Kevin Séraphin

Kevin Séraphin (born 7 December 1989) is a French retired professional basketball player. Standing 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) tall, Séraphin played at both the power forward and center positions[1] in his playing career. Séraphin started his professional basketball career in Cholet Basket, and was drafted 17th overall in the 2010 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, but was later traded to the Washington Wizards.

Kevin Séraphin
Séraphin with France in 2017
Personal information
Born (1989-12-07) 7 December 1989
Cayenne, French Guiana, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight278 lb (126 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2010: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career2007–2019
PositionCenter
Number13, 1
Career history
2007–2010Cholet Basket
2010–2015Washington Wizards
2011Caja Laboral
2015–2016New York Knicks
2016–2017Indiana Pacers
2017–2019FC Barcelona
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points2,516 (5.9 ppg)
Rebounds1,462 (3.5 rpg)
Blocks304 (.7 bpg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  France
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place2011 Lithuania

Professional career

Cholet Basket (2007–2010)

In December 2007, Séraphin joined the Cholet Basket senior team for the first time after having played for their junior team since 2006. In August 2009, he signed a three-year contract extension with Cholet.[2] In the 2009–10 season, he played 32 games, averaging 6.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game as he went on to help Cholet win the 2009–10 Pro A championship. He also earned the 2010 Most Improved Player award.[3]

Washington Wizards (2010–2015)
Séraphin against Lou Amundson
Kevin Seraphin grabbing a rebound

On 24 June 2010 Séraphin was selected with the 17th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. On 8 July 2010 he was traded, along with Kirk Hinrich and cash considerations, to the Washington Wizards in exchange for the rights to Vladimir Veremeenko.[4] On 30 July 2010 he signed his rookie scale contract with the Wizards.[5]

On 20 September 2011 Séraphin signed with Caja Laboral of Spain for the duration of the NBA lockout.[6] In December 2011, he returned to the Wizards following the conclusion of the lockout.

On 30 June 2014 the Wizards tendered a $3.89 million qualifying offer to make Séraphin a restricted free agent. On 18 July 2014 he accepted the one-year, $3.89 million qualifying offer.[7][8][9]

New York Knicks (2015–2016)

On 6 August 2015 Séraphin signed with the New York Knicks.[10]

Indiana Pacers (2016–2017)

On 8 September 2016 Séraphin signed with the Indiana Pacers.[11] On 31 July 2017 he was waived by the Pacers.[12]

Barcelona (2017–2019)

On 4 August 2017 Séraphin signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa of the Liga ACB.[13] On 17 February 2019 he won 2019 Copa del Rey, recording six points and one rebound in a 94–93 win over Real Madrid.

On 24 October 2020 Séraphin announced he was retiring from professional basketball, citing a knee injury.[14][15]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Washington 58110.9.449—.7102.6.3.3.52.7
2011–12 Washington 572120.6.531.000.6714.9.6.31.37.9
2012–13 Washington 79821.8.461—.6934.4.7.3.79.1
2013–14 Washington 53110.9.505—.8712.4.3.1.54.7
2014–15 Washington 79015.6.513.000.7073.6.7.1.76.6
2015–16 New York 48011.0.410.000.8262.61.0.2.83.9
2016–17 Indiana 49311.4.551.000.6362.9.5.1.44.7
Career 4233415.2.489.000.7153.5.6.2.75.9

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 Washington 401.5.000——.5.0.0.0.0
2015 Washington 6012.0.484—.5003.2.3.3.25.5
2017 Indiana 4014.8.462—.7143.51.0.0.57.3
Career 1409.8.450—.6152.5.4.1.24.4

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2011–12 Caja Laboral 7519.2.551—.8005.0.6.41.08.99.4
2017–18 FC Barcelona 15—20.3.579.000.6554.9.9.3.912.112.5
2018–19 27—14.1.632—.7863.6.5.2.48.37.7
Career 49517.9.587.000.7474.2.6.3.68.99.9

National team career

Séraphin was named to the All-Tournament team of the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, after helping France to win the silver medal. He was a member of the senior French national basketball team in 2011, where France reached the finals of the EuroBasket 2011, which they lost to Spain.[16] He played for France at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[17]

See also

References
  1. "Kevin Séraphin Stats, Video, Bio, Profile". NBA.com. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  2. Cholet, first pro contract for Seraphin
  3. Traoré and Greer MVPs of Pro A
  4. "Wizards Acquire Kirk Hinrich and Draft Rights to Kevin Seraphin From Chicago". NBA.com. July 8, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  5. "Wizards sign Seraphin to rookie deal". ESPN.com. July 30, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
  6. "CAJA LABORAL adds Seraphin to frontline". Euroleague.net. September 20, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  7. Wizards re-sign Kevin Seraphin, Garrett Temple
  8. "Seraphin signs qualifying offer". The Washington Post. 2014-07-19. Archived from the original on 2019-12-11.
  9. Kevin Seraphin signs $3.8 million qualifying offer with Wizards
  10. "Knicks Sign Kevin Seraphin". NBA.com. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  11. "Pacers Sign Kevin Seraphin and Nick Zeisloft". NBA.com. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  12. "Kevin Seraphin: Waived by Pacers". cbssports.com. July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  13. "Barcelona strengthens frontline with Seraphin". euroleague.net. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  14. Askounis, Johnny (October 24, 2020). "Kevin Seraphin announces decision to retire". Eurohoops. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  15. Helin, Kurt (October 24, 2020). "Seven-year NBA veteran Kevin Seraphin retires from basketball at age 30". nba.nbcsports.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  16. Spain beats France to win European Championship
  17. "Kevin Seraphin Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
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