Anžejs Pasečņiks

Anžejs Pasečņiks
Pasečņiks in 2023
Free agent
PositionCenter / power forward
Personal information
Born (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28)
Riga, Latvia
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2017: 1st round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2015VEF Rīga
2015–2019Herbalife Gran Canaria
2019Capital City Go-Go
2019–2021Washington Wizards
2021–2022Real Betis
2022–2023Metropolitans 92
2023Real Betis
2023–2024Zunder Palencia
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

Professional career

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VEF Rīga (2012–2015)

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

Herbalife Gran Canaria (2015–2019)

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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.

Washington Wizards / Capital City Go-Go (2019–2021)

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Pasečņiks was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 25th overall pick in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft.[3] He was immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for future first-round and second-round picks.

On 1 July 2019, the Sixers renounced their draft right to Pasečņiks[4] and two days later, he joined the Washington Wizards summer league team.[5] On 16 October, he signed by the Wizards,[6] but was waived three days later.[7] On 27 October, joined the Capital City Go-Go.[8] On 17 December, the Wizards announced that they had signed Pasečņiks to a two-way contract.[9] 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.[10] On 12 January 2020, the Wizards announced that they had signed Pasečņiks to a multi-year contract.[11] The Wizards waived Pasečņiks on 17 January 2021.[12]

Real Betis (2021–2022)

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On 9 November 2021, Pasečņiks signed with Real Betis of the Spanish Liga ACB.[13]

Metropolitans 92 (2022–2023)

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On 30 November 2022, Pasečņiks signed with Metropolitans 92.[14]

Zunder Palencia (2023–2024)

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On 23 August 2023, Pasečņiks signed with Zunder Palencia.[15]

On 12 August 2024, Pasečņiks signed a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks,[16] but was waived on 21 October.[17]

National team career

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He was a regular Latvia 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

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Individual

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Career statistics

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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

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Regular season

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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

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  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. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Levick, Noah (1 July 2019). "Sixers renounce rights to 2017 first-round pick, Anzejs Pasecniks, team source confirms". NBC Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Sixers trade for Latvian center Anzejs Pasecniks after he was drafted by Magic". Philly.com. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Wizards sign Jones and Pasecniks". NBA.com. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  7. ^ Washington Wizards [@WashWizards] (19 October 2019). "OFFICIAL: We've waived C Anzejs Pasecniks and F Jalen Jones. #RepTheDistrict" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 October 2019 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Rakusin, Kelly (27 October 2019). "GO-GO ANNOUNCE DRAFT PICKS, TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  9. ^ Washington Wizards [@WashWizards] (17 December 2019). "OFFICIAL: We've signed C Anzejs Pasceniks to a two-way contract and waived G Chris Chiozza. https://on.nba.com/36IsVPS" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 December 2019 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Bulls rally from 18 down to beat Wizards in overtime". ESPN.com. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Wizards sign Anzejs Pasecniks to multi-year deal". NBA.com. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  12. ^ DePrisco, Mike (17 January 2021). "Report: Wizards release center Anzejs Pasecniks". Sports.Yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Anzejs Pasecniks, nuevo jugador del Coosur Real Betis". ACB.com (in Spanish). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Anžejs Pasečņiks rejoint les Mets 92". Metropolitans92.com (in French). 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  15. ^ "El Zunder Palencia firma al pívot letón Anzejs Pasecniks". EuropaPress.es (in Spanish). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  16. ^ "MILWAUKEE BUCKS SIGN ANŽEJS PASEČŅIKS TO A TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Convert Liam Robbins to a Two-Way Contract". OurSportsCentral.com. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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