Rodolfo "Rudy" Fernández Farrés (; born 4 April 1985) is a Spanish professional

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player for

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of the

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. He is a tall

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and

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. He is a three-time

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selection and won the EuroLeague title in

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and

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. During his stint in the

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(NBA), he was an

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member. Fernández represents the senior Spain national team internationally. He has won two

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titles, in

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and

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, two

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silver medals in

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and

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, as well as a bronze medal at the

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. He also won four

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titles in

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and

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, a silver medal in

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, and a bronze medal in

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. Fernández earned an

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selection in 2009.

Professional career

Joventut (2002–2008)

Rudy Fernández won the 2005 and 2007 Catalan Tournaments, the 2006

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championship, the 2008 Spanish King's Cup title, and the 2008 EuroCup championship, while playing with

DKV Joventut Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams ...

of the

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. He also won numerous personal awards while playing with DKV Joventut, such as the 2004 Spanish King's Cup

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, the 2006

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, the EuroLeague 2006–07 season's Rising Star award, the 2008 Spanish King's Cup MVP, the 2008 EuroCup Finals MVP, and the 2007 Catalan Tournament Final MVP. He was also named the 2006 FIBA Europe Young Player of the Year. In July 2007, his contract with Joventut was extended through the year 2011, however his contract was bought out early in the year 2008 so that he could join the

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. On his exit out of the club he paid tribute to his DKV coach,

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, "All I know of basketball is thanks to Aíto García Reneses", he said.

Portland Trail Blazers (2008–2011)

On 28 June 2007 Fernández was taken 24th overall in the NBA draft by the

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, who subsequently traded his draft rights along with James Jones to the

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for cash. Rudy Fernández announced at a press conference on Friday 6 June 2008 that he would leave

to join the

for the

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, and he signed a contract with the Blazers on 1 July. "They ortlandhave shown a lot of interest in getting me and have assured me that I will be an important part in the team", he said. Fernández joined the

team on 22 September 2008. He became the eighth Spaniard to play in the NBA. For the

he joined several other fellow Spaniards in the league that included Pau and

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, Jose Calderón, and Trail Blazers teammate

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. He entered the NBA following his participation with the Spain national team at the 2008 Olympic basketball tournament in

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, China. Fernández played in his first regular-season NBA game on 28 October 2008, coming off the bench to score 16 points in a 96–76 Portland loss to the

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. On 12 November 2008 Rudy scored 25 points in 29 minutes against the

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, including 8 of 8 from the free throw line adding to his already 92% FT shooting to set a new NBA career high. On 18 January 2009 it was announced that Fernández had won the fan voting and was picked the fourth dunker to go to the

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as part of the 2009 All-Star Weekend. During the contest, he paid tribute to the late Trail Blazer Fernando Martín by wearing his #10 jersey. Fernández was eliminated in the first round of the competition, after what some thought was biased judging. On 9 March 2009, against the

, Fernández was taken off the court in a stretcher after Trevor Ariza hit him on the head on a fastbreak attempt. Fernández was alert and conscious when leaving the court with full movement of his extremities, however, he was taken to the hospital due to chest pain. He was released from the hospital the next day with a bruised chest and a right

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. Fernández was selected to the

on 30 April 2009. He set NBA rookie records for number of three-point field goals made (159), hitting a three-point field goal in 33 consecutive games, and making a three-pointer in his first 20 career NBA games. On 16 October 2009 Blazers announced that they had exercised the third year of their option on Fernández's contract, keeping him with the team through the 2010–11 season. In December 2009, Fernández underwent

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surgery for a

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that was causing leg pain. On 20 August 2010 Fernández was fined $25,000 for "public statements detrimental to the NBA," a day after his agent publicly demanded a trade from the Blazers. On 17 December 2010 he hit 9-of-15 shots and four 3-pointers for a career-high 26 points with six assists in a 107–102 win against

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. Fernandez along with teammate

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donated 50% of the proceeds from their jerseys sales, throughout the month of January, to help those affected by the

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. Fernández had a season-high eight assists on January 22 to go with 11 points, six rebounds and two steals in 37 minutes off the bench as a PG in the 97–92 win against

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. Disappointed Fernández and his team, for the third consecutive time, exited the first round of the

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, this time against the

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. Fernández struggled offensively for a good part of the year, but his improved play in other areas of the game has earned him praise from his peers. Blazers head coach

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, who isn't known to hand out compliments easily, singled out his defensive play in the second half of Game 4 against the Mavericks as the key to the 84–82 win.

Real Madrid (2011)

On 21 September 2011 Fernández signed a one-year contract with the

team

, valid only while a new NBA collective bargaining agreement remained under negotiation. Fernández signed for a reported salary of 2.7 million

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per season, the largest contract in Spanish league history, at that time. His deal also gave him the option to return to Real when his NBA contract ended.

Denver Nuggets (2011–2012)

During the 2011 NBA Draft Rudy Fernández was traded to the Mavericks in a three-team trade. However, he never played for the Mavericks, as he was traded with

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to the

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on 13 December 2011. The Mavericks received a second-round draft pick and a traded player exception. He played 31 games for Denver before suffering a season-ending back injury. In July 2012, Fernández announced he would not return to the NBA, opting for a 3-year deal with

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Return to Real Madrid (2012–present)

On 4 July 2012 Fernández returned to Real Madrid by signing a three-year deal worth 9 million euros net income. In May 2014, alongside his teammate

, he was named to the

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of the EuroLeague, the second consecutive in his career. On 14 August 2014 he signed a three-year extension with Real Madrid, to stay in the club until 2018. In May 2015, he was chosen to the

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for his performance during the season. Real Madrid won the EuroLeague 2014–15 season championship, after defeating

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, by a score of 78–59 in the final game. Real Madrid finished the season winning the Spanish League 2014–15 season championship, after a 3–0 series sweep in the ACB finals against

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. With that trophy, they finished the season having won the

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. In May 2018, Real Madrid won the 2017–18 EuroLeague championship, after defeating Fenerbahçe Doğuş in the final game with 85–80. Over 30 EuroLeague games, Fernández averaged 7.5 points, 2.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game. One month later, the club won the Spanish league after a 3–1 series win against Baskonia. Ferández was named MVP of the finals. On 2 July 2018 he signed a two-year extension with Real Madrid, to stay in the club until 2020.

National team career

Fernández has been participating in international basketball competitions since he was sixteen years old. He played at the

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and at the

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with the Spain national junior teams. Rudy Fernandez Eurobasket 2011

As a member of the senior Spain national team, Fernández competed at the

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, averaging 5.1 points per game, in 10.6 minutes per game. The next year, he played at the

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, but his statistics were worse: 2.7 points per game, in 16.3 minutes, with a 31.6% FG% His third appearance with Spain's senior national team was at the

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, where he became an important player for the Spanish team, and contributed with 9.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game, to help his team win a gold medal. He also played at the

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, where Spain won the tournament's silver medal. During this tournament, Rudy averaged 9.9 points in 20.3 minutes per game. At the

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, Spain lost to

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in the gold medal match. Fernández scored 22 points in 18 minutes of play, with 5 three-point goals, and completed a dunk over

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that

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sportswriter

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described as "hellacious". During the Olympics, Fernández had the following stats: 13.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.1 assists, in 22.3 minutes per game. The

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in Poland was his sixth consecutive appearance with the Spain national team. Spain won its inaugural gold medal in a European Championship, and Fernández averaged 13.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 2.1 steals per game, in 28.4 minutes, and was named to the All-Tournament Team. In the

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, Fernández averaged 15.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.8 steals per game, but Spain only took sixth place in the tournament. Fernández then participated in

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, where Spain won the gold medal, and clinched a spot in the

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, where he won a silver medal with Spain. He also played at

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, where he won a bronze medal, at the

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, at

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, where he won a gold medal, at the

, where he won a bronze medal, at the

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, where he won a gold medal, at the

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, and at the

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, where he won a gold medal.

Personal life

Fernández married

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, his girlfriend of three years, on 4 July 2015. They live in Pozuelo de Alarcón, on the outskirts of Madrid. His older sister,

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, played in the WNBA for the

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in 2007.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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EuroLeague

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Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

* 3× Spanish King's Cup

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) * 2× Catalan Tournament Champion: (2005, 2007) *

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) * FIBA Europe Young Player of the Year: (2006) *

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) * 4×

All-ACB Team The All-Liga ACB Team ( es, Quinteto Ideal de la ACB) is an award for the top-tier professional basketball league in Spain, the Spanish ACB League. It is the yearly selection of the league's top 10 basketball players by position. The award began w ...

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, 2014) * Catalan Tournament Final MVP: (2007) * Spanish League Defensive Player of the Year: (

) * Spanish League Top Scorer: (2008) * 6× Spanish King's Cup Winner: (

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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

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) * EuroCup Champion: (

) * EuroCup Finals MVP: (

) * Led Spanish League in steals: (

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) * 3×

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MVP: (

) * 2×

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) * 7×

EuroLeague MVP of the Round The EuroLeague MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the Round, previously known as the EuroLeague MVP of the Week, is an award of Europe's premier level basketball league, the EuroLeague, that is given to the best player of each round of the season. Eac ...

* Spanish League Most Spectacular Player (

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Award): (

) * 5×

Champion: (

) * 2× EuroLeague

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) *

FIBA Intercontinental Cup The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, also commonly referred to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs, or the FIBA Club World Cup, is a professional basketball clubs competition that is endorsed by FIBA and the NBA. Historically, its purpose has be ...

Champion: (

) *

ACB Finals Most Valuable Player Award The ACB Finals Most Valuable Player Award is an award for the top-tier professional basketball league in Spain, the Spanish ACB League. The ACB first named a Finals Most Valuable Player after the 1990–91 ACB season. Since then, only three playe ...

: (2018)

Spanish junior national team

2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 2001 European Championship for Cadets) was the 16th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Riga, in Latvia, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy f ...

Spanish senior national team

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Silver *

: * EuroBasket 2009: All-Tournament Team *

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Silver *

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Bronze *

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Professional career

Joventut (2002–2008)

Portland Trail Blazers (2008–2011)

Real Madrid (2011)

Denver Nuggets (2011–2012)

Return to Real Madrid (2012–present)

National team career

Personal life

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs

EuroLeague

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Spanish junior national team

Spanish senior national team

See also

References and notes

External links