Kendrick Nunn

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Kendrick Nunn
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
High schoolSimeon Career Academy
(Chicago, Illinois)
College
undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Santa Cruz Warriors
20192021Miami Heat
20212023Los Angeles Lakers
2023Washington Wizards
2023–presentPanathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
Gold medal – first place
2011 Mexico
National team
FIBA World U17 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Lithuania National team

Kendrick Melvin Nunn (born August 3, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Oakland Golden Grizzlies.[1]

Nunn played three seasons at the

three-point shots
made per game.

After going

NBA All-Rookie First Team. In August 2021, Nunn signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. However, he missed the entire 2021–22 season with a knee injury. In January 2023, he was traded to the Washington Wizards
.

High school career

Nunn after winning the 2013 IHSA championship

Nunn attended

Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, and UCLA.[3][4]

During his senior season, Simeon honored his contribution by retiring his jersey, No. 20, along with that of fellow senior standout Jabari Parker, No. 22.[5] Nunn and Parker joined Derrick Rose, Bobby Simmons, and Benji Wilson as the only Wolverine basketball players to have their jersey numbers retired.[6] Nunn helped lead Simeon to four Illinois High School Association (IHSA) state titles.

Nunn verbally committed to Texas A&M before his junior year in August 2011,[7] but about two months later he announced his de-commitment from that school and intent to reopen his recruiting process. His father, Melvin, explained that Kendrick felt he had committed prematurely and wished to explore all his options.[8]

On September 15, 2012, after his

official visit to Illinois, Nunn committed to play there under head coach John Groce.[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kendrick Nunn
SG
Chicago Simeon (Illinois) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 15, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 59, 12 (SG)   Rivals: 60, 18 (SG)  ESPN: 61, 14 (SG)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2013 Illinois Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  • "2013 Illinois Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  • "2013 Illinois Basketball Commitment List". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
Nunn in the 2013 Illinois High School Association championship game
Nunn dunks an inbounds alley oop from Jabari Parker over Jahlil Okafor.

College career

As a freshman at the

University of Illinois, Nunn played for the Fighting Illini in all 35 games of their 2013–14 season and started in the last 12.[9] He debuted as a starter on February 9, 2014, against Penn State, finishing the contest with 19 points and helping the team snap an eight-game losing streak.[10][11] Nunn tied his career-high on February 19, with 19 points, to lead the Illini to a 62–49 victory at Minnesota;[12] for this performance, he was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week five days later.[13][14] On the heels of wins over Nebraska[15] and Michigan State,[16] in which Nunn averaged 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists, he repeated as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on March 3.[17] At season's end, Nunn made the Big Ten All-Freshman Team selected by the coaches.[18][19] Nunn was a co-captain of the 2015–16 Fighting Illini team.[20]

Nunn was dismissed from the Illinois basketball team on May 24, 2016,

NCAA transfer rules, Nunn sat out his first year there, relegated to the bench for the 2016–17 season.[25] While playing in the Golden Grizzlies' 2017–18 campaign, Nunn earned Horizon League Player of the Week on November 13 and did so again on December 18 and January 22.[26][27][28]

As a senior, Nunn led the NCAA Division I in three-point shooting, with an average of 4.47 three-point field goals made per game;[29] and he finished second in scoring to Trae Young, with 25.9 points per contest.[30] On February 28, 2018, Nunn was voted the Horizon League Player of the Year and also earned First Team All-League honors.[31] His 4.47 three-point shots per game average was a school single-season record.[32] Nunn's 84 three-point shots made was a Horizon League single-season record for conference games.[33]

Professional career

Santa Cruz Warriors (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in the

Iowa Energy.[39] Despite starting in only one of 49 games, he averaged 19.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.3 blocks across 29 minutes per contest.[40]

Miami Heat (2019–2021)

The

Duncan Robinson added 34 points, establishing an NBA record for points by an undrafted duo (70).[50] After scoring 504 points in his 31st career game, he became the fastest rookie to reach 500 points in franchise history (one game faster than Dwyane Wade).[51] On January 2, Nunn became the first undrafted player in NBA history to win multiple Rookie of the Month awards and joined Caron Butler (4) as the only Heat players with multiple awards.[52] He won the Rookie of the Month award for a third time for his January performance.[53] He was named to the Rising Stars Challenge at the 2020 NBA All-Star Game,[54] scoring 16 points for Team USA.[55] On September 15, 2020, Nunn was named 2019–20 NBA All-Rookie First Team and finished second in Rookie of the Year voting.[56]

On September 30, 2020, Nunn tallied 18 points during Game 1 of the 2020 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, which is the most points scored by a rookie off the bench in a Finals game since Elden Campbell's 21 points in 1991.[57] The Heat went on to lose the series in 6 games.

On May 15, 2021, Nunn scored a season-high 31 points, alongside six rebounds and three assists, in a 108–122 loss to the

unrestricted free agent.[59]

Los Angeles Lakers (2021–2023)

On August 6, 2021, Nunn signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.[60] On October 21, he was diagnosed with a bone bruise in his right knee and was expected to miss multiple weeks.[61] On December 6, coach Frank Vogel said that Nunn was likely to not return during December.[62] On January 17, 2022, Nunn suffered a setback in his rehab.[63] On February 8, he was ruled out until at least late March.[64][65] He ultimately missed the entire season due to knee injury.[66]

On October 18, 2022, Nunn made his Lakers debut, scoring 13 points in a 109–123 loss to the Golden State Warriors.[67] On January 6, 2023, he scored a season-high 23 points, alongside three rebounds, two assists, and one steal, in a 130–114 win over the Atlanta Hawks.[68]

Washington Wizards (2023)

On January 23, 2023, Nunn was traded, alongside three future second-round draft picks, to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Rui Hachimura.[69] Nunn made his Wizards debut two days later, recording 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals in a 108–103 win over the Houston Rockets.[70]

Panathinaikos (2023–present)

On October 31, 2023, Nunn signed with Greek Basket League and EuroLeague powerhouse Panathinaikos until the end of the season.[71][72] On November 20, 2023, Nunn had his first big game for the Greens. He recorded a statline of 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals, along with two game-winning free throws in a 86–85 victory against AEK.[citation needed]

National team career

In March 2011, Nunn was among the 24 high school players invited to the

Cancun, Mexico. The team, coached by Don Showalter of Mid-Prairie High, scored over 100 points in each victorious matchup.[75]

Nunn, along with teammate Jabari Parker of Simeon and rival Jahlil Okafor of Whitney Young high school, was selected to play in the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship held in Kaunas, Lithuania, from June 29 to July 8, 2012.[76] As with the 2011 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship, Nunn once again helped Team USA capture a gold medal.[77][78]


Career statistics

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  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Miami 67 67 29.3 .439 .350 .850 2.7 3.3 .8 .2 15.3
2020–21 Miami 56 44 29.5 .485 .381 .933 3.2 2.6 .9 .3 14.6
2022–23 L.A. Lakers 39 2 13.5 .406 .325 .810 1.4 .9 .3 .1 6.7
2022–23 Washington 31 0 14.1 .447 .392 .900 1.7 1.8 .5 .1 7.5
Career 193 113 23.7 .451 .362 .876 2.4 2.4 .7 .2 12.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020 Miami 15 0 15.9 .391 .279 1.000 2.1 1.3 .2 .2 6.1
2021 Miami 4 2 23.3 .395 .278 1.000 1.5 1.5 .5 .0 10.3
Career 19 2 17.5 .393 .279 1.000 2.0 1.4 .3 .2 7.0

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Illinois 35 12 19.5 .456 .388 .808 1.7 1.1 .6 .1 6.2
2014–15 Illinois 33 24 30.2 .401 .360 .817 3.5 1.9 1.2 .2 11.1
2015–16 Illinois 28 25 35.1 .428 .391 .794 5.0 1.7 1.5 .2 15.5
2016–17 Oakland Redshirt Redshirt
2017–18 Oakland 30 26 37.9 .435 .394 .838 4.7 3.8 1.5 .4 25.9
Career 126 87 30.1 .428 .386 .821 3.6 2.1 1.2 .2 14.2

Records

NBA

  • Total points in first five career games for an undrafted player (112)
  • Single-game points by an undrafted duo (70, 34 by
    Duncan Robinson
    )
  • Conference rookie of the month awards for an undrafted player (3)

Miami Heat

  • Fastest rookie to 500 career points (31 games)

Horizon League

  • Single-season (conference games) three-point shots made (84)

Oakland Golden Grizzlies

  • Single-season three-point shots made/game (4.47)

See also

Notes

  1. The Chicago Tribune that he did not strike the woman as alleged and only poured water on her, he said that he agreed to a misdemeanor charge at the urging of his lawyer and added that he thoroughly regretted his confrontation at any rate. "My actions, I can’t blame anyone for," he said. "Now, I would have just walked away from it."[22]
  2. ^ After his dismissal from Illinois, Nunn's reputation and career were in doubt; but after completing a hundred hours of community service, a 26-week abuse prevention program, and a letter of apology while under 18 months of court supervision,[22] Nunn was given a second chance by coach Greg Kampe at Oakland. Kampe, who is one of the more respected figures in college basketball according to The Athletic, has always vouched for Nunn and the way he treated people while a part of his program.[24]

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