Sergio Llull
 Llull warming up with Real Madrid. |
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| Nickname(s) | "El Aeroplano de Mahón" "The Mahón Airplane" Sergi |
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| Position | Point Guard/Shooting Guard |
| Height | 6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| League | ACB League Euroleague |
| Team | Real Madrid |
| Born | November 15, 1987 Maó, Menorca, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Draft | 2nd round, 34th overall, 2009 Denver Nuggets |
| Pro career | 2005–present |
| Career history | Manresa (2005-06) Finques Olesa (2005-06) Manresa (2006-07) |
| Awards | All-Euroleague Second Team 2011 Spanish King's Cup MVP 2012 |
Sergio Llull Melià (born November 15, 1987 in Maó, Menorca, Spain) is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 3 ¾ in (1.92 m) tall.[1] He currently plays with the professional club Real Madrid.
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[edit] Player profile
Llull is known for his straight line speed, jumping ability, and spectacular dunks. Llull averaged a PIR of 7.0 in the Euroleague, during the 2011-12 season.
He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He has spent the majority of his Euroleague career playing at the shooting guard position.
[edit] Pro career
[edit] Spain
Llull began his career playing for the La Salle Maò and CB i Unió Manresana junior clubs as a youth. He made his professional debut with the Spanish ACB League club Manresa during the 2005-06 season. He also played with the Spanish club Finques Olesa that season. He returned to Manresa the next season and joined the Spanish Euroleague club Real Madrid in 2007.
In 2009, Real Madrid exercised a club option to extend his contract for another 2 years. In 2010, Llull extended his contract with Real Madrid through the year 2014.[2][3] He was named the MVP of the final of the 2012 Spanish King's Cup.
[edit] NBA
He was chosen by the Denver Nuggets with the 34th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. The Houston Rockets then bought his rights from the Nuggets for approximately $2.25 million, making him the most expensive player ever to be purchased during the draft's second round.[4]
[edit] Spanish national team
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| Men's Basketball | ||
Competitor for  Spain |
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| Gold | 2009 Poland | National Team |
| Gold | 2011 Lithuania | National Team |
As a member of the junior Spanish national basketball teams, Llull won the gold medal at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and he won the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He has also played with the senior Spanish national basketball team. He won two gold medals at the EuroBasket in 2009 and 2011, and he also played at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
[edit] Awards and accomplishments
[edit] Pro career
- Spanish Championship (1):
- Spanish King's Cup (1):
[edit] Spanish national team
- 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:
Gold - 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship:
Silver - EuroBasket 2009: Gold
- EuroBasket 2011: Gold
Gold
Silver[edit] Individual awards
- All-Euroleague Second Team: 2011
- Spanish King's Cup MVP: 2012
[edit] References and notes
[edit] External links
- NBA.com Profile
- Euroleague.net Profile
- 2011 FIBA EuroBasket Profile
- 2010 FIBA World Championship Profile
- Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
- Real Madrid Profile (Spanish)
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