Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Kentavious Tannell Caldwell-Pope is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was named a McDonald’s All-American as one of the top high school basketball players in the class of 2011. He played college basketball for two years with the Georgia Bulldogs in the Southeastern Conference. He declared for the NBA draft after the season and was selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. He spent four seasons with the Pistons before joining the Lakers as a free agent in 2017–18. He won his first NBA championship with the Lakers in 2020.
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Kentavious Tannell Caldwell-Pope is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was named a McDonald’s All-American as one of the top high school basketball players in the class of 2011. As a senior, he was rated the nation’s No. 3 shooting guard prospect, the No. 12 prospect overall. He played college basketball for two years with the Georgia Bulldogs in the Southeastern Conference and was voted the SEC Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2013. He declared for the NBA draft after the season and was selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. He spent four seasons with the Pistons before joining the Lakers as a free agent in 2017–18. He won his first NBA championship with the Lakers in 2020. He is a member of the L.A.
Lakers’ D-League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors. He has also played for the Golden State Warriors, the Sacramento Kings, and the New York Knicks. Caldwell- Pope was named to several prominent high school All-America teams as a senior. He led the Greenville High School Patriots to the State Class A Final Four in 2011 and to consecutive Sweet 16 berths in 2009–10. He also was selected to play in the 2011 McDonald’s all-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic. He will play for the Lakers at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game in New York City on Sunday, July 28. He previously played for the Detroit Pistons and the Sacramento Pistons. He has also played in the NBA Summer League, where he averaged 24. 0 points and 7. 4 rebounds in five games.
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