Joffrey Lauvergne

Joffrey Lauvergne

Lauvergne with France
No. 77 – Oklahoma City Thunder
Position Power forward / Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1991-09-30) September 30, 1991
Mulhouse, France
Nationality French
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55th overall
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2012 Élan Chalon
2012 Valencia
2012–2014 Partizan
2014–2015 Khimki
2015–2016 Denver Nuggets
2016–present Oklahoma City Thunder
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  France]
World Cup
2014 Spain
EuroBasket
2013 Slovenia
2015 France
U20 European Championship
2011 Spain

Joffrey Lauvergne (born September 30, 1991) is a French professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 55th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2013 NBA Draft, who then traded his rights to the Denver Nuggets.[1]

Professional career

Élan Chalon

After two years in INSEP (2007–2009), Joffrey Lauvergne arrived in Chalon-sur-Saône in 2009. With Élan Chalon he won a French League in 2012, two French Cups in 2011 and 2012, and Leaders Cup in 2012. Lauvergne averaged 5.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in the French League. He was waived by the team on 25 November 2012.[2]

Valencia

On November 28, 2012, Lauvergne signed a short-term deal with the ACB club Valencia.[3] He averaged 5.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in five matches.

Partizan

On December 28, 2012, Lauvergne signed a two and half year contract with Partizan Belgrade.[4] After breakthrough half-season he was having in Partizan, he was drafted 55th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2013 NBA Draft, who then traded his rights to the Denver Nuggets. It was also announced that he will stay some time overseas before joining the NBA.[5]

Later in the summer of 2013, Lauvergne confirmed that he will stay with the club for another season, despite the financial problems the club was facing.[6] In his second Euroleague season, with lot of trust from head coach Duško Vujošević, he has made big steps forward in his development, becoming one of the best rebounders in the league averaging 9.3 rebounds in 10 regular season games. His games haven't gone unseen, as Denver Nuggets GM Tim Connelly has said that they really liked the progress he has made through the season.[7] When team captain Dragan Milosavljević injured, Lauvergne was appointed as new team captain. This made him first foreign captain in history of the Serbian team.[8] Over 24 games in the Euroleague, he averaged 11.1 points per game, while also leading the league with 8.6 rebounds per game.[9][10] Along with his teammate Bogdan Bogdanović, he was selected for the ideal team of the 2013–14 ABA League season.[11][12] Partizan finished season by winning its 13th consecutive title, defeating arch rivals Crvena zvezda by 3-1 in the final series.[13]

Day after leaving Partizan, he left the farewell letter praising his old teammates, coaching staff, fans and Serbian people in general. He also stated that he was feeling like part of family, almost like at home, surrounded with love and care from the people in the club.[14][15]

Khimki

On June 23, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with the Russian club Khimki.[16][17] According to the Serbian daily press Večernje novosti, Partizan also received US$600,000 in the name of buyout from Khimki, as Lauvergne was still under contract with Partizan.[18]

On February 4, 2015, Lauvergne parted ways with Khimki.[19] Over 27 games, he averaged 9.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

Denver Nuggets

On February 19, 2015, Lauvergne signed a reported two-year deal with the Denver Nuggets.[20][21] Three days later, he made his NBA debut, recording 8 points and 3 rebounds in the Nuggets' 119–94 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.[22]

On February 19, 2016, Lauvergne scored a career-high 22 points in the Nuggets' 116–110 loss to the Sacramento Kings.[23]

Oklahoma City Thunder

On August 30, 2016, Lauvergne was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for two protected 2017 second round draft picks.[24]

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.

Led the league

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Denver 24 1 11.2 .404 .188 .643 3.2 .5 .3 .4 3.9
2015–16 Denver 59 15 17.6 .513 .245 .899 4.9 .9 .2 .3 7.9
Career 83 16 15.8 .493 .232 .825 4.4 .8 .3 .3 6.7

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2012–13 Élan Chalon 7 5 15.4 .531 .500 .800 3.6 .9 .1 .1 6.6 6.3
2013–14 Partizan 24 24 32.3 .515 .229 .714 8.6 1.0 .6 .3 11.1 15.4
Career 31 29 28.6 .517 .279 .724 7.5 1.0 .5 .2 10.1 13.4

National team career

Lauvergne is a member of the senior men's French national basketball team. He won the gold medal with France at the EuroBasket 2013.[25] The following summer, he won the bronze medal with France at the 2014 World Cup. His role in the team increased, and he averaged 9.2 points and 5.3 rebounds over nine tournament games.[26]

International stats

Tournament Games played Points per game Rebounds per game Assists per game
2013 EuroBasket 9 3.8 2.8 0.3
2014 World Cup 9 9.2 5.3 0.4
2015 EuroBasket 9 9.6 5.6 0.8
2016 Summer Olympics 5 9.4 3.6 0.6

References

  1. ↑ "Nuggets Acquire F Darrell Arthur From Memphis Grizzlies". NBA.com. June 27, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Elan Chalon waives Joffrey Lauvergne". Sportando. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "VALENCIA gets Lauvergne on short-term deal". eurocupbasketball.com. November 28, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Lovernj novi crno-beli!". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). December 28, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  5. ↑ Sherman, Roger. "NBA Draft 2013: Denver Nuggets selects Joffrey Lauvergne with No. 55 pick". sbnation.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Joffrey Lauvergne confirms he will stay with Partizan Belgrade". Sportando. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Dempsey, Christopher. "Nuggets have rising prospect in Europe's Joffrey Lauvergne". The Denver Post. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Lovernj novi kapiten Partizana". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Gancedo, Javier. "Joffrey Lauvergne, Partizan NIS Belgrade". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Joffrey Lauvergne 2013-2014 Statistics". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "The ideal five of the 2013/14 season selected". abaliga.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "ABA: 'Večiti' i Šarić u timu lige". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  13. ↑ "Ništa novo, Partizan je šampion!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Žo: Dragi prijatelji, ovo pismo je za vas". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  15. ↑ "Lovernj: Bio sam deo porodice". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  16. ↑ "JOFFREY LAUVERGNE JOINED BC KHIMKI". bckhimki.ru. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "Lovernj ide u Himki!". B92.net (in Serbian). June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Lovernj dve godine u Himkiju, Partizanu obeštećenje 600.000 dolara". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  19. ↑ "MERCI, JOFFREY!". bckhimki.ru. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  20. ↑ "Nuggets Sign Rookie Forward Joffrey Lauvergne". NBA.com. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  21. ↑ Charania, Sham (February 11, 2015). "Joffrey Lauvergne Finalizing Two-Year Guaranteed Deal With Nuggets". RealGM.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Westbrook leads Thunder past Nuggets without Durant". NBA.com. February 22, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Cousin has 37 points, 20 rebounds in Kings' win over Nuggets". NBA.com. February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Thunder Acquires Joffrey Lauvergne". NBA.com. August 30, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Joffrey Lauvergne - EuroBasket 2013". fiba.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  26. ↑ "Joffrey LAUVERGNE - World Cup 2014". fiba.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
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