Jiří Welsch

Jiří Welsch

Welsch with Unicaja Málaga
No. 9 – ČEZ Nymburk
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1980-01-27) 27 January 1980
Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Nationality Czech
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
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
Jiří Welsch inbounding the ball.

Jiří Welsch (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈvɛlʃ]) (born 27 January 1980) is a Czech professional basketball player with ČEZ Nymburk. Welsch has played in the National Basketball Association 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's 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 ČEZ 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 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 .000 .750 .8 .5 .3 .0 1.8

References

  1. ↑ The wheeling and dealing on draft night
  2. ↑ Mavs send Van Exel, four others to Warriors
  3. ↑ Seems like a miracle, but somehow Antoine Walker is back where he belongs., by Tom Friend
  4. 1 2 Bucks' Welsch signs with Malaga in Spain
  5. ↑ Cavs acquire Welsch for '07 first-round pick
  6. ↑ Cavs receive 2006 second-round pick
  7. ↑ Spirou Charleroi tabs Jiri Welsch
  8. ↑ CEZ NYMBURK brings Czech star Welsch home
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