Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Darius Bazley was born on June 12, 2000, in Brockton, Massachusetts. He is a forward in the NBA.

Bazley was born in Brockton, Massachusetts and lived there until he was 7 years old, when his family, which includes two sisters and two brothers, moved to Cincinnati.

Bazley last attended Princeton High School in Sharonville, Ohio after playing his first two years at Finneytown High School. He was a consensus five-star recruit and the top prospect in his state, earning McDonald's All-American honors in 2018. Bazley initially committed to and signed with Syracuse but later chose to bypass college with intentions of joining the NBA G League, a decision that drew national attention. However, he instead chose to train on his own as an intern for New Balance for the entire season for the 2019 NBA draft.

In the 2019 NBA draft, he was selected 23rd overall by the Utah Jazz and was later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies and then to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

On February 9, 2023, Bazley was traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Dario Šarić, a 2029 second-round pick and cash considerations.