Vincent Valerio-Bodon

Vincent Valerio-Bodon

No. 70–Pistoia Basket 2000
Position	Power forward / small forward
League	Lega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born	(2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Nationality	Hungarian
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2023: undrafted
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2021	Atomerőmű SE
2021–2022	DEAC
2022–2023	Soproni KC
2023–2025	South Bay Lakers
2025	Rip City Remix
2025–present	Pistoia Basket 2000
Career highlights and awards
NB I/A champion (2023) [1] FIBA U20 European Challenger MVP (2023)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Vincent Laszlo Valerio-Bodon (born 2 May 2001) is a Hungarian professional basketball player for Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Lega Basket Serie A. He was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, but was raised in Hungary, and has chosen to represent the Hungarian national team. ^[2]

Early life

Valerio-Bodon began playing basketball at a young age in Hungary. He played for the youth team of Budapest Honvéd until 2019. ^[2]

Professional career

Hungary (2019–2023)

In 2019, Valerio-Bodon signed with Atomerőmű SE, competing in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, playing for two years. ^[1]

On 23 June 2021, Valerio-Bodon signed with DEAC. ^[3]

On 5 July 2022, Valerio-Bodon signed with Soproni KC. ^[4]

South Bay Lakers (2023–2025)

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Valerio-Bodon joined the Boston Celtics for the 2023 NBA Summer League, ^[5] On 7 September 2023, he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, ^{[1] [2] [6]} but was waived on 16 October. ^[7] On 28 October, he joined the South Bay Lakers. ^[8]

On 4 September 2024, Valerio-Bodon re-signed with Los Angeles, ^[9] but was waived the next day. ^[10] On 26 October, he re-joined South Bay. ^[11]

Career stats

Season	Team	League	GP	Min	FG%	3P%	FT%	Pts	Reb	Ast
2019–20	Atomerőmű SE	NB I/A	11	6.9	45.5	42.9	0.0	1.2	0.5	0.1
2020–21	Atomerőmű SE	NB I/A	21	19.8	43.9	17.9	70.4	5.3	3.6	1.2
2021–22	DEAC	NB I/A	28	19.3	44.1	31.2	66.7	5.6	3.4	1.2
2022–23	Soproni KC	NB I/A	30	25.7	50.3	41.2	87.9	8.2	4.1	1.8
2023–24	South Bay Lakers	NBA G League	35	17.8	41.6	32.7	92.9	5.7	2.5	1.2

References

1. Babos, Peter (8 September 2023). "A Los Angeles Lakers leigazolta Valerio-Bodon Vincentet". BBall1.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
2. "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Hungarian Basketball Player". HungarianConservative.com. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Valerio Bodon Vincent is a DEAC játékosa!". DEAC.hu. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
4. "Valerio-Bodon Vincent Sopronba igazolt". BBall1.hu. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
5. "2023 NBA 2K24 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
6. "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Four Players". NBA.com. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
7. "Los Angeles Lakers Waive Three Players". NBA.com. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
8. "South Bay Lakers Finalize Training Camp Roster and Schedule". NBA.com. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
9. "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Vincent Valerio-Bodon". NBA.com. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
10. Los Angeles Lakers [@Lakers] (5 September 2024). "OFFICIAL: The Lakers have requested waivers on guard-forward Vincent Valerio-Bodon" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 October 2024– via Twitter.
11. "South Bay Lakers Finalize Training Camp Roster and Schedule". NBA.com. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

External links

• RealGM Profile