Retired - Retired after 2013 season
- Birthdate: 02/28/1976
- Drafted (NBA): 41st pick, 1999
- Pre-draft team: California
- Country: Netherlands
- Hand: Right
- Agent: -
January 23, 2012
Francisco Elson — About to turn 36, Elson has nevertheless managed to sustain his health and productivity rather well for one so deep into his career. The only problem is that there was never a huge amount of the latter.
February 26, 2011
(Other possibilities for this type of trade included Portland with Sean Marks, Utah with Francisco Elson, Dallas with Brian Cardinal and Orlando with Malik Allen. As mentioned elsewhere, Marks was dealt elsewhere; however, the other three teams held onto their little-used veteran big men, and will now pay luxury tax on their salaries. To put that into context, that troika of treasure have combined this far this season for 99 games and 1,093 minutes played, 235 points, 163 points and 146 fouls, all for a combined $5,126,334 after tax. Their teams clearly value them anyway, but enough to pay luxury tax on them? Seems so.)
August 21, 2010
- Francisco Elson * - As with Brian Skinner and Josh Boone, the Hawks are (or were) interested. Atlanta still doesn't have a third string centre, so presumably all three are still in play.
July 30, 2010
Francisco Elson - Now 34 years of age, Elson split last season between the Bucks and the Sixers. Between the two he totalled only 66 minutes, 12 points and 14 rebounds. Elson has made his name as a defender, which explaisn why he continues to get NBA work despite being neither a scorer nor a rebounder.