Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
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| Full name | Kentavious Tannell Caldwell-Pope | |
| birthday | 18th February 1993 (age 27) | |
| place of birth | Thomaston, Georgia , USA | |
| size | 198 cm | |
| position | Shooting Guard | |
| college | Georgia | |
| NBA draft | 2013 , 8th pick, Detroit Pistons | |
| Club information | ||
| society | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| league | NBA | |
| Jersey number | 1 | |
| Clubs as active | ||
| 2013-2017 |
 Detroit Pistons
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| 2017– |
Los Angeles Lakers
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Kentavious Tannell Caldwell-Pope (born February 18, 1993 in Thomaston , Georgia ) is an American basketball player who is currently under contract with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA .
High school and college
Caldwell-Pope was considered a very talented high school player and played in the prestigious McDonalds All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic in 2011 . After graduating from high school, he decided to visit native Georgia . For this he played two years. In his senior year he was named SEC Player of the Year , scoring 18.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. In 2013 he signed up for the NBA draft .
NBA
In the 2013 NBA Draft , Caldwell-Pope was selected in 8th place by the Detroit Pistons . In his first year he started in half of the 82 games and scored 5.9 points in just under 20 minutes. In the 2014–15 season he established himself as a starter under coach Stan Van Gundy and scored 12.7 points on average. Caldwell-Pope Starter stayed with the Pistons for the next two years and scored 14 points.
After his rookie contract with the Pistons expired, Caldwell-Pope turned down a five-year contract extension in the summer of 2017 that would have brought him $ 80 million. Instead, he signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers that brought him $ 18 million.
Web links
- nbadraft.net: Profile (English)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - player profile on NBA.com
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - player profile on basketball-reference.com
Individual evidence
0 Kyle Kuzma | 1 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 3 Anthony Davis | 4 Alex Caruso | 5 Talen Horton-Tucker | 7 JaVale McGee | 9 Rondo district | 10 Jared Dudley | 12 Devontae Cacok | 14 Danny Green | 18 Dion Waiters | 11 J. R. Smith | 23 LeBron James | 28 Quinn Cook | 37 Kostas Antetokounmpo | 39 Dwight Howard | 88 Markieff Morris
Head Coach: Frank Vogel
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| SURNAME | Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious Tannell (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1993 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thomaston , Georgia , United States |