotters. Additionally, Wroten is related to former NBA player Nate Robinson and ex-collegiate athlete Jimmie Haywood.

In October 2021, Wroten faced indictment for insurance fraud related to the NBA's health and welfare benefit program; he was subsequently given a three-month suspended sentence along with a monetary penalty.