Anžejs Pasečņiks

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Anžejs Pasečņiks
Anžejs Pasečņiks 2019.jpg
Pasečņiks in 2019
No. 32 – Coosur Real Betis
PositionCenter / Power forward
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 26)
Riga, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25th overall
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2015VEF Rīga
2015–2019Herbalife Gran Canaria
2019Capital City Go-Go
2019–2021Washington Wizards
2021–presentCoosur Real Betis
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Anžejs Pasečņiks (Latvian pronunciation: ['an.ʒɛ͡is 'pa.sɛt͡ʃ.ɲiks]; born 20 December 1995) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Real Betis of the Spanish Liga ACB.

Professional career[]

Europe[]

He made his professional debut in the Latvian League with VEF Rīga in 2012.[1]

In August 2015, Pasečņiks signed with the Spanish club Herbalife Gran Canaria. He would play in its reserve team, club of the Liga EBA, fourth division.[2]

He debuted with the ACB team in the Supercopa Endesa.

On November 9, 2021, he has signed with Real Betis of the Spanish Liga ACB.[3]

NBA[]

Pasečņiks was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 25th overall pick in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft.[4] He was immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for future first-round and second-round picks.

On 1 July 2019, the Philadelphia 76ers renounced their draft right to Pasečņiks.[5] On 3 July, Pasečņiks joined the Washington Wizards summer league team.[6] On 16 October, Pasečņiks was signed by the Wizards,[7] but was waived three days later.[8] On 27 October, Pasečņiks was included in the training camp roster of the Capital City Go-Go.[9] On 17 December, the Wizards announced that they had signed Pasečņiks to a two-way contract.[10][11] On 18 December, Pasečņiks made his debut in the NBA, coming off from bench with nine points, eight rebounds and an assist in a 110–109 overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls.[12] On 12 January 2020, the Wizards announced that they had signed Pasečņiks to a multi-year contract.[13] The Wizards waived Pasečņiks on 17 January 2021.[14]

National team career[]

He was a regular Latvian youth national team player. He helped Latvia's U-18 national team reach semi-finals at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team, averaging 12.6 points and 7.7 rebounds at the tournament.

Accomplishments and awards[]

Individual[]

  • 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: All-Tournament Team
  • European Under-18 All-Star Game MVP (2013)

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA[]

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Washington 27 0 16.2 .526 .000 .586 4.0 .7 .3 .4 5.8
2020–21 Washington 1 0 6.0 .000 .000 — 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0
Career 28 0 15.8 .521 .000 .586 3.9 .7 .3 .4 5.6

References[]

  1. ^ "PASECNIKS, ANZEJS". www.euroleague.net. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Anzejs Pasecniks jugará en liga EBA con el Gran Canaria". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 13 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Anzejs Pasecniks, nuevo jugador del Coosur Real Betis". www.acb.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ^ "NBA draft 2017 pick-by-pick recap: Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball are first two selections". Los Angeles Times. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  5. ^ Levick, Noah (1 July 2019). "Sixers renounce rights to 2017 first-round pick, Anzejs Pasecniks, team source confirms". NBC Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Sixers trade for Latvian center Anzejs Pasecniks after he was drafted by Magic". Philly.com. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Wizards sign Jones and Pasecniks". nba.com. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  8. ^ "OFFICIAL: We've waived C Anzejs Pasecniks and F Jalen Jones". Washington Wizards on Twitter.com. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  9. ^ Rakusin, Kelly (27 October 2019). "GO-GO ANNOUNCE DRAFT PICKS, TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". nba.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  10. ^ "OFFICIAL: We've signed C Anzejs Pasceniks to a two-way contract and waived G Chris Chiozza". Washington Wizards on Twitter.com. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  11. ^ "We've officially signed @AnzejsP to a two-way contract!". Washington Wizards on Twitter.com. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Bulls rally from 18 down to beat Wizards in overtime". ESPN.com. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Wizards sign Anzejs Pasecniks to multi-year deal". NBA.com. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  14. ^ DePrisco, Mike (17 January 2021). "Report: Wizards release center Anzejs Pasecniks". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

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