Felipe Reyes Cabanás (born March 16, 1980) is a Spanish former professional

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player. He represented the senior Spain national team. Standing at a height of 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) tall, and weighing 104 kg (229 lbs.), he plays at the

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and

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positions. During his pro club career, Reyes won two EuroLeague championships, in

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and 2018. He was also an

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selection in the EuroLeague 2014–15 season. With Spain's senior national team, he won the gold medal at the

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, and gold medals at the 2009 EuroBasket, the 2011 EuroBasket, and the

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Professional career

Estudiantes Madrid (1998–2004)

Reyes began his professional

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career in the Spanish top-tier level

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, with

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, during the Spanish League 1998–99 season. In that same season, he also played with the club's second level

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, Estudiantes B, in the Spanish 2nd-tier level

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. He played with Estudiantes through the Spanish League 2003–04 season. With Estudiantes, he also played in the European-wide secondary level EuroCup, and the European-wide premier level EuroLeague.

Real Madrid (2004–2021)

Reyes moved to the Spanish EuroLeague club

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, before the 2004–05 season. In May 2015, he was named to the 2014–15 season's

, for his performance during the season; and he was also named the Spanish ACB League Most Valuable Player of the 2014–15 ACB season, marking the second time in his career that he won that award. During that 2014–15 season, Reyes' club, Real Madrid, won the EuroLeague season's championship, after defeating

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, by a score of 78–59, in the league's final game. Real Madrid eventually finished the season, by also winning the Spanish ACB League season championship, after a 3–0 series sweep in the Spanish League final series against

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. With that title, Real Madrid had won the

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for the season. On 27 June 2015, Reyes signed a two-year contract extension with Real Madrid. He became the Spanish ACB League's all-time career leader in total rebounds, in March 2017, after surpassing the previous record holder, Granger Hall. In May 2018, Real Madrid won the 2017–18 EuroLeague season's championship, after defeating Fenerbahçe Doğuş in the final game, by a score of 85–80. Over 35 EuroLeague games played that season, Reyes averaged 8.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. On 4 February 2019, Reyes became the ACB League's all-time leader in games played, including both formats of the league ( ACB & Primera División). He achieved that after he played in his 779th Spanish League game, against

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, eclipsing the league's previous record-holder for most games played,

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's tally. On 15 February 2019, Reyes became the all-time leader in games played in the Spanish King's Cup tournament, as he overtook Juan Carlos Navarro, to achieve that record. On July 24, 2020, Reyes re-signed with the team. On June 23, 2021, Reyes announced the end of his successful, prolific and brilliant professional basketball career in which he was the captain of the team.

National team career

Reyes was a member of the junior national teams of Spain. With Spain's junior national teams, he won medals at the following tournaments: the gold medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the gold medal at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and the bronze medal at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. Reyes was a long-time member of the senior

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. With Spain's senior national team, he won the following medals: the bronze medal at the 2001 EuroBasket, the silver medal at the 2003 EuroBasket, the gold medal at the

, the silver medal at the 2007 EuroBasket, the silver medal at the

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, the gold medal at the 2009 EuroBasket, the gold medal at the 2011 EuroBasket, the silver medal at the

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, the gold medal at the

, and the bronze medal at the

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. With Spain, he also played at the 2002 FIBA World Cup, the

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, the 2005 EuroBasket, the

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, and the 2014 FIBA World Cup.

Personal life

Reyes' older brother,

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, is also a former professional basketball player. Reyes' nickname is "Espartaco" (English: "

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2000–01 , style="text-align:left;", Estudiantes , 12 , , 7 , , 15.8 , , .547 , , , , .638 , , 4.1 , , .6 , , .8 , , .3 , , 7.9 , , 8.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="16",

, 17 , , 14 , , 22.8 , , .398 , , , , .560 , , 7.7 , , 1.2 , , 1.6 , , .4 , , 6.8 , , 10.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , 22 , , 22 , , 26.5 , , .507 , , , , .606 , , 7.5 , , 1.4 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , 9.8 , , 13.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , 19 , , 10 , , 24.4 , , .500 , , , , .604 , , 7.1 , , .9 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , 12.6 , , 15.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , 19 , , 10 , , 24.4 , , .500 , , .500 , , .800 , , 6.5 , , 1.1 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 13.6 , , 15.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , 14 , , 2 , , 17.8 , , .432 , , , , .780 , , 5.0 , , .9 , , .8 , , .1 , , 7.3 , , 9.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , 21 , , 21 , , 19.1 , , .422 , , .200 , , .838 , , 5.5 , , .9 , , .4 , , .2 , , 8.7 , , 9.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 16 , , 0 , , 18.5 , , .468 , , , , .793 , , 6.3 , , .6 , , .6 , , .2 , , 8.4 , , 11.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , 29 , , 0 , , 18.1 , , .456 , , .294 , , .706 , , 5.1 , , .5 , , .5 , , .3 , , 7.6 , , 8.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , 30 , , 0 , , 16.5 , , .462 , , .304 , , .855 , , 4.8 , , .7 , , .3 , , .2 , , 9.1 , , 10.3 , - , style="text-align:left; background:#AFE6BA;", 2014–15† , 30 , , 20 , , 19.1 , , .502 , , .294 , , .814 , , 5.1 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .3 , , 10.7 , , 13.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , 26 , , 20 , , 18.9 , , .509 , , .414 , , .829 , , 5.9 , , .9 , , .5 , , .2 , , 10.8 , , 13.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , 30 , , 18 , , 12.4 , , .477 , , .333 , , .818 , , 2.8 , , .7 , , .3 , , .3 , , 5.3 , , 6.9 , - , style="text-align:left; background:#AFE6BA;", 2017–18† , 35 , , 7 , , 15.5 , , .582 , , .429 , , .793 , , 4.3 , , .8 , , .2 , , .2 , , 8.4 , , 10.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , 23 , , 1 , , 8.9 , , .593 , , , , .935 , , 2.1 , , .3 , , .3 , , .0 , , 4.0 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , 7 , , 0 , , 8.0 , , .429 , , .200 , , .833 , , 1.6 , , .4 , , .3 , , .1 , , 3.4 , , 2.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 5 , , 0 , , 4.3 , , .250 , , , , .750 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , .2 , , .2 , , 1.4 , , 0.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 357 , , 152 , , 17.8 , , .488 , , .320 , , .749 , , 5.0 , , .8 , , .6 , , .2 , , 8.5 , , 10.6

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

* 6×

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winner (

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, 2014– 2017) * 7× Spanish League champion (

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, 2007,

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, 2016, 2018, 2019) * EuroCup champion ( 2007) * 4× All-Spanish League Team (2007–2009, 2015) * 2× Spanish League Finals MVP (2007, 2013) * 2× Spanish League MVP (2009, 2015) * 5×

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winner (

– 2014), ( 2018, 2019) *

(2015) * 2× EuroLeague champion (

, 2018) *

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champion (

) * Spanish League all-time leader in games played * Spanish League all-time leader in total rebounds

Spanish junior national team

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: *

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Spanish senior national team

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: * 2006 FIBA World Championship: *

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: * 2008 Summer Olympic Games: *

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: * 2012 Summer Olympic Games: *

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: * 2016 Summer Olympic Games: