Ante Zizic ( Croatian Ante Toni Žižić ; born January 4, 1997 in Split , Croatia ) is a Croatian professional basketball player , playing in the National Basketball Association for the Cleveland Cavaliers club. He was selected for the NBA Draft 2016 in the first round under the overall 23rd number by the Boston Celtics team. Plays the centering position.
| Ante Zizic | |
|---|---|
| Ante Žižić | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers - No. 41 | |
| Position | Center |
| Growth | 213 cm |
| Weight | 113 kg |
| Citizenship |  Croatia |
| Date of Birth | January 4, 1997 (22 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Split , Croatia |
| NBA Draft | 23rd (1st round), 2016 , Boston Celtics |
Career in Europe
Ante Zizic's first club was Split in the 2012/2013 season, but he spent just 3 matches for the youth team. The following season, he was a player at Castel . At the beginning of the 2014/2015 season, Ante played for Goritsa . But then he moved to Cibona , for which he spent 25 matches in the Adriatic League . On his account for 15.5 minutes of playing time was an average of 7.4 points.
The following season he was named Top Avenue of the Adriatic League. Ante Zizic played 26 matches, he went to the basketball court at an average of 24.8 minutes. On average, Ante had 12.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.2 block shots [1] .
On October 11, 2016, Ante Zizic was named the MVP 4th round of the Adriatic League . In the match against Skopje , which ended with the victory of Cibona with a score of 89 by 85 in the second overtime , he scored 37 points and made 20 rebounds [2] . On December 26, 2016, he left “Cibona” and became a player of “ Dariushshafak ” [3] .
NBA Career
He was chosen the 23rd number in the NBA 2016 draft by the Boston Celtics team [4] .
On July 1, 2017, he signed a contract with the Boston Celtics [5] .
On August 22, 2017, he was traded to Cleveland Cavaliers for Kairi Irving along with Aizay Thomas , Jay Crowder and the draft pick of the first round of 2018 [6] .
Statistics
NBA Statistics
| Season | Team | Regular season | Playoff Series | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Mpg | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | GP | GS | Mpg | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | ||
| 2017/18 | Cleveland | 32 | 2 | 6.7 | 73.1 | 0.0 | 72.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.7 | eight | 0 | 2.9 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Total | 32 | 2 | 6.7 | 73.1 | 0.0 | 72.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.7 | eight | 0 | 2.9 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | |
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Notes
- ↑ Žižić najveća nada (Croatian) . Jutarnji List (March 9, 2016). The appeal date is March 5, 2017.
- ↑ Round 4 MVP: Ante Žižić (Cibona) . ABA-Liga.com (October 11, 2016). The appeal date is October 11, 2016.
- ↑ Darussafaka adds young star center Zizic (English) . euroleague.net (December 26, 2016). The appeal date is August 17, 2017.
- ↑ Boston Celtics 2016 Draft Results , NBA.com (24 June 2016). The appeal date is July 28, 2016.
- Elt Celtics Sign Jayson Tatum, Ante Zizic , NBA.com (July 1, 2017). The date of circulation is July 1, 2017.
- ↑ Celtics Acquire Four-Time All-Star Kyrie Irving . NBA.com (August 22, 2017). The appeal date is August 22, 2017.