Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot Explained

Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot
Position:Small forward
League:Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Team:Baskonia
Number:9
Birth Date:9 May 1995
Birth Place:Cannes, France
Height M:2.03
Weight Lb:215
Draft Year:2016
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:24
Draft Team:Philadelphia 76ers
Career Start:2012
Years1:2012–2015
Team1:Antibes Sharks
Years2:2015–2016
Team2:Mega Leks
Years3:
Team3:Philadelphia 76ers
Years4:2016
Team4:Delaware 87ers
Team5:Oklahoma City Thunder
Team6:Chicago Bulls
Years7:
Team7:Brooklyn Nets
Years8:2019–2020
Team8:Long Island Nets
Team9:Atlanta Hawks
Years10:2022–2023
Team10:Olimpia Milano
Years11:2023–2024
Team11:ASVEL
Years12:2024–
Team12:Baskonia
Highlights:

Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (in French pronounced as /timɔte luwawu kabaʁo/; born 9 May 1995) is a French professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the ACB league and the EuroLeague. He was selected 24th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2016 NBA draft.

Professional career

Olympique Antibes (2012–2015)

Between 2012 and 2014, Luwawu-Cabarrot played a total of five games for the Antibes Sharks. In January 2014 he signed his first pro deal with Antibes,[1] and in 2014–15, he became a full squad member for the first time. In 42 games for Antibes in 2014–15, he averaged 7.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. He also helped the team win the LNB Pro B Leaders Cup.[2] He originally planned to enter the 2015 NBA draft,[3] but ultimately did not.

Mega Leks (2015–2016)

On 5 July 2015, Luwawu-Cabarrot signed with Mega Leks of Serbia for the 2015–16 season.[4] He helped the club win the Serbian Cup, and at the season's end, he earned All-ABA League Team honours.[5] In 28 ABA League games for Mega Leks, he averaged 14.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

Philadelphia 76ers (2016–2018)

In April 2016, Luwawu-Cabarrot declared for the 2016 NBA draft.[6] He was subsequently selected with the 24th overall pick in the draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.[7] On 3 July 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the 76ers and joined the team for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[8] [9] On 29 October 2016, he made his NBA debut in a 104–72 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, recording one rebound, one assist and one steal in six minutes off the bench.[10] On 1 February 2017, he made the first start of his career in place of the injured Robert Covington and scored seven points in a 113–95 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.[11] On 12 March 2017, he scored a season-high 18 points in a 118–116 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[12] On 31 March 2017, he set a new season high with 19 points in a 122–105 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[13] Two days later, he had a 23-point effort in a 113–105 loss to the Toronto Raptors.[14] On 10 April 2017, he scored a season-best 24 points in a 120–111 loss to the Indiana Pacers.[15] During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments to the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League.[16]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2018–2019)

On 25 July 2018, Luwawu-Cabarrot was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a three-team deal involving the 76ers and the Atlanta Hawks.[17]

Chicago Bulls (2019)

On 1 February 2019, Luwawu-Cabarrot was traded with cash considerations to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for a protected 2020 second-round draft pick.[18]

Brooklyn Nets (2019–2021)

On 30 September 2019, Luwawu-Cabarrot joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for training camp and played two preseason games before being waived.[19] [20]

On 23 October 2019, Luwawu-Cabarrot signed a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets.[21] On 15 January 2020, the Nets announced that they had signed Luwawu-Cabarrot to a 10-day contract.[22] On 25 January, he was signed to a second 10-day contract.[23] On 7 February, Luwawu-Cabarrot signed a multi-year contract with the Nets.[24]

Atlanta Hawks (2021–2022)

On 22 September 2021, Luwawu-Cabarrot signed with the Atlanta Hawks.[25]

On 24 September 2022, Luwawu-Cabarrot signed with the Phoenix Suns.[26] After appearing in three preseason games, Luwawu-Cabarrot was waived on 15 October.[27]

Olimpia Milano (2022–2023)

On 19 November 2022, Luwawu-Cabarrot made his return to Europe, signing with Italian and EuroLeague powerhouse Olimpia Milano in order to replace the injured Shavon Shields.[28] On 14 April 2023, he parted ways with the Italian club after the EuroLeague regular season had concluded. Luwawu-Cabarrot averaged 9.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest in the EuroLeague, as well as 11.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists in domestic league competition.

ASVEL (2023–present)

On 3 August 2023, Luwawu-Cabarrot returned to his native France, signing a one-year deal with ASVEL of the LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.[29]

National team career

Luwawu-Cabarrot played for the junior French national basketball teams in both the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. In 2015, he helped France to a semifinals appearance, while averaging 11.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.[30] Luwawu-Cabarrot was a member of the French national basketball team that finished second in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In the gold medal match versus the United States men's basketball team, Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 11 points in the losing effort, earning a silver medal. .[31]

Personal life

Luwawu-Cabarrot was born in France, and is of Congolese descent through his father.[32]

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia| 68 || 19 || 17.2 || .402 || .311 || .854 || 2.2 || 1.1 || .5 || .1 || 6.4|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia| 52 || 7 || 15.5 || .375 || .335 || .793 || 1.4 || 1.0 || .2 || .1 || 5.8|-| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|| style="text-align:left;"|Oklahoma City| 21 || 1 || 5.9 || .302 || .227 || .667 || .9 || .2 || .2 || .0 || 1.7|-| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago| 29 || 6 || 18.8 || .394 || .330 || .771 || 2.7 || .8 || .5 || .2 || 6.8|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn| 47 || 2 || 18.1 || .435 || .388 || .852 || 2.7 || .6 || .4 || .1 || 7.8|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn| 58 || 7 || 18.1 || .365 || .314 || .814 || 2.2 || 1.2 || .6 || .1 || 6.4|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 52 || 18 || 13.2 || .398 || .361 || .854 || 1.6 || .8 || .3 || .1 || 4.4|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 328 || 60 || 16.0 || .391 || .335 || .829 || 2.0 || .9 || .4 || .1 || 5.9

Play-in

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022| style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta| 2 || 0 || 10.2 || .500 || .500 || 1.000 || 3.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 5.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career| 2 || 0 || 10.2 || .500 || .500 || 1.000 || 3.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 5.0

Playoffs

|-| style="text-align:left;"|2020| style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn| 4 || 3 || 32.8 || .339 || .333 || .917 || 3.8 || 1.5 || .8 || .0 || 16.0|-| style="text-align:left;"|2021| style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn| 7 || 0 || 3.6 || .300 || .333 || — || .4 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 1.1|-| style="text-align:left;"|2022| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 4 || 0 || 5.5 || .500 || .333 || — || .8 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 1.3|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 15 || 3 || 11.9 || .342 || .333 || .917 || 1.4 || .7 || .2 || .0 || 5.1

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Milano| 24 || 17 || 21.5 || .446 || .333 || .824 || 2.6 || 1.1 || .6 || .1 || 9.4 || 6.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| ASVEL| 28 || 20 || 28.1 || .467 || .376 || .830 || 3.4 || 2.3 || 1.1 || .1 || 13.0 || 11.1|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career| 52 || 37 || 25.0 || .458 || .358 || .828 || 3.0 || 1.7 || .9 || .1 || 11.3 || 8.7

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 13 January 2014 . Antibes announced Winston. Luwawu-Cabarrot signed his first deal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820171920/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/110284/antibes-announced-winston-luwawu-cabarrot-signed-his-first-deal.html . 20 August 2016 . 3 July 2016 . Sportando.com.
  2. Web site: Luwawu-Cabarrot, la pépite d'Antibes. lequipe.fr. 26 February 2015. 3 July 2016. fr.
  3. Web site: France's Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot Plans Early Entry In NBA Draft. RealGM.com. 1 February 2015. 3 July 2016.
  4. Web site: Mega Leks signs Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Alpha Kaba. Sportando.com. 5 July 2015. 3 July 2016.
  5. Web site: Dragićević heads the Ideal Starting Five. ABA-Liga.com. 11 March 2016. 3 July 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311185713/http://www.aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/36374/dragievi-heads-the-ideal-starting-five.aspx. 11 March 2016.
  6. Web site: Mega Leks' Luwawu, Zubac, Kaba, Jaramaz and Zagorac to enter 2016 NBA Draft. Sportando.com. 11 April 2016. 3 July 2016.
  7. Web site: Cato. Tim. NBA Draft 2016: 76ers select Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot at No. 24. SBNation.com. 23 June 2016. 3 July 2016.
  8. Web site: Sixers Announce Team Has Signed 2016 Draft Picks Ben Simmons and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot. NBA.com. 3 July 2016. 3 July 2016.
  9. Web site: Ray. Boyd. Ben Simmons Headlines Sixers Summer League Roster. CBSLocal.com. 1 July 2016. 4 January 2017.
  10. Web site: Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot 2016-17 Game Log. Basketball-Reference.com. 2 February 2017.
  11. Web site: Curry, Mejri lead Mavericks to 113-95 win over 76ers. ESPN.com. 1 February 2017. 2 February 2017.
  12. Web site: Saric, Okafor lead 76ers past Lakers 118-116. ESPN.com. 12 March 2017. 13 March 2017.
  13. Web site: LeBron, Cavs end rough March with 122-105 win over 76ers. ESPN.com. 31 March 2017. 2 April 2017.
  14. Web site: Raptors register ninth straight home win over 76ers, 113-105. ESPN.com. 2 April 2017. 2 April 2017.
  15. Web site: Pacers beat 76ers 120-111 to close in on playoff spot. ESPN.com. 10 April 2017. 10 April 2017.
  16. Web site: 2016-17 NBA Assignments. NBA.com. 5 December 2016.
  17. Web site: Thunder Acquires Dennis Schröder and Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot. NBA.com. 25 July 2018. 25 July 2018.
  18. Web site: Bulls finalize trade with Thunder. 1 February 2019. NBA.com. 1 February 2019.
  19. Web site: View 2019 Training Camp Roster. NBA.com. 30 September 2019. 30 September 2019.
  20. Web site: Cavaliers Waive Four Players. NBA.com. 16 October 2019. 15 October 2019.
  21. Web site: Brooklyn Nets Sign Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot to Two-Way Contract . NBA.com . 23 October 2019 . 23 October 2019.
  22. Web site: Brooklyn Nets Sign Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot to 10-day Contract . NBA.com . 13 February 2020 . 15 January 2020.
  23. Web site: Brooklyn Nets Sign Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot to Second 10-Day Contract . NBA.com . 13 February 2020 . 25 January 2020.
  24. Web site: Brooklyn Nets Sign Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot to a Multi-Year Contract . NBA.com . 13 February 2020 . 7 February 2020.
  25. Web site: Atlanta Hawks Sign Johnny Hamilton, A.J. Lawson, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Jahlil Okafor . NBA.com . 22 September 2021 . 22 September 2021.
  26. Web site: Weiner . Alex . Phoenix Suns sign Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Frank Jackson . ArizonaSports.com . 28 September 2022 . 24 September 2022.
  27. Web site: Suns Waive Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Adonis Arms . 2022-10-16 . Hoops Rumors . en-US.
  28. Web site: Milan signs experienced forward Luwawu-Cabarrot. EuroLeague. 19 November 2022. 3 May 2024.
  29. Web site: La bombe TLC!. August 3, 2023. ldlcasvel.com. fr. August 4, 2023.
  30. Web site: TIMOTHE LUWAWU. FIBAEurope.com. 3 July 2016.
  31. Web site: ESPN. ESPN.com. 7 August 2021.
  32. Web site: Luwawu-Cabarrot set for NBA Africa game, but savoring off-court experience . Oklahoman.com . 3 August 2018 . 18 August 2020.