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{{Short description|Spanish basketball player (born 1987)}} |
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{{family name hatnote|Llull|Melià|lang=Spanish}} |
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| name = Sergio Llull |
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| image = Sergio Llull.jpg |
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| position = [[Point Guard]]<br>[[Shooting Guard]] |
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| caption = Llull with [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] in 2017 |
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| height_in = 2.75 |
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| position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[point guard]] |
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| weight_lbs = 190 |
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| height_ft = 6 |
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| league = [[ACB league|Spanish ACB]]<br>[[Euroleague]] |
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| height_in = 3 |
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| team = [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] |
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| weight_lbs = 207 |
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| nationality = [[Spain]] |
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| league = [[Liga ACB]]<br/>[[EuroLeague]] |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|11|15|mf=y}} |
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| team = Real Madrid |
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| birth_place = [[Maó]], [[Menorca]], [[Spain]] |
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| number = 23 |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|11|15|df=y}} |
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| college = None |
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| birth_place = [[Mahón]], [[Menorca]], Spain |
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| draft_year = 2009 |
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| draft_round = 2 |
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| draft_pick = 34 |
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| draft_team = [[Denver Nuggets]] |
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| career_start = 2005 |
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| former_teams = [[Bàsquet Manresa]] (2005-06)<br>Finques Olesa (2005-06)<br>[[Bàsquet Manresa]] (2006-07)<br> |
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| years1 = 2005–2007 |
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| team1 = [[Bàsquet Manresa|Manresa]] |
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| years2 = 2005–2006 |
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| team2 = →Finques Olesa |
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| years3 = 2007–present |
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| team3 = [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] |
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| highlights = |
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* 3× [[EuroLeague]] champion ([[2014–15 Euroleague|2015]], [[2017–18 EuroLeague|2018]], [[2022–23 EuroLeague|2023]]) |
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* [[EuroLeague MVP]] ([[2016–17 EuroLeague|2017]]) |
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* [[EuroLeague Basketball 2010–20 All-Decade Team]] |
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* [[All-EuroLeague Team|All-EuroLeague First Team]] ([[2016–17 EuroLeague|2017]]) |
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* [[All-EuroLeague Team|All-EuroLeague Second Team]] ([[2010–11 Euroleague|2011]]) |
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* 7× [[Liga ACB]] champion ([[2006–07 ACB season|2007]], [[2012–13 ACB season|2013]], [[2014–15 ACB season|2015]], [[2015–16 ACB season|2016]], [[2017–18 ACB season|2018]], [[2018–19 ACB season|2019]], [[2021–22 ACB season|2022]]) |
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* 6× [[Spanish Basketball Cup|Copa del Rey]] ([[2012 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2012]], [[2014 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2014]]–[[2017 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2017]], [[2020 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2020]]) |
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* [[ACB Most Valuable Player Award|Liga ACB MVP]] ([[2016–17 ACB season|2017]]) |
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* 2× [[ACB Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Liga ACB Finals MVP]] ([[2014–15 ACB season|2015]], [[2015–16 ACB season|2016]]) |
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* 3× [[Liga ACB]] Domestic Player of the Year (2016, 2017, 2019) |
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* 3× [[All-ACB Team|All-Liga ACB First Team]] ([[2011–12 ACB season|2012]], [[2014–15 ACB season|2015]], [[2016–17 ACB season|2017]]) |
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* 2× [[Spanish Basketball King's Cup|Copa del Rey]] MVP ([[2012 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2012]], [[2017 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2017]]) |
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* 9× [[Spanish Basketball Supercup|Spanish Supercup]] ([[2012 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2012]]–[[2014 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2014]], [[2018 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2018]]–[[2023 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2023]]) |
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* 3× [[Spanish Basketball Supercup|Spanish Supercup]] MVP ([[2014 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2014]], [[2018 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2018]], [[2021 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2021]]) |
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* [[FIBA Intercontinental Cup]] champion ([[2015 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|2015]]) |
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* [[FIBA Intercontinental Cup MVP]] ([[2015 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|2015]]) |
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'''[[EuroLeague career statistical leaders|EuroLeague career stats leaders]]''' |
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* [[EuroLeague all-time leader in games played]] |
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* [[EuroLeague all-time leader in minutes played]] |
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* [[EuroLeague all-time leader in three-pointers made]] |
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{{MedalSport|Men's basketball}} |
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{{MedalCountry|{{bk|ESP}}}} |
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{{Medal|Competition|[[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} |
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{{MedalSilver|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}} |
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{{MedalBronze|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Basketball World Cup|World Cup]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2019 China]]|}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[EuroBasket]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[EuroBasket 2009|2009 Poland]]|}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[EuroBasket 2011|2011 Lithuania]]|}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[EuroBasket 2015|2015 France]]|}} |
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{{MedalBronze|[[EuroBasket 2013|2013 Slovenia]]|}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship|FIBA Europe U20 Championship]]}} |
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{{MedalSilver|[[2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship|2007 Slovenia & Italy]]|[[Spain national under-20 basketball team|U20 Team]]}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|FIBA Europe U18 Championship]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|2004 Spain]]|[[Spain national under-18 basketball team|U18 Team]]}} |
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'''Sergio Llull Melià''' ({{IPA|es|ˈseɾxjo ˈʎuʎ}};<ref>{{cite web |title=Liga ACB Pronunciation Guide |url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=135118 |website=ACB.com |access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> born 15 November 1987) is a Spanish professional [[basketball]] player and the [[captain (sports)|team captain]] for [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] of the Spanish [[Liga ACB]] and the [[EuroLeague]]. He is a {{height|ft=6|in=3}} [[combo guard]]. |
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'''Sergio Llull Meliá''' (born [[November 15]], [[1987]] in [[Maó]], [[Menorca]], [[Spain]]) is a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] professional [[basketball player]]. He is 1.90 m (6 ft 2 ¾ in) tall. He currently plays with the pro club [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]]. |
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Llull is a two−time [[All-EuroLeague Team]] selection, and was the [[EuroLeague MVP]] of the [[2016–17 EuroLeague|2016–17 season]]. As a regular member of the senior [[Spain men's national basketball team|Spain national team]], he has won a [[FIBA World Cup]] title, three [[EuroBasket]] gold medals, as well as a bronze. He also won two [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] medals, a silver in [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012]], and a bronze in [[Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2016]]. |
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==Pro career== |
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Llull began his career playing for the La Salle Maò and CB i Unió Manresana junior clubs as a youth. He made his professional debut with the [[ACB league|Spanish ACB League]] club [[Bàsquet Manresa]] during the 2005-06 season. He also played with the Spanish club Finques Olesa that season. He returned to Manresa the next season and joined the big Spanish [[Euroleague]] club [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] in 2007. He's expected to declare for the [[2009 NBA Draft]]. |
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==Professional career== |
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===Early years=== |
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*[[Bàsquet Manresa]] 2005-06 |
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Llull began his career playing for the La Salle Maò and CB i Unió Manresana junior clubs as a youth. He made his professional debut with the [[Liga ACB|Spanish ACB League]] club [[Bàsquet Manresa|Manresa]] during the 2005–06 season. He also played with the [[Liga EBA|Spanish 4th Division]] club Finques Olesa that season, [[sports loan|on loan]]. He returned to Manresa, and played in the [[Liga Española de Baloncesto|Spanish 2nd Division]] in the next season. |
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*Finques Olesa 2005-06 |
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*[[Bàsquet Manresa]] 2006-07 |
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*[[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] 2007-present |
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===Real Madrid=== |
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==Spanish national team== |
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Llull joined the Spanish [[EuroLeague]] club [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] in 2007. In 2009, Real Madrid exercised a club option to extend his contract for another 2 years. In 2010, Llull extended his contract with Real Madrid through the year 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2010-11-signings/i/73120/4465/real-madrid-llull-agree-until-2014 |title=REAL MADRID, Llull agree until 2014 |publisher=Euroleague.net |date=July 19, 2010 |access-date=2012-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1330009319748/noticia/ComunicadoOficial/Official_Announcement_2010-07-19.htm |title=Sergio Llull signs contract extension through 2014 |publisher=Realmadrid.com |date=July 19, 2010 |access-date=2012-08-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004183919/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1330009319748/noticia/ComunicadoOficial/Official_Announcement_2010-07-19.htm |archive-date=October 4, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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As a member of the junior Spanish national basketball team, Llull won the gold medal at the 2004 [[FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship]] and he won the silver medal at the 2007 [[FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship]]. |
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He was named the [[Most valuable player|MVP]] of the final of the mid-season three game [[Copa del Rey de Baloncesto 2011–12|2012]] [[Spanish Basketball Cup|Spanish King's Cup]] tournament. Later that year, Llull extended his contract with Real Madrid once again, this time through the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Real Madrid, ufficiale il rinnovo di Sergio Llull |url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/it/europe/spain/45610/real-madrid-extends-sergio-llull-till-2018.html |access-date=31 October 2018 |work=Sportando |date=1 November 2012 |language=it}}</ref> |
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In the 2014–15 season, Real Madrid won the [[2014–15 Euroleague|EuroLeague]] championship, after defeating [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]] by a score of 78–59 in the [[2015 Euroleague Final Four|2015 EuroLeague Final]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Real Madrid is Euroleague champion for record ninth time! |url=http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=251&seasoncode=E2014#!report |access-date=18 July 2015 |work=euroleague.net |date=17 May 2015}}</ref> Real Madrid eventually finished the season by also winning the [[2014–15 ACB season|Spanish League]] championship, after a 3–0 series sweep in the Spanish League Finals series against [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|Barcelona]]. By winning the Spanish League championship, Real Madrid won the [[European Basketball Triple Crown|triple crown]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Real Madrid make it 4 out of 4 |url=http://www.marca.com/en/2015/06/24/en/football/real_madrid/1435176357.html |access-date=24 June 2015 |work=marca.com |date=24 June 2015 |language=es}}</ref> Llull was named the [[ACB Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Spanish League Finals MVP]] of 2015. |
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In the Summer of 2015, Llull once again extended his contract with Real Madrid, this time through the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Real Madrid re-signs star guard Llull until 2021 |url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/66ldqynaa5nv87u7 |website=Euroleague |access-date=31 October 2018 |date=6 July 2015}}</ref> The 6-year contract extension was at a per season salary of €2.7 million [[net income]] per season, and his contract included a record buyout option of €25 million (US$28.64 million as of 3 February 2019 exchange rate), the highest buyout amount ever in European club basketball history.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cámara |first1=Millán |title=Por qué Sergio Llull no se marchará a la NBA |url=http://www.elespanol.com/deportes/baloncesto/acb/20170301/197480922_0.html |access-date=31 October 2018 |work=El Español |date=2 March 2017 |language=es}}</ref> |
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Llull was named the [[EuroLeague MVP]] of the [[2016–17 EuroLeague|2016–17 season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Madrid's Llull is crowned the 2016-17 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP! |url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/7tnnwxuxvbtlp9lx/madrid-s-llull-is-crowned-the-2016-17-turkish-airlines-euroleague-mvp |access-date=31 October 2018 |work=Euroleague |date=20 May 2017}}</ref> In May 2018, Real Madrid won the [[2017–18 EuroLeague]] season championship, after defeating [[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe Doğuş]] in the [[2018 EuroLeague Final Four|final game]], by a score of 85–80.<ref name="EuroLeague18Champ">{{cite news |title=Real Madrid is 2018 EuroLeague champion |url=http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=260&seasoncode=E2017#!report |access-date=20 May 2018 |work=euroleague.net |date=20 May 2018}}</ref> Llull missed most of the season due to a [[Anterior cruciate ligament injury|torn ACL injury]],<ref>{{cite news |title=MVP Llull out indefinitely with torn ACL |url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/849kihv6prqwleuh/mvp-llull-out-indefinitely-with-torn-acl |access-date=31 October 2018 |work=Euroleague |date=10 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pinilla |first1=J.I. |title=Sergio Llull out of Eurobasket after suffering ACL tear |url=https://en.as.com/en/2017/08/10/other_sports/1502348761_002975.html |access-date=31 October 2018 |work=[[Diario AS]] |date=10 August 2017}}</ref> only to come back into the team's rotation at the [[EuroLeague Final Four|Final Four]], where he helped his team to grab their second EuroLeague title in four seasons. |
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In the 2022–23 season, Llull was crucial in Real Madrid's road to their eleventh EuroLeague title. In the championship game on 21 May, against [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]], he scored a high-arching jump shot with 3.1 second left to give Madrid the final advantage in their 79–78 win.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/a-year-after-heartbreak-nigel-williams-goss-is-a-champion/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=/euroleague/ |title=A year after heartbreak, Nigel Williams-Goss is a champion |date=22 May 2023 |website=[[Euroleague Basketball]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-21 |title=Eternal Llull gives to Real Madrid its 11th EuroLeague title |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1506770/eternal-llull-gives-to-real-madrid-the-euroleague-title/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Eurohoops |language=en}}</ref> Llull won his third EuroLeague title. |
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===NBA draft rights=== |
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Llull was chosen by the [[Denver Nuggets]] with the 34th pick in the [[2009 NBA draft]]. The [[Houston Rockets]] then bought his draft rights from the Nuggets for approximately $2.25 million, which at the time made him the most expensive player ever to be purchased during the draft's second round.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sardinero |first1=David |title=Sergio Llull es la segunda ronda más cara de la historia del 'draft' de la NBA |url=https://www.marca.com/2009/11/10/baloncesto/nba/1257866082.html |access-date=October 31, 2018 |work=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] |date=November 10, 2009 |language=es}}</ref> On 27 November 2020, Llull's draft rights were traded to the [[New York Knicks]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Knicks Sign Austin Rivers |url=https://www.nba.com/knicks/front-office-news/knicks-sign-austin-rivers |website=NBA.com |access-date=November 27, 2020 |date=November 27, 2020}}</ref> |
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==National team career== |
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As a member of the junior Spain national basketball teams, Llull won the gold medal at the [[2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship]], and he won the silver medal at the [[2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship]]. He has also played with the senior men's [[Spain men's national basketball team|Spain national basketball team]]. |
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Llull won the gold medal at the [[2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2019 FIBA World Cup]], three gold medals at the [[EuroBasket]], in [[EuroBasket 2009|2009]], [[EuroBasket 2011|2011]], and [[EuroBasket 2015|2015]]. He also won the silver medal at the [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]], the bronze medal at the [[EuroBasket 2013]], and the bronze medal at the [[Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2016 Summer Olympics]]. He also played at the [[2010 FIBA World Championship]], and at the [[2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2014 FIBA World Cup]]. |
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==Player profile== |
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Early in his career, Llull was known for his straight line speed, jumping ability, and open court fast break dunks. Later in his career, he has been known for his long-distance 3 point shooting, and [[Clutch (sports)|clutch shots]]. Llull averaged a [[Performance Index Rating|PIR]] of 16.8 in the [[EuroLeague]], during the [[2016–17 EuroLeague|2016–17 season]]. |
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He can play at either the [[point guard]] or [[shooting guard]] position. He spent the early part of his [[sports club|club]] EuroLeague career playing as a [[shooting guard]], and then switched to the [[point guard]] position later in his club career. In the senior men's [[Spain men's national basketball team|Spain national team]], he has mainly played at the shooting guard position. |
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==Career statistics== |
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{{Euroleague player statistics legend}} |
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===EuroLeague=== |
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| style="background:#AFE6BA; width:3em;"|† |
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| Denotes seasons in which Llull won the [[EuroLeague champion|EuroLeague]] |
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| style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|* |
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| Led the league |
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{{Euroleague player statistics start}} |
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| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 Euroleague|2007–08]] |
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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="17"| [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] |
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| 15 || 2 || 8.1 || .370 || .000 || .789 || .4 || .9 || .2 || .1 || 2.3 || 1.7 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 Euroleague|2008–09]] |
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| 19 || 4 || 19.0 || .468 || .380 || .926 || 1.1 || 2.2 || .5 || '''.2''' || 6.9 || 6.6 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Euroleague|2009–10]] |
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| 18 || 1 || 21.1 || '''.521''' || '''.418''' || .724 || 1.2 || 2.0 || '''1.0''' || .1 || 9.5 || 9.4 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Euroleague|2010–11]] |
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| style="background:#CFECEC;"|23* || style="background:#CFECEC;"|22* || 28.0 || .406 || .343 || .841 || '''2.3''' || 3.0 || .8 || .1 || 11.9 || 10.8 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 Euroleague|2011–12]] |
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| 16 || 11 || 22.2 || .427 || .295 || .719 || 1.5 || 3.2 || .6 || {{sort|-|—}} || 7.4 || 7.0 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 Euroleague|2012–13]] |
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| 27 || 25 || 27.0 || .400 || .339 || .781 || '''2.3''' || 3.2 || .6 || .1 || 10.4 || 9.2 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 EuroLeague|2013–14]] |
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| style="background:#CFECEC;"|31* || style="background:#CFECEC;"|31* || '''29.1''' || .466 || .338 || .796 || 1.8 || 4.1 || .6 || .0 || 11.4 || 12.0 |
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| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| [[2014–15 EuroLeague|2014–15]]† |
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| style="background:#CFECEC;"|30* || style="background:#CFECEC;"|30* || 27.5 || .439 || .379 || .821 || 1.7 || 5.8 || .8 || .1 || 10.4 || 13.9 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| [[2015–16 EuroLeague|2015–16]] |
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| 24 || 23 || 27.8 || .378 || .350 || .807 || 1.8 || 4.6 || .7 || '''.2''' || 12.8 || 12.5 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| [[2016–17 EuroLeague|2016–17]] |
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| 33 || '''33''' || 27.8 || .416 || .330 || .847 || 1.8 || '''5.9''' || .7 || .1 || '''16.5''' || '''16.8''' |
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| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA"| [[2017–18 EuroLeague|2017–18]]† |
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| 4 || 0 || 18.0 || .361 || .375 || .500 || .5 || 4.5 || .5 || {{sort|-|—}} || 10.0 || 6.5 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| [[2018–19 EuroLeague|2018–19]] |
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| 27 || 22 || 21.4 || .358 || .321 || '''.958''' || 2.0 || 4.0 || .4 || {{sort|-|—}} || 10.5 || 9.3 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| [[2019–20 EuroLeague|2019–20]] |
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| 16 || 2 || 18.6 || .287 || .288 || .893 || 1.2 || 3.5 || .6 || .1 || 7.5 || 4.9 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| [[2020–21 EuroLeague|2020–21]] |
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| 26 || 3 || 17.7 || .365 || .330 || .863 || 1.5 || 3.0 || .4 || {{sort|-|—}} || 8.7 || 7.8 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| [[2021–22 EuroLeague|2021–22]] |
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| '''36''' || 2 || 19.8 || .329 || .306 || .701 || 1.7 || 2.8 || .5 || {{sort|-|—}} || 8.8 || 6.4 |
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| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| [[2022–23 EuroLeague|2022–23]]† |
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| 29 || 3 || 16.8 || .306 || .294 || .913 || 1.2 || 2.4 || .3 || {{sort|-|—}} || 6.1 || 5.1 |
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| style="text-align:left;"| [[2023–24 EuroLeague|2023–24]] |
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| 33 || 2 || 18.1 || .371 || .340 || .727 || 1.2 || 2.0 || .3 || .0 || 7.9 || 5.2 |
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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career |
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| 407 || 216 || 22.4 || .392 || .334 || .816 || 1.6 || 3.4 || .6 || .1 || 9.7 || 9.0 |
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==Awards and accomplishments== |
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===Pro career=== |
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*'''[[Liga ACB]] (Spanish League) champion (8×):''' |
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:[[2006–07 ACB season|2007]], [[2012–13 ACB season|2013]], [[2014–15 ACB season|2015]], [[2015–16 ACB season|2016]], [[2017–18 ACB season|2018]], [[2018–19 ACB season|2019]], [[2021–22 ACB season|2022]], [[2023–24 ACB season|2024]] |
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*'''[[Spanish Basketball Cup|Copa del Rey]] (Spanish Cup) winner (6×):''' |
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:[[2012 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2012]], [[2014 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2014]], [[2015 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2015]], [[2016 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2016]], [[2017 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2017]], [[2020 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2020]] |
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*'''[[Spanish Basketball Supercup|Supercopa de España]] (Spanish Supercup) winner (8×):''' |
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:[[2012 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2012]], [[2013 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2013]], [[2014 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2014]], [[2018 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2018]], [[2019 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2019]], [[2020 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2020]], [[2021 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2021]], [[2022 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2022]] |
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*'''[[EuroLeague]] champion (3×):''' |
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:[[2014–15 Euroleague|2015]], [[2017–18 Euroleague|2018]], [[2022–23 Euroleague|2023]] |
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*'''[[European Basketball Triple Crown|Triple Crown]] winner:''' |
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:2015 |
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*'''[[FIBA Intercontinental Cup]] champion:''' |
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:[[2015 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|2015]] |
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===Spanish junior national team=== |
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* 3× [[Spanish Basketball Supercup|Spanish Supercup MVP]]: [[Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2014|2014]], [[2018 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2018]], [[2021 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto|2021]] |
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* 2× [[ACB Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Spanish ACB League Finals MVP]]: [[2014–15 ACB season|2015]], [[2015–16 ACB season|2016]] |
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* [[FIBA Intercontinental Cup MVP]]: [[2015 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|2015]] |
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* [[ACB Most Valuable Player Award|Spanish League MVP]]: [[2016–17 ACB season|2017]] |
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* [[EuroLeague MVP]]: 2017 |
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* [http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_11662.teamID_362.playerID_44540.html Sergio Llull] at [[FIBA Europe]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:32, 27 December 2024
Sergio Llull Melià (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈseɾxjo ˈʎuʎ];[1] born 15 November 1987) is a Spanish professional basketball player and the team captain for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He is a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) combo guard.
Llull is a two−time All-EuroLeague Team selection, and was the EuroLeague MVP of the 2016–17 season. As a regular member of the senior Spain national team, he has won a FIBA World Cup title, three EuroBasket gold medals, as well as a bronze. He also won two Summer Olympics medals, a silver in 2012, and a bronze in 2016.
Professional career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Llull began his career playing for the La Salle Maò and CB i Unió Manresana junior clubs as a youth. He made his professional debut with the Spanish ACB League club Manresa during the 2005–06 season. He also played with the Spanish 4th Division club Finques Olesa that season, on loan. He returned to Manresa, and played in the Spanish 2nd Division in the next season.
Real Madrid
[edit]Llull joined the Spanish EuroLeague club Real Madrid in 2007. In 2009, Real Madrid exercised a club option to extend his contract for another 2 years. In 2010, Llull extended his contract with Real Madrid through the year 2014.[2][3]
He was named the MVP of the final of the mid-season three game 2012 Spanish King's Cup tournament. Later that year, Llull extended his contract with Real Madrid once again, this time through the 2017–18 season.[4]
In the 2014–15 season, Real Madrid won the EuroLeague championship, after defeating Olympiacos by a score of 78–59 in the 2015 EuroLeague Final.[5] Real Madrid eventually finished the season by also winning the Spanish League championship, after a 3–0 series sweep in the Spanish League Finals series against Barcelona. By winning the Spanish League championship, Real Madrid won the triple crown.[6] Llull was named the Spanish League Finals MVP of 2015.
In the Summer of 2015, Llull once again extended his contract with Real Madrid, this time through the 2020–21 season.[7] The 6-year contract extension was at a per season salary of €2.7 million net income per season, and his contract included a record buyout option of €25 million (US$28.64 million as of 3 February 2019 exchange rate), the highest buyout amount ever in European club basketball history.[8]
Llull was named the EuroLeague MVP of the 2016–17 season.[9] In May 2018, Real Madrid won the 2017–18 EuroLeague season championship, after defeating Fenerbahçe Doğuş in the final game, by a score of 85–80.[10] Llull missed most of the season due to a torn ACL injury,[11][12] only to come back into the team's rotation at the Final Four, where he helped his team to grab their second EuroLeague title in four seasons.
In the 2022–23 season, Llull was crucial in Real Madrid's road to their eleventh EuroLeague title. In the championship game on 21 May, against Olympiacos, he scored a high-arching jump shot with 3.1 second left to give Madrid the final advantage in their 79–78 win.[13][14] Llull won his third EuroLeague title.
NBA draft rights
[edit]Llull was chosen by the Denver Nuggets with the 34th pick in the 2009 NBA draft. The Houston Rockets then bought his draft rights from the Nuggets for approximately $2.25 million, which at the time made him the most expensive player ever to be purchased during the draft's second round.[15] On 27 November 2020, Llull's draft rights were traded to the New York Knicks.[16]
National team career
[edit]As a member of the junior Spain national basketball teams, Llull won the gold medal at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and he won the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He has also played with the senior men's Spain national basketball team.
Llull won the gold medal at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, three gold medals at the EuroBasket, in 2009, 2011, and 2015. He also won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2013, and the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also played at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
Player profile
[edit]Early in his career, Llull was known for his straight line speed, jumping ability, and open court fast break dunks. Later in his career, he has been known for his long-distance 3 point shooting, and clutch shots. Llull averaged a PIR of 16.8 in the EuroLeague, during the 2016–17 season.
He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He spent the early part of his club EuroLeague career playing as a shooting guard, and then switched to the point guard position later in his club career. In the senior men's Spain national team, he has mainly played at the shooting guard position.
Career statistics
[edit]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 |
EuroLeague
[edit]† | Denotes seasons in which Llull won the EuroLeague |
* | Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2007–08 | Real Madrid | 15 | 2 | 8.1 | .370 | .000 | .789 | .4 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
2008–09 | 19 | 4 | 19.0 | .468 | .380 | .926 | 1.1 | 2.2 | .5 | .2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | |
2009–10 | 18 | 1 | 21.1 | .521 | .418 | .724 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .1 | 9.5 | 9.4 | |
2010–11 | 23* | 22* | 28.0 | .406 | .343 | .841 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .8 | .1 | 11.9 | 10.8 | |
2011–12 | 16 | 11 | 22.2 | .427 | .295 | .719 | 1.5 | 3.2 | .6 | — | 7.4 | 7.0 | |
2012–13 | 27 | 25 | 27.0 | .400 | .339 | .781 | 2.3 | 3.2 | .6 | .1 | 10.4 | 9.2 | |
2013–14 | 31* | 31* | 29.1 | .466 | .338 | .796 | 1.8 | 4.1 | .6 | .0 | 11.4 | 12.0 | |
2014–15† | 30* | 30* | 27.5 | .439 | .379 | .821 | 1.7 | 5.8 | .8 | .1 | 10.4 | 13.9 | |
2015–16 | 24 | 23 | 27.8 | .378 | .350 | .807 | 1.8 | 4.6 | .7 | .2 | 12.8 | 12.5 | |
2016–17 | 33 | 33 | 27.8 | .416 | .330 | .847 | 1.8 | 5.9 | .7 | .1 | 16.5 | 16.8 | |
2017–18† | 4 | 0 | 18.0 | .361 | .375 | .500 | .5 | 4.5 | .5 | — | 10.0 | 6.5 | |
2018–19 | 27 | 22 | 21.4 | .358 | .321 | .958 | 2.0 | 4.0 | .4 | — | 10.5 | 9.3 | |
2019–20 | 16 | 2 | 18.6 | .287 | .288 | .893 | 1.2 | 3.5 | .6 | .1 | 7.5 | 4.9 | |
2020–21 | 26 | 3 | 17.7 | .365 | .330 | .863 | 1.5 | 3.0 | .4 | — | 8.7 | 7.8 | |
2021–22 | 36 | 2 | 19.8 | .329 | .306 | .701 | 1.7 | 2.8 | .5 | — | 8.8 | 6.4 | |
2022–23† | 29 | 3 | 16.8 | .306 | .294 | .913 | 1.2 | 2.4 | .3 | — | 6.1 | 5.1 | |
2023–24 | 33 | 2 | 18.1 | .371 | .340 | .727 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .3 | .0 | 7.9 | 5.2 | |
Career | 407 | 216 | 22.4 | .392 | .334 | .816 | 1.6 | 3.4 | .6 | .1 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
Awards and accomplishments
[edit]Pro career
[edit]- Liga ACB (Spanish League) champion (8×):
- Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup) winner (6×):
- Supercopa de España (Spanish Supercup) winner (8×):
- EuroLeague champion (3×):
- Triple Crown winner:
- 2015
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion:
Spanish junior national team
[edit]Spanish senior national team
[edit]- EuroBasket 2009: Gold
- EuroBasket 2011: Gold
- 2012 Summer Olympics: Silver
- EuroBasket 2013: Bronze
- EuroBasket 2015: Gold
- 2016 Summer Olympics: Bronze
- 2019 FIBA World Championship: Gold
Individual awards
[edit]- 8× All-EuroLeague Team:
- 1× All-Decade Euroleague team member
- 2× Spanish ACB League MVP of the Month: February 2012, February 2016
- 2× Spanish King's Cup MVP: 2012, 2017
- 3× All-Spanish ACB League Team: 2012, 2015, 2017
- 2× EuroLeague MVP of the Month: April 2013, November 2016
- 3× Spanish Supercup MVP: 2014, 2018, 2021
- 2× Spanish ACB League Finals MVP: 2015, 2016
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup MVP: 2015
- Spanish League MVP: 2017
- EuroLeague MVP: 2017
- EuroLeague all-time leader in three-pointers made
References
[edit]- ^ "Liga ACB Pronunciation Guide". ACB.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "REAL MADRID, Llull agree until 2014". Euroleague.net. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ "Sergio Llull signs contract extension through 2014". Realmadrid.com. July 19, 2010. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ "Real Madrid, ufficiale il rinnovo di Sergio Llull". Sportando (in Italian). 1 November 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Real Madrid is Euroleague champion for record ninth time!". euroleague.net. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Real Madrid make it 4 out of 4". marca.com (in Spanish). 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Real Madrid re-signs star guard Llull until 2021". Euroleague. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ Cámara, Millán (2 March 2017). "Por qué Sergio Llull no se marchará a la NBA". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Madrid's Llull is crowned the 2016-17 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP!". Euroleague. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Real Madrid is 2018 EuroLeague champion". euroleague.net. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "MVP Llull out indefinitely with torn ACL". Euroleague. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ Pinilla, J.I. (10 August 2017). "Sergio Llull out of Eurobasket after suffering ACL tear". Diario AS. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "A year after heartbreak, Nigel Williams-Goss is a champion". Euroleague Basketball. 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Eternal Llull gives to Real Madrid its 11th EuroLeague title". Eurohoops. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Sardinero, David (10 November 2009). "Sergio Llull es la segunda ronda más cara de la historia del 'draft' de la NBA". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Knicks Sign Austin Rivers". NBA.com. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
External links
[edit]- Sergio Llull at FIBA (archive)
- Sergio Llull at FIBA Europe
- Sergio Llull at Liga ACB (in Spanish)
- Sergio Llull at Eurobasket.com
- Sergio Llull at EuroLeague
- Sergio Llull at Olympedia (archive)
- Sergio Llull at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Sergio Llull Melia at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish) (archive)
- Sergio Llull – COE – Paris 2024 (in Spanish)
- Sergio Llull on Instagram
- 1987 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- 2010 FIBA World Championship players
- 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Bàsquet Manresa players
- Denver Nuggets draft picks
- FIBA Basketball World Cup–winning players
- FIBA EuroBasket–winning players
- Liga ACB players
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic basketball players for Spain
- Olympic bronze medalists for Spain
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- People from Mahón
- Point guards
- Real Madrid Baloncesto players
- Shooting guards
- Spanish men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Menorca