Anžejs Pasečņiks


Anžejs Pasečņiks is a Latvian professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards.

Professional career

Europe

He made his professional debut in the Latvian League with VEF Rīga in 2012.
In August 2015, Pasečņiks signed with the Spanish club Herbalife Gran Canaria. He would play in its reserve team, club of the Liga EBA, fourth division.
He debuted with the ACB team in the Supercopa Endesa.

NBA

Pasečņiks was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 25th overall pick in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft. He was immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for future first-round and second-round picks.
On July 1, 2019, the Philadelphia 76ers renounced their draft right to Pasečņiks. On July 3, Pasečņiks joined the Washington Wizards summer league team. On October 16, Pasečņiks was signed by the Wizards, but was waived three days later. On October 27, Pasečņiks was included in the training camp roster of the Capital City Go-Go. On December 17, the Wizards announced that they had signed Pasečņiks to a two-way contract. On December 18, Pasečņiks made his debut in NBA, coming off from bench with nine points, eight rebounds and an assist in a 110–109 overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls. On January 12, 2020, the Wizards announced that they had signed Pasečņiks to a multi-year contract.

National team career

He was a regular Latvian youth national team player. He helped Latvia's U-18 national team reach semi-finals at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team, averaging 12.6 points and 7.7 rebounds at the tournament.

Accomplishments and awards

Individual