Austin Daye

Austin Daye grew up around professional basketball. His father, Darren Daye, played at UCLA and then in the NBA in the 1980s, and Austin, tall and thin with a soft shooting touch, followed him into the game. In 2009, after two seasons at Gonzaga University, he was drafted fifteenth overall by the Detroit Pistons.

He was born on June 5, 1988, in Irvine, California, at 5:55 p.m., which Astro-Databank classes as an A-rated time. His Sun is in Gemini in the seventh house, the area of partnerships and one-on-one encounters, with Jupiter in Taurus there as well. Gemini is quick, versatile and adaptable, and Gemini athletes often play several roles. Daye was an unusual player for his size, nearly seven feet tall but more comfortable shooting from the perimeter than battling in the post.

Mercury and Venus, both retrograde in Gemini, fall in his eighth house, which concerns shared resources and transformation. Retrograde planets turn energy inward and suggest paths that wind back on themselves, and Daye's career took many turns, moving between teams and countries.

Mars in Pisces sits in his fourth house, the area of home, roots and family heritage. Mars there describes drive rooted in family, and Daye's career followed directly from his father's.

With Scorpio on the Ascendant, he projects an intense, private and determined presence, and Pluto, retrograde in Scorpio, lies in his twelfth house, adding a resilient, behind-the-scenes strength.

In the NBA, he played for the Pistons, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Toronto Raptors, the San Antonio Spurs and the Atlanta Hawks, never quite securing a long-term role. Like many players in that position, he built a second career in Europe, where his shooting and size made him valuable. In Italy he won a league championship with Reyer Venezia and became one of the most productive players in the Italian league, and he played for several other European clubs.

His Moon is in the final degree of Aquarius, in his fourth house, describing an independent emotional nature and a need for freedom. Saturn, retrograde at the very start of Capricorn, and Neptune in Capricorn sit in his second house of income and resources, along with Uranus at the very end of Sagittarius, describing earnings that came through persistence and through unconventional paths far from home.

Jupiter in Taurus in the seventh house suggests that collaboration and team play brought him his greatest rewards. Daye's career shows a common story in modern basketball: a talented player who found his best success not in the spotlight of the NBA but in the leagues of Europe. The Gemini Sun made him versatile; the Mars in his fourth house kept him following the path his father had started.