Sergio Llull
No. 23 – Real Madrid | |
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
League | Liga ACB EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born | Mahón, Menorca, Spain | November 15, 1987
Nationality | Spanish |
Listed height | 6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2009: 2nd round, 34th overall pick |
Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |
Playing career | 2005–present |
Career history | |
2005–2007 | Manresa |
2005–2006 | → Finques Olesa |
2007–present | Real Madrid |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Template:Spanish name Sergio Llull Melià (Spanish pronunciation: ser-HIO YU-le, Catalan pronunciation: ser-HIO YU-y; born November 15, 1987) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB. A 6 ft 3 ¾ in (1.92 m) tall[1] point guard-shooting guard, he earned an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2011. As a regular member of the Spanish national team, Llull won three Eurobasket gold medals, as well as a bronze. He also won two Olympic medals, a silver in 2012 and a bronze in 2016.
Player profile
Llull is known for his straight line speed, jumping ability, and open court fast break dunks. Llull averaged a PIR of 12.5 in the EuroLeague, during the 2015–16 season.
He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He has spent the majority of his EuroLeague career playing as a combo guard.
Professional career
Early years
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 4th Division Spanish club Finques Olesa that season, on loan. He returned to Manresa and played in the Spanish 2nd Division the next season.
Real Madrid
Llull 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 mid-season three game 2012 Spanish King's Cup tournament.
In 2012, Llull extended his contract with Real Madrid once again, this time through the 2017–18 season.[4][5] His contract included a buyout clause in the amount of €5 million euros.[6]
In 2014–15 season, Real Madrid won the EuroLeague, after defeating Olympiacos with 78–59 in the final game.[7] Real Madrid eventually finished the season winning the Spanish League championship, after 3–0 score in the final series against Barcelona. With that trophy, they have won the triple crown.[8] He was also named the Spanish League Finals MVP of 2015. In the summer of 2015, Llull once again extended his contract with Real Madrid, this time through the 2020–21 season.[9] This time, his contract included a buyout amount of €12 million euros.[10]
NBA rights
Llull was chosen by the Denver Nuggets, with the 34th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. The Houston Rockets then bought his draft 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.[11]
Spanish 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 men's 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.
He won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2013, the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2015, and the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
Career statistics
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 |
† | Denotes seasons in which Llull won the EuroLeague |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2007–08 | Real Madrid | 15 | 2 | 8.1 | .370 | .000 | .789 | .4 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
2008–09 | 19 | 4 | 19.0 | .468 | .380 | .926 | 1.1 | 2.2 | .5 | .2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | |
2009–10 | 18 | 1 | 21.1 | .521 | .418 | .724 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .1 | 9.5 | 9.4 | |
2010–11 | 23 | 22 | 28.0 | .401 | .343 | .841 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .8 | .1 | 11.9 | 10.8 | |
2011–12 | 16 | 11 | 22.2 | .427 | .295 | .719 | 1.5 | 3.2 | .6 | .0 | 7.4 | 7.0 | |
2012–13 | 27 | 25 | 27.0 | .396 | .339 | .781 | 2.3 | 3.2 | .6 | .1 | 10.4 | 9.2 | |
2013–14 | 31 | 31 | 29.1 | .466 | .338 | .796 | 1.8 | 4.1 | .6 | .0 | 11.4 | 12.0 | |
2014–15† | 30 | 30 | 27.5 | .439 | .379 | .821 | 1.7 | 5.8 | .8 | .1 | 10.4 | 13.9 | |
2015–16 | 24 | 23 | 27.8 | .378 | .350 | .807 | 1.8 | 4.6 | .7 | .2 | 12.8 | 12.5 | |
Career | 203 | 149 | 24.7 | .430 | .352 | .804 | 1.7 | 3.5 | .7 | .1 | 9.8 | 10.0 |
Awards and accomplishments
Pro career
- Liga ACB champion:
- Copa del Rey winner:
- Supercopa de España winner:
- EuroLeague champion:
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion:
Spanish national team
- 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: Gold
- 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: Silver
- FIBA EuroBasket 2009: Gold
- FIBA EuroBasket 2011: Gold
- 2012 Summer Olympic Games: Silver
- FIBA EuroBasket 2013: Bronze
- FIBA EuroBasket 2015: Gold
- 2016 Summer Olympic Games: Bronze
Individual awards
- All-EuroLeague Second Team: 2011
- Spanish King's Cup MVP: 2012
- 2x All-ACB Team: 2012, 2015
- Spanish Supercup MVP: 2014
- 2x ACB Finals MVP: 2015, 2016
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup MVP: 2015
References
- ^ SERGIO LLULL Height 1.92m.
- ^ "REAL MADRID, Llull agree until 2014". Euroleague.net. July 19, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ "Sergio Llull signs contract extension through 2014". Realmadrid.com. July 19, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ Euroleague.net REAL MADRID extends Llull through 2018.
- ^ Sportando.net Real Madrid extends Sergio Llull till 2018.
- ^ Llull’s NBA buy out at 12 million euros according to “Marca”.
- ^ "Real Madrid is Euroleague champion for record ninth time!". euroleague.net. May 17, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "Real Madrid make it 4 out of 4". marca.com (in Spanish). June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ Real Madrid re-signs star guard Llull until 2021.
- ^ Llull’s NBA buy out at 12 million euros according to “Marca”.
- ^ "Sergio Llull es la segunda ronda más cara de la historia del 'draft' de la NBA }" (in Spanish). Marca.com. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
External links
- Sergio Llull at acb.com Template:Es icon
- Sergio Llull at eurobasket.com
- Sergio Llull at euroleague.net
- Sergio Llull at fiba.com
- Sergio Llull at fibaeurope.com
- Sergio Llull on Twitter
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Bàsquet Manresa players
- Denver Nuggets draft picks
- FIBA EuroBasket-winning players
- Liga ACB players
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic basketball players of Spain
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- People from Mahón
- Point guards
- Real Madrid Baloncesto players
- Shooting guards
- Spanish basketball players
- Sportspeople from Minorca
- Olympic bronze medalists for Spain
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics