Víctor Claver

Victor Claver

Claver warming up with Valencia
No. 9 – Lokomotiv Kuban
Position Small forward / Power forward
League VTB United League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1988-08-30) August 30, 1988
Valencia, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2012 Valencia
2012–2015 Portland Trail Blazers
2012 →Idaho Stampede
2015 Khimki
2015–present Lokomotiv-Kuban
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Spain Spain
Olympic Games
2012 London Team
EuroBasket
2009 Poland National Team
2011 Lithuania National Team
2013 Slovenia National Team
2015 France National Team
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Claver and the second or maternal family name is Arocas.

Víctor Claver Arocas (born August 30, 1988) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League.

Professional career

Valencia

Claver began his playing career with the youth teams of his school, Sagrado Corazón HH. Maristas de Valencia, in Spain. He made his professional debut with Valencia during the 2006–07 season. He played in Europe's second-level competition, the Eurocup, for the first time during the 2007–08 season and won it in the 2009–10 season.

He also played in the Euroleague during the 2010–11 season and averaged 10.9 points and 4.9 rebounds over 14 games.

NBA

Claver was drafted 22nd overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2009 NBA Draft. On July 12, 2012, Claver signed a three-year deal with the Trail Blazers.[1] He was assigned to the NBA D-League's Idaho Stampede on December 7, 2012, and recalled on December 9, 2012.[2] The following day, he made his first NBA start, scoring 4 points in 25 minutes with 5 rebounds and 2 assists.[3] Claver was reassigned to the Idaho Stampede on December 14, 2012, and recalled on December 16, 2012.[2] He played 80 games for the Trail Blazers over the next three years.

On February 19, 2015, Claver was traded, along with Will Barton, Thomas Robinson and a lottery-protected 2016 first-round pick, to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Arron Afflalo and Alonzo Gee.[4] Three days later, he was waived by the Nuggets before playing in a game for them.[5]

Russia

On March 1, 2015, Claver signed with BC Khimki of Russia for the rest of the season.[6] On July 17, 2015 Claver and Khimki parted ways.[7] On September 2, 2015, another Russian powerhouse PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban announced a one-year deal with Claver for the 2015–16 season.[8]

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.

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Portland 49 16 16.6 .392 .287 .467 2.4 .9 .5 .2 3.8
2013–14 Portland 21 0 8.8 .405 .167 .909 1.9 .6 .1 .1 2.2
2014–15 Portland 10 0 7.6 .450 .545 .000 2.0 .1 .1 .1 2.4
Career 80 16 13.4 .398 .293 .585 2.2 .7 .4 .2 3.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 Portland 2 0 3.5 .000 .000 .000 0.5 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 2 0 3.5 .000 .000 .000 0.5 .0 .0 .0 .0

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2010–11 Valencia 14 14 27.6 .472 .368 .841 4.9 1.4 1.4 .4 10.9 12.1
Career 14 14 27.6 .472 .368 .841 4.9 1.4 1.4 .4 10.9 12.1

Spanish national team

As a member of the junior national teams of Spain, Claver won a bronze medal at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and a bronze medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He has also played with the senior Spanish national basketball team. He won a gold medal at the EuroBasket 2009 and at the EuroBasket 2011, and a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2013.

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

References

  1. ↑ "Trail Blazers Sign Spanish International Victor Claver". iamatrailblazersfan.com. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  2. 1 2 2012–13 NBA Assignments
  3. ↑ "Box Score, Portland vs. Toronto, Monday, December 10, 2012". nba.com. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Nuggets Acquire Barton, Claver, Robinson and Protected First Round Pick From Portland". NBA.com. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Nuggets Waive Claver and Robinson". NBA.com. February 22, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ "BC Khimki signed with Victor Claver". bckhimki.ru. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Khimki parted ways with Victor Claver
  8. ↑ "Lokomotiv Kuban announces Victor Claver". sportando.com. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

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