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Continuing career in Spain
Hernangomez signed a three-year contract with Spanish club FC Barcelona on Thursday.
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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.
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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30.1%
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23.8%
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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.
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Team option declined
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
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
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
Hernangomez will join the first unit for Wednesday's game against the Trail Blazers.
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Sneaky production off bench
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
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.
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.