Wade Baldwin IV

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Wade Baldwin IV
2022-12-22 ALBA Berlin gegen Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. (EuroLeague 2022-23) by Sandro Halank-101.jpg
Baldwin IV in December 2022
No. 5–Maccabi Tel Aviv
Position Shooting guard / Point guard
League Israeli Basketball Premier League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1996-03-29) March 29, 1996 (age 27)
Belle Mead, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school St. Joseph (Metuchen, New Jersey)
College Vanderbilt (2014–2016)
NBA draft 2016: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Memphis Grizzlies
2016–2017→ Iowa Energy
2017–2019 Portland Trail Blazers
2017–2019→ Texas Legends
2019 Raptors 905
2019–2020 Olympiacos
2020–2021 Bayern Munich
2021–2022 Saski Baskonia
2022–present Maccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Wade Manson Baldwin IV (born March 29, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague.

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High school and college career

Born in the Belle Mead section of Montgomery Township, New Jersey, Baldwin attended Immaculata High School in Somerville, New Jersey and transferred to St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, New Jersey prior to his junior year. [1]

As a freshman at Vanderbilt, [2] Baldwin started 24 of 35 games and averaged 9.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.4 steals (8th in the SEC), and 4.4 assists per game (5th), while shooting 43.9% from three-point range. [3] He set a Vanderbilt freshman record with 155 assists. [4] [5]

During his sophomore year, he averaged 14.1 points, 4 rebounds, and 5.2 assists (3rd in the SEC) per game, while shooting 40.6% from three-point range and .799 from the line (9th). [6] Baldwin led Vanderbilt to an appearance in the First Four in 2016 where they lost to Wichita State, 70–50.

On March 28, 2016, Baldwin declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility. [7]

Professional career

Memphis Grizzlies (2016–2017)

On June 23, 2016, Baldwin was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 17th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. [8] On July 16, 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Grizzlies. [9] He made his debut for the Grizzlies in their season opener on October 26, 2016, recording seven points, five rebounds, six assists, three steals and three blocks in 24 minutes off the bench in a 102–98 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. [10] On December 6, 2016, he recorded his first double-digit-scoring game with 11 points in the Grizzlies' 96–91 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. [11] During his rookie season, Baldwin had multiple assignments with the Iowa Energy, the Grizzlies' D-League affiliate. [12] On October 16, 2017, Baldwin was waived by the Grizzlies. [13]

Portland Trail Blazers (2017–2019)

On October 19, 2017, Baldwin was signed on a two-way contract by the Portland Trail Blazers. [14] Under the terms of the deal, for the 2017–18 season, he had a one-year deal splitting time between the Trail Blazers and a G-League affiliate that would be best suited for him, since Portland is currently one of four teams to not hold a G-League affiliate of their own this season. In this instance, he would be spending time with the Texas Legends. On March 12, 2018, Baldwin signed a standard NBA contract with the Blazers. [15]

On February 4, 2019, Baldwin was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers along with Nik Stauskas and two second-round picks for Rodney Hood. [16]

On February 7, the Cleveland Cavaliers then traded both him and Stauskas to the Houston Rockets. [17] Hours later, he was traded again, this time to the Indiana Pacers alongside Stauskas, a 2021 second-round draft pick and the rights to Maarty Leunen, in exchange for cash considerations. [18] On February 8, 2019, Baldwin was waived by the Pacers. [19]

Raptors 905 (2019)

On February 25, 2019, Baldwin was claimed off waivers by the Raptors 905. [20]

Olympiacos (2019–2020)

On July 17, 2019, Baldwin signed a two-year contract with the Greek EuroLeague club Olympiacos. [21] [22]

Bayern Munich (2020–2021)

On July 27, 2020, he signed with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). [23]

Baskonia (2021–2022)

On July 10, 2021, he signed with Saski Baskonia of the Liga ACB. [24] He averaged 14.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. [25]

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2022–present)

On June 30, 2022, Baldwin signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague. [25] He was second in scoring in the 2022–23 EuroLeague regular season, with 16.7 points per game, only trailing Aleksandar Vezenkov. [26] Baldwin was named the March 2023 MVP by the EuroLeague. [27] The following month, in April, Baldwin agreed to a extension of his contract that commits him to Maccabi until 2025. [28]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Memphis 33112.3.313.136.8381.41.80.50.23.2
2017–18 Portland 7011.4.667.800.6001.10.70.30.15.4
2018–19 Portland 1605.9.303.222.7270.90.80.10.11.9
Career56110.3.355.250.7761.21.40.40.23.1

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017 Memphis 304.0.000.0001.0001.30.7.0.00.7
2018 Portland 404.8.2501.000.5000.80.80.30.31.0
Career704.4.2001.000.7501.00.70.10.10.9

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2019–20 Olympiacos 24916.4.481.267.6331.81.80.5.05.54.3
2020–21 Bayern 393827.1.488.285.7613.04.01.10.315.313.4
2021–22 Saski Baskonia 302528.3.510.340.8123.64.41.10.214.115.5
2022–23 Maccabi Tel Aviv 343328.3.518.327.8213.85.10.90.317.217.6

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References

  1. ↑ Haley, John (March 19, 2014). "Boys basketball Tournament of Champions preview, St. Joseph (Metuchen): The Wade Baldwin Story". NJ.com. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ Payne, Terrence (September 1, 2013). "Three-star guard Wade Baldwin commits to Vanderbilt". NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Wade Baldwin IV College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ↑ Boclair, David (February 22, 2016). "Baldwin climbing school, conference assists lists". NashvillePost.com. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ Sparks, Adam (December 25, 2015). "Wade Baldwin serves as Vanderbilt's 'challenger'". Tennessean.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Wade Baldwin College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ Vecenie, Sam (March 28, 2016). "Vanderbilt's Wade Baldwin to declare for NBA Draft: What you need to know". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Grizzlies select Wade Baldwin IV in First Round of 2016 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Grizzlies sign 2016 1st Round Draft Pick Wade Baldwin IV to multi-year contract". NBA.com. July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Wade Baldwin 2016-17 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Gasol has 26 points, 12 boards to lead Grizzlies past Sixers". ESPN.com. December 6, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  12. ↑ "2016-17 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Grizzlies finalize 2017-18 regular season roster". NBA.com. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  14. ↑ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN WADE BALDWIN TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Portland Trail Blazers sign Wade Baldwin IV to standard NBA contract". NBA.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  16. ↑ "TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE RODNEY HOOD". NBA.com. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Cavs Acquire Brandon Knight, Marquese Chriss Plus Picks in Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Pacers Complete Trade with Houston Rockets". NBA.com. February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Pacers Waive Stauskas and Baldwin". NBA.com. February 8, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Raptors 905 Claim Wade Baldwin IV". NBA.com. February 25, 2019. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  21. ↑ "Reds tab Baldwin at point guard". euroleague.net. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  22. ↑ Maggi, Alessandro (July 17, 2019). "Olympiacos signs Wade Baldwin". Sportando. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  23. ↑ "Wade Baldwin officially inks with Bayern Munich". Sportando. July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Wade Baldwin officially inks with Saski Baskonia". Saski Baskonia (in Spanish). July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  25. 1 2 "Maccabi makes playmaker Baldwin its latest signing | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. June 30, 2022.
  26. ↑ "EuroLeague Team and Player Stats | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  27. ↑ "MVP of March: Wade Baldwin, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv". Euroleague Basketball. April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  28. ↑ Maggi, Alessandro (April 23, 2023). "Maccabi extended Wade Baldwin IV's contract through 2025 - Sportando". Sportando. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
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