Axel Toupane

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Axel Toupane
File:Axel Toupane SIG saison 2013-2014.jpg
No. 6 – Denver Nuggets
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1992-07-23) July 23, 1992 (age 31)
Mulhouse, France
Nationality French
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2015 Strasbourg IG
2015–2016 Raptors 905
2016–present Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards

Axel Toupane (born July 23, 1992) is a French professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Toupane also represents the French national team in international events.[1]

Professional career

Early years

From 2008 to 2011, Toupane spent time with the Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez and Strasbourg IG Under 21 teams before joining the Strasbourg IG senior squad for the 2011–12 LNB Pro A season. As a rookie, he averaged 2.5 points and 1.4 rebounds in 22 games. In 2012–13, Toupane averaged 3.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in 35 games, as he helped Strasbourg reach the French Leaders Cup Final. He was considerably more effective the following season, as he averaged 6.1 points and 2.5 rebounds in 41 games.

2014–15 season

Following the 2013–14 season, Toupane entered the 2014 NBA draft, but went undrafted. He then competed in the 2014 NBA Summer League for the Dallas Mavericks where he averaged 3.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in four games.[2] He returned to Strasbourg following the Summer League and in 2014–15, Toupane averaged 7.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 42 games.[3] Strasbourg finished regular season champions for a second straight year in 2015, and also won the French Cup and the French Leaders Cup.

2015–16 season

On July 23, 2015, Toupane signed with the Toronto Raptors after averaging 4.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in three summer league games for the team.[4] On October 24, 2015, he was waived by the Raptors after appearing in two preseason games.[5]

On October 31, 2015, Toupane was acquired by Raptors 905 of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of Toronto.[6] On November 19, he made his debut for Raptors 905 in a 109–104 loss to the Maine Red Claws, recording 17 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and one steal in 30 minutes.[7]

On March 3, 2016, Toupane signed a 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets after averaging 14.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.0 steals over 32 games in the D-League.[8] The next day, he made his NBA debut in a 121–120 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, recording one rebound in five minutes off the bench.[9] On March 14, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Nuggets.[10] On March 25, he signed a multi-year contract with the Nuggets.[11] At the conclusion of the season, Toupane was named the NBA D-League Most Improved Player for the 2015–16 season.[12]

NBA career statistics

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  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Denver 21 0 14.5 .357 .325 .765 1.5 .7 .3 .3 3.6
Career 21 0 14.5 .357 .325 .765 1.5 .7 .3 .3 3.6

References

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