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Luca Vildoza

Luca Vildoza (born August 11, 1995) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Argentine national team in international competition. At 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, he plays at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Luca Vildoza
Vildoza with KK Crvena zvezda in 2022
No. 8 – Olympiacos
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueGreek Basket League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1995-08-11) August 11, 1995 (age 29)
Quilmes, Argentina
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2016Quilmes
2016–2021Baskonia
2016–2017→Quilmes
2022Milwaukee Bucks
2022–2023Crvena zvezda
2023–2024Panathinaikos
2024–presentOlympiacos
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Argentina
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 China
FIBA AmeriCup
Silver medal – second place 2017 Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Chile

Professional career

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Quilmes (2012–2017)

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Vildoza began his career with the Argentine 1st Division (LNB) club Quilmes, in the 2011–12 LNB season. He then played in the Argentine 2nd Division with Quilmes during the TNA 2012–13 season. He spent the next three seasons playing in the top-tier level Argentine League with Quilmes.

Baskonia (2016–2021)

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In 2016, Vildoza signed a four-year contract with the Liga ACB club Baskonia. However, Baskonia loaned him back to Quilmes for the 2016–17 season[1] where he averaged 16.9 points and 3.9 assists per game. He rejoined Baskonia for the 2017–18 season and made a debut in the EuroLeague. Over 24 EuroLeague games, he averaged 4.5 points, 2 assists, and 1.3 rebounds per game. In the Liga ACB, he appeared in 25 games and averaged 5.9 points while shooting 50% from the field goal and 40.4% from the three-point line.[2] Baskonia made the ACB Playoffs Finals that season and lost the final 3–1 to Real Madrid.

In the 2018–19 season, Vildoza's role in the team increased, and so did his stats, as he averaged 9.1 points and 3.8 assists over 34 games of the EuroLeague.[2] In March 2019, Vildoza signed a contract extension with Baskonia to stay until the end of 2023–24 season.[3] In the Liga ACB, he appeared in 32 games, averaging 9.3 points per game.[2] In the ACB Quarterfinals, Baskonia lost 2–0 to Zaragoza.

Milwaukee Bucks (2022)

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On May 6, 2021, Vildoza signed with the New York Knicks,[4] but was waived on October 3 after playing two 2021 NBA Summer League games.[5] On October 5, Vildoza announced that he had undergone surgery on his right foot.[6]

On April 6, 2022, Vildoza was signed by the Milwaukee Bucks to a reported two-year contract.[7][8]

On April 22, 2022, Vildoza made his NBA debut in game three of a first-round playoff series against the Chicago Bulls.[9] Vildoza was subbed in during the fourth quarter at the 8:02 mark. Vildoza made a three-point shot, grabbed a rebound, recorded two assists, and recorded two steals as the Bucks won 111–81.[10] On July 5, he was waived by the Bucks.[11] On July 9, the Bucks re-signed him to an Exhibit 10 contract.[12]

Crvena zvezda (2022–2023)

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On October 14, 2022, Vildoza was signed by Crvena zvezda mts of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague to a reported two-year contract.[13] At the end of the month, he received the ABA League Player of the Month Award.[14] In 29 EuroLeague games (24 starts), he averaged 12.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.6 turnovers, playing around 24 minutes per contest.

Panathinaikos (2023–2024)

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On June 26, 2023, Vildoza signed a three-year contract with Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos.[15] On July 2, 2024, Vildoza amicably parted ways with Panathinaikos, having lifted both the domestic championship as well as the EuroLeague title for the first time in his career.

Olympiacos (2024–present)

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On July 2, 2024, Vildoza signed a two-year deal with Greek Basket League runner-ups and EuroLeague bronze medalists Olympiacos.

National team career

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Vildoza was a member of the junior national teams of Argentina. He played with Argentina's junior national team at the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Cup. He is also a member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team. With Argentina's senior team, he has played at the 2014 ODESUR Games, the 2015 Pan American Games, the 2016 South American Championship, and the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.[16]

In 2019, Vildoza took part in the team that won the Pan American gold medal in Lima. Vildoza was included in the Argentine squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and clinched the silver medal with Argentina, which emerged as runners-up to Spain at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[17]

Career statistics

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Legend
  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

NBA

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Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022 Milwaukee 7 0 2.4 .333 .200 — .3 .6 .3 — .7
Career 7 0 2.4 .333 .200 — .3 .6 .3 — .7

EuroLeague

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† Denotes seasons in which Vildoza won the EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2017–18 Baskonia 24 2 13.2 .422 .412 .696 1.3 2.0 .5 .1 4.5 3.9
2018–19 34 17 22.5 .403 .372 .879 2.3 3.8 1.1 .1 9.1 9.6
2019–20 16 7 23.1 .382 .288 1.000 1.9 3.2 1.1 .4 7.1 6.9
2020–21 32 18 25.1 .410 .388 .761 2.0 3.5 1.6 .1 10.3 10.2
2022–23 Crvena zvezda 29 24 24.2 .416 .355 .901 2.5 3.9 1.4 .1 12.6 12.2
2023–24† Panathinaikos 28 5 14.9 .385 .366 .762 1.5 1.5 .6 — 5.7 4.6
Career 163 73 20.7 .408 .366 .842 2.0 3.0 1.1 .1 8.5 8.2

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12   Quilmes LNB 15 4.8 .222 .250 .500 .3 .2 .5 .1 1.3
2013–14   Quilmes LNB 33 17.5 .350 .270 .613 1.8 1.6 1.0 .2 5.2
2014–15   Quilmes LNB 62 22.4 .423 .311 .810 1.8 1.2 1.1 .4 11.7
2015–16   Quilmes LNB 35 26.3 .439 .356 .826 3.6 2.5 1.1 .3 14.2
2016–17   Quilmes LNB 67 32.0 .400 .341 .856 4.1 4.0 1.7 .2 17.1
2017–18   Baskonia ACB 35 13.8 .485 .434 .891 1.3 1.9 .6 .1 6.3
2018–19   Baskonia ACB 34 24.2 .432 .340 .857 2.0 3.4 1.6 .2 9.0
2019–20   Baskonia ACB 19 23.3 .378 .316 .870 2.8 2.7 1.3 .3 8.0
2020–21   Baskonia ACB 27 23.5 .420 .355 .829 1.7 3.7 1.6 .1 10.9
2022–23   Crvena zvezda KLS 29 13.4 1.000 — .500 — 4.0 1.0 — 5.0
2023–24   Panathinaikos HEBA A1 23 18.7 .386 .341 .750 1.4 2.8 1.0 .1 6.3

References

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  1. ^ "Luca Vildoza new player for Laboral Kutxa Baskonia". Baskonia.com. August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Luca Vildoza Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Baskonia, Vildoza together til 2024!". euroleague.net. March 6, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "Knicks Sign Luca Vildoza". NBA.com. May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Knicks Waive Luca Vildoza". NBA.com. October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Luca Vildoza [@LucaVildoza] (October 5, 2021). "Hola a todos. Les quiero contar que finalmente hoy me operé del pie derecho, que estoy bien y que apenas los doctores me lo permitan, comenzaré con la recuperación para volver a jugar. Estoy tranquilo. Pasé meses difíciles" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Luca Vildoza". NBA.com. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  8. ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (April 4, 2022). "Guard Luca Vildoza expected to sign with Milwaukee Bucks, sources say". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Game 3 Rapid Recap". BrewHoop.com. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Bucks use balanced attack to cruise past Bulls in Game 3". NBA.com. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "The Milwaukee Bucks Have Waived 2 Players". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "Bucks Re-Sign Rayjon Tucker, Luca Vildoza To Camp Contracts". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  13. ^ "Luca Vildoza is the new reinforcement of Crvena zvezda mts". aba-liga.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  14. ^ "NLB MVP OF OCTOBER: LUCA VILDOZA (CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  15. ^ "Panathinaikos signs playmaker Luca Vildoza". EuroLeague. June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  16. ^ "Luca VILDOZA (ARG)". FIBA.com. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  17. ^ "Spain seal second FIBA World Cup with win over Argentina". MARCA.com. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
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