Álex Abrines

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Abrines and the second or maternal family name is Redondo.

Álex Abrines
Abrines with FC Barcelona in 2022
No. 21 – FC Barcelona
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1993-08-01) 1 August 1993 (age 31)
Palma, Spain
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2013: 2nd round, 32nd overall pick
Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011Axarquía
2011–2012Unicaja Málaga
2011–2012→Axarquía
2012–2016FC Barcelona
2016–2019Oklahoma City Thunder
2019–presentFC Barcelona
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Turkey
U20 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Poland Team
U18 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Poland Team

Alejandro "Álex" Abrines Redondo (born 1 August 1993) is a Spanish professional basketball player and the team captain for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays the shooting guard and small forward positions. Abrines has won two Spanish League championships with FC Barcelona in 2014 and 2021. He was selected for the EuroLeague Rising Star Award in 2016.

Born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Abrines began his career with CB Axarquía in 2010. He joined Baloncesto Málaga in 2011 and was loaned back to Axarquía in the 2011–12 season. Abrines moved to FC Barcelona in 2012. He declared for the 2013 NBA draft and was selected 32nd overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder. After three more seasons with FC Barcelona, he joined the Thunder in 2016 and played three seasons with the team. Abrines returned to FC Barcelona in 2019.

Abrines has represented Spain internationally since his junior years. He won a bronze medal with the Spain at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Professional career

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Spain (2010–2016)

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Between 2010 and 2012, Abrines played for Clínicas Rincón and Unicaja. He was traded to Spanish club FC Barcelona in July 2012.[1]

On 27 June 2013, Abrines was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 32nd overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.[2]

On 19 May 2015, Abrines re-signed with Barcelona until 2019.[3] In May 2016, he was named the EuroLeague Rising Star. He played four seasons for Barcelona, winning three titles with the club – one Spanish ACB league championship, one Spanish King's Cup, and one Spanish Supercup. On 19 July 2016, Abrines parted ways with Barcelona.[4]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2016–2019)

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Abrines with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2017

On 23 July 2016, Abrines signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.[5] He made his debut for the Thunder in their season opener on 26 October 2016, scoring three points off the bench in a 103–97 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[6] On 21 December 2016, he hit five three-pointers and finished with a career-best 18 points in a 121–110 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.[7] On 24 February 2017, in his first career start, Abrines set a new career high with 19 points in a 110–93 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[8]

On 9 December 2017, Abrines, starting in place of the injured Paul George, scored a career-high 20 points in a 102–101 overtime win over the Memphis Grizzlies.[9]

On 1 November 2018, Abrines had 25 points on five 3-pointers in a 111–107 win over the Charlotte Hornets.[10] Later that month on 30 November Abrines scored 21 points off a career-high seven three pointers in a 124-109 win over the Atlanta Hawks.[11]

On 9 February 2019, Abrines was waived by the Thunder.[12] After sitting out a number of games, he and the team mutually decided to part ways, citing personal reasons.[13]

Return to Spain (2019–present)

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On 12 July 2019, Abrines signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona with the option of a third year.[14] On 30 June 2021, he extended his contract with the team until 2026.[15] Abrines suffered an injury on his knee on 17 September and was ruled out for four months.[16]

National team career

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Abrines has played with the junior national teams of Spain. He won the gold medal at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team, as well as being named the tournament's MVP.[17] He also played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won the bronze medal. In 2016, he won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics with the senior Spain national basketball team. He also played at EuroBasket 2017.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Oklahoma City 68 6 15.5 .393 .381 .898 1.3 .6 .5 .1 6.0
2017–18 Oklahoma City 75 8 15.1 .395 .380 .848 1.5 .4 .5 .1 4.7
2018–19 Oklahoma City 31 2 19.0 .357 .323 .923 1.5 .6 .5 .2 5.3
Career 174 16 16.0 .387 .368 .880 1.4 .5 .5 .1 5.3

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 Oklahoma City 5 0 16.0 .348 .294 .750 1.8 .8 — — 4.8
2018 Oklahoma City 6 0 18.3 .400 .462 1.000 2.7 .3 .8 .3 4.0
Career 11 0 17.3 .372 .367 .833 2.3 .5 .5 .2 4.4

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2011–12 Málaga 6 1 11.7 .217 .133 .750 1.2 .5 .3 .3 2.5 .8
2012–13 Barcelona 15 2 11.2 .446 .324 1.000 1.1 .3 .4 .1 5.1 4.0
2013–14 28 4 16.6 .456 .369 .769 1.3 .7 .4 .1 6.7 4.5
2014–15 23 3 18.2 .450 .341 .771 1.5 1.7 .7 .2 7.6 6.7
2015–16 25 2 19.2 .469 .417 .833 2.2 .8 .6 .1 9.3 8.8
2019–20 25 3 14.8 .465 .462 .833 2.1 .4 .6 .1 5.2 4.9
2020–21 39 33 18.4 .427 .423 .903 1.8 .7 .6 .2 6.1 4.7
2021–22 13 5 14.6 .500 .511 1.000 1.7 .2 .3 .2 7.0 5.0
2022–23 35 10 17.6 .456 .478 .853 2.0 .9 .6 .1 7.4 6.4
2023–24 27 3 17.3 .492 .448 .857 2.0 .5 .5 .3 6.9 6.6
Career 236 66 16.8 .455 .419 .845 1.8 .7 .5 .2 6.7 5.6

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Spain Axarquía LEB Oro 30 15.1 .370 .337 .647 1.8 .5 .6 .2 3.8
2011–12 Spain Axarquía LEB Oro 16 27.9 .509 .453 .756 2.9 .7 1.8 .4 13.4
2011–12 Spain Málaga ACB 18 16.4 .387 .283 .682 1.6 .4 .6 .2 4.8
2012–13 Spain Barcelona ACB 33 10.5 .386 .288 .682 1.0 .2 .3 .2 3.3
2013–14 Spain Barcelona ACB 42 17.8 .438 .406 .885 1.5 .9 .5 .2 6.9
2014–15 Spain Barcelona ACB 37 17.7 .457 .447 .897 1.7 1.0 .7 .3 8.3
2015–16 Spain Barcelona ACB 37 19.5 .470 .396 .860 2.3 1.1 .8 .2 8.9
2019–20 Spain Barcelona ACB 28 18.1 .423 .367 .733 2.2 .6 .6 .2 5.5
2020–21 Spain Barcelona ACB 39 19.6 .495 .435 .930 2.8 .9 .8 .2 7.8
2021–22 Spain Barcelona ACB 23 12.7 .542 .561 .818 2.2 .5 .3 .2 5.7
2022–23 Spain Barcelona ACB 35 18.7 .435 .416 .806 2.6 .7 .6 .2 7.1
2023–24 Spain Barcelona ACB 31 17.7 .435 .448 .800 2.8 .6 .4 .1 6.3

Awards and accomplishments

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Club

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Individual

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Spanish junior national team

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Personal life

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Abrines' father, Gabriel, played basketball professionally in Spain for five teams from 1989 to 1999.[18] Abrines was born in the Spanish city of Palma de Mallorca where his father retired from basketball.[18]

References

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  1. ^ Barça Regal y Unicaja acuerdan el intercambio entre Fran Vázquez y Abrines (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "NBA Draft 2013: Oklahoma City Thunder select Alex Abrines with No. 32 pick". SB Nation. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  3. ^ Barcelona re-signs Alex Abrines until 2019
  4. ^ "Abrines says farewell to FC Barcelona Lassa". fcbarcelona.com. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Thunder Signs Alex Abrines". NBA.com. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Thunder vs. 76ers – Box Score". ESPN.com. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Westbrook scores 42, Thunder beats Pelicans 121-110". ESPN.com. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Westbrook's triple-double leads Thunder past Lakers, 110-93". ESPN.com. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Westbrook's triple-double leads Thunder past Grizzlies in OT". ESPN.com. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Thunder rally from 19 down in 3rd, top Hornets 111-107". ESPN.com. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  11. ^ Gallo, Nick (30 November 2018). "Three-Point Barrage, 2nd Quarter Burst Fuel Thunder Win– OKC 124, ATL 109". Oklahoma City Thunder. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Thunder Waives Alex Abrines". NBA.com. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Thunder release Abrines, cite personal issue". ESPN.com. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Agreement to sign Álex Abrines until 2021". www.fcbarcelona.com. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  15. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (30 June 2021). "Alex Abrines signs multi-year contract extension with Barcelona". Sportando. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Álex Abrines undergoes knee surgery". fcbarcelona.com. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  17. ^ FIBAEurope.com Abrines Named U18 MVP.
  18. ^ a b "Reliving FIBA youth events: When Alex Abrines went from unknown to MVP". FIBA. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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