Pablo Prigioni

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Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni NYK 2013.jpg
Prigioni, playing with the New York Knicks, in February 2013.
Minnesota Timberwolves
PositionAssistant coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1977-05-17) 17 May 1977 (age 47)
Río Tercero, Córdoba, Argentina
NationalityArgentine / Italian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 1999: undrafted
Playing career1995–2017
Position Point guard
Number5, 9, 10
Coaching career2017–present
Career history
As player:
1995–1996Ramallo
1996–1998 Belgrano San Nicolás
1998–1999 Obras Sanitarias
1999–2001 Fuenlabrada
2001–2003 Lucentum Alicante
2003–2009 Baskonia
2009–2011 Real Madrid
2011–2012 Baskonia
2012–2015 New York Knicks
2015 Houston Rockets
2015–2016 Los Angeles Clippers
2016–2017 Baskonia
As coach:
2017 Baskonia
2018–2019 Brooklyn Nets (assistant)
2019–present Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As a player
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Summer Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing
FIBA AmeriCup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Puerto Rico
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Las Vegas
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 San Juan
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Mar del Plata
FIBA Diamond Ball
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Nanjing
FIBA South American Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Montevideo
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Brazil
Head coach for Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022

Pablo Prigioni (born 17 May 1977) is an Argentine-Italian [1] former professional basketball player, currently serving as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played the point guard position, [2] and was a member of the senior Argentina national basketball team that won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Prigioni is the oldest rookie in NBA history, making his debut with the New York Knicks in 2012 at age 35, prior to which he was a two-time All-EuroLeague selection playing in Europe, most notably Spain. He played four seasons in the NBA for the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, and the Los Angeles Clippers, before starting coaching in 2017.

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Professional career

Ramallo (1995–1996)

Prigioni began his professional career with Ramallo of the Argentine LNB League during the 1995–96 season.

Belgrano San Nicolás (1996–1998)

Prigioni moved to Belgrano San Nicolás in 1996, playing with them until 1998.

Obras Sanitarias (1998–1999)

Prigioni transferred to Obras Sanitarias in 1998 and played with the club until 1999.

Fuenlabrada (1999–2001)

In 1999, Prigioni moved to the Spanish club Fuenlabrada, where he stayed until 2001.

Lucentum Alicante (2001–2003)

In 2001, Prigioni joined the Spanish club Lucentum Alicante, and he played there until 2003.

Baskonia (2003–2009)

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.

Real Madrid (2009–2011)

In 2009, Prigioni joined Real Madrid. [3]

Return to Baskonia (2011–2012)

In August 2011, Prigioni returned to Baskonia, signing a one-year deal. [4]

New York Knicks (2012–2015)

On July 24, 2012, Prigioni signed a one-year contract with the New York Knicks for the rookie minimum. [5] 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. [6]

On July 10, 2013, Prigioni re-signed with the Knicks. [7]

Houston Rockets (2015)

On February 19, 2015, Prigioni was traded to the Houston Rockets, in exchange for Alexey Shved, and two second-round draft picks. [8]

Los Angeles Clippers (2015–2016)

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. [9] Prigioni was immediately waived by Denver, upon being acquired. [9]

On August 3, 2015, Prigioni signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. [10] 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. [11] 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. [12]

On July 29, 2016, Prigioni signed with the Houston Rockets, returning to the franchise for a second stint. [13] However, he was waived by the Rockets on October 24, 2016, after appearing in five preseason games with them. [14]

Third stint with Baskonia (2016–2017)

On December 5, 2016, Prigioni returned to Baskonia, signing with them for the rest of the season. [15] He officially retired from his professional basketball playing career on January 9, 2017. [16] [17] During his professional 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, [18] and in four 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. [19]

On January 15, 2017, following his retirement, Baskonia retired his jersey number 5. [20]

Coaching career

Baskonia (2017)

On 16 June 2017, Prigioni began his coaching career, when he signed a two-year deal with Baskonia, to become their new head coach. [21] However, on October 26, Prigioni stepped down as Baskonia head coach, after having a 0–3 start in the EuroLeague and a 2–3 start in the Liga ACB. [22] [23]

Brooklyn Nets (2018–2019)

On 24 April 2018, Prigioni joined the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant coach. [24] During the 2018–19 NBA season, the Nets returned to the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2015.

Minnesota Timberwolves (2019–present)

On 25 June 2019, Prigioni was hired by the Minnesota Timberwolves as an assistant coach. [25] He coached the Wolves in the 2019 Las Vegas Summer League and was put in charge of the team's offense for the following season. The Minnesota Timberwolves won the NBA Finals in the 2024-2025 NBA Season. [26]

Argentina (2022–present)

On 1 September 2022, Prigioni became the head coach of the Argentina men's national basketball team. [27]

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

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 PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13 New York 781816.2.455.396.8801.83.0.9.03.5
2013–14 New York 662719.4.461.464.9172.03.51.0.03.8
2014–15 New York 43318.5.422.374.8461.92.41.2.04.7
2014–15 Houston 24017.7.343.275.8671.62.81.1.03.0
2015–16 L.A. Clippers 59313.9.374.295.8751.92.2.9.03.6
Career2705116.9.425.379.8721.92.81.0.03.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013 New York 111020.9.395.433.5001.53.21.3.14.5
2015 Houston 17017.2.333.293.7501.12.3.9.03.1
2016 L.A. Clippers 505.2.0.0.00.61.4.0.0.0
Career331016.6.343.342.6251.22.5.9.03.1

EuroLeague

*Led the league
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2003–04 Baskonia 201022.7.452.409.8102.14.01.9.26.08.9
2004–05 21719.5.394.313.8932.03.01.1.04.46.6
2005–06 252227.1.462.368.8372.16.22.2—5.811.7
2006–07 231325.3.442.352.9132.84.72.5.06.611.6
2007–08 25*223.7.375.327.9022.74.11.5.07.09.0
2008–09 211926.6.433.427.5452.54.31.5—6.49.5
2009–10 Real Madrid 201927.6.422.328.8612.54.31.5.17.010.1
2010–11 181325.5.370.344.7622.63.41.4—5.48.8
2011–12 Baskonia 10628.6.439.308.8463.24.62.2—7.312.8
2016–17 308.7.000.000.0001.72.0.7—0.01.7
Career18611124.7.419.355.8312.54.31.7.06.19.6

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Argentina national team

See also

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  2. ↑ "Prigioni, Pablo". www.euroleague.net. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Comunicado oficial: Oleson al Caja Laboral; Prigioni y Vidal al Real Madrid". baskonia.com. August 24, 2009. Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Caja Laboral brings back Prigioni". EuroLeague. August 24, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ Knicks Sign Pablo Prigioni
  6. ↑ Knicks at Celtics, May 3, 2013
  7. ↑ Pablo's Back! Knicks Re-Sign The Argentine Point Guard
  8. ↑ "Rockets Acquire K.J. McDaniels and Pablo Prigioni". NBA.com. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Nuggets Acquire Joey Dorsey, Nick Johnson, Kostas Papanikolaou, Pablo Prigioni, Cash Considerations and First Round Pick From Houston". NBA.com. July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
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  12. ↑ "Crawford scores 30, including winner to lead Clippers". NBA.com. April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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  14. ↑ "Rockets Waive Pablo Prigioni". NBA.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Baskonia brings back legendary playmaker Prigioni". EuroLeague.net. EuroLeague. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  16. ↑ Pablo Prigioni announces retirement.
  17. ↑ Pablo Prigioni announces his retirement.
  18. ↑ PRIGIONI, PABLO Stats.
  19. ↑ Pablo Prigioni Per Game.
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