Wade Baldwin IV explained

Wade Baldwin IV
Position:Shooting guard / Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:200
League:BSL
EuroLeague
Team:Fenerbahçe Beko
Birth Date:29 March 1996
Birth Place:Belle Mead, New Jersey, U.S.
High School:St. Joseph (Metuchen, New Jersey)
College:Vanderbilt (2014–2016)
Draft Year:2016
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:17
Draft Team:Memphis Grizzlies
Career Start:2016
Team1:Memphis Grizzlies
Years2:2016–2017
Team2:Iowa Energy
Years3:
Team3:Portland Trail Blazers
Years4:2017–2019
Team4:Texas Legends
Years5:2019
Team5:Raptors 905
Years6:2019–2020
Team6:Olympiacos
Years7:2020–2021
Team7:Bayern Munich
Years8:2021–2022
Team8:Baskonia
Years9:2022–2024
Team9:Maccabi Tel Aviv
Years10:2024–present
Team10:Fenerbahçe
Highlights:

Wade Manson Baldwin IV (born March 29, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague.

High school and college career

Born in the Belle Mead section of Montgomery Township, New Jersey, Baldwin attended Immaculata High School in Somerville, New Jersey and transferred to St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, New Jersey prior to his junior year.[1]

As a freshman at Vanderbilt,[2] Baldwin started 24 of 35 games and averaged 9.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.4 steals (8th in the SEC), and 4.4 assists per game (5th), while shooting 43.9% from three-point range.[3] He set a Vanderbilt freshman record with 155 assists.[4] [5]

During his sophomore year, he averaged 14.1 points, 4 rebounds, and 5.2 assists (3rd in the SEC) per game, while shooting 40.6% from three-point range and .799 from the line (9th).[6] Baldwin led Vanderbilt to an appearance in the First Four in 2016 where they lost to Wichita State, 70–50.

On March 28, 2016, Baldwin declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.[7]

Professional career

Memphis Grizzlies (2016–2017)

On June 23, 2016, Baldwin was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 17th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.[8] On July 16, 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Grizzlies.[9] He made his debut for the Grizzlies in their season opener on October 26, 2016, recording seven points, five rebounds, six assists, three steals and three blocks in 24 minutes off the bench in a 102–98 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.[10] On December 6, 2016, he recorded his first double-digit-scoring game with 11 points in the Grizzlies' 96–91 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[11] During his rookie season, Baldwin had multiple assignments with the Iowa Energy, the Grizzlies' D-League affiliate.[12] On October 16, 2017, Baldwin was waived by the Grizzlies.[13]

Portland Trail Blazers (2017–2019)

On October 19, 2017, Baldwin was signed on a two-way contract by the Portland Trail Blazers.[14] Under the terms of the deal, for the 2017–18 season, he had a one-year deal splitting time between the Trail Blazers and a G-League affiliate that would be best suited for him, since Portland is currently one of four teams to not hold a G-League affiliate of their own this season. In this instance, he would be spending time with the Texas Legends. On March 12, 2018, Baldwin signed a standard NBA contract with the Blazers.[15]

On February 4, 2019, Baldwin was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers along with Nik Stauskas and two second-round picks for Rodney Hood.[16]

On February 7, the Cleveland Cavaliers then traded both him and Stauskas to the Houston Rockets.[17] Hours later, he was traded again, this time to the Indiana Pacers alongside Stauskas, a 2021 second-round draft pick and the rights to Maarty Leunen, in exchange for cash considerations.[18] On February 8, 2019, Baldwin was waived by the Pacers.[19]

Raptors 905 (2019)

On February 25, 2019, Baldwin was claimed off waivers by the Raptors 905.[20]

Olympiacos (2019–2020)

On July 17, 2019, Baldwin signed a two-year contract with the Greek EuroLeague club Olympiacos.[21] [22]

Bayern Munich (2020–2021)

On July 27, 2020, he signed with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague.[23]

Baskonia (2021–2022)

On July 10, 2021, he signed with Saski Baskonia of the Liga ACB.[24] He averaged 14.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.[25]

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2022–2024)

On June 30, 2022, Baldwin signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague.[25] He was second in scoring in the 2022–23 EuroLeague regular season, with 16.7 points per game, only trailing Aleksandar Vezenkov.[26] Baldwin was named the March 2023 MVP by the EuroLeague.[27] The following month, in April, Baldwin agreed to a extension of his contract that commits him to Maccabi until 2025.[28]

Fenerbahçe (2024–present)

On July 10, 2024, Baldwin signed with Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[29]

Career statistics

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Memphis| 33 || 1 || 12.3 || .313 || .136 || .838 || 1.4 || 1.8 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 3.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland| 7 || 0 || 11.4 || .667 || .800 || .600 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 5.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland| 16 || 0 || 5.9 || .303 || .222 || .727 || 0.9 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 1.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 56 || 1 || 10.3 || .355 || .250 || .776 || 1.2 || 1.4 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 3.1

Playoffs

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis| 3 || 0 || 4.0 || .000 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.3 || 0.7 || .0 || .0 || 0.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018| style="text-align:left;"| Portland| 4 || 0 || 4.8 || .250 || 1.000 || .500 || 0.8 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 1.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 7 || 0 || 4.4 || .200 || 1.000 || .750 || 1.0 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.9

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Olympiacos| 24 || 9 || 16.8 || .422 || .267 || .633 || 1.8 || 1.8 || .5 || .0 || 5.5 || 4.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Bayern Munich| 39 || 38 || 27.3 || .437 || .285 || .761 || 3.0 || 4.0 || 1.1 || .3 || 15.3 || 13.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Baskonia| 30 || 25 || 28.0 || .460 || .340 || .813 || 3.6 || 4.4 || 1.1 || .2 || 14.1 || 15.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Maccabi| 34 || 33 || 28.1 || .438 || .327 || .821 || 3.8 || 5.1 || .9 || .3 || 17.2 || 17.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| 30 || 30 || 27.5 || .456 || .391 || .848 || 2.5 || 4.9 ||1.0 || .2 || 17.4 || 19.1|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 157 || 135 || 26.0 || .445 || .329 || .797 || 3.0 || 4.2 || .9 || .2 || 14.4 || 14.4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John. Haley. Boys basketball Tournament of Champions preview, St. Joseph (Metuchen): The Wade Baldwin Story. NJ.com. March 19, 2014. March 19, 2014.
  2. Web site: Terrence. Payne. Three-star guard Wade Baldwin commits to Vanderbilt. NBCSports.com. September 1, 2013. September 1, 2013.
  3. Web site: Wade Baldwin IV College Stats. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. Web site: David. Boclair. Baldwin climbing school, conference assists lists. NashvillePost.com. February 22, 2016. February 22, 2016.
  5. Web site: Adam. Sparks. Wade Baldwin serves as Vanderbilt's 'challenger'. Tennessean.com. December 25, 2015. December 25, 2015.
  6. Web site: Wade Baldwin College Stats. Sports-Reference.com. December 5, 2018.
  7. Web site: Sam. Vecenie. Vanderbilt's Wade Baldwin to declare for NBA Draft: What you need to know. CBSSports.com. March 28, 2016. March 28, 2016.
  8. Web site: Grizzlies select Wade Baldwin IV in First Round of 2016 NBA Draft. NBA.com. June 24, 2016. November 20, 2016.
  9. Web site: Grizzlies sign 2016 1st Round Draft Pick Wade Baldwin IV to multi-year contract. NBA.com. July 16, 2016. July 16, 2016.
  10. Web site: Wade Baldwin 2016-17 Game Log. Basketball-Reference.com. July 19, 2017.
  11. Web site: Gasol has 26 points, 12 boards to lead Grizzlies past Sixers. ESPN.com. December 6, 2016. October 27, 2021.
  12. Web site: 2016-17 NBA Assignments. NBA.com. January 5, 2017. January 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170126075350/http://dleague.nba.com/assignments/. dead.
  13. Web site: Grizzlies finalize 2017-18 regular season roster. NBA.com. October 16, 2017. October 20, 2017.
  14. Web site: TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN WADE BALDWIN TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT. NBA.com. October 19, 2017. October 20, 2017.
  15. Web site: Portland Trail Blazers sign Wade Baldwin IV to standard NBA contract. NBA.com. October 27, 2021. en.
  16. Web site: TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE RODNEY HOOD. NBA.com. February 4, 2019. February 4, 2019.
  17. Web site: Cavs Acquire Brandon Knight, Marquese Chriss Plus Picks in Three-Team Trade. NBA.com. February 7, 2019. February 7, 2019.
  18. Web site: Pacers Complete Trade with Houston Rockets. NBA.com. February 7, 2019. February 7, 2019.
  19. Web site: Pacers Waive Stauskas and Baldwin. February 8, 2019. NBA.com. February 8, 2019.
  20. Web site: Raptors 905 Claim Wade Baldwin IV. February 25, 2019. NBA.com. February 25, 2019. July 17, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190717125710/https://raptors905.gleague.nba.com/news/raptors-905-claim-wade-baldwin-iv/. dead.
  21. Web site: Reds tab Baldwin at point guard. July 17, 2019. euroleague.net. July 17, 2019.
  22. News: Maggi. Alessandro. Olympiacos signs Wade Baldwin. Sportando. July 17, 2019. July 17, 2019.
  23. News: Wade Baldwin officially inks with Bayern Munich. July 27, 2020. Sportando. En. July 27, 2020.
  24. News: Wade Baldwin officially inks with Saski Baskonia. July 10, 2021. Saski Baskonia. Es. July 10, 2021.
  25. Web site: Maccabi makes playmaker Baldwin its latest signing | EuroLeague. Euroleague Basketball. June 30, 2022 .
  26. Web site: EuroLeague Team and Player Stats EuroLeague . 2023-04-24 . Euroleague Basketball . en-GB.
  27. Web site: 2023-04-03 . MVP of March: Wade Baldwin, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv . 2023-04-24 . Euroleague Basketball . en-GB.
  28. News: Maggi . Alessandro . 2023-04-23 . Maccabi extended Wade Baldwin IV's contract through 2025 - Sportando . en-US . Sportando . 2023-04-24.
  29. Web site: Fenerbahce officially signs Wade Baldwin with a 2+1 contract . Sportando . July 10, 2024 . July 10, 2024.