Sergio Llull

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Sergio Llull
File:SergioLlul.JPG
Llull warming up with Real Madrid
No. 23 – Real Madrid
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Liga ACB
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1987-11-15) November 15, 1987 (age 36)
Mahón, Menorca, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Listed height 6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34th overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career 2005–present
Career history
2005–2007 Manresa
2005–2006 → Finques Olesa
2007–present Real Madrid
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Spain Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2009 Poland National Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lithuania National Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Slovenia National Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 France National Team
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2007 Slovenia & Italy Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Spain Team

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Llull and the second or maternal family name is Melià.

Sergio "Sergi" Llull Melià (ser-HIO YU-y; born November 15, 1987) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB. He is a 6 ft 3 ¾ in (1.92 m) tall[1] point guard-shooting guard.

Player profile

Llull is known for his straight line speed, jumping ability, and dunks. Llull averaged a PIR of 13.9 in the Euroleague, during the 2014–15 season.

He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He has spent the majority of his Euroleague career playing as a combo guard.

Professional career

Early years

Llull began his career playing for the La Salle Maò and CB i Unió Manresana junior clubs as a youth. He made his professional debut with the Spanish ACB League club Manresa during the 2005–06 season. He also played with the (Spanish 4th Division Spanish club Finques Olesa that season, on loan. He returned to Manresa and played in the Spanish 2nd Division the next season.

Real Madrid

He joined the Spanish Euroleague club Real Madrid in 2007.

In 2009, Real Madrid exercised a club option to extend his contract for another 2 years. In 2010, Llull extended his contract with Real Madrid through the year 2014.[2][3] He was named the MVP of the final of the mid-season three game 2012 Spanish King's Cup tournament.

In 2012, Llull extended his contract with Real Madrid once again, this time through the 2017–18 season.[4][5]

In 2014–15 season, Real Madrid won the Euroleague, after defeating Olympiacos with 78–59 in the final game.[6] Real Madrid eventually finished the season winning the Spanish League championship, after 3–0 score in the final series against Barcelona. With that trophy, they have won the triple crown.[7] He was also named the Spanish League Finals MVP of 2015. In the summer of 2015, Llull once again extended his contract with Real Madrid, this time through the 2020–21 season.[8]

NBA rights

Llull was chosen by the Denver Nuggets, with the 34th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. The Houston Rockets then bought his draft rights from the Nuggets, for approximately $2.25 million, making him the most expensive player ever to be purchased during the draft's second round.[9]

Spanish national team

As a member of the junior Spanish national basketball teams, Llull won the gold medal at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and he won the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He has also played with the senior men's Spanish national basketball team. He won two gold medals at the EuroBasket, in 2009 and 2011, and he also played at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

He won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2013, and the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2015.

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

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

† Denotes seasons in which Llull won the Euroleague

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08 Real Madrid 15 2 8.1 .370 .000 .789 .4 .9 .2 .1 2.3 1.7
2008–09 Real Madrid 19 4 19.0 .468 .380 .926 1.1 2.2 .5 .2 6.9 6.6
2009–10 Real Madrid 18 1 21.1 .521 .418 .724 1.2 2.0 1.0 .1 9.5 9.4
2010–11 Real Madrid 23 22 28.0 .401 .343 .841 2.3 3.0 .8 .1 11.9 10.8
2011–12 Real Madrid 16 11 22.2 .427 .295 .719 1.5 3.2 .6 .0 7.4 7.0
2012–13 Real Madrid 27 25 27.0 .396 .339 .781 2.3 3.2 .6 .1 10.4 9.2
2013–14 Real Madrid 31 31 29.1 .466 .338 .796 1.8 4.1 .6 .0 11.4 12.0
2014–15† Real Madrid 30 30 27.5 .439 .379 .821 1.7 5.8 .8 .1 10.4 13.9
Career 149 126 24.2 .439 .352 .803 1.6 3.3 .7 .1 9.4 9.6

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

2007, 2013, 2015
2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
2012, 2013, 2014
2015
2015

Spanish national team

Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ Eurobasket.com Sergio Llull Profile.
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  4. ↑ Euroleague.net REAL MADRID extends Llull through 2018.
  5. ↑ Sportando.net Real Madrid extends Sergio Llull till 2018.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  8. ↑ Real Madrid re-signs star guard Llull until 2021.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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