Joffrey Lauvergne

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Joffrey Lauvergne
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Lauvergne (right) with Partizan Belgrade in October 2013
No. 77 – Denver Nuggets
Position Power forward / Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1991-09-30) September 30, 1991 (age 32)
Mulhouse, France
Nationality French
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55th overall
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2012 Élan Chalon
2012 Valencia
2012–2014 Partizan
2014–2015 Khimki
2015–present Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing France France
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Spain
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2013 Slovenia
Bronze medal – third place 2015 France
U20 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Spain

Joffrey Lauvergne (born September 30, 1991) is a French professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 55th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2013 NBA Draft, who then traded his rights to the Denver Nuggets.[1]

Professional career

Élan Chalon

After two years in INSEP (2007–2009), Joffrey Lauvergne arrived in Chalon-sur-Saône in 2009. With Élan Chalon he won a French League in 2012, two French Cups in 2011 and 2012, and Leaders Cup in 2012. Lauvergne averaged 5.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in the French League. He was waived by the team on 25 November 2012.[2]

Valencia

On November 28, 2012, Lauvergne signed a short-term deal with the ACB club Valencia.[3] He averaged 5.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in five matches.

Partizan

On December 28, 2012, Lauvergne signed a two and half year contract with Partizan Belgrade.[4] After breakthrough half-season he was having in Partizan, he was drafted 55th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2013 NBA Draft, who then traded his rights to the Denver Nuggets. It was also announced that he will stay some time overseas before joining the NBA.[5]

Later in the summer of 2013, Lauvergne confirmed that he will stay with the club for another season, despite the financial problems the club was facing.[6] In his second Euroleague season, with lot of trust from head coach Duško Vujošević, he has made big steps forward in his development, becoming one of the best rebounders in the league averaging 9.3 rebounds in 10 regular season games. His games haven't gone unseen, as Denver Nuggets GM Tim Connelly has said that they really liked the progress he has made through the season.[7] When team captain Dragan Milosavljević injured, Lauvergne was appointed as new team captain. This made him first foreign captain in history of the Serbian team.[8] Over 24 games in the Euroleague, he averaged 11.1 points per game, while also leading the league with 8.6 rebounds per game.[9][10] Along with his teammate Bogdan Bogdanović, he was selected for the ideal team of the 2013–14 ABA League season.[11][12] Partizan finished season by winning its 13th consecutive title, defeating arch rivals Red Star Belgrade by 3-1 in the final series.[13]

Khimki

On June 23, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with the Russian club Khimki.[14][15] According to the Serbian daily press Večernje novosti, Partizan also received US$600,000 in the name of buyout from Khimki, as Lauvergne was still under contract with Partizan.[16] Day after leaving Partizan, he left the farewell letter praising his old teammates, coaching staff, fans and Serbian people in general. He also stated that he was feeling like part of family, almost like at home, surrounded with love and care from the people in the club.[17][18]

On February 4, 2015, Lauvergne parted ways with Khimki.[19] Over 27 games, he averaged 9.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

Denver Nuggets

On February 19, 2015, Lauvergne signed a reported two-year deal with the Denver Nuggets.[20][21] Three days later, he made his NBA debut, recording 8 points and 3 rebounds in the Nuggets' 119–94 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.[22]

On February 19, 2016, Lauvergne scored a career-high 22 points in the Nuggets' 116–110 loss to the Sacramento Kings.[23]

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Led the league

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Denver 24 1 11.2 .404 .188 .643 3.2 .5 .3 .4 3.9
2015–16 Denver 59 15 17.6 .513 .245 .899 4.9 .9 .2 .3 7.9
Career 83 16 15.8 .493 .232 .825 4.4 .8 .3 .3 6.7

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2012–13 Élan Chalon 7 5 15.4 .531 .500 .800 3.6 .9 .1 .1 6.6 6.3
2013–14 Partizan 24 24 32.3 .515 .229 .714 8.6 1.0 .6 .3 11.1 15.4
Career 31 29 28.6 .517 .279 .724 7.5 1.0 .5 .2 10.1 13.4

National team

Lauvergne is a member of the senior men's French national basketball team. He won the gold medal with France at the EuroBasket 2013.[24] The following summer, he won the bronze medal with France at the 2014 World Cup. His role in the team increased, and he averaged 9.2 points and 5.3 rebounds over nine tournament games.[25]

International stats

Tournament Games played Points per game Rebounds per game Assists per game
2013 EuroBasket 9 3.8 2.8 0.3
2014 World Cup 9 9.2 5.3 0.4
2015 EuroBasket 9 9.6 5.6 0.8

References

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External links

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Partizan Belgrade captain
(acting)
2014		 Succeeded by
Dragan Milosavljević

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