Alejandro "Álex" Abrines Redondo (born August 1, 1993) is a Spanish professional

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player for

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of the Spanish

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and the EuroLeague. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

Spain

Between 2010 and 2012, Abrines played for Clínicas Rincón and Unicaja. He was traded to Spanish club

in July 2012. On June 27, 2013, Abrines was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 32nd overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft. On May 19, 2015, Abrines re-signed with Barcelona until 2019. In May 2016, he was named the

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. He played four seasons for Barcelona, winning three titles with the club – one Spanish ACB league championship, one Spanish King's Cup, and one

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. On July 19, 2016, Abrines parted ways with Barcelona.

Oklahoma City Thunder

On July 23, 2016, Abrines signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He made his debut for the Thunder in their season opener on October 26, 2016, scoring three points off the bench in a 103–97 win over the

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. On December 21, 2016, he hit five three-pointers and finished with a career-best 18 points in a 121–110 win over the

New Orleans Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division and play their hom ...

. On February 24, 2017, in his first career start, Abrines set a new career high with 19 points in a 110–93 win over the

Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...

. On December 9, 2017, Abrines, starting in place of the injured

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, scored a career-high 20 points in a 102–101 overtime win over the Memphis Grizzlies. On November 1, 2018, Abrines had 25 points on five 3-pointers in a 111–107 win over the

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. Later that month on November 30 Abrines scored 21 points off a career-high seven three pointers in a 124-109 win over the Atlanta Hawks. On February 9, 2019, Abrines was waived by the Thunder.

Return to Spain

On July 12, 2019, Abrines signed a two-year deal with

with the option of a third year. On June 30, 2021, he extended his contract with the team until 2026. Abrines suffered an injury on his knee on September 17 and was ruled out for four months.

National team career

Abrines has played with the junior national teams of Spain. He won the gold medal at the

2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 28th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams featured the competition, held in Poland from July 21–31. Lithuania were the defending champion. Spain won their third title. Tea ...

, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team, as well as being named the tournament's MVP.FIBAEurope.com Abrines Named U18 MVP.
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, where he won the bronze medal. In 2016, he won a bronze medal at the

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with the senior Spain national basketball team. He also played at EuroBasket 2017.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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EuroLeague

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Awards and accomplishments

Club

* Spanish League: 2013–14 * Spanish King's Cup:

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Individual

2013–14 ACB season The 2013–14 ACB season is the 31st season of the Spanish basketball league Liga ACB, also called Liga Endesa in its sponsored identity. The regular season began on October 12, 2013, and ended on May 25, 2014. The playoffs began on May 29, 2014 an ...

: All-Young players Team *

2014–15 ACB season The 2014–15 ACB season was the 32nd season of the Spanish basketball league, also called Liga Endesa in its sponsored identity. The regular season started on 4 October 2014 and finished on 24 May 2015. The playoffs, joined by the eight first qua ...

: All-Young players Team *

2015–16 EuroLeague The 2015–16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was the 16th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the sixth under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Cham ...

Spanish junior national team

: All-Tournament Team *

: MVP

Personal life

Abrines' father, Gabriel, played basketball professionally in Spain for five teams from 1989 to 1999. Abrines was born in the Spanish city of

Palma de Mallorca Palma (; ; also known as ''Palma de Mallorca'', officially between 1983–88, 2006–08, and 2012–16) is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situate ...

where his father retired from basketball.

References

External links

*
Álex Abrines
at acb.com
Álex Abrines
at euroleague.net

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