Tiago Splitter
Tiago Splitter (born January 1, 1985, in Joinville,[1] Santa Catarina) is a Brazilian professional basketball player who also holds Spanish citizenship. Along with his native language Portuguese, he also speaks English and Spanish. Splitter is currently under contract with the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA.
Pro career
Europe
Splitter was named the MVP of the Spanish Supercup tournament in both 2006 and 2007. He was also named to the All-Euroleague First Team for the Euroleague 2007-08 season, after leading Saski Baskonia to the Euroleague Final Four. The following year, Splitter reached the Euroleague 2008-09 season playoffs, but failed to make another Euroleague Final Four participation. His performances earned him a spot on the 2008-09 All-Euroleague Second Team nevertheless. Splitter was named the Spanish League MVP in 2010.[2] It was announced that Splitter was signed by the San Antonio Spurs on July 9, 2010, so that he could join them for the 2010-11 NBA season.[3]
NBA
Splitter was expected to declare for the 2006 NBA Draft, but because the expensive buyout of his contract discouraged NBA teams with high draft picks from drafting him, he remained in the Spanish ACB League for that season. Splitter was automatically eligible for the 2007 NBA Draft, as he was at least 22 years of age at the time of the draft. He was selected in the first round, with the 28th draft pick overall, by the San Antonio Spurs.
On May 28, 2008, ESPN Brazil reported that Splitter re-signed on a two-year contract with Saski Baskonia that would keep him in the Spanish ACB League through the 2009-10 NBA season. The contract allowed the Brazilian to make 8 times more than the NBA rookie scale salary cap would have allowed him to make with the San Antonio Spurs.[4] On June 7, 2008, the San Antonio Express-News reported that Spurs General Manager R.C. Buford stated that Splitter had informed the team that he would not be coming to San Antonio for the 2008-09 NBA season.
Splitter had instead signed an extension with Saski Baskonia that would keep him in the Spanish ACB League through 2010.[5] It was announced on July 9, 2010, that Splitter agreed to opt out of his contract with Saski Baskonia, and sign a contract with the San Antonio Spurs, of the NBA.[3]
On July 12, 2010, Splitter signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs.[6] The deal is believed to be worth $11 million for 3 years.
He earned his very first start of his NBA career on March 19 against the Charlotte Bobcats in place of Tim Duncan who got injured.
Brazilian national team
Splitter won gold medals with the Brazilian national basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games, the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship, and the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 2010–11 |
San Antonio |
60 |
6 |
12.3 |
.529 |
.000 |
.543 |
3.4 |
.4 |
.5 |
.3 |
4.6 |
| Career |
|
60 |
6 |
12.3 |
.529 |
.000 |
.543 |
3.4 |
.4 |
.5 |
.3 |
4.6 |
Playoffs
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 2011 |
San Antonio |
3 |
0 |
16.7 |
.625 |
.000 |
.000 |
4.7 |
.3 |
1.0 |
.3 |
6.7 |
| Career |
|
3 |
0 |
16.7 |
.625 |
.000 |
.000 |
4.7 |
.3 |
1.0 |
.3 |
6.7 |
References
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Splitter, Tiago |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
January 1, 1985 |
| Place of birth |
Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Date of death |
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