Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot

Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (French pronunciation: [timɔte luwawu kabaʁo]; born 9 May 1995) is a French professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the ACB league and the EuroLeague. He was selected 24th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2016 NBA draft.

Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot

Luwawu-Cabarrot with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2017
No. 9 – Baskonia
Position	Small forward
League	Liga ACB EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 29) Cannes, France
Listed height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2016: 1st round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2015	Antibes Sharks
2015–2016	Mega Leks
2016–2018	Philadelphia 76ers
2016	→Delaware 87ers
2018–2019	Oklahoma City Thunder
2019	Chicago Bulls
2019–2021	Brooklyn Nets
2019–2020	→Long Island Nets
2021–2022	Atlanta Hawks
2022–2023	Olimpia Milano
2023–2024	ASVEL
2024–present	Baskonia
Career highlights and awards
Italian League champion (2023) Serbian Cup winner (2016) All-Adriatic League Team (2016) French Second League champion (2013) LNB Pro B Leaders Cup champion (2015)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing  France Summer Olympics 2020 Tokyo Team EuroBasket 2022 Germany

Professional career

Olympique Antibes (2012–2015)

Between 2012 and 2014, Luwawu-Cabarrot played a total of five games for the Antibes Sharks. In January 2014 he signed his first pro deal with Antibes,^[1] and in 2014–15, he became a full squad member for the first time. In 42 games for Antibes in 2014–15, he averaged 7.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. He also helped the team win the LNB Pro B Leaders Cup.^[2] He originally planned to enter the 2015 NBA draft,^[3] but ultimately did not.

Mega Leks (2015–2016)

On 5 July 2015, Luwawu-Cabarrot signed with Mega Leks of Serbia for the 2015–16 season.^[4] He helped the club win the Serbian Cup, and at the season's end, he earned All-ABA League Team honours.^[5] In 28 ABA League games for Mega Leks, he averaged 14.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

Philadelphia 76ers (2016–2018)

In April 2016, Luwawu-Cabarrot declared for the 2016 NBA draft.^[6] He was subsequently selected with the 24th overall pick in the draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.^[7] On 3 July 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the 76ers and joined the team for the 2016 NBA Summer League.^[8][9] On 29 October 2016, he made his NBA debut in a 104–72 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, recording one rebound, one assist and one steal in six minutes off the bench.^[10] On 1 February 2017, he made the first start of his career in place of the injured Robert Covington and scored seven points in a 113–95 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.^[11] On 12 March 2017, he scored a season-high 18 points in a 118–116 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.^[12] On 31 March 2017, he set a new season high with 19 points in a 122–105 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[13] Two days later, he had a 23-point effort in a 113–105 loss to the Toronto Raptors.^[14] On 10 April 2017, he scored a season-best 24 points in a 120–111 loss to the Indiana Pacers.^[15] During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments to the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League.^[16]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2018–2019)

On 25 July 2018, Luwawu-Cabarrot was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a three-team deal involving the 76ers and the Atlanta Hawks.^[17]

Chicago Bulls (2019)

On 1 February 2019, Luwawu-Cabarrot was traded with cash considerations to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for a protected 2020 second-round draft pick.^[18]

Brooklyn Nets (2019–2021)

On 30 September 2019, Luwawu-Cabarrot joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for training camp and played two preseason games before being waived.^[19][20]

On 23 October 2019, Luwawu-Cabarrot signed a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets.^[21] On 15 January 2020, the Nets announced that they had signed Luwawu-Cabarrot to a 10-day contract.^[22] On 25 January, he was signed to a second 10-day contract.^[23] On 7 February, Luwawu-Cabarrot signed a multi-year contract with the Nets.^[24]

Atlanta Hawks (2021–2022)

On 22 September 2021, Luwawu-Cabarrot signed with the Atlanta Hawks.^[25]

On 24 September 2022, Luwawu-Cabarrot signed with the Phoenix Suns.^[26] After appearing in three preseason games, Luwawu-Cabarrot was waived on 15 October.^[27]

Olimpia Milano (2022–2023)

On 19 November 2022, Luwawu-Cabarrot made his return to Europe, signing with Italian and EuroLeague powerhouse Olimpia Milano in order to replace the injured Shavon Shields.^[28] On 14 April 2023, he parted ways with the Italian club after the EuroLeague regular season had concluded. Luwawu-Cabarrot averaged 9.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest in the EuroLeague, as well as 11.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists in domestic league competition.

ASVEL (2023–present)

On 3 August 2023, Luwawu-Cabarrot returned to his native France, signing a one-year deal with ASVEL of the LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.^[29]

National team career

Luwawu-Cabarrot played for the junior French national basketball teams in both the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. In 2015, he helped France to a semifinals appearance, while averaging 11.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.^[30] Luwawu-Cabarrot was a member of the French national basketball team that finished second in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In the gold medal match versus the United States men's basketball team, Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 11 points in the losing effort, earning a silver medal. .^[31]

Personal life

Luwawu-Cabarrot was born in France, and is of Congolese descent through his father.^[32]

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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Philadelphia	68	19	17.2	.402	.311	.854	2.2	1.1	.5	.1	6.4
2017–18	Philadelphia	52	7	15.5	.375	.335	.793	1.4	1.0	.2	.1	5.8
2018–19	Oklahoma City	21	1	5.9	.302	.227	.667	.9	.2	.2	.0	1.7
	Chicago	29	6	18.8	.394	.330	.771	2.7	.8	.5	.2	6.8
2019–20	Brooklyn	47	2	18.1	.435	.388	.852	2.7	.6	.4	.1	7.8
2020–21	Brooklyn	58	7	18.1	.365	.314	.814	2.2	1.2	.6	.1	6.4
2021–22	Atlanta	52	18	13.2	.398	.361	.854	1.6	.8	.3	.1	4.4
Career		328	60	16.0	.391	.335	.829	2.0	.9	.4	.1	5.9

Play-in

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2022	Atlanta	2	0	10.2	.500	.500	1.000	3.0	—	—	—	5.0
Career		2	0	10.2	.500	.500	1.000	3.0	—	—	—	5.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020	Brooklyn	4	3	32.8	.339	.333	.917	3.8	1.5	.8	—	16.0
2021	Brooklyn	7	0	3.6	.300	.333	—	.4	.3	—	—	1.1
2022	Atlanta	4	0	5.5	.500	.333	—	.8	.5	—	—	1.3
Career		15	3	11.9	.342	.333	.917	1.4	.7	.2	—	5.1

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2022–23	Milano	24	17	21.5	.446	.333	.824	2.6	1.1	.6	.1	9.4	6.0
2023–24	ASVEL	28	20	28.1	.467	.376	.830	3.4	2.3	1.1	.1	13.0	11.1
Career		52	37	25.0	.458	.358	.828	3.0	1.7	.9	.1	11.3	8.7

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012–13	Antibes Sharks	Pro B	2	3.0	1.000	—	1.000	1.5	—	—	—	2.0
2013–14	Antibes Sharks	Pro A	4	5.8	.250	.000	1.000	.7	.7	.2	—	1.5
2014–15	Antibes Sharks	Pro B	42	19.9	.399	.287	.763	2.5	1.6	1.1	.1	7.1
2015–16	Mega	KLS	5	24.8	.431	.250	.731	3.6	2.8	1.6	—	13.6
2015–16	Mega	ABA	28	31.1	.398	.372	.690	4.8	2.7	1.7	.4	14.6
2016–17	Delaware 87ers	D-League	3	27.1	.417	.500	.889	4.0	2.7	1.7	.3	10.3
2019–20	Long Island Nets	G League	10	33.2	.446	.286	.696	6.1	3.0	1.1	.5	19.5
2022–23	Olimpia Milano	LBA	14	22.6	.452	.348	.885	4.1	1.6	.7	.1	11.9
2023–24	ASVEL	LNB Élite	38	23.7	.471	.343	.825	3.6	2.1	.4	.1	12.4

See also

• List of foreign basketball players in Serbia
• List of NBA drafted players from Serbia

References

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2. "Luwawu-Cabarrot, la pépite d'Antibes". lequipe.fr (in French). 26 February 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
3. "France's Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot Plans Early Entry In NBA Draft". RealGM.com. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
4. "Mega Leks signs Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Alpha Kaba". Sportando.com. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
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22. "Brooklyn Nets Sign Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot to 10-day Contract". NBA.com. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
23. "Brooklyn Nets Sign Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot to Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
24. "Brooklyn Nets Sign Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot to a Multi-Year Contract". NBA.com. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
25. "Atlanta Hawks Sign Johnny Hamilton, A.J. Lawson, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Jahlil Okafor". NBA.com. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
26. Weiner, Alex (24 September 2022). "Phoenix Suns sign Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Frank Jackson". ArizonaSports.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
27. "Suns Waive Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Adonis Arms". Hoops Rumors. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
28. "Milan signs experienced forward Luwawu-Cabarrot". EuroLeague. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
29. "La bombe TLC!". ldlcasvel.com (in French). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
30. "TIMOTHE LUWAWU". FIBAEurope.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
31. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
32. "Luwawu-Cabarrot set for NBA Africa game, but savoring off-court experience". Oklahoman.com. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
• Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot at aba-liga.com
• Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot at euroleaguebasketball.net