Álex Abrines Facts for Kids

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Abrines and the second or maternal family name is Redondo.

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Álex Abrines

Abrines with FC Barcelona in 2022

No. 21 – FC Barcelona

Shooting guard / small forward

Personal information

Born

1 August 1993 (age 31)
Palma, Spain

Listed height

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Listed weight

200 lb (91 kg)

Career information

NBA Draft

2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32nd overall

Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder

Pro career

2010–present

League

Liga ACB
EuroLeague

Career history

2010–2011

Axarquía

2011–2012

Unicaja Málaga

2011–2012

→Axarquía

2012–2016

FC Barcelona

2016–2019

Oklahoma City Thunder

2019–present

FC Barcelona

Career highlights and awards

2× Spanish League champion (2014, 2021)
3× Spanish Cup winner (2013, 2021, 2022)
EuroLeague Rising Star Award (2016)
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship MVP (2011)

Medals

Men's basketball

Representing Spain
Olympic Games
Bronze	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Team
EuroBasket
Bronze	2017 Turkey
U20 European Championship
Bronze	2012 Poland	Team
U18 European Championship
Gold	2011 Poland	Team

Alejandro "Álex" Abrines Redondo (born 1 August 1993) is a Spanish professional basketball player and the team captain for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays the shooting guard and small forward positions. Abrines has won two Spanish League championships with FC Barcelona in 2014 and 2021. He was selected for the EuroLeague Rising Star Award in 2016.

Born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Abrines began his career with CB Axarquía in 2010. He joined Baloncesto Málaga in 2011 and was loaned back to Axarquía in the 2011–12 season. Abrines moved to FC Barcelona in 2012. He declared for the 2013 NBA draft and was selected 32nd overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder. After three more seasons with FC Barcelona, he joined the Thunder in 2016 and played three seasons with the team. Abrines returned to FC Barcelona in 2019.

Abrines has represented Spain internationally since his junior years. He won a bronze medal with the Spain at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Professional career
National team career
Career statistics
Awards and accomplishments
Personal life
See also

Professional career

Spain (2010–2016)

Between 2010 and 2012, Abrines played for Clínicas Rincón and Unicaja. He was traded to Spanish club FC Barcelona in July 2012.

On 27 June 2013, Abrines was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 32nd overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.

On 19 May 2015, Abrines re-signed with Barcelona until 2019. In May 2016, he was named the EuroLeague Rising Star. He played four seasons for Barcelona, winning three titles with the club – one Spanish ACB league championship, one Spanish King's Cup, and one Spanish Supercup. On 19 July 2016, Abrines parted ways with Barcelona.

Oklahoma City Thunder (2016–2019)

Abrines with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2017

On 23 July 2016, Abrines signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He made his debut for the Thunder in their season opener on 26 October 2016, scoring three points off the bench in a 103–97 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. On 21 December 2016, he hit five three-pointers and finished with a career-best 18 points in a 121–110 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. On 24 February 2017, in his first career start, Abrines set a new career high with 19 points in a 110–93 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

On 9 December 2017, Abrines, starting in place of the injured Paul George, scored a career-high 20 points in a 102–101 overtime win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

On 1 November 2018, Abrines had 25 points on five 3-pointers in a 111–107 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Later that month on 30 November Abrines scored 21 points off a career-high seven three pointers in a 124-109 win over the Atlanta Hawks.

On 9 February 2019, Abrines was waived by the Thunder. After sitting out a number of games, he and the team mutually decided to part ways, citing personal reasons.

Return to Spain (2019–present)

On 12 July 2019, Abrines signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona with the option of a third year. On 30 June 2021, he extended his contract with the team until 2026. Abrines suffered an injury on his knee on 17 September and was ruled out for four months.

National team career

Abrines has played with the junior national teams of Spain. He won the gold medal at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team, as well as being named the tournament's MVP. He also played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won the bronze medal. In 2016, he won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics with the senior Spain national basketball team. He also played at EuroBasket 2017.

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	Oklahoma City	68	6	15.5	.393	.381	.898	1.3	.6	.5	.1	6.0
2017–18	Oklahoma City	75	8	15.1	.395	.380	.848	1.5	.4	.5	.1	4.7
2018–19	Oklahoma City	31	2	19.0	.357	.323	.923	1.5	.6	.5	.2	5.3
Career		174	16	16.0	.387	.368	.880	1.4	.5	.5	.1	5.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017	Oklahoma City	5	16.0	.348	.294	.750	1.8	.8	- —	- —	4.8
2018	Oklahoma City	6	18.3	.400	.462	1.000	2.7	.3	.8	.3	4.0
Career		11	17.3	.372	.367	.833	2.3	.5	.5	.2	4.4

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2011–12	Málaga	6	1	11.7	.217	.133	.750	1.2	.5	.3	.3	2.5	.8
2012–13	Barcelona	15	2	11.2	.446	.324	1.000	1.1	.3	.4	.1	5.1	4.0
2013–14		28	4	16.6	.456	.369	.769	1.3	.7	.4	.1	6.7	4.5
2014–15		23	3	18.2	.450	.341	.771	1.5	1.7	.7	.2	7.6	6.7
2015–16		25	2	19.2	.469	.417	.833	2.2	.8	.6	.1	9.3	8.8
2019–20		25	3	14.8	.465	.462	.833	2.1	.4	.6	.1	5.2	4.9
2020–21		39	33	18.4	.427	.423	.903	1.8	.7	.6	.2	6.1	4.7
2021–22		13	5	14.6	.500	.511	1.000	1.7	.2	.3	.2	7.0	5.0
2022–23		35	10	17.6	.456	.478	.853	2.0	.9	.6	.1	7.4	6.4
2023–24		27	3	17.3	.492	.448	.857	2.0	.5	.5	.3	6.9	6.6
Career		236	66	16.8	.455	.419	.845	1.8	.7	.5	.2	6.7	5.6

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–11	Axarquía	LEB Oro	30	15.1	.370	.337	.647	1.8	.5	.6	.2	3.8
2011–12	Axarquía	LEB Oro	16	27.9	.509	.453	.756	2.9	.7	1.8	.4	13.4
2011–12	Málaga	ACB	18	16.4	.387	.283	.682	1.6	.4	.6	.2	4.8
2012–13	Barcelona	ACB	33	10.5	.386	.288	.682	1.0	.2	.3	.2	3.3
2013–14	Barcelona	ACB	42	17.8	.438	.406	.885	1.5	.9	.5	.2	6.9
2014–15	Barcelona	ACB	37	17.7	.457	.447	.897	1.7	1.0	.7	.3	8.3
2015–16	Barcelona	ACB	37	19.5	.470	.396	.860	2.3	1.1	.8	.2	8.9
2019–20	Barcelona	ACB	28	18.1	.423	.367	.733	2.2	.6	.6	.2	5.5
2020–21	Barcelona	ACB	39	19.6	.495	.435	.930	2.8	.9	.8	.2	7.8
2021–22	Barcelona	ACB	23	12.7	.542	.561	.818	2.2	.5	.3	.2	5.7
2022–23	Barcelona	ACB	35	18.7	.435	.416	.806	2.6	.7	.6	.2	7.1
2023–24	Barcelona	ACB	31	17.7	.435	.448	.800	2.8	.6	.4	.1	6.3

Awards and accomplishments

Club

Spanish League: 2013–14
Spanish King's Cup: 2013
Spanish Supercup: 2015

Individual

2013–14 ACB season: All-Young players Team
2014–15 ACB season: All-Young players Team
2015–16 EuroLeague: EuroLeague Rising Star

Spanish junior national team

2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: All-Tournament Team
2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: MVP

Personal life

Abrines' father, Gabriel, played basketball professionally in Spain for five teams from 1989 to 1999. Abrines was born in the Spanish city of Palma de Mallorca where his father retired from basketball.

Álex Abrines facts for kids

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