Jiří Welsch

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Jiří Welsch
No. 9 – ČEZ Nymburk
Welsch with Unicaja Málaga.
Point guard / Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born	(1980-01-27) 27 January 1980 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Czech
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Pro playing career	1997–present
Career history
1997–1998	BK JIP Pardubice
1998–2000	Sparta Prague
2000–2002	Union Olimpija
2002–2003	Golden State Warriors
2003–2005	Boston Celtics
2005	Cleveland Cavaliers
2005–2006	Milwaukee Bucks
2006–2010	Unicaja Málaga
2010–2011	Estudiantes Madrid
2011–2012	Spirou Charleroi
2012–present	ČEZ Nymburk
Career highlights and awards
Slovenian league MVP 2002

Jiří Welsch inbounding the ball.

Jiří Welsch (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈvɛlʃ]) (born 27 January 1980) is a Czech professional basketball player with ČEZ Basketball Nymburk . Welsch has played in the National Basketball Association league in the United States, having been drafted in 2002 by the Philadelphia 76ers.

Pro career

Early years

Welsch began his professional career as a teenager with BK JIP Pardubice of the Czech Republic League, where he played until 1998. He then signed with CSA Sparta Prague of the Czech Republic league for the 1998–99 season, and then he moved to Union Olimpija Ljubljana of the Slovenian League, where he played until 2002. He was named the Slovenian League Most Valuable Player following the 2001–02 season campaign.

NBA

Welsch was drafted by the NBA club the Philadelphia 76ers with the 16th selection of the 2002 NBA Draft, but he was immediately traded to the Golden State Warriors for a future first-round draft pick and a future first or second round draft pick.^[1] He spent one season with the Warriors, averaging 1.6 points per game, 0.8 rebounds per game, and 0.7 assists per game in 37 games in the 2002–03 season before he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, along with Antawn Jamison, Chris Mills and Danny Fortson, in exchange for Evan Eschmeyer, Nick Van Exel, Avery Johnson, Popeye Jones and Antoine Rigaudeau on 18 August 2003.^[2] Without ever playing a game for them, Welsch, along with Mills, Raef LaFrentz and a lottery-protected 2004 NBA Draft pick, was traded by Dallas to the Boston Celtics on 20 October 2003 in exchange for Antoine Walker and Tony Delk.^[3] Welsch started 68 games for the Celtics in the 2003–04 season, averaging 9.2 points per game.^[4]

Welsch averaged 8.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game in 136 games played (100 of them starts) in 2003–04 and 2004–05, while playing with the Celtics. On 24 February 2005, Welsch was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a future 2007 first-round draft pick.^[5]

On 28 June 2005, Welsch was traded by the Cavs to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 2006 second round draft pick.^[6]

Back to Europe

In August 2006, Welsch decided to leave the NBA and he signed with the Spanish ACB League club Unicaja Málaga.^[4]

In July 2011 he signed a contract with Spirou Basket in Belgium.^[7] In 2012, he signed with CEZ Nymburk.^[8]

NBA 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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002–03	Golden State	37	0	6.3	.253	.250	.759	.8	.7	.2	.1	1.6
2003–04	Boston	81	68	26.9	.428	.381	.743	3.7	2.3	1.2	.1	9.2
2004–05	Boston	55	32	20.5	.428	.323	.773	2.5	1.5	.7	.1	7.5
2004–05	Cleveland	16	0	12.0	.235	.182	.714	1.8	1.2	.3	.0	2.9
2005–06	Milwaukee	58	2	14.9	.387	.286	.747	1.9	1.1	.6	.0	4.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003–04	Boston	4	4	26.0	.478	.250	1.000	3.0	2.3	.5	.0	8.0
2005–06	Milwaukee	4	0	3.8	.500	.0	.750	.8	.5	.3	.0	1.8

Notes

External links

v t e 2002 NBA draft

First round	Yao Ming Jay Williams Mike Dunleavy, Jr. Drew Gooden Nikoloz Tskitishvili Dajuan Wagner Maybyner "Nenê" Hilario Chris Wilcox Amar'e Stoudemire Caron Butler Jared Jeffries Melvin Ely Marcus Haislip Fred Jones Boštjan Nachbar Jiří Welsch Juan Dixon Curtis Borchardt Ryan Humphrey Kareem Rush Qyntel Woods Casey Jacobsen Tayshaun Prince Nenad Krstić Frank Williams John Salmons Chris Jefferies Dan Dickau

Second round	Steve Logan Roger Mason Robert Archibald Vincent Yarbrough Dan Gadzuric Carlos Boozer Miloš Vujanić David Andersen Tito Maddox Rod Grizzard Juan Carlos Navarro Mario Kasun Ronald Murray Jason Jennings Lonny Baxter Sam Clancy Matt Barnes Jamal Sampson Chris Owens Peter Fehse Darius Songaila Federico Kammerichs Marcus Taylor Rasual Butler Tamar Slay Mladen Šekularac Luis Scola Randy Holcomb Corsley Edwards

v t e Czech Republic squad – EuroBasket 2007 – 13th place

4 Vrubl 5 Beneš 6 Whitfield 7 Kremen 8 Kraus 9 Welsch 10 Sokolovský 11 Bartoň 12 Nečas 13 Benda 14 Houška 15 Starosta Coach: Hummel

v t e Czech Republic squad – EuroBasket 2013 – 13th place

4 Benda 5 Balvín 6 Pumprla 7 Hruban 8 Satoranský 9 Welsch 10 Houška 11 Bartoň 12 Jelínek 13 Kudláček 14 Švrdlík 15 Veselý Coach: Budínský

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Persondata
Name	Welsch, Jiri
Alternative names
Short description	Czech basketball player
Date of birth	27 January 1980
Place of birth	Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Date of death
Place of death

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