Position Point guard NBA draft 1999 / Undrafted Height 1.91 m League NBA Pro career 1995–present Salary 981,348 USD (2015) | Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Name Pablo Prigioni Nationality Argentine, Italian Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg) Role Basketball player | |
Born May 17, 1977 (age 46)
Rio Tercero, Cordoba ( 1977-05-17 ) Current team Los Angeles Clippers (Point guard) Parents Raul Prigioni, Maria Enrici Similar People Luis Scola, Cole Aldrich, Josh Smith, Mike Woodson, Phil Jackson Profiles | ||
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Pablo Prigioni (born May 17, 1977) is an Argentine professional head basketball coach, and a former professional basketball player. He is currently the head coach of Saski Baskonia. At a height of 1.93 m (6'4"), he played at the point guard position. He was a two-time All-EuroLeague selection, and was also a member of the senior Argentine national team that won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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- Argentina
- Europe
- NBA
- Return to Europe and retirement
- Professional coaching career
- National team career
- Career statistics
- Pro career
- Argentine national team
- References
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Argentina
Prigioni began his professional career with Ramallo of the Argentine LNB League during the 1995–96 season. He then moved to Belgrano San Nicolás in 1996, before transferring to Obras Sanitarias in 1998.
Europe
In 1999, Prigioni moved to the Spanish club Fuenlabrada, where he stayed until 2001. In 2001, Prigioni joined the Spanish club Lucentum Alicante, and he played there until 2003. In 2003, Prigioni joined the EuroLeague team Baskonia. With Baskonia he won several titles, including: 3 Spanish King's Cups in the years 2004, 2006, 2009; 4 Spanish Supercups in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008; and the Spanish League championship in 2008.
In 2009, he joined Real Madrid. In August 2011, he returned to Baskonia, signing a one-year deal.
NBA
On July 24, 2012, Prigioni signed a one-year contract with the New York Knicks for the rookie minimum. At age 35, Prigioni became the oldest rookie in NBA history, when he made his debut on November 2, 2012. He became the team's starting point guard for the last two months of the 2012–13 season, as well as for the playoffs. In Game 6 of the Knicks' first round playoff series against the Boston Celtics, Prigioni made 3 three-pointers in the first quarter. The Knicks won 88–80, to advance to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 13 years.
On July 10, 2013, Prigioni re-signed with the Knicks.
On February 19, 2015, Prigioni was traded to the Houston Rockets, in exchange for Alexey Shved, and two second-round draft picks.
On July 20, 2015, the Rockets traded Prigioni, Joey Dorsey, Nick Johnson, Kostas Papanikolaou, a 2016 first round draft pick, and cash considerations, to the Denver Nuggets, in exchange for Ty Lawson and a 2017 second round draft pick. Prigioni was immediately waived by Denver, upon being acquired.
On August 3, 2015, Prigioni signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. On January 13, 2016, he had a career-high eight steals against the Miami Heat, which was one shy of the franchise record, held by his head coach, Doc Rivers. On April 8, 2016, he recorded a season-high 13 points, a career-high seven rebounds, and a season-high seven assists, in a 102–99 overtime win over the Utah Jazz.
On July 29, 2016, Prigioni signed with the Houston Rockets, returning to the franchise for a second stint. However, he was waived by the Rockets on October 24, 2016, after appearing in five preseason games with them.
Return to Europe and retirement
On December 5, 2016, Prigioni returned to Baskonia, signing with them for the rest of the season. He officially retired from his professional basketball playing career on January 9, 2017. During his pro club career, Prigioni played in 10 EuroLeague seasons, in which he had career averages of 6.1 points, 4.3 assists, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.7 steals per game, and in 4 NBA seasons, in which he had career regular season averages of 3.5 points, 2.8 assists, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game.
Professional coaching career
On June 16, 2017, Prigioni began his coaching career, when he signed a two-year deal with Baskonia, to become their new head coach.
National team career
As a member of the Argentine senior men's national basketball team, Prigioni played at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. He won silver medals at the 2003 FIBA Americas Championship and 2007 FIBA Americas Championship. Prigioni was also a member of the Argentina national team that competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He also won the bronze medal at the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, and the gold medal at the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship.
Career statistics
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.