Nicolás "Nico" Laprovíttola (born January 31, 1990) is an Argentine professional

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player for

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of the Spanish

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and the

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. He is also a member of the

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Professional career

Club Atlético Lanús (2007–2013)

Laprovíttola's beginnings in basketball first started with

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, and then at

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, when he was 17 years old. In 2007, he made his pro debut with Lanús when the team played in the Argentine 2nd Division. They achieved

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that season to the top Argentine League. Laprovíttola led his team to the Argentine League Final Series in the 2012–13 season against

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. But the experience of the opposing team, led by Paolo Quinteros, Federico Kammerichs, and

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, was crucial during the series, and the team of Corrientes won the national title. Laprovíttola played for six seasons with Club Atlético Lanús.

Flamengo (2013–2015)

During his preparation for the

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, Laprovíttola spoke about how excited he was that he was going to be playing with

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, to whom he gave several compliments. He was named

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of the 2014 edition of the

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Lithuania and Spain (2015–2016)

On August 2, 2015, Laprovíttola signed a one-year deal with the Lithuanian club

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. On December 31, 2015, he parted ways with Lietuvos rytas and signed with Spanish club Estudiantes through to the end of the 2016–17 season.

San Antonio Spurs (2016)

On September 26, 2016, Laprovíttola signed with the

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. On November 5, 2016, he scored a season-high 11 points against the

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. On December 27, 2016, he was waived by the Spurs. He saw action in 18 games for the Spurs, averaging 3.3 points and 1.6 assists in 9.7 minutes, and spent two days with San Antonio's D-League affiliate, the

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, in late November.

Spain and Russia (2017–2021)

On January 18, 2017, Laprovíttola signed with the Spanish club Baskonia for the rest of the season. On July 7, 2017, Laprovíttola signed a 1+1 deal with Russian club

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. On January 22, 2018, he was loaned to Club Joventut of the

for the rest of the 2017-18 season. On August 8, 2018, Laprovíttola extended his stay by signing a one-year deal with Joventut. He was named the Liga ACB MVP of the 2018-19 season and was the season's top scorer. On July 9, 2019, Laprovíttola signed a two-year deal with

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. On July 1, 2021, Laprovíttola officially parted ways with the Spanish team.

FC Barcelona (2021–present)

Laprovíttola would later join Madrid's rivals

as a

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, signing a 2-season contract in July 2021. The contract would later be extended to 2026. In the 2022-23 season, he would help the Catalans win the 2023 ACB finals. On April 4, 2024, Laprovíttola hit the game-winning 3-pointer as Barcelona defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 92 – 89 to secure a spot in the 2024 EuroLeague Playoffs. In October 2024, he was helped off the court by his teammates after hurting his knee during a

game against Baskonia. Immediate tests showed a knee ligament sprain. He would have to undergo surgery later that month after having torn his cruciate ligaments, which put an end to his 2024-25 season.

National team career

Laprovíttola played with the junior national team of Argentina at the 2008 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship in

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, where he won a gold medal and qualified for the

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in New Zealand. Argentina finished in fifth place at the Under-19 World Championship. He also played at the

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. In 2012, Laprovíttola played with the senior men's

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at the 2012 South American Championship, in Resistencia, where he won the gold medal. After the 2012–13 season, Laprovíttola was selected for the Argentine national team at the FIBA Stanković Cup tournament in China. He was also selected by coach

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to represent Argentina at the

, where he won the bronze medal, the 2014 South American Championship, where he won the silver medal and the

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. Laprovíttola also played at the

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, at the

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, where he won the silver medal, and at the

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. In 2019, he participated in the team that won the Pan American gold medal in Lima. He also competed in the

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, held during 2021 because of the

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pandemic, and his highlights included scoring 27 points in Argentina's preliminary round loss to Spain. In 2022, Laprovittola won the gold medal in the

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held in

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, Brazil. He was one of Argentina's starting guards in the tournament.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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EuroLeague

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, 23 , , 0 , , 13.5 , , .418 , , .283 , , .867 , , 1.4 , , 3.0 , , .3 , , , , 5.0 , , 5.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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EuroCup

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, 10 , , 10 , , 27.3 , , .404 , , .269 , , .760 , , 4.3 , , 5.5 , , 1.6 , , , , 12.1 , , 13.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Zenit , 7 , , 0 , , 17.1 , , .450 , , .389 , , .952 , , 2.1 , , 3.6 , , 1.1 , , , , 9.0 , , 11.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 17 , , 10 , , 23.2 , , .416 , , .300 , , .848 , , 3.4 , , 4.7 , , 1.4 , , , , 10.8 , , 12.6

FIBA Americas League

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, 9 , , 8 , , 27.9 , , .523 , , .450 , , .880 , , 1.3 , , 4.2 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 11.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2",

, 8 , , 8 , , 30.6 , , .408 , , .354 , , .750 , , 3.2 , , 6.2 , , .6 , , , , 14.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , 8 , , 7 , , 30.9 , , .568 , , .522 , , .909 , , 3.9 , , 7.1 , , 1.5 , , , , 17.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 25 , , 23 , , 29.7 , , .500 , , .439 , , .821 , , 2.8 , , 5.8 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 14.0

Domestic leagues

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Personal life

Laprovíttola is the son of Argentinian politician Margarita Stolbizer.

References

External links

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