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Moses Wright
	Wright with Georgia Tech in 2019
No. 2 – Olympiacos
Position	Center
League	GBL; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	December 23, 1998 (age 26); Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Enloe; (Raleigh, North Carolina)
College	Georgia Tech (2017–2021)
NBA draft	2021: undrafted
Playing career	2021–present
Career history
2021–2022	Agua Caliente Clippers
2021	Los Angeles Clippers
2022	Dallas Mavericks
2022	→ Texas Legends
2022–2023	Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2023	Shanxi Loongs
2023–2024	Merkezefendi
2024–present	Olympiacos
Career highlights and awards
	Greek Cup winner (2024); Greek Super Cup winner (2024); All-NBA G League First Team (2022); ACC Player of the Year (2021); First-team All-ACC (2021); ACC All-Defensive team (2021);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Moses Anthony Wright (born December 23, 1998) is an American-born naturalized Cypriot professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He is also known as Wright the Right.

Early life

Wright grew up swimming and playing tennis. He did not play basketball until he was entering high school. Wright attended Enloe High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he played on the junior varsity team for his first two years. He competed for the Raleigh Hawks, a homeschool team, as a junior before making Enloe's varsity team in his senior season. He averaged 21.5 points, 13.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game per game as a senior.^[2] He committed to playing college basketball for Georgia Tech.^[3] He was lightly recruited by NCAA Division I programs and not ranked by major recruiting services.^[4]

College career

Wright averaged 3.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in his freshman season at Georgia Tech.^[5] On March 12, 2019, he recorded a sophomore season-high 25 points and seven rebounds in a 78–71 loss to Notre Dame at the first round of the ACC tournament.^[6] As a sophomore, Wright averaged 6.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. On February 22, 2020, he posted a career-high 33 points and 10 rebounds in a 79–72 loss to Syracuse.^[7] In his junior season, he averaged 13 points and seven rebounds per game.^[8] On November 25, he registered 31 points and 20 rebounds in a 123–120 loss to Georgia State in quadruple overtime.^[9]

On March 8, 2021, Wright was named the ACC Player of the Year and first-team All-ACC for his senior season.^[10] He missed the NCAA tournament round of 64 game against Loyola Chicago after testing positive for COVID-19.^[11] As a senior, he averaged 17.4 points, 8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. On March 28, 2021, Wright declared for the 2021 NBA draft.^[12]

Professional career

Los Angeles Clippers / Agua Caliente Clippers (2021–2022)

After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Wright joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2021 NBA Summer League and averaged 7.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. On September 27, 2021, he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.^[13] However, he was waived on October 14.^[14]

On October 27, Wright signed with the Agua Caliente Clippers as an affiliate player.^[15] In 13 games, he averaged 13.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in 29.7 minutes.^[16]

On December 21, 2021, Wright signed a ten-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.^[16]

On December 31, 2021, Wright was reacquired and activated by the Agua Caliente Clippers of the NBA G League.^[17]

Dallas Mavericks / Texas Legends (2021–2022)

On February 24, 2022, Wright signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks.^[18]

In April 2022, Wright was awarded All NBA G League First Team.^[19]

Zheijang Golden Bulls (2022–2023)

On July 28, 2022, Wright signed with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association.^[20]

In July 2023, Wright made the 2023 NBA Summer League debut for the Toronto Raptors.^[21]

Merkezefendi Belediyesi (2023–2024)

On December 16, 2023, Wright signed with Merkezefendi Belediyesi of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).^[22]

Olympiacos Piraeus (2024–present)

On January 26, 2024, Wright signed with Olympiacos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague through the summer of 2025.

On October 16, 2024, Wright received the Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for Round 2 of the domestic league, putting up a stat sheet of 23 points and 7 rebounds.^[23]

On December 6, 2024, it was announced that Wright had been ruled out for the rest of the season due to unspecified health concerns.

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	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021–22	L.A. Clippers	1	1.0	—	—	—	—	1.0	—	—	0.0
2021–22	Dallas	3	4.3	.250	.000	1.000	1.0	.3	—	.3	1.7
Career		4	3.5	.250	.000	1.000	.8	.5	—	.3	1.3

EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2023–24	Olympiacos	17	2	13.9	.703	.500	.615	2.9	.5	.9	.6	8.1	10.2
Career		17	2	13.9	.703	.500	.615	2.9	.5	.9	.6	8.1	10.2

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021–22	A. C. Clippers	G League	17	30.9	.592	.423	.676	8.8	1.5	.8	1.6	17.6
2021–22	Texas Legends	G League	12	33.6	.531	.382	.639	9.8	1.6	.8	1.2	22.4
2022–23	Zhejiang G. B.	CBA	49	20.8	.453	.240	.547	6.8	1.4	1.3	1.0	12.1
2023–24	Shanxi Loongs	CBA	6	20.3	.449	.000	.455	6.5	1.5	.5	.5	12.8
2023–24	M. B. Denizli	TBSL	5	33.3	.576	.250	.697	8.4	1.2	1.4	1.4	26.4
2023–24	Olympiacos	HEBA A1	11	20.8	.642	.000	.628	5.7	.9	.3	.8	11.9

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Georgia Tech	25	10	16.6	.307	.065	.543	3.4	.7	.6	.5	3.6
2018–19	Georgia Tech	30	21	18.5	.470	.208	.489	3.7	.8	.4	.6	6.7
2019–20	Georgia Tech	31	31	30.4	.530	.241	.617	7.0	.9	.6	1.1	13.0
2020–21	Georgia Tech	25	25	35.3	.532	.414	.658	8.0	2.3	1.5	1.6	17.4
Career		111	87	25.2	.492	.230	.604	5.5	1.1	.8	1.0	10.2

Personal life

Wright's father, Gerald, died of a heart attack in January 2012 after developing a staph infection following years of health issues. His mother, Calla, is a former music teacher for the Wake County Public School System.^[2]