Axel Toupane
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2015–2016 | Raptors 905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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2016 | Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Raptors 905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | New Orleans Pelicans | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Žalgiris | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Olympiacos | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Unicaja | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | SIG Strasbourg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Santa Cruz Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Santa Cruz Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Paris Basketball | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | Metropolitans 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Axel Toupane (born July 23, 1992) is French professional
Professional career
SIG Strasbourg (2011–2015)
From 2008 to 2011, Toupane spent time with the
Following the 2013–14 season, Toupane entered the
Raptors 905 (2015–2016)
On July 23, 2015, Toupane signed with the Toronto Raptors after having averaged 4.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in three Summer League games for the team.[5] On October 24, 2015, he was waived by the Raptors after appearing in two NBA preseason games.[6]
On October 31, 2015, Toupane was acquired by the Raptors' affiliate team in the
Denver Nuggets (2016)
On March 3, 2016, Toupane signed a 10-day contract with the
Milwaukee Bucks / Return to the 905 (2016–2017)
On October 30, 2016, Toupane was reacquired by the Raptors 905.[15] On February 25, 2017, he signed a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.[16] On March 4, 2017, he was waived by the Bucks[17] and then reacquired by the Raptors 905 later that day.[18]
New Orleans Pelicans (2017)
On April 10, 2017, Toupane signed with the New Orleans Pelicans for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[19] On July 25, 2017, he was waived by the Pelicans.[20]
Žalgiris (2017–2018)
On July 27, 2017, Toupane signed with the Lithuanian club
His solid defence helped the team in both the Euroleague, where Žalgiris reached the first Final Four in 19 years and finished in third place, and the LKL, where Žalgiris won its eighth consecutive LKL championship. Toupane was among the best players in the league cup series, which Žalgiris also won.Olympiacos (2018–2019)
On July 17, 2018, Toupane signed a two-year deal with the Greek team Olympiacos of the EuroLeague.[24] In 45 games, he averaged 5.8 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. On April 13, 2019, Toupane parted ways with Olympiacos.[25]
Unicaja (2019–2020)
On August 21, 2019, Toupane signed a 1+1 year contract with Unicaja of the Liga ACB.[26]
SIG Strasbourg (2020)
On September 1, 2020, Toupane signed with SIG Strasbourg until October 17.[27]
Santa Cruz Warriors (2021)
On December 3, 2020, Toupane signed a training camp deal with the Golden State Warriors.[28] On December 18, 2020, the Warriors released him.[29]
On January 12, 2021, Toupane was included on the roster of the Warriors' affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors, for the 2020–21 season that took place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex of Walt Disney World Resort, located near Orlando.[30]
Return to the Bucks (2021)
On March 14, 2021, the Milwaukee Bucks announced that they had signed Toupane to a two-way contract.[31] In the regular season he played in 8 games, starting one and averaged 1.8 points 0.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 7.6 minutes per game.[32] He played in 3 of the 4 games in the first round of the NBA playoffs against the Miami Heat, where the Bucks swept the Heat 4-0. In four total playoff games, Toupane averaged 1.3 points 1.0 rebounds on 50% shooting.[33] Toupane won his first NBA championship when the Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns in 6 games in the 2021 NBA Finals.
Return to Santa Cruz (2021)
On October 15, 2021, Toupane signed with the Golden State Warriors,[34] but was waived the next day.[35] On October 25, he was reacquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors.[36]
Paris Basketball (2022–2023)
On January 6, 2022, Toupane marked his return to France, signing with
Metropolitans 92 (2023–present)
On August 9, 2023, he signed with
National team career
As a member of the junior national teams of France, Toupane played at the
Career statistics
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
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015–16 | Denver | 21 | 0 | 14.5 | .357 | .325 | .765 | 1.5 | .7 | .3 | .3 | 3.6 |
2016–17 | Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
2016–17 | New Orleans | 2 | 0 | 20.5 | .625 | .333 | — | .5 | .0 | .5 | .5 | 5.5 |
2020–21† | Milwaukee | 8 | 1 | 7.6 | .364 | .500 | .714 | .8 | .5 | .3 | .4 | 1.8 |
Career | 33 | 1 | 12.5 | .378 | .326 | .750 | 1.2 | .6 | .3 | .3 | 3.1 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020–21† | Milwaukee | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | .500 | .500 | – | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2013–14 | Strasbourg
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10 | 2 | 15.1 | .355 | .143 | .500 | 2.7 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
2017–18 | Žalgiris | 34 | 21 | 15.3 | .503 | .375 | .711 | 2.1 | .5 | .4 | .1 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
2018–19
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Olympiacos | 26 | 4 | 13.3 | .382 | .361 | .815 | 1.2 | .5 | .5 | .2 | 4.8 | 3.3 |
Career | 70 | 27 | 14.6 | .444 | .353 | .727 | 1.9 | .5 | .4 | .1 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
Personal life
Toupane is the son of Jean-Aimé Toupane, a basketball coach and former player of Senegalese descent, and a French mother.
References
- ^ "Axel Toupane Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ TOUPANE, AXEL HEIGHT: 2.01.
- ^ "2014 Summer League Player Profile – Axel Toupane". NBA.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Axel Toupane profile". LNB.fr (in French). Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Raptors Sign Michale Kyser & Axel Toupane". NBA.com. July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Raptors Announce Roster Changes". NBA.com. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ "Raptors 905 Announces NBA D-League Draft Results, Training Camp". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Rozier, Red Claws Spoil Raptors 905's First-Ever Game in Mississauga". NBA.com. November 19, 2015. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Nuggets Sign Axel Toupane". NBA.com. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Lopez tips in with 0.4 seconds left in OT, Nets beat Nuggets". NBA.com. March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ "Nuggets Sign Axel Toupane to Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ "Nuggets Sign Axel Toupane to Multi-Year Contract". NBA.com. March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ "Raptors 905's Axel Toupane Named 2016 NBA Development League Most Improved Player". NBA.com. April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ NuggetsPR (October 15, 2016). "#Nuggets Waive Kennedy, Sampson and..." Twitter. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AND SCHEDULE". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 30, 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Bucks Sign Axel Toupane to a 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Bucks Sign Terrence Jones". NBA.com. March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ "Pelicans Sign Axel Toupane for Remainder of 2016-17 Season". NBA.com. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "Pelicans Waive Quinn Cook and Axel Toupane". NBA.com. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "Rimtas pastiprinimas: "Žalgiryje" – NBA patirties turintis prancūzas". Krepsinis.lt. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "Axelis Toupane'as – solidžiai besiginantis ir puolime vis tobulėjantis atletas". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ ""Žalgiris" rado žmogų, kuris aikštėje gali daryti praktiškai viską". Krepsinis.net (in Lithuanian). Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "Olympiacos announces Axel Toupane". EuroLeague.net. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "Axel Toupane left Olympiacos". EuroHoops.net. April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (August 21, 2019). "Unicaja Malaga inks Axel Toupane". Sportando. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (September 1, 2020). "Axel Toupane inks with SIG Strasbourg until October 17". Sportando. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Warriors Announce Roster for 2020-21 Training Camp, Fueled by Gatorade". NBA.com. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Warriors Waive Forwards Sutton, Toupane and Wesson". NBA.com. December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ "Santa Cruz Warriors announce 2020-21 roster". NBA.com. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Bucks Sign Axel Toupane To A Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "Axel Toupane Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Axel Toupane Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Warriors Sign Axel Toupane". NBA.com. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ "Warriors Waive L.J. Figueroa and Axel Toupane". NBA.com. October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2021 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 25, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Axel Toupane s'engage avec le Paris Basketball". L'Équipe (in French). January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Axel Toupane rejoint le Paris Basketball". Paris Basketball (in French). January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Axel Toupane joins Metropolitans 92". Sportando. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ Axel TOUPANE (FRA).
External links
- Official Website (in French)
- Axel Toupane at archive.fiba.com
- Axel Toupane at esake.gr (in Greek)
- Axel Toupane at euroleague.net
- Axel Toupane at eurobasket.com
- Axel Toupane at baskethotel.com
- Axel Toupane at nbadleague.com