Anžejs Pasečņiks

Anžejs Pasečņiks
Pasečņiks in 2023
No. 18 – Tofaş
PositionCenter / power forward
LeagueBSL
FEC
Personal information
Born (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 29)
Riga, Latvia
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2017: 1st round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2015VEF Rīga
2015–2019Herbalife Gran Canaria
2019Capital City Go-Go
2019–2021Washington Wizards
2021–2022Real Betis
2022–2023Metropolitans 92
2023Real Betis
2023–2024Zunder Palencia
2024–presentTofaş
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Anžejs Pasečņiks (Latvian pronunciation: ['an.ʒɛ͡is 'pa.sɛt͡ʃ.ɲiks]; born 20 December 1995) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Tofaş of the Basketball Super League (BSL) and the FIBA Europe Cup (FEC).

Professional career

VEF Rīga (2012–2015)

He made his professional debut in the Latvian League with VEF Rīga in 2012.[1]

Herbalife Gran Canaria (2015–2019)

In August 2015, Pasečņiks signed with the Spanish club Herbalife Gran Canaria. He would play in its reserve team, club of the Liga EBA, fourth division.[2] He debuted with the ACB team in the Supercopa Endesa.

Washington Wizards / Capital City Go-Go (2019–2021)

Pasečņiks was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 25th overall pick in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft.[3] He was immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for future first-round and second-round picks.

On 1 July 2019, the Sixers renounced their draft right to Pasečņiks[4] and two days later, he joined the Washington Wizards summer league team.[5] On 16 October, he signed by the Wizards,[6] but was waived three days later.[7] On 27 October, joined the Capital City Go-Go.[8] On 17 December, the Wizards announced that they had signed Pasečņiks to a two-way contract.[9] On 18 December, Pasečņiks made his debut in the NBA, coming off from bench with nine points, eight rebounds and an assist in a 110–109 overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls.[10] On 12 January 2020, the Wizards announced that they had signed Pasečņiks to a multi-year contract.[11] The Wizards waived Pasečņiks on 17 January 2021.[12]

Real Betis (2021–2022)

On 9 November 2021, Pasečņiks signed with Real Betis of the Spanish Liga ACB.[13]

Metropolitans 92 (2022–2023)

On 30 November 2022, Pasečņiks signed with Metropolitans 92.[14]

Zunder Palencia (2023–2024)

On 23 August 2023, Pasečņiks signed with Zunder Palencia.[15]

On 12 August 2024, Pasečņiks signed a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks,[16] but was waived on 21 October.[17]

Tofaş (2024–present)

On 5 November 2024, Pasečņiks signed with Tofaş of the Basketball Super League.[18]

National team career

He was a regular Latvia youth national team player. He helped Latvia's U-18 national team reach semi-finals at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team, averaging 12.6 points and 7.7 rebounds at the tournament.

Accomplishments and awards

Individual

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

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Washington 27 0 16.2 .526 .000 .586 4.0 .7 .3 .4 5.8
2020–21 Washington 1 0 6.0 .000 .000 — 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0
Career 28 0 15.8 .521 .000 .586 3.9 .7 .3 .4 5.6

References

  1. ^ "PASECNIKS, ANZEJS". www.euroleague.net. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Anzejs Pasecniks jugará en liga EBA con el Gran Canaria". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 13 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. ^ "NBA draft 2017 pick-by-pick recap: Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball are first two selections". Los Angeles Times. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  4. ^ Levick, Noah (1 July 2019). "Sixers renounce rights to 2017 first-round pick, Anzejs Pasecniks, team source confirms". NBC Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Sixers trade for Latvian center Anzejs Pasecniks after he was drafted by Magic". Philly.com. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Wizards sign Jones and Pasecniks". NBA.com. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  7. ^ Washington Wizards [@WashWizards] (19 October 2019). "OFFICIAL: We've waived C Anzejs Pasecniks and F Jalen Jones. #RepTheDistrict" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 October 2019 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Rakusin, Kelly (27 October 2019). "GO-GO ANNOUNCE DRAFT PICKS, TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  9. ^ Washington Wizards [@WashWizards] (17 December 2019). "OFFICIAL: We've signed C Anzejs Pasceniks to a two-way contract and waived G Chris Chiozza. https://on.nba.com/36IsVPS" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 December 2019 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Bulls rally from 18 down to beat Wizards in overtime". ESPN.com. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Wizards sign Anzejs Pasecniks to multi-year deal". NBA.com. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  12. ^ DePrisco, Mike (17 January 2021). "Report: Wizards release center Anzejs Pasecniks". Sports.Yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Anzejs Pasecniks, nuevo jugador del Coosur Real Betis". ACB.com (in Spanish). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Anžejs Pasečņiks rejoint les Mets 92". Metropolitans92.com (in French). 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  15. ^ "El Zunder Palencia firma al pívot letón Anzejs Pasecniks". EuropaPress.es (in Spanish). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  16. ^ "MILWAUKEE BUCKS SIGN ANŽEJS PASEČŅIKS TO A TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Convert Liam Robbins to a Two-Way Contract". OurSportsCentral.com. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Ailemize Hoş Geldin: Anzejs Pasecniks". TofasSpor.com (in Turkish). 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.