Kendrick Melvin Nunn (born August 3, 1995) is an American professional

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player for

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

of the

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(GBL) and the

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. Nunn played

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for three seasons at the

University of Illinois The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United ...

, where he was named to the 2013–14 Big Ten All-Freshman team. He was dismissed from the Illini after the 2015–16 season, and had to sit out a season after transferring to

Oakland University Oakland University (OU or Oakland) is a public university, public research university in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1957 through a donation of Matilda Dodge Wilson and husband ...

due to

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(NCAA) transfer rules. He won the 2018 Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year award at Oakland after leading the nation in

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s made per game. After going

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in the

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, Nunn spent the 2018–19 season with the

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of the

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. In April 2019, he signed with the

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and reached the

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. He was also named to the

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. In October 2023, Nunn signed with

and won the

title in his first season in Europe, earning

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honors in the process. A charismatic scorer, considered one of the best shooting guards to have played in Europe, Nunn won the

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for the 2025 season and was the first player from Panathinaikos in the new EuroLeague era to win this award. He was named

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in 2025.

High school career

Nunn attended

Simeon Career Academy Neal F. Simeon Career Academy (formerly known as Westcott Vocational High School, Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School, Neal F. Simeon Career Technical Academy), locally known simply as Simeon, is a public four-year vocational school, vocational ...

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. As a freshman, he received his first basketball scholarship offer from

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, then the head coach at

Saint Louis University Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Missi ...

. Nunn listed among the schools he was considering

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, Marquette,

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Oklahoma State Oklahoma State University (informally Oklahoma State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. The university was established in 1890 under the legislation of the Morrill Act. Originally known ...

Texas A&M Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

, and

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the C ...

. During his senior season, Simeon honored his contribution by retiring his jersey, No. 20, along with that of fellow senior standout

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, No. 22. Nunn and Parker joined

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, Bobby Simmons, and Benji Wilson as the only Wolverine basketball players to have their jersey numbers retired. Nunn helped lead Simeon to four

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(IHSA) state titles. Nunn verbally committed to Texas A&M before his junior year in August 2011, but about two months later he announced his de-commitment from that school and intent to reopen his recruiting process. His father, Melvin, explained that Kendrick felt he had committed prematurely and wished to explore all his options. On September 15, 2012, after his

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to Illinois, Nunn committed to play there under head coach

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College career

As a freshman at the

, Nunn played for the

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in all 35 games of their 2013–14 season and started in the last 12. He debuted as a starter on February 9, 2014, against

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, finishing the contest with 19 points and helping the team snap an eight-game losing streak. Nunn tied his career-high on February 19, with 19 points, to lead the Illini to a 62–49 victory at

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; for this performance, he was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week five days later. On the heels of wins over

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and

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, in which Nunn averaged 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists, he repeated as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on March 3. At season's end, Nunn made the Big Ten All-Freshman Team selected by the coaches. Nunn was a co-

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of the 2015–16 Fighting Illini team. Nunn was dismissed from the Illinois basketball team on May 24, 2016, after pleading guilty to a charge of misdemeanor battery two months earlier. About a month later, he transferred to

, where he had the opportunity to revitalize his career with the Golden Grizzlies. As required by

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transfer rules, Nunn sat out his first year there, relegated to the bench for the 2016–17 season. While playing in the Golden Grizzlies' 2017–18 campaign, Nunn earned

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Player of the Week on November 13 and did so again on December 18 and January 22. As a senior, Nunn led the

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in three-point shooting, with an average of 4.47

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s made per game; and he finished second in scoring to

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, with 25.9 points per contest. On February 28, 2018, Nunn was voted the Horizon League Player of the Year and also earned First Team All-League honors. His 4.47 three-point shots per game average was a school single-season record. Nunn's 84 three-point shots made was a

single-season record for conference games.

Professional career

Santa Cruz Warriors (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in the

, Nunn signed a partially guaranteed contract with the

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; it guaranteed him at least a spot on their Summer League roster and an invitation to their fall camp, as well as some money. The Warriors ultimately declined to take him on, releasing him on October 12. He was then added to the roster of their

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affiliate, the

. In his November 4 professional debut for the team, Nunn recorded 15 points in a 118–108 win versus the

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. On November 10, he scored 32 points off the bench against the

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. Despite starting in only one of 49 games, he averaged 19.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.3 blocks across 29 minutes per contest.

Miami Heat (2019–2021)

The

announced that they had signed Nunn on April 10, 2019. On October 18, Nunn made a significant impression during the preseason finale against the

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by posting 40 points, the highest score by a Heat player in a preseason game in the last 20 years. His NBA debut came on October 23 in the Heat's season opener against the

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, when he started and had 24 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals during the 120–101 victory. After his first week in the league, his three-game average of 22.3 points earned him an NBA Player of the Week nomination. In his first five NBA games, Nunn posted 112 points to break the record for the most points in as many games by an undrafted player;

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had set the previous record with 105 points in 1969. The 112-point tally was also the most recorded by a rookie in his first five games since

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scored 113 in 2007. On December 3, Nunn was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month after averaging 16.4 points, 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals per contest. On December 10, he posted a career-high 36 points to help the Heat secure a 135–121 overtime win versus the

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. In that game teammate

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added 34 points, establishing an NBA record for points by an undrafted duo (70). After scoring 504 points in his 31st career game, he became the fastest rookie to reach 500 points in franchise history (one game faster than

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). On January 2, Nunn became the first undrafted player in NBA history to win multiple Rookie of the Month awards and joined

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(4) as the only Heat players with multiple awards. He won the Rookie of the Month award for a third time for his January performance. He was named to the

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at the

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, scoring 16 points for Team USA. On September 15, 2020, Nunn was named 2019–20 NBA All-Rookie First Team and finished second in Rookie of the Year voting. On September 30, 2020, Nunn tallied 18 points during Game 1 of the

against the

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, which is the most points scored by a rookie off the bench in a Finals game since

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's 21 points in

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. The Heat went on to lose the series in 6 games. On May 15, 2021, Nunn scored a season-high 31 points, alongside six rebounds and three assists, in a 108–122 loss to the

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. The Heat lost in 4 games to the Bucks during the first round of the

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. On August 3, the Heat rescinded Nunn's qualifying offer, making him an

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Los Angeles Lakers (2021–2023)

On August 6, 2021, Nunn signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the

. On October 21, he was diagnosed with a bone bruise in his right knee and was expected to miss multiple weeks. On December 6, coach

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said that Nunn was likely to not return during December. On January 17, 2022, Nunn suffered a setback in his rehab. On February 8, he was ruled out until at least late March. He ultimately missed the entire season due to knee injury. On October 18, 2022, Nunn made his Lakers debut, scoring 13 points in a 109–123 loss to the

. On January 6, 2023, he scored a season-high 23 points, alongside three rebounds, two assists, and one steal, in a 130–114 win over the

Washington Wizards (2023)

On January 23, 2023, Nunn was traded, alongside three future second-round draft picks, to the

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in exchange for

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. Nunn made his Wizards debut two days later, recording 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals off the bench in a 108–103 win over the

Panathinaikos (2023–present)

On October 31, 2023, Nunn signed with

and

powerhouse

until the end of the season. On November 20, 2023, Nunn recorded 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals, along with two game-winning free throws in a 86–85 victory against

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. On May 7, 2024, Panathinaikos, under the leadership of Nunn, beat

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in the decisive Game 5 of the

playoffs, clinching the

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at Berlin after a dry spell of twelve years. Following the game, it was announced by the club's owner Dimitrios Giannakopoulos that Nunn had renewed his contract with the Greens through 2026. He went on to win the EuroLeague title in his first season in Europe, earning

honors in the process. He also won the Greek League title the same year, beating archrivals

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in the finals. On December 17, 2024, Nunn set EuroLeague records for the most points in a first quarter (21) and the most three-pointers in a single quarter (7). He additionally tied the all-time league record for most points in any quarter (21), which also set the Panathinaikos record for most points in a quarter. On March 29, 2025, it was reported that Nunn had agreed upon a new three-year extension with the defending

champions through 2028, signing a contract worth a record total of 13.5 million euros, while also removing his player opt-out clause for

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franchises. On April 10 of the same year, the deal was made official.

National team career

In March 2011, Nunn was among the 24 high school players invited to the

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, to try out for the

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. Nunn was one of four Chicago talents to make it past the 27-man tryouts and join the 12-man national team. He went on to win a gold medal with Team USA in the 2011 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Cancun, Mexico. The team, coached by Don Showalter of Mid-Prairie High, scored over 100 points in each victorious matchup. Nunn, along with teammate

of Simeon and rival

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high school, was selected to play in the

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held in

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, from June 29 to July 8, 2012. As with the 2011 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship, Nunn once again helped Team USA capture a gold medal.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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EuroLeague

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, 35 , , 27 , , 27.5 , , .446 , , .410 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", .959* , , 2.7 , , 3.0 , , .9 , , .1 , , 16.0 , , 11.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 35 , , 27 , , 27.5 , , .446 , , .410 , , .959 , , 2.7 , , 3.0 , , .9 , , .1 , , 16.0 , , 11.7

Domestic leagues

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! League ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;",

, , 49 , , 29.0 , , .473 , , .333 , , .857 , , 3.8 , , 2.8 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , 19.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", GBL , , 30 , , 25.6 , , .468 , , .369 , , .889 , , 2.9 , , 4.0 , , .7 , , .3 , , 13.9

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;",

, 35 , , 12 , , 19.5 , , .456 , , .388 , , .808 , , 1.7 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , .1 , , 6.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;",

, 33 , , 24 , , 30.2 , , .401 , , .360 , , .817 , , 3.5 , , 1.9 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 11.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;",

, 28 , , 25 , , 35.1 , , .428 , , .391 , , .794 , , 5.0 , , 1.7 , , 1.5 , , .2 , , 15.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:center;" colspan="11",

Redshirt , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

, 30 , , 26 , , 37.9 , , .435 , , .394 , , .838 , , 4.7 , , 3.8 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , 25.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 126 , , 87 , , 30.1 , , .428 , , .386 , , .821 , , 3.6 , , 2.1 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 14.2

Records

NBA

* Total points in first five career games for an undrafted player (112) * Single-game points by an undrafted duo (70, 34 by

) * Conference rookie of the month awards for an undrafted player (3)

Miami Heat

* Fastest rookie to 500 career points (31 games)

Horizon League

* Single-season (conference games) three-point shots made (84)

Oakland Golden Grizzlies

* Single-season three-point shots made/game (4.47)

Euroleague

* Best % of free throws (95.9) overall for players with more than 50 free throws attempted. * Most 3 pointers scored in one quarter 7/8 Panathinaikos vs Milan 17/12/2024 .

Notes

References

External links

Oakland Golden Grizzlies bio

Illinois Fighting Illini bio

ESPN profile
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