Anžejs Pasečņiks

Anžejs Pasečņiks (Latvian pronunciation: ['an.ʒɛ͡is 'pa.sɛt͡ʃ.ɲiks]; born December 20, 1995) is a Latvian professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards.

Anžejs Pasečņiks
Pasečņiks with Gran Canaria in 2018
No. 18 – Washington Wizards
PositionCenter
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-12-20) December 20, 1995
Riga, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height7 ft 2 in (2.18 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
2015–2019Gran Canaria
2019Capital City Go-Go
2019–presentWashington Wizards
2019–2020→Capital City Go-Go
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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.

NBA

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 July 1, 2019, the Philadelphia 76ers renounced their draft right to Pasečņiks.[4] On July 3, Pasečņiks joined the Washington Wizards summer league team.[5] On October 16, Pasečņiks was signed by the Wizards,[6] but was waived three days later.[7] On October 27, Pasečņiks was included in the training camp roster of the Capital City Go-Go.[8] On December 17, the Wizards announced that they had signed Pasečņiks to a two-way contract.[9][10] On December 18, Pasečņiks made his debut in NBA, coming off from bench with nine points, eight rebounds and an assist in a 110–109 overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls.[11] On January 12, 2020, the Wizards announced that they had signed Pasečņiks to a multi-year contract.[12]

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

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