Tomáš Satoranský Explained

Tomáš Satoranský
Number:13
Team:FC Barcelona
Position:Guard / Small forward
League:Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Birth Date:30 October 1991
Birth Place:Prague, Czechoslovakia
Nationality:Czech
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:210
Draft Year:2012
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:32
Draft Team:Washington Wizards
Career Start:2007
Years1:2007–2009
Team1:USK Praha
Years2:2009–2014
Team2:Sevilla
Years3:2014–2016
Team3:FC Barcelona
Years4:
Team4:Washington Wizards
Years5:
Team5:Chicago Bulls
Team6:New Orleans Pelicans
Team7:San Antonio Spurs
Team8:Washington Wizards
Years9:2022–present
Team9:FC Barcelona
Highlights:

Tomáš Satoranský (born 30 October 1991) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at, he primarily plays at the point guard position, but he can also play as a shooting guard or small forward due to his height and wingspan.

Professional career

USK Praha (2007–2009)

From 2007 to 2009, Satoranský played with USK Praha.

Sevilla (2009–2014)

In 2009, Satoranský signed with CB Sevilla of the Spanish ACB League, where he played for the next five seasons. He was selected in the second round of the 2012 NBA draft (32nd overall) by the Washington Wizards.[1] He played at the 2012 NBA Summer League.[2]

Barcelona (2014–2016)

In July 2014, Satoranský signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa.[3] In July 2016, he parted ways with Barcelona in order to join the NBA.[4]

Washington Wizards (2016–2019)

On 21 July 2016, Satoranský signed with the Washington Wizards.[5] On 1 December 2017, he scored a career-high 17 points in a 109–91 win over the Detroit Pistons.[6] On 3 February 2018, he set a new career high with 19 points in a 115–98 win over the Orlando Magic.[7] He surpassed that mark a week later, scoring 25 points on 10-of-12 shooting in a 101–90 win over the Chicago Bulls.[8] On 11 January 2019, he recorded his first career triple-double with 18 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a 113–106 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.[9]

Chicago Bulls (2019–2021)

On 6 July 2019, Satoranský was traded to the Chicago Bulls in a sign-and-trade deal.[10] On 6 January 2020, Satoranský logged 11 points, 5 rebounds and a career-high 14 assists in a 110–118 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.[11] [12]

New Orleans Pelicans (2021–2022)

On 8 August 2021, Satoranský was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans, along with Garrett Temple and draft picks, for Lonzo Ball.[13]

San Antonio Spurs (2022)

On 8 February 2022, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired Satoranský, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Josh Hart, Didi Louzada, a protected 2022 first-round draft pick, the better of New Orleans’ and Portland’s 2026 second-round draft picks and New Orleans' 2027 second-round draft pick from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr. and Tony Snell.[14] A day later, Satoranský was traded yet again, this time to the San Antonio Spurs in a three-team trade.[15] He played one game for the Spurs before agreeing to a contract buyout on 26 February 2022.

Return to Washington (2022)

On 28 February 2022, Satoranský signed a rest-of-season contract with the Washington Wizards.[16]

Return to Barcelona (2022)

On 4 July 2022, Satoranský penned a four-year deal with his former club FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, joining his national squad teammate Jan Veselý under the guidance of coach Šarūnas Jasikevičius.[17]

National team career

Satoranský has played in all of the age categories for the Czech Republic national basketball team. He joined the senior national team for the first time during EuroBasket 2009 qualifiers. In 2010, he played at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, with the Czech Republic Under-20 junior national team. Satoranský has also represented the Czech senior national team at EuroBasket 2013 and EuroBasket 2015.[18] [19] He also played at EuroBasket 2017, and helped the Czech Republic qualify to the 2019 FIBA World Cup for the first time.[20] [21] [22]

Satoransky scored 14 points in a loss to France in the preliminary round of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Washington| 57 || 3 || 12.6 || .418 || .243 || .697 || 1.5 || 1.6 || .5 || .1 || 2.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Washington| 73 || 30 || 22.5 || .523 || .465 || .781 || 3.2 || 3.9 || .7 || .2 || 7.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Washington| 80 || 54 || 27.1 || .485 || .395 || .819 || 3.5 || 5.0 || 1.0 || .2 || 8.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago| 65 || 64 || 28.9 || .430 || .322 || .876 || 3.9 || 5.4 || 1.2 || .1 || 9.9|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago| 58 || 18 || 22.5 || .514 || .356 || .848 || 2.4 || 4.7 || .7 || .2 || 7.7|- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| | style="text-align:left;"| New Orleans| 32 || 3 || 15.0 || .299 || .161 || .760 || 2.0 || 2.4 || .4 || .0 || 2.8|- | style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio| 1 || 0 || 9.0 || || || .750 || 1.0 || || || || 3.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|Washington| 22 || 10 || 18.9 || .476 || .273 || .840 || 2.8 || 4.9 || .7 || .2 || 4.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 388 || 182 || 22.2 || .468 || .354 || .820 || 2.9 || 4.1 || .8 || .2 || 6.9

Playoffs

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017| style="text-align:left;"| Washington| 10 || 0 || 3.6 || .500 || || .400 || .5 || .6 || .1 || || .8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018| style="text-align:left;"| Washington| 6 || 0 || 10.0 || .154 || .000 || .750 || 1.5 || .5 || .0 || || 1.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 16 || 0 || 6.0 || .263 || .000 || .556 || .9 || .6 || .1 || || .9

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014-15| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| Barcelona| 27 || 12 || 19.2 || .470 || .391 || .850 || 3.0 || 3.2 || .8 || .2 || 7.2 || 10.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015-16| 29 || 27 || 24.5 || .567 || .366 || .755 || 2.8 || 4.3 || .9 || .3 || 9.0 || 12.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022-23| 36 || 36 || 24.4 || .514 || .487 || .823 || 3.8 || 4.3 || .7 || .1 || 8.4 || 12.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023-24| 39 || 36 || 25.0 || .447 || .366 || .721 || 4.3 || 4.0 || 1.1 || .1 || 7.0 || 11.3|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 131 || 111 || 23.5 || .482 || .401 || .788 || 3.6 || 4.0 || .9 || .2 || 7.9 || 11.7

EuroCup

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2010-11| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Real Betis| 16 || 15 || 23.6 || .448 || .438 || .818 || 2.9 || 3.4 || 1.1 || .2 || 6.9 || 8.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2011-12| 12 || 9 || 28.0 || .444 || .300 || .769 || 3.8 || 4.8 || .8 || .1 || 10.2 || 11.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career| 28 || 24 || 25.5 || .446 || .385 || .792 || 3.3 || 4.0 || 1.0 || .1 || 8.3 || 10.1

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeague
27 14.4 .470 .226 .742 2.3 1.4 .6 .1 6.1
35 22.1 .484 .256 .738 4.6 2.1 1.0 .1 9.9
28 7.2 .500 .273 .789 .7 .9 .3 .2 2.4
13 29.2 .368 .241 .833 3.9 2.8 1.1 11.5
34 20.9 .463 .407 .719 2.2 2.4 1.0 .2 7.1
36 17.2 .430 .273 .702 2.1 1.3 .5 .1 4.8
33 29.2 .469 .342 .786 3.1 4.2 1.2 .2 12.4
37 30.8 .467 .349 .822 3.8 4.8 1.5 .0 12.1
41 20.8 .583 .456 .838 2.9 3.4 .8 .1 8.7
43 24.3 .567 .439 .775 2.9 4.3 .9 .1 10.7
40 22.2 .523 .417 .767 2.8 4.1 1.0 .0 8.6
36 22.8 .488 .423 .766 3.3 4.5 .8 .1 8.0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Satoranský je čtvrtým Čechem v NBA. Jde do Washingtonu za Veselým — iDNES.cz. 29 June 2012.
  2. Web site: Standig. Ben. Tomas Satoransky: Timing was right for Wizards, NBA dreams. NBC Sports Washington. 22 July 2016. 4 November 2019.
  3. News: FC Barcelona lands guard Satoransky. 11 July 2014. Euroleague.net.
  4. Web site: Tomas Satoransky leaves FC Barcelona Lassa. fcbarcelona.com. 4 July 2016. 8 July 2016.
  5. News: Wizards Sign Tomas Satoransky. 21 July 2016. MonumentalSportsNetwork.com. 21 July 2016.
  6. Web site: Morris, Satoransky lead Wizards to 109-91 rout of Pistons. ESPN.com. 1 December 2017. 2 December 2017.
  7. Web site: Porter, Wizards ease to 115-98 victory over Magic. ESPN.com. 3 February 2018. 4 February 2018.
  8. Web site: Tomas Satoransky scores 25, Wizards beat Bulls 101-90. ESPN.com. 10 February 2018. 11 February 2018.
  9. Web site: Beal scores 32, Wizards top Giannis-less Bucks 113-106. ESPN.com. 11 January 2019. 11 January 2019.
  10. Web site: BULLS ACQUIRE TOMAS SATORANSKY. NBA.com. 6 July 2019.
  11. Web site: Bulls vs. Mavericks - Game Recap - January 6, 2020 - ESPN. 2021-04-05. ESPN.com.
  12. Web site: Chicago Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks Score and Stats - January 6, 2020 Gametracker. 2021-04-05. CBSSports.com.
  13. Web site: Pelicans acquire Tomáš Satoranský and Garrett Temple . 8 August 2021 . NBA.com.
  14. 8 February 2022. TRAIL BLAZERS COMPLETE TRADE WITH NEW ORLEANS. Portland Trail Blazers.
  15. Web site: TRAIL BLAZERS COMPLETE THREE-TEAM TRADE. 9 February 2022. NBA.
  16. Web site: Wizards sign Satoransky for second stint with Washington. wtop.com. 28 February 2022. 28 February 2022.
  17. Web site: Tomas Satoransky returns to Barça! . 2022-07-04 . www.fcbarcelona.com.
  18. http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2013.roundID_8722.teamID_2612.playerID_57967.html EuroBasket 2013 profile
  19. http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_%7Bd166e39e-2323-4863-b229-76357a926fa2%7D.season_2015.roundID_9322.teamID_2612.playerID_57967.html EuroBasket 2015 profile
  20. https://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2017/player/Tomas-Satoransky EuroBasket 2017 profile
  21. Web site: Czech Republic's Satoransky on making the World Cup. 19 September 2018.
  22. http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/player/Tomas-Satoransky 2019 FIBA World Cup profile