Kevin Séraphin (born 7 December 1989) is a French retired professional

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player. Standing tall, Séraphin played at both the

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and

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positions in his playing career. Séraphin started his professional basketball career in

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, and was drafted 17th overall in the

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by the

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, but was later traded to the

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Professional career

Cholet Basket (2007–2010)

In December 2007, Séraphin joined the

senior team for the first time after having played for their junior team since 2006. In August 2009, he signed a three-year contract extension with Cholet. In the 2009–10 season, he played 32 games, averaging 6.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game as he went on to help Cholet win the 2009–10 Pro A championship. He also earned the 2010 Most Improved Player award.

Washington Wizards (2010–2015)

On 24 June 2010 Séraphin was selected with the 17th overall pick in the

by the

. On 8 July 2010 he was traded, along with

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and cash considerations, to the

in exchange for the rights to

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. On 30 July 2010 he signed his rookie scale contract with the Wizards. On 20 September 2011 Séraphin signed with

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of Spain for the duration of the

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. In December 2011, he returned to the Wizards following the conclusion of the lockout. On 30 June 2014 the Wizards tendered a $3.89 million qualifying offer to make Séraphin a restricted free agent. On 18 July 2014 he accepted the one-year, $3.89 million qualifying offer.

New York Knicks (2015–2016)

On 6 August 2015 Séraphin signed with the New York Knicks.

Indiana Pacers (2016–2017)

On 8 September 2016 Séraphin signed with the Indiana Pacers. On 31 July 2017 he was waived by the Pacers.

Barcelona (2017–2019)

On 4 August 2017 Séraphin signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa of the Liga ACB. On 17 February 2019 he won 2019 Copa del Rey, recording six points and one rebound in a 94–93 win over Real Madrid. On 24 October 2020 Séraphin announced he was retiring from professional basketball, citing a knee injury.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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EuroLeague

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National team career

Séraphin was named to the All-Tournament team of the

2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 12th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Rhodes and Ialysos, in Greece, hosted the tournament. Greece won their second title. Israel and Belgium were relegated to Div ...

, after helping France to win the silver medal. He was a member of the senior

French national basketball team The France men's national basketball team (french: Équipe de France de basketball) represents France in international basketball and is administered by the French Federation of Basketball. France is currently ranked fifth in the FIBA World Ra ...

in 2011, where France reached the finals of the

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, which they lost to

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. He played for France at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

Kevin Séraphin
at euroleague.net
Kevin Séraphin
at cholet-basket.com

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