Lucas Nogueira
 Nogueira with the Estudiantes in 2013. | |
| No. 92 – Toronto Raptors | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 26, 1992 São Gonçalo, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2014 | Estudiantes (Spain) |
| 2011–2012 | →CB Las Rozas (Spain) |
| 2014–present | Toronto Raptors |
| 2015 | →Fort Wayne Mad Ants (D-League) |
| 2015–2016 | →Raptors 905 (D-League) |
Lucas Riva Amarante "Bebê" Nogueira (born July 26, 1992) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the 16th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, but was later traded to the Atlanta Hawks. In 2014, his rights were traded to the Toronto Raptors.
Professional career
Liga ACB career
From 2009 to 2011, Nogueira played for the CB Estudiantes junior team. In 2011, he was loaned to CB Las Rozas for the 2011–12 season. In January 2012, he joined CB Estudiantes for the rest of the 2011–12 ACB season, and re-joined the team for the 2012–13 season as well.[1]
On 27 June 2013, the day of the NBA draft, Nogueira signed a two-year contract extension with Estudiantes.[2]
NBA career
On April 17, 2013, Nogueira officially declared for the 2013 NBA draft.[3] Because he had initially decided to declare for the 2011 NBA draft, but ultimately declined to enter it afterwards, Nogueira was not allowed to back out of the 2013 draft. He was selected with the 16th overall pick by the Boston Celtics on behalf of the Dallas Mavericks, who then traded his draft rights to the Atlanta Hawks.[4][5]
In July 2013, Nogueira joined the Atlanta Hawks for the 2013 NBA Summer League.[6]
On June 30, 2014, Nogueira's draft rights were traded, along with Louis Williams, to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for John Salmons and 2015 second round pick.[7] In July 2014, he joined the Raptors for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[8] On August 3, 2014, he signed with the Raptors.[9] On November 21, 2014, he made his NBA debut against the Milwaukee Bucks. In 8 minutes of action, he recorded 2 points, 5 rebounds and 1 steal in a blowout 124-83 victory.[10] On March 12, 2015, he was assigned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League.[11] On March 26, he was recalled by the Raptors.[12]
In July 2015, Nogueira re-joined the Raptors for the 2015 NBA Summer League. On September 29, 2015, the Raptors exercised their third-year team option on Nogueira's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2016–17 season.[13] During the 2015–16 season, he had multiple assignments with Raptors 905 of the NBA Development League.[14]
NBA 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 | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Toronto | 6 | 0 | 3.8 | .250 | .000 | .500 | 1.8 | .2 | .3 | .0 | 1.0 |
| 2015–16 | Toronto | 29 | 1 | 7.8 | .636 | .333 | .533 | 1.6 | .2 | .4 | .4 | 2.2 |
| Career | 35 | 1 | 7.1 | .577 | .333 | .526 | 1.6 | .2 | .4 | .3 | 2.0 |
International career
Nogueira played for the Brazilian U-19 national team at the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. He was fifth in rebounds per game and second in blocks per game.
References
- ↑ "Lucas Nogueira – ACB.com". ACB.com. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Asefa Estudiantes extends Lucas Nogueira till 2015". Sportando.com. June 27, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Brazil's Lucas Nogueira declares for NBA draft". NBA.com. April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
- ↑ Norlander, Matt (June 27, 2013). "David Stern and Lucas Nogueira's Afro provide the photo of the draft". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
- ↑ Ogden, Maxwell (June 27, 2013). "Atlanta Hawks Draft Lucas Nogueira After Trading for Mavericks' No. 16 Pick". bleacherreport.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Summer League Statistics". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Raptors Acquire Williams, Nogueira From Atlanta". NBA.com. June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Raptors Announce 2014 NBA Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Raptors Sign Lucas Nogueira And Will Cherry". NBA.com. August 3, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Williams scores 22 as Raptors beat Bucks 124-82". NBA.com. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Raptors Assign Nogueira To Mad Ants". NBA.com. March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Raptors Recall Nogueira From Mad Ants". NBA.com. March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Raptors Exercise 16-17 Options On Bruno Caboclo, Lucas Nogueira". RealGM.com. September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ↑ "2015-16 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
- NBADraft.net Profile
- ACB.com Profile (Spanish)
- DraftExpress.com Profile
- Lucas Nogueira on Twitter