Nikoloz Tskitishvili
Champville | |
2016 | Chemidor Tehran |
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2016–2017 | Al Manama |
2017 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
2017–2018 | Byblos Club |
2018 | BC Sukhumi |
2019 | Beirut Club |
2019 | Henan Golden Elephants |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Nikoloz Tskitishvili (
Professional career
Europe
From January to July 2002, Tskitishvili played in Italy, for Benetton Treviso, winning the Italian League championship under head coach Mike D'Antoni. He played in 13 games, averaging 6.6 points per game (with a high of 15). Around that time, he was selected as the 5th overall pick of the 2002 NBA draft.
NBA
On February 25, 2005, Tskitishvili was traded by the Nuggets, to the Golden State Warriors, along with Rodney White, in exchange for Eduardo Nájera, Luis Flores, and a 2007 future first-round draft pick. In three seasons with the Nuggets, Tskitishvili averaged 3.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, and shot 30 percent from the field, while appearing in 143 total games.
After playing just 12 games for the Warriors, he signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves, after playing on their NBA Summer League team. He was traded half-way through the 2005–06 season, to the Phoenix Suns, in exchange for a second-round draft pick.
Tskitishvili's final NBA game was Game 4 of the 2006 Western Conference Finals on May 30, 2006, in a 106–86 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Tskitishvili only played for a minute and half (substituting at the very end of the game for Leandro Barbosa) and recorded no stats. Phoenix would go on to lose games 5 and 6 (with Tskitishvili not playing in either game), thus losing the series to Dallas 4 - 2.
On June 30, 2006, Tskitishvili was claimed off of waivers by the Portland Trail Blazers. He was waived five days later, after the team announced they would re-sign center Joel Przybilla. On October 2, 2006, Tskitishvili was signed by the New York Knicks, and he was later waived by them on October 25.
With career averages of 2.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per game, over his first four
Return to Europe
After playing in the
Asia
While playing in Iran, Tskitishvili won an
NBA comeback attempt
On September 25, 2015, Tskitishvili signed with the
Return to Asia
On October 11, 2015, Tskitishvili signed with the
The next day, he returned to
In late December 2017, he signed with Byblos Club, of the Lebanese Basketball League.[14]
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 | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2002–03 | Denver
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81 | 16 | 16.3 | .293 | .243 | .738 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
2003–04 | Denver
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39 | 0 | 7.9 | .328 | .273 | .793 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
2004–05 | Denver
|
23 | 0 | 6.9 | .294 | .000 | .571 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
2004–05 | Golden State
|
12 | 0 | 5.2 | .304 | .200 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
2005–06 | Minnesota
|
5 | 0 | 2.6 | .250 | .000 | .500 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
2005–06 | Phoenix
|
12 | 0 | 7.2 | .364 | .333 | .667 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
Career | 172 | 16 | 11.3 | .304 | .235 | .730 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2005–06 | Phoenix
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4 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .500 | .3 | .5 | .0. | .0 | .3 |
References
- ^ "NBA.com player profile". NBA.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Welcome to the next decade of discontent". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 29, 2007.
- ^ "The 100 Worst Draft Picks Ever". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "They didn't win the lottery with these picks". ESPN.com. June 26, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Nikoloz Tskitishvili joins Al Sharjah". Court-Side.com. September 30, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Lebanese team Champville signing Nikoloz Tskitishvili". Sportando.com. October 27, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "L.A. CLIPPERS SIGN MBAH A MOUTE AND TSKITISHVILI". NBA.com. September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "L.A. CLIPPERS WAIVE TSKITISHVILI". NBA.com. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ "Fujian lands Nikoloz Tskitishvili". Asia-Basket.com. October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ "Tochigi Brex signs Nikoloz Tskitishvili". Asia-Basket.com. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ^ "Nikoloz Tskitishvili leaves Tochigi Brex". Sportando.com. December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Nikoloz Tskitishvili officially inks with Champville". Sportando.com. December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "Iran's Chemidor signs Georgian Nikoloz Tskitishvili". New.TehranTimes.com. April 3, 2016. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ "Byblos sign Nikoloz Tskitishvili, ex Dinamo Tbilisi". Eurobasket.com. December 29, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2018.