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 center positions in his playing career. Séraphin started his professional basketball career in Cholet Basket, 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 Cholet Basket 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 Kirk Hinrich and cash considerations, to the

in exchange for the rights to Vladimir Veremeenko. On 30 July 2010 he signed his rookie scale contract with the Wizards. On 20 September 2011 Séraphin signed with Caja Laboral of Spain for the duration of the NBA lockout. 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

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Indiana Pacers (2016–2017)

On 8 September 2016 Séraphin signed with the

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. 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

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. On 17 February 2019 he won 2019 Copa del Rey, recording six points and one rebound in a 94–93 win over

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. 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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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

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, 4 , , 0 , , 14.8 , , .462 , , , , .714 , , 3.5 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , .5 , , 7.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 14 , , 0 , , 9.8 , , .450 , , , , .615 , , 2.5 , , .4 , , .1 , , .2 , , 4.4

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", Caja Laboral , 7 , , 5 , , 19.1 , , .551 , , , , .800 , , 5.0 , , .6 , , .4 , , 1.0 , , 8.9 , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2",

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, 15 , , 14 , , 20.3 , , .579 , , .000 , , .655 , , 4.9 , , .9 , , .3 , , .9 , , 12.1 , , 12.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , 27 , , 2 , , 14.1 , , .632 , , , , .786 , , 3.6 , , .5 , , .2 , , .4 , , 8.3 , , 7.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 49 , , 21 , , 16.7 , , .599 , , .000 , , .720 , , 4.2 , , .6 , , .3 , , .6 , , 9.6 , , 9.4

National team career

Séraphin was named to the All-Tournament team of the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, after helping France to win the silver medal. He was a member of the senior French national basketball team in 2011, where France reached the finals of the EuroBasket 2011, which they lost to

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. He played for France at the

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References

External links

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

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