Shaedon Sharpe
Canadian basketball player (born 2003) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shaedon Sharpe (/ˈʃeɪdən/ SHAY-dən;[1] born May 30, 2003) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A consensus five-star recruit out of high school, Sharpe signed to play college basketball with the Kentucky Wildcats, but did not play a game before leaving for the NBA. Nicknamed "The Abnormality," he was selected seventh overall in the 2022 NBA draft.
.jpg) Sharpe in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 17 – Portland Trail Blazers | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 30, 2003 London, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2022: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2022–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2022–present | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Early life
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Perspective
Sharpe played basketball for H. B. Beal Secondary School in his hometown of London, Ontario and led his team to an Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations AAA appearance.[2] He moved to Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas, where he had a limited production as a sophomore.[3] For his junior season, Sharpe transferred to Dream City Christian School in Glendale, Arizona and assumed a leading role.[4] He averaged 21.4 points and six rebounds per game in the Grind Session.[5] He competed for UPLAY Canada on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit, where he was mentored by Dwayne Washington.[6]
Sharpe was a consensus five-star recruit and was previously the consensus number one player in the 2022 class before reclassifying.[7] Sharpe was unranked by major recruiting services early in his high school career and became one of the top players in his class in about one year, in part due to his success at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League in 2021.[8] On September 7, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for Kentucky over offers from Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma State and the NBA G League Ignite. He was the first number one recruit to commit to the program since Nerlens Noel in 2012.[9]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Shaedon Sharpe SG |
London, ON | Dream City Christian (AZ) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 7, 2021 | |
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
| Recruit rankings: Rivals: 1 247Sports: 1 ESPN: 1 | ||||||
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College career
Sharpe graduated early from high school with the intention of redshirting his first year at Kentucky and playing in the 2022–23 season.[10] On February 7, 2022, head coach John Calipari announced that Sharpe would not play for the team in the 2021–22 season after speculation that he would play and enter the 2022 NBA draft, for which he was eligible.[11] On April 21, Sharpe declared for the 2022 draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility without playing a game.[12]
Professional career
Portland Trail Blazers (2022–present)
Sharpe was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He joined the 6th overall pick, Bennedict Mathurin, as the only Canadians drafted in the first round that year. On July 1, 2022, he signed his rookie-scale contract with the Trail Blazers.[13] On July 8, 2022, in his NBA Summer League debut, Sharpe suffered a shoulder injury after under six minutes of play. An MRI later revealed a small labral tear in his left shoulder, and Sharpe was unable to play for the rest of the Summer League.[14] On October 19, 2022, he made his NBA debut, scoring 12 points in a 115–108 win over the Sacramento Kings.[15] On March 29, 2023, in a loss against the Sacramento Kings, Sharpe had 30 points along with seven rebounds and seven assists, and joined LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Luka Dončić as the only teenagers to ever achieve such numbers in a game.[16]
On February 9, 2024, Sharpe underwent abdominal surgery. On April 9, 2024, the team announced that Sharpe would miss the remainder of the season.[17]
On September 30, 2024, Sharpe was cleared for training camp after undergoing abdominal surgery.[18]
National team career
Sharpe represented Canada at the 2019 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Brazil. He averaged 13 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists, helping his team win the silver medal.[19]
Career statistics
| 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 | Bold | Career high |
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