Willy Hernangómez

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Willy Hernangómez
No. 41 – Real Madrid
Position Center
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1994-05-27) May 27, 1994 (age 30)
Madrid, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 249 lb (113 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–present Real Madrid
2011–2013 Real Madrid B
2013–2015 CB Sevilla
Career highlights and awards

Guillermo "Willy" Hernangómez Geuer[1] (born May 27, 1994) is a Spanish professional basketball player who plays for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he plays at the center position.

Professional career

Real Madrid

Considered one of the best prospects of Real Madrid, Hernangómez played his first pro seasons on its reserve team. In the summer of 2013, Hernangómez was loaned by Real Madrid to Cajasol Sevilla, extending his agreement for one more season in the next summer.

On July 16, 2015, he returned to Real Madrid.[2]

NBA rights

On April 24, 2015, Hernangómez declared for the 2015 NBA draft.[3] On June 25, 2015, the Philadelphia 76ers selected him with the 35th pick, and later that night, traded him to the New York Knicks for two future picks and cash considerations. His Sevilla teammate, Kristaps Porziņģis, was also acquired by the Knicks in the draft with the 4th pick.[4]

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.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2012–13 Real Madrid 3 0 4.8 .286 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 1.3 -1.3
2015–16 Real Madrid 14 0 11.2 .643 .000 .545 3.4 .3 .2 .6 4.3 5.6
Career 17 0 10.0 .592 .000 .545 2.9 .2 .2 .5 3.8 4.4

Awards and accomplishments

Club honours

Individual

Personal life

Hernangómez is a son of Guillermo Hernangómez Heredero and Margarita "Wonny" Geuer Draeger, who also played basketball at center; his brother Juancho is also a player at power forward. His mother Margarita was born in Seville, and is of German origin.[6][7]

References

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