Paul Victor Louis Zipser (born 18 February 1994) is a German professional

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player for

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of the

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(BBL). Standing at , he mainly plays at the

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position. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 48th overall pick in the

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Professional career

Heidelberg (2010–2012)

Zipser began his professional career in his hometown with

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in 2010. In 2011–12, he averaged 7.9 points, 3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He managed just two games for Heidelberg in 2012–13 due to injury.

Bayern Munich (2013–2016)

On 18 January 2013, Zipser signed a four-year deal with

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. On 21 April 2015, Zipser entered the

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as an early-entrant, only to withdraw from it later. In 2015–16, Zipser played 40 league games for Bayern Munich, averaging 7.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 18.5 minutes per game. For the season, he was named the League's Best German Young Player. In June 2016, Zipser attended the Adidas Eurocamp, a basketball camp based in Treviso for the NBA Draft prospects. He was named the Eurocamp 2016

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Chicago Bulls (2016–2018)

On 23 June 2016, Zipser was selected by the

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with the 48th overall pick in the

. On 15 July, he signed with the Bulls. On 12 January 2017, in just his 11th appearance of the season, Zipser made his first career start in the Bulls' 104–89 loss to the

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; he had a then season-high seven points. On 22 March, he scored a career-high 15 points in a 117–95 win over the

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. In the Bulls' regular-season finale on 12 April, Zipser set a new career high with 21 points in a 112–73 win over the

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. During his rookie season, he has received multiple assignments to the

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, Chicago's

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affiliate. Throughout 2017–18 season, he received very little playing time due to the Bulls' front office trying to develop other young talents. He was sent down to their G-League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls on several occasions. Zipser began seeing more playing time during the middle of the season. On 18 May 2018, Zipser was reported to have surgery in repairing a broken left foot. On 14 July, he was waived by the Bulls.

San Pablo Burgos (2019)

After being close to signing with the

according to media reports in January 2019, Zipser moved to Spanish

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side San Pablo Burgos on 17 January 2019.

Return to Bayern Munich (2019–2023)

On 5 August 2019 Zipser signed with

of the

(BBL).

Return to Heidelberg (2023–present)

On 1 July 2023, after a break of 11 years, he signed for a second stint with

of the

(BBL).

National team career

Zipser has been a member of the German national under-16 and under-18 teams. He played in the

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and

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. In

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he also played in

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and was named to the All-Tournament Team, averaging 14.6 points, 5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. On 30 July 2015, Zipser made his debut for the

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in a game against

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. During FIBA EuroBasket 2015, he averaged 5.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

Personal life

During

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, Zipser raised controversy by refusing to sign an autograph for Vuk Ivanović, a boy of Serbian descent who was wearing a Serbian jersey, who claimed he wants to sell the autograph later. However, Zipser gave an autographed game-worn jersey and shorts to Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church for a special raffle at 2018 SerbFest in

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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EuroLeague

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References

External links

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Paul Zipser
at euroleague.net * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zipser, Paul 1994 births 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Basketball people from Heidelberg CB Miraflores players Chicago Bulls draft picks Chicago Bulls players FC Bayern Munich basketball players German expatriate basketball people in Spain German expatriate basketball people in the United States German men's basketball players Liga ACB players Living people NBA players from Germany Power forwards Small forwards USC Heidelberg players Windy City Bulls players 21st-century German sportsmen