Ira Newble is a Detroit-bred (Southfield HS '93) forward that played his college ball at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and Miami University in Ohio. He went undrafted in 1997 and played in the IBA, CBA, and in Cyprus (where he won a championship) over the course of three seasons. In August 2000 he signed with the Spurs, a team that he had tried out for during the 1999 preseason before being waived.
He played one season with San Antonio, averaging 2 points and 1.3 rebounds a game in 27 appearances and six starts. After a year with the Spurs he moved on to the Atlanta Hawks, where he spent two seasons and averaged 7.8 points and 4.3 rebounds in 115 games. In 2003 he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he spent four-and-a-half seasons. His time on the team included two playoff appearances, including the Cavaliers lone appearance in the NBA Finals.
During the 2007-2008 season Ira was part of a three-team trade deadline deal involving the Cavaliers, Sonics, and Bulls, with Newble going to Seattle. He played two games in the Northwest before being cut. Ira then signed a ten-day contract with the Lakers. He finished out the season with the team, playing six games, making one playoff appearance, but mostly riding the pine as LA made their trek to the NBA Finals, where they fell to the Celtics in six.
Newble would go on to play two more seasons internationally, with stops in Israel, Cyprus (returning to the team he won a 'ship with nine years prior), and Spain. After a year off, Ira became an assistant coach with the Canton Charge, a Cleveland Cavaliers affiliate in the NBA D-League.
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