Víctor Claver Arocas (born 30 August 1988) is a Spanish professional

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player for

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of the Spanish

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and the EuroLeague.

Professional career

Valencia (2006–2012)

Claver began his playing career with the youth teams of his school, Sagrado Corazón HH. Maristas de Valencia, in Spain. He made his professional debut with

during the 2006–07 season. He played in Europe's second-tier level competition, the EuroCup, for the first time during the 2007–08 season, and won it in the 2009–10 season. He also played in the European top-tier level, EuroLeague, during the 2010–11 season, and averaged 10.9 points and 4.9 rebounds, over 14 games.

Portland Trail Blazers (2012–2015)

Claver was drafted 22nd overall by the

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in the

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. On 12 July 2012, Claver signed a three-year deal with the Trail Blazers. He was assigned to the

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on 7 December 2012, and recalled on 9 December 2012. The following day, he made his first NBA start, scoring 4 points in 25 minutes with 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Claver was reassigned to the Idaho Stampede on 14 December 2012, and recalled on 16 December 2012. He played 80 games for the Trail Blazers over the next three years. On 19 February 2015, Claver was traded, along with

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and a lottery-protected 2016 first-round pick, to the

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in exchange for

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and

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. Three days later, he was waived by the Nuggets before playing in a game for them.

Khimki Moscow (2015)

On 1 March 2015, Claver signed with

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of Russia for the rest of the season. On 17 July 2015 Claver and Khimki parted ways.

Attempt to return to Spain

In August 2015, he had a deal with Baskonia, but

using the

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, matched the offer, and kept his rights in Spain. Baskonia obviously was not eager to pay a buy out to Valencia, but the Spanish forward did not want to play in his old team. According to reports, he did not want to play in a team which in the next season was going to compete in the second-tier level EuroCup, which led to Claver signing with a team outside the Spanish borders.

Lokomotiv Kuban (2015–2016)

On 2 September 2015, the Russian team

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announced a one-year deal with Claver for the 2015–16 season.

FC Barcelona (2016–2021)

On 20 July 2016, he signed a three-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa, after his new team reached an agreement with

for acquiring his rights. On 2 July 2019, he extended his contract with FC Barcelona through 2022. On 12 July 2021, Claver officially parted ways with the club after five years.

Return to Valencia (2021–present)

On 13 July 2021, he signed a three-year deal with

and he plays again for his hometown Valencia.

National team career

He was on Spain's junior national teams that won bronze medals at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He has also played with the

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. Spain's medal cache included: gold medals at the

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and at the

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, and a bronze medal at the

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. He also played at the

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, the

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, at the

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, where Spain won a silver medal, and at the

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, where Spain won a bronze medal.Victor CLAVER (ESP) participated in 14 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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EuroLeague

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References

External links

Víctor Claver
at acb.com * *

at fiba.com
Víctor Claver
at euroleague.net * {{DEFAULTSORT:Claver, Victor 1988 births Living people 2010 FIBA World Championship players 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics BC Khimki players FC Barcelona Bàsquet players Idaho Stampede players Liga ACB players Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics National Basketball Association players from Spain Olympic basketball players of Spain Olympic bronze medalists for Spain Olympic medalists in basketball Olympic silver medalists for Spain PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Portland Trail Blazers draft picks Portland Trail Blazers players Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards Spanish expatriate basketball people in Russia Spanish expatriate basketball people in the United States Spanish men's basketball players Sportspeople from Valencia Valencia Basket players FIBA Basketball World Cup-winning players