Wade Baldwin IV
![]() Wade Baldwin IV in March 2018 | |
No. 2 – Olympiacos | |
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
League | EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born | Belle Mead, New Jersey | March 29, 1996
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St. Joseph (Metuchen, New Jersey) |
College | Vanderbilt (2014–2016) |
NBA draft | 2016: 1st round, 17th overall pick |
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies | |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2016–2017 | →Iowa Energy |
2017–2019 | Portland Trail Blazers |
2017–2019 | →Texas Legends |
2019 | Raptors 905 |
2019–present | Olympiacos |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Wade Manson Baldwin IV (born March 29, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Vanderbilt.
High school and college career
Born in the Belle Mead section of Montgomery Township, New Jersey, Baldwin attended Immaculata High School in Somerville, New Jersey and transferred to St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, New Jersey prior to his junior year.[1]
As a freshman at Vanderbilt,[2] Baldwin started 24 of 35 games and averaged 9.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, while shooting 43.9% from 3 point range. He set a Vanderbilt freshman record of 155 assists.[3][4]
During his sophomore year, he averaged 14.1 points, 4 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game, while shooting 40.6% from 3 point range.[5] Baldwin led Vanderbilt to an appearance in the First Four in 2016 where they lost to Wichita State, 70-50.
On March 28, 2016, Baldwin declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.[6]
Professional career
Memphis Grizzlies (2016–2017)
On June 23, 2016, Baldwin was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 17th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.[7] On July 16, 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Grizzlies.[8] He made his debut for the Grizzlies in their season opener on October 26, 2016, recording seven points, five rebounds, six assists, three steals and three blocks in 24 minutes off the bench in a 102–98 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.[9] On December 6, 2016, he recorded his first double-digit scoring game with 11 points in the Grizzlies' 96–91 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[10] During his rookie season, Baldwin had multiple assignments with the Iowa Energy, the Grizzlies' D-League affiliate.[11] On October 16, 2017, Baldwin was waived by the Grizzlies.[12]
Portland Trail Blazers (2017–2019)
On October 19, 2017, Baldwin was signed on a two-way contract by the Portland Trail Blazers.[13] Under the terms of the deal, for the 2017–18 season, he will have a one-year deal splitting time between the Trail Blazers and a G-League affiliate that would be best suited for him, since Portland is currently one of four teams to not hold a G-League affiliate of their own this season. In this instance, he would be spending time with the Texas Legends. On March 12, 2018, Baldwin signed a standard NBA contract with the Blazers.[14]
On February 4, 2019, Baldwin was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers along with Nik Stauskas and two second-round picks for Rodney Hood.[15]
On February 7, the Cleveland Cavaliers then traded both him and Stauskas to the Houston Rockets.[16] Hours later, he was traded again, this time to the Indiana Pacers alongside Stauskas, a 2021 second-round draft pick and the rights to Maarty Leunen, in exchange for cash considerations.[17] On February 8, 2019, Baldwin was waived by the Indiana Pacers.[18]
Raptors 905 (2019)
On February 25, 2019, Baldwin was claimed off waivers by the Raptors 905.[19]
Olympiacos BC (2019–present)
On July 17, 2019, Baldwin signed a two-year contract with the Greek EuroLeague club Olympiacos.[20][21]
NBA 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 | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Memphis | 33 | 1 | 12.3 | .313 | .136 | .838 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .5 | .2 | 3.2 |
2017–18 | Portland | 7 | 0 | 11.4 | .667 | .800 | .600 | 1.1 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 5.4 |
2018–19 | Portland | 16 | 0 | 5.9 | .303 | .222 | .727 | .9 | .8 | .1 | .1 | 1.9 |
Career | 56 | 1 | 10.3 | .355 | .250 | .776 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .4 | .2 | 3.1 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017 | Memphis | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.3 | .7 | .0 | .0 | 0.7 |
2018 | Portland | 4 | 0 | 4.8 | .250 | 1.000 | .500 | .8 | .8 | .3 | .3 | 1.0 |
Career | 7 | 0 | 4.4 | .200 | 1.000 | .750 | 1.0 | .7 | .1 | .1 | 0.9 |
References
- ^ Haley, John (March 19, 2014). "Boys basketball Tournament of Champions preview, St. Joseph (Metuchen): The Wade Baldwin Story". NJ.com. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
- ^ Payne, Terrence (September 1, 2013). "Three-star guard Wade Baldwin commits to Vanderbilt". NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ Boclair, David (February 22, 2016). "Baldwin climbing school, conference assists lists". NashvillePost.com. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ Sparks, Adam (December 25, 2015). "Wade Baldwin serves as Vanderbilt's 'challenger'". Tennessean.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "Wade Baldwin College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Vecenie, Sam (March 28, 2016). "Vanderbilt's Wade Baldwin to declare for NBA Draft: What you need to know". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ "Grizzlies select Wade Baldwin IV in First Round of 2016 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ "Grizzlies sign 2016 1st Round Draft Pick Wade Baldwin IV to multi-year contract". NBA.com. July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ "Wade Baldwin 2016-17 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "Gasol has 26 points, 12 boards to lead Grizzlies past Sixers". ESPN.com. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "2016-17 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ "Grizzlies finalize 2017-18 regular season roster". NBA.com. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN WADE BALDWIN TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Portland Trail Blazers sign Wade Baldwin IV to standard NBA contract". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE RODNEY HOOD". NBA.com. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ "Cavs Acquire Brandon Knight, Marquese Chriss Plus Picks in Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Pacers Complete Trade with Houston Rockets". NBA.com. February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Pacers Waive Stauskas and Baldwin". NBA.com. February 8, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ "Raptors 905 Claim Wade Baldwin IV". NBA.com. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ "Reds tab Baldwin at point guard". euroleague.net. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 17, 2019). "Olympiacos signs Wade Baldwin". Sportando. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
- Euroleague.net profile
- Eurobasket.com profile
- Vanderbilt Commodores bio
- 1996 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from New Jersey
- Houston Rockets players
- Iowa Energy players
- Memphis Grizzlies draft picks
- Memphis Grizzlies players
- Olympiacos B.C. players
- People from Montgomery Township, New Jersey
- Point guards
- Portland Trail Blazers players
- Raptors 905 players
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Somerset County, New Jersey
- St. Joseph High School (Metuchen, New Jersey) alumni
- Texas Legends players
- Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball players