Alexis Ajinça
Ajinça in 2014 | |
No. 42 – New Orleans Pelicans | |
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Position | Center |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
Saint-Étienne, France | May 6, 1988
Nationality | French |
Listed height | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) |
Listed weight | 248 lb (112 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall |
Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats | |
Pro career | 2006–present |
Career history | |
2006–2007 | Pau-Orthez (France) |
2007–2008 | Hyères-Toulon (France 2nd) |
2008–2010 | Charlotte Bobcats |
2009 | →Sioux Falls Skyforce (D-League) |
2009–2010 | →Maine Red Claws (D-League) |
2010–2011 | Dallas Mavericks |
2011 | Toronto Raptors |
2011 | Hyères-Toulon (France 2nd) |
2011–2013 | SIG Strasbourg (France) |
2013–present | New Orleans Pelicans |
Stats at NBA.com | |
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Alexis Ajinça (born May 6, 1988) is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m), 248 lb (112 kg; 17.7 st) center.
Junior career
From 2003–2006, he played junior basketball for INSEP Centre Federal.
Professional career
In 2006, he joined Pau-Orthez for the 2006–07 season. In 2007, he joined Hyères-Toulon for the 2007–08 season.
Ajinça was selected with the 20th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats.[1] On March 9, 2009, he was assigned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce. On April 20, 2009, he was recalled by the Bobcats.
On October 29, 2009, the Bobcats exercised their third-year team option on Ajinça, thus keeping him under contract through 2010–11 season.[2]
On November 30, 2009, he was assigned to the Maine Red Claws. He was recalled on February 2, 2010.[3]
On July 13, 2010, Ajinça was traded to the Dallas Mavericks along with Tyson Chandler for Erick Dampier, Matt Carroll, Eduardo Najera, and cash considerations.[4]
On January 24, 2011, he was traded to the Toronto Raptors.[5]
On November 2, 2011, Ajinça joined Paris-Levallois for a one-week try-out.[6] On November 8, he left Paris-Levallois.[7] On November 10, he joined Hyeres-Toulon.[8] He left Hyeres-Toulon after two games.
On December 29, 2011, he signed with SIG Strasbourg for the rest of the 2011–12 season.[9] In August 2012, he re-signed with Strasbourg for the 2012–13 season.[10]
In August 2013, he re-signed with Strasbourg for the 2013–14 season.[11] On December 18, 2013, he left Strasbourg.[12] On December 20, 2013, he signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.[13] On February 27, 2015, he scored a career-high 24 points off the bench in the Pelicans' 104-102 win over the Miami Heat.[14]
French national team
Ajinça has played internationally for the senior men's French national basketball team. He represented France at the EuroBasket 2013.
International stats
Tournament | Games played | Points per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game |
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2013 EuroBasket | 11 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 0.6 |
Career statistics
Legend | |||||||
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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.
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2008–09 | Charlotte | 31 | 4 | 5.9 | .362 | .000 | .714 | 1.0 | .1 | .2 | .2 | 2.3 |
2009–10 | Charlotte | 6 | 0 | 5.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | .7 | .0 | .2 | .2 | 1.7 |
2010–11 | Dallas | 10 | 2 | 7.5 | .375 | .429 | .667 | 1.7 | .2 | .3 | .5 | 2.9 |
2010–11 | Toronto | 24 | 0 | 11.0 | .465 | .333 | .733 | 2.5 | .3 | .3 | .6 | 4.8 |
2013–14 | New Orleans | 56 | 30 | 17.0 | .544 | .000 | .836 | 4.9 | .7 | .4 | .8 | 5.9 |
Career | 127 | 36 | 11.8 | .487 | .324 | .781 | 3.1 | .4 | .3 | .6 | 4.3 |
Euroleague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2006–07 | Pau-Orthez | 2 | 0 | 4.2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | -3.0 |
2013–14 | SIG Strasbourg | 9 | 9 | 25.5 | .553 | .000 | .757 | 5.4 | 1.7 | .9 | .9 | 17.1 | 17.2 |
Career | 11 | 9 | 21.6 | .534 | .000 | .757 | 4.7 | 1.4 | .7 | .7 | 14.0 | 13.5 |
Personal
On October 12, 2014, Ajinça and his wife, Courtney, gave birth to their first child, Carter.[15]
See also
References
- ↑ Bobcats Select Augustin, Ajinca and Weaver in 2008 NBA Draft
- ↑ "Bobcats Exercise Option On Alexis Ajinca". NBA.com. October 29, 2009. Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ↑ 09-10 Transactions
- ↑ "MAVERICKS ACQUIRE CHANDLER AND AJINCA IN FIVE-PLAYER TRADE". NBA.com. July 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ↑ "Raptors Acquire Ajinca, Draft Pick And Cash Considerations From Dallas". NBA.com. January 24, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ↑ Paris-Levallois announced the arrival for a 1-week tryout of Ajinca
- ↑ Alexis Ajinca leaves Paris-Levallois
- ↑ Alexis Ajinca returns to Hyeres-Toulon
- ↑ SIG Strasbourg signs big man Alexis Ajinca
- ↑ SIG Strasbourg keeps Alexis Ajinca
- ↑ Alexis Ajinca re-signs with SIG Strasbourg
- ↑ Alexis Ajinca leaves SIG Strasbourg to join New Orleans Pelicans
- ↑ PELICANS SIGN AJINCA
- ↑ Ajinca lifts Pelicans past Heat, 104-102
- ↑ Christmas is special day for NBA; this year it’s even more memorable for Pelicans’ Alexis Ajinca, John Salmons
External links
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- DraftExpress.com Profile
- French League Profile (French)