Kevin Séraphin

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Kevin Séraphin
Kevin Seraphin Wizards.jpg
Seraphin with the Wizards in 2011
No. 1 – New York Knicks
Position Power forward / Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1989-12-07) December 7, 1989 (age 34)
Cayenne, French Guiana
Nationality French
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 278 lb (126 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career 2007–present
Career history
2007–2010 Cholet Basket (France)
2010–2015 Washington Wizards
2011 Caja Laboral (Spain)
2015–present New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  France
FIBA European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lithuania Team

Kevin Séraphin (born December 7, 1989) is a French professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 17th overall in the 2010 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, but was later traded to the Washington Wizards. Standing 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) tall, Séraphin plays at both the power forward and center positions.[1]

Professional career

Cholet Basket (2007–2010)

In December 2007, Séraphin joined the Cholet Basket senior team for the first time after having played for their junior team since 2006. In August 2009, he signed a three-year contract extension with Cholet.[2] In the 2009–10 season, he played 32 games, averaging 6.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game as he went on to help Cholet win the 2010 LNB Pro A championship. He also earned the 2010 Most Improved Player award.[3]

Washington Wizards (2010–2015)

Seraphin against Lou Amundson

On June 24, 2010, Séraphin was selected with the 17th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. On July 8, 2010, he was traded, along with Kirk Hinrich and cash considerations, to the Washington Wizards in exchange for the rights to Vladimir Veremeenko.[4] On July 30, 2010, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Wizards.[5]

On September 20, 2011, Séraphin signed with Caja Laboral of Spain for the duration of the NBA lockout.[6] In December 2011, he returned to the Wizards following the conclusion of the lockout.

On June 30, 2014, the Wizards tendered a $3.89 million qualifying offer to make Séraphin a restricted free agent. On July 18, 2014, he accepted the one-year, $3.89 million qualifying offer.[7][8][9]

New York Knicks (2015–present)

On August 6, 2015, Séraphin signed with the New York Knicks.[10]

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

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, and regional competition if applicable.

NBA regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Washington 58 1 10.9 .449 .000 .710 2.6 .3 .3 .5 2.7
2011–12 Washington 57 21 20.6 .531 .000 .671 4.9 .6 .3 1.3 7.9
2012–13 Washington 79 8 21.8 .461 .000 .693 4.4 .7 .3 .7 9.1
2013–14 Washington 53 1 10.9 .505 .000 .871 2.4 .3 .1 .5 4.7
2014–15 Washington 79 0 15.6 .513 .000 .707 3.6 .7 .1 .7 6.6
Career 326 31 16.4 .491 .000 .712 3.7 .5 .2 .8 6.4

NBA playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 Washington 4 0 1.5 .000 .000 .000 .5 .0 .0 .0 .0
2015 Washington 6 0 12.0 .484 .000 .500 3.2 .3 .3 .2 5.5
Career 10 0 7.8 .441 .000 .500 2.1 .2 .2 .1 3.3

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2011–12 Cholet 7 5 19.2 .551 .000 .800 5.0 .6 .4 1.0 8.9 9.4
Career 7 5 19.2 .551 .000 .800 5.0 .6 .4 1.0 8.9 9.4

International career

Séraphin was named to the All-Tournament team of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2009 after helping France to win the silver medal. He was member of the team in 2011, and France reached the finals of the FIBA European Championship, losing to Spain.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Cholet, first pro contract for Seraphin
  3. ↑ Traoré and Greer MVPs of Pro A
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Wizards re-sign Kevin Seraphin, Garrett Temple
  8. ↑ Seraphin signs qualifying offer
  9. ↑ Kevin Seraphin signs $3.8 million qualifying offer with Wizards
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Spain beats France to win European Championship

External links

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