Joshua Primo

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Joshua Primo
Free agent
Position Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (2002-12-24) December 24, 2002 (age 21)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
College Alabama (2020–2021)
NBA draft 2021: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022 San Antonio Spurs
2021–2022 →Austin Spurs
2023–2024 Los Angeles Clippers
2023–2024 →Ontario Clippers
Career highlights and awards
  • SEC All-Freshman Team (2021)
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Joshua Lincoln Alexander Primo (born December 24, 2002) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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High school career

Primo played basketball for Huntington Prep School in Huntington, West Virginia, where he was teammates with JT Thor. [1] He transferred to Royal Crown Academic School in Scarborough, Toronto. [2] Primo reclassified to the 2020 class and graduated early. [3] Considered a five-star recruit by 247Sports, he committed to playing college basketball for Alabama, choosing the Crimson Tide over Creighton. [4]

College career

In his freshman season, Primo was the youngest player in college basketball. He averaged 8.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game and was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman Team. [5] Primo missed three games with a left medial collateral ligament sprain. [6] On April 21, 2021, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility. [7] However, on June 30, Primo announced he would remain in the draft due to a strong performance at the NBA Draft Combine. [8]

Professional career

San Antonio Spurs (2021–2022)

Primo was selected with the 12th pick in the 2021 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs. [9] [10] Primo was later included in the 2021 NBA Summer League roster of the Spurs. [11] On August 11, 2021, the San Antonio Spurs announced that they had signed Primo. [12] On October 20, 2021, Primo made his NBA debut, coming off the bench in the final five minutes with three points in a 123–97 win over the Orlando Magic. Primo was the youngest player who attended college to play in the NBA. [13] On October 27, 2021, Primo received his first assignment to Austin Spurs. [14]

Primo was the youngest player in the league during the 2021–22 season. [15]

Indecent exposure allegations

Primo was waived by the Spurs on October 28, 2022. [16] In a statement released by ESPN through Adrian Wojnarowski, he is seeking mental health treatment due to a "previous trauma". [17] The next day, it was revealed that Primo allegedly exposed himself to several women. [18] In November, the team's sports psychologist filed a lawsuit against Primo and the team, alleging multiple incidents of indecent exposure. [19] Primo's lawyer then released a statement which denied any wrongdoing, asserting that any exposure was unwitting, and that the accuser was not acting in good faith. [20]

On December 8, 2023, District Attorney Joe Gonzales announced his office was declining charges of indecent exposure due to insufficient evidence. [21]

Los Angeles Clippers (2023–2024)

On September 29, 2023, Primo was suspended for four games without pay. [22] Later that day, he signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. [23] On November 15, 2023, the Clippers converted Primo's two-way contract to a standard contract. [24] However, on April 13, 2024, he was waived by the Clippers. [25]

National team career

Primo represented Canada at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Greece. At age 16, he was the youngest player on the team and averaged 4.2 points per game. [26] [27]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22 San Antonio 501619.3.374.307.7462.31.6.4.55.8
2022–23 San Antonio 4023.3.346.250.7783.34.5.3.57.0
2023–24 Los Angeles 205.1.333——.5.0.0.51.0
Career561619.1.371.300.7502.31.8.4.55.7

Play-in

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022 San Antonio 1110.4.000––2.02.0.0.0.0
Career1110.4.000––2.02.0.0.0.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Alabama 301922.5.431.381.7503.4.8.6.38.1

Personal life

Primo's older sister, Keshia, played college basketball at the University at Buffalo, Coffeyville Community College, and Southern Connecticut State University.

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