Álex Abrines

Álex Abrines
Abrines with the Thunder in 2017
No. 8 – Oklahoma City Thunder
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1993-08-01) August 1, 1993
Palma, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32nd overall
Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Clínicas Rincón
2011–2012 Unicaja
2011–2012 → Clínicas Rincón
2012–2016 FC Barcelona
2016–present Oklahoma City Thunder
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
EuroBasket
2017 Turkey
U20 European Championship
2012 PolandTeam
U18 European Championship
2011 PolandTeam

Alejandro "Álex" Abrines Redondo (born August 1, 1993) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Professional career

Spain

Between 2010 and 2012, Abrines played for Clínicas Rincón and Unicaja. He was traded to Spanish club FC Barcelona in July 2012.[1]

On June 27, 2013, Abrines was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 32nd overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.[2]

On May 19, 2015, Abrines re-signed with Barcelona until 2019.[3] In May 2016, he was named the EuroLeague Rising Star. He played four seasons for Barcelona, winning three titles with the club – one Spanish ACB league championship, one Spanish King's Cup, and one Spanish Supercup. On July 19, 2016, Abrines parted ways with Barcelona.[4]

Oklahoma City Thunder

On July 23, 2016, Abrines signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.[5] He made his debut for the Thunder in their season opener on October 26, 2016, scoring three points off the bench in a 103–97 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[6] On December 21, 2016, he hit five three-pointers and finished with a career-best 18 points in a 121–110 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.[7] On February 24, 2017, in his first career start, Abrines set a new career high with 19 points in a 110–93 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[8]

On December 9, 2017, Abrines, starting in place of the injured Paul George, scored a career-high 20 points in a 102–101 overtime win over the Memphis Grizzlies.[9]

Spanish national team

Abrines has played with the junior national teams of Spain. He won the gold medal at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team, as well as being named the tournament's MVP.[10] He also played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won the bronze medal. In 2016, he won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics with the senior Spanish national basketball team. He also played at EuroBasket 2017.

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Oklahoma City 68615.5.393.381.8981.3.6.5.16.0
2017–18 Oklahoma City 75815.1.395.380.8481.5.4.5.14.7
Career 1431415.3.394.380.8741.4.5.5.15.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 Oklahoma City 5016.0.348.294.7501.8.8.0.04.8
2018 Oklahoma City 6018.3.400.4621.0002.7.3.8.34.0
Career 11017.3.372.367.8332.3.5.5.24.4

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2011–12 Unicaja 6111.7.217.133.7501.2.5.3.32.5.8
2012–13 Barcelona 15211.2.446.3241.0001.1.3.4.15.14.0
2013–14 28416.6.456.369.7691.3.7.4.16.74.5
2014–15 23318.2.450.341.7711.51.7.7.27.66.7
2015–16 25219.2.469.417.8332.2.8.6.19.38.8
Career 971216.5.447.360.8221.5.8.5.17.15.8

Awards and accomplishments

FC Barcelona Bàsquet

Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ Barça Regal y Unicaja acuerdan el intercambio entre Fran Vázquez y Abrines (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ "NBA Draft 2013: Oklahoma City Thunder select Alex Abrines with No. 32 pick". SB Nation. 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
  3. ↑ Barcelona re-signs Alex Abrines until 2019
  4. ↑ "Abrines says farewell to FC Barcelona Lassa". fcbarcelona.com. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Thunder Signs Alex Abrines". NBA.com. July 23, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Thunder vs. 76ers – Box Score". ESPN.com. October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Westbrook scores 42, Thunder beats Pelicans 121-110". ESPN.com. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Westbrook's triple-double leads Thunder past Lakers, 110-93". ESPN.com. February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Westbrook's triple-double leads Thunder past Grizzlies in OT". ESPN.com. December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  10. ↑ FIBAEurope.com Abrines Named U18 MVP.
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