Leandro Nicolás Bolmaro (born 11 September 2000) is an Argentine-Italian professional

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player for

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of the Italian

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(LBA) and the

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. He also represents the senior Argentina national team.

Early years and youth career

Bolmaro began playing the sport of basketball in his home country of Argentina. He started playing with the youth teams of a local

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named Almafuerte from Las Varillas town in

Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to: * Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain * Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province Córdoba or Cord ...

. On 13 April 2018, he played for the World Team at the

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Professional career

Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca (2017–2018)

Bolmaro began his pro career on 16 July 2017, when he was 16 years old, after he signed with

Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca Club Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca is an Argentine sports club based in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its basketball team, that currently played in the main levels of Argentina, including Campeonato Argentino an ...

of the

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, the top basketball league in Argentina. In 23 games played during the 2017–18 season, Bolmaro averaged 2.0 points, 0.7 rebounds, 0.5 assists, and 0.4 steals, in 7.2 minutes per game. He shot 37.3% overall from the field, 53.6% on 2-point field goals, 17.4% on 3-point field goals, and 75.0% on free throws.

Barcelona (2018–2021)

For the 2018–19 LEB Oro season, Bolmaro moved to the Spanish club

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. He averaged 10.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.2 steals per game for the club

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while playing in the

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, Spain's second-tier level league. With the reserve team, he played in a total of 33 games and averaged 24.1 minutes per game of playing time. He shot 39.6% overall from the field, 45.5% on 2-point field goals, 30.8% on 3-point field goals, and 65.2% on free throws. In 2019–20 FC Barcelona Bàsquet season, he split playing time between Barcelona's reserve team and senior team, which competed in the

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, the highest level Spanish league, and the

. During the 2019–20 Spanish 3rd Division season, while playing with Barcelona's reserve B team, he averaged 14.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.8 steals, in 26.3 minutes per game, in 9 games played in the Spanish 3rd Division. On 13 August 2020, Bolmaro signed a contract extension with Barcelona through 2023. After getting selected in the NBA draft, Bolmaro opted to stay with FC Barcelona. In September 2021, Bolmaro paid his

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in order to leave Barcelona and subsequently be able to sign a 4-year rookie-scale contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Minnesota Timberwolves (2021–2022)

In the

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, Bolmaro was selected by the

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with the 23rd overall selection, but his draft rights were traded to the

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in a three-team trade. On 18 September 2021, Bolmaro signed a 4-year, $11.8M rookie contract with the Timberwolves. Bolmaro made his NBA debut on 20 October 2021 in the Timberwolves 124–106 win against the

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. He hadn't seen many minutes before 27 November 2021, in which he played a career-high 17 minutes against the

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Utah Jazz (2022–2023)

On 6 July 2022, Bolmaro was traded along with

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, the draft rights to

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, four future first-round picks, and a pick swap to the

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in exchange for

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. On 16 February 2023, Bolmaro reached a contract buyout agreement with the Jazz, and he was subsequently waived.

Lenovo Tenerife (2023)

On 2 March 2023, Bolmaro signed with

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of the

Bayern Munich (2023–2024)

On 19 July 2023 he signed with

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. On 6 July 2024, he opted out of his contract with the German club.

National team career

Junior national team

In 2017, Bolmaro won a silver medal with Argentina's Under-17 national team at the

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, Peru. He averaged a team-high 13.8 points per game. Bolmaro also represented the Argentine Under-19 national team at the

2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup The 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Greek: Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο Μπάσκετ FIBA Under-19 2019) was the 14th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championshi ...

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, Greece, where his team finished in 11th place. He left the tournament's opening game early with a minor strain. During the tournament, he was Argentina's leading scorer, with an average of 10.8 points per game.

Senior national team

On 29 July 2021, Bolmaro scored 2 points in a loss to the

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at the

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in Tokyo, Japan. In 2022, Bolmaro won the gold medal with the senior team in the

2022 FIBA AmeriCup The 2022 FIBA AmeriCup was the 19th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, the quadrennial international men's basketball championship organized by FIBA Americas. The tournament was held in Recife, Brazil, as Brasília was dropped as a second host city mon ...

held in

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. He was one of Argentina's

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s in the tournament.

Career statistics

NBA

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EuroLeague

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Basketball Champions League

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Domestic leagues

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References

External links

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FIBA Profile

Euroleague.net Profile

Liga ACB Profile

Spanish 2nd Division / 3rd Division Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bolmaro, Leandro 2000 births Living people 21st-century Argentine sportsmen 21st-century Italian sportsmen Argentine expatriate basketball people in Germany Argentine expatriate basketball people in Spain Argentine expatriate basketball people in the United States Argentine men's basketball players Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Córdoba, Argentina CB Canarias players Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca basketball players FC Barcelona Bàsquet players FC Barcelona Bàsquet B players FC Bayern Munich basketball players Iowa Wolves players Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain Italian men's basketball players Liga ACB players Minnesota Timberwolves players NBA players from Argentina New York Knicks draft picks Olympic basketball players for Argentina People from Córdoba Province, Argentina Point guards Salt Lake City Stars players Shooting guards Utah Jazz players