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Willy Hernangomez

31-Year-Old CenterC
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#140
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Height 6'11"
Weight 250
DOB 5/27/1994
College Spain
Drafted 2nd Rd, #5 in 2015
Signed a two-year, $4.77 million contract with the Pelicans in August of 2021. Pelicans declined $2.56 million team option for 2023-24 in June of 2023.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Guillermo (Willy) Gustavo Hernangomez was born in 1994 in Madrid to Guillermo Hernangomez Heredero and Margarita Geuer. He has a younger brother, Juan, who was drafted by the Nuggets in 2016 and a younger sister, Andrea, who has played for the Spanish national junior team. Hernangomez began his pro career at Real Madrid with two years on their reserve squad before being loaned out to Cajasol Sevilla the following two seasons. He returned to Real for one year after being selected by the 76ers in the 2015 Draft and then signed with the Knicks, who had acquired his rights. Hernangomez has represented Spain and has won gold at the 2011 FIBA Europe U-18 Championship, 2015 FIBA EuroBasket, and 2019 FIBA World Cup. He also earned a bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. You can follow him on Twitter (@willyhg94) and Instagram (@willyhernangomez). Hernangomez may have first landed as a member of the Spanish team in the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship or 2012 Albert Schweitzer Tournament. In the latter, he was named to the All-Tournament Team, while he earned a gold medal at the former. In his professional career, he played for Real Madrid for five seasons. He played for their reserve team for two seasons. In 2013, the 6-foot-11 forward was loaned to Cajasol Sevilla by Real Madrid. He played for the senior team with Real Madrid for one season in 2015-16. He averaged 5.7 points and 3.3 rebounds during Spanish ACB League play in 34 games. For the second straight year, he was named to the ACB All-Young Players Team. After the season, he declared for the 2015 NBA Draft as a 21-year-old and was selected with the 35th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers. His rights were later traded to the New York Knicks on draft night.

Continuing career in Spain
CFree Agent
July 13, 2023
Hernangomez signed a three-year contract with Spanish club FC Barcelona on Thursday.
ANALYSIS
The 29-year-old had spent the past seven seasons in the NBA over stops with the Knicks, Hornets and Pelicans, but he'll continue his playing career in his native country after hitting free agency earlier this offseason when New Orleans declined his $2.56 million team option for 2023-24. Hernangomez likely could have found work with another NBA team on a deal for the veteran's minimum, but he'll instead return overseas on what's presumably a more lucrative contract. Given the length of the deal, Hernangomez's time in the NBA could well be over. The 6-foot-11, 250-pound center averaged 7.1 points and 4.9 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per game over 37 games with the Pelicans in 2022-23, but his lack of perimeter shooting and shot blocking made him a poor fit in the modern NBA.
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How does Willy Hernangomez compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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True Shooting %
61.0%
 
Effective Field Goal %
53.6%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
6.5%
 
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61.5%
 
Offensive Rebound %
14.4%
 
Defensive Rebound %
30.1%
 
Total Rebound %
22.3%
 
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10.7%
 
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1.6%
 
Block %
2.7%
 
Turnover %
13.4%
 
Usage %
23.8%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
15.6
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.3
 
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When given adequate playing time, Hernangomez has a proven ability to be a nightly double-double threat. Unfortunately, he comes into the 2022-23 season as possibly the third-string center -- a role that will likely see him playing minimal minutes. He averaged 17.1 minutes per game in 2021-22, which may be hard to replicate, especially with the impending return of Zion Williamson. With Williamson back at the starting power forward position, Jaxson Hayes could spend more time as the primary backup to Jones Valaciunas, cutting into the opportunities for Hernangomez. With so many questions, managers are well within their rights to avoid him in all but the deepest leagues.
Hernangomez had a relatively strong first season with the Pelicans given the fact that he was a part of a three-man center rotation. The 27-year-old still managed to see 18.0 minutes of action, and he averaged 7.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks. The center competed for minutes last season with Steven Adams and Jaxson Hayes. This season, after re-signing with New Orleans, he'll compete with Hayes and Jonas Valanciunas instead. In New Orleans last season, Hernangomez was able to take over the second-man job in the center rotation, and as long as Jaxson Hayes doesn't take a big step in his development, Hernangomez should see a similar role to last year. Hernangomez's fantasy value is only relevant in deep leagues, as he won't be receiving consistent enough minutes throughout the season.
Hernangomez appeared in 31 games for the Hornets during 2019-20. He averaged 6.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.2 blocks across 12.1 minutes of run. He shot 53.2 percent from the field, made 0.2 threes per game at 22.7 percent and shot 62.7 percent from the free-throw line. Despite signing with a new team, Hernangomez's role likely won't change with the Pelicans. He's the third center behind both Steven Adams and Jaxson Hayes, and Zion Williamson play center on occasion, too. As a result, Hernangomez can largely be passed on from a fantasy perspective.
Despite being healthy for almost all of the 2018-19 season, Hernangomez appeared in just 58 games for the Hornets, as head coach James Borrego began utilizing fellow big man Frank Kaminsky more often in the rotation, which cut into Hernangomez's playing time. Despite ultimately seeing just 14.0 minutes per game, Hernangomez still posted solid numbers on the season, averaging 7.3 points and 5.4 rebounds. That made for career-best per-36 averages of 18.7 points and 13.8 rebounds. Now, with Kaminsky gone to Phoenix, there are frontcourt minutes up for grabs this season behind assumed starter Cody Zeller, and with Zeller having only played 82 total games over the last two seasons, there will likely be starter's minutes up for grabs should Zeller miss time once again. Hernangomez will surely be competing with veteran center Bismack Biyombo for those minutes, and his workload and resulting value during the 2019-20 season relies entirely on whether or not he can beat out the big man from the Congo.
An early-season elbow injury and late-season Achilles injury limited the veteran to 64 games during his 10th season. While he was still able to provide all-around production -- 11.6 points, 5.5 assists, 4.8 rebounds, 1.4 threes, 1.0 steals -- each of those categories, except for steals, represented his lowest marks since joining the Hornets in 2015-16. Fantasy owners who are optimistic about Batum can likely chalk up the down year to injuries and the presence of Dwight Howard. Pessimists can point to the fact that Batum is turning 30 and hasn't shot better than 42.6 percent from the field since 2013-14 -- what are the odds he’s getting better? Regardless, Howard’s departure without significant replacement should vault Batum’s usage up to the levels we saw during previous campaigns with Charlotte, where he posted 15.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.9 threes and 1.0 steals per tilt.
Hernangomez was one of the bright spots of a 2016-17 season that wasn't too kind to the Knicks. With starting center Joakim Noah playing just 46 games, that allowed Hernangomez to play a fairly sizable role at center. After seeing just spot minutes earlier in the season, Hernangomez's role grew throughout the latter stages and over the last 31 games of the season he actually averaged an impressive 11.5 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists across 24.6 minutes. That was nearly a double-double, which is certainly tough for any rookie to do. Looking ahead to the upcoming season, Hernangomez is going to have a big opportunity ahead of him. Noah is going to miss the first 12 games of the year on suspension, which likely means Hernangomez will start at center if the Knicks opt to use Kristpas Porzingis at power forward. That should allow Hernangomez to take on a similar workload to what he averaged over the final half of last season, giving him plenty of potential as a double-double threat on any given night. Hernangomez did shoot just 72.5 percent from the free-throw line last season, and didn't do much as a rim protector, but his point and rebound numbers should give him value in the mid-to-late rounds as a sleeper pick at center.
Hernangomez, a second-round draft pick in 2015, reached a contract this summer with the Knicks and is set to serve in a reserve role in the frontcourt during his rookie year. He’ll immediately find a familiar face in budding star Kristaps Porzingis, who Hernangomez played alongside with Spanish club Real Madrid in 2014-15. He’ll now serve in a backup capacity behind Porzingis and starting center Joakim Noah, while battling Kyle O’Quinn for minutes off the bench. Hernangomez occupied a similar role for the Spanish squad during the 2016 Summer Olympics, averaging 6.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. As Hernangomez transitions to the NBA, he’s unlikely to see significant minutes on a consistent enough basis to yield any lasting fantasy value.
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Team option declined
CFree Agent
June 29, 2023
Hernangomez's $2.56 million team option for 2023-24 was declined by the Pelicans on Thursday, Christian Clark of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
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Drops seven points in five minutes
CNew Orleans Pelicans
March 21, 2023
Hernangomez racked up seven points (3-4 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 0-1 FT), three rebounds and two steals across five minutes during Tuesday's 119-84 win over the Spurs.
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Returns to bench Monday
CNew Orleans Pelicans
March 6, 2023
Hernangomez will return to the bench for Monday's contest against the Kings, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.
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Making first start of season
CNew Orleans Pelicans
March 1, 2023
Hernangomez will join the first unit for Wednesday's game against the Trail Blazers.
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Sneaky production off bench
CNew Orleans Pelicans
February 25, 2023
Hernangomez recorded nine points (2-4 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 4-6 FT), eight rebounds and three steals over 11 minutes during Saturday's 128-106 loss to the Knicks.
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Big efforts at FIBA
CFree Agent
September 5, 2023
Hernangomez averaged 18.2 points and 5.6 rebounds while shooting 58.5 percent from the field across five starts for Spain at the FIBA World Cup.
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Hernangomez led Spain with 10.6 shots per game but ranked fifth with a plus-5.4 net rating. Hernangomez signed a three-year deal with Barcelona this offseason after spending the last three seasons with New Orleans. The 29-year-old bottomed out with 12.2 minutes per game across 38 appearances in 2022-23, but he was a per-36 minutes monster -- averaging 20.6 points, 14.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks.
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