Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (born April 30, 1980) is an Argentine professional basketball player for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). A three-time All-EuroLeague selection with Tau Ceramica, he signed with the Houston Rockets in 2007, and was voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Later on, he played for the Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets.\n', '

Scola has been a regular member of the Argentina national team since 1999 and won an Olympic gold medal in 2004, and a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics. These successes enabled him to become Argentina\'s flag bearer at the 2016 Summer Olympics.\n', '

Scola started his career with the Buenos Aires youth teams of Ferro Carril Oeste. He made his professional debut with the same club\'s pro team in the Argentine league during the 1995–96 season, at the age of 15.\n', '

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