Nathan Jawai (born October 10, 1986) is an Australian professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association who currently plays for the Toronto Raptors. He is nicknamed the "Aussie Shaq" or "Baby Shaq" due to his resemblance to Shaquille O'Neal^[1], although Jawai claims to not like the nicknames or comparisons to O'Neal^[2].

On the 2007-08 NBL Season, Jawai averaged 17.9 points per game, 9.4 rebounds per game (4th in the league) and 1 block per game in 30 minutes and shot 59.1% from the field making him second in the league. His NBL career high for points is 28, rebounds 18, and blocks is 3. He was drafted 41st overall as the heaviest player in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers; however, his rights were traded to the Toronto Raptors in a deal that also brought Jermaine O'Neal to Toronto for T. J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovi?, Maceo Baston, and the Raptors 17th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft who turned out to be Roy Hibbert.

Soon after the trade the Raptors announced they had signed Jawai to a two-year deal on July 11, 2008.

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