Alejandro "Álex" Abrines Redondo (born 1 August 1993) is a Spanish professional

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for

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of the Spanish

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and the

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. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays the

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and

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positions. Abrines has won three Spanish League championships with FC Barcelona in

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and

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. He was selected for the EuroLeague Rising Star Award in 2016. Born in

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, Spain, Abrines began his career with CB Axarquía in 2010. He joined

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in 2011 and was loaned back to Axarquía in the 2011–12 season. Abrines moved to FC Barcelona in 2012. He declared for the

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and was selected 32nd overall by the

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. After three more seasons with FC Barcelona, he joined the Thunder in 2016 and played three seasons with the team. Abrines returned to FC Barcelona in 2019. Abrines has represented Spain internationally since his junior years. He won a bronze medal with

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at the

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Professional career

Spain (2010–2016)

Between 2010 and 2012, Abrines played for Clínicas Rincón and Unicaja. He was traded to Spanish club

in July 2012. On 27 June 2013, Abrines was selected by the

with the 32nd overall pick in the

. On 19 May 2015, Abrines re-signed with Barcelona until 2019. In May 2016, he was named the

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. He played four seasons for Barcelona, winning three titles with the club – one Spanish ACB league championship, one Spanish King's Cup, and one

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. On 19 July 2016, Abrines parted ways with Barcelona.

Oklahoma City Thunder (2016–2019)

On 23 July 2016, Abrines signed with the

. He made his debut for the Thunder in their season opener on 26 October 2016, scoring three points off the bench in a 103–97 win over the

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. On 21 December 2016, he hit five three-pointers and finished with a career-best 18 points in a 121–110 win over the

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. On 24 February 2017, in his first career start, Abrines set a new career high with 19 points in a 110–93 win over the

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. On 9 December 2017, Abrines, starting in place of the injured

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, scored a career-high 20 points in a 102–101 overtime win over the

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. On 1 November 2018, Abrines had 25 points on five 3-pointers in a 111–107 win over the

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. Later that month on 30 November Abrines scored 21 points off a career-high seven three pointers in a 124–109 win over the

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. On 9 February 2019, Abrines was waived by the Thunder. After sitting out a number of games, he and the team mutually decided to part ways, citing personal reasons.

Return to Spain (2019–present)

On 12 July 2019, Abrines signed a two-year deal with

with the option of a third year. On 30 June 2021, he extended his contract with the team until 2026. Abrines suffered an injury on his knee on 17 September and was ruled out for four months.

National team career

Abrines has played with the junior national teams of Spain. He won the gold medal at the

2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 28th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams featured the competition, held in Poland from July 21–31. Lithuania were the defending champion. Spain won their third title. Te ...

, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team, as well as being named the tournament's MVP.FIBAEurope.com Abrines Named U18 MVP.
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, where he won the bronze medal. In 2016, he won a bronze medal at the

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with the senior

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. He also played at

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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EuroLeague

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Domestic leagues

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Awards and accomplishments

Club

* Spanish League: 2013–14, 2020–21, 2022–23 *

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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Individual

* 2013–14 ACB season: All-Young players Team *

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: All-Young players Team *

2015–16 EuroLeague The 2015–16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was the 16th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the sixth under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champi ...

Spanish junior national team

: All-Tournament Team *

: MVP

Personal life

Abrines' father, Gabriel, played basketball professionally in Spain for five teams from 1989 to 1999. Abrines was born in the Spanish city of

where his father retired from basketball.

References

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Alejandro Abrines – COE – Paris 2024
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