Nicolás Laprovíttola
Argentine basketball player (born 1990)
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Nicolás "Nico" Laprovíttola (born January 31, 1990) is an Argentine professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He is also a member of the Argentina national basketball team.
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EuroLeague
Professional career
Club Atlético Lanús (2007–2013)
Laprovíttola's beginnings in basketball first started with Deportivo Morón, and then at Lanús, when he was 17 years old. In 2007, he made his pro debut with Lanús when the team played in the Argentine 2nd Division. They achieved promotion that season to the top Argentine League. Laprovíttola led his team to the Argentine League Final Series in the 2012–13 season against Regatas Corrientes. But the experience of the opposing team, led by Paolo Quinteros, Federico Kammerichs, and Jerome Meyinsse, was crucial during the series, and the team of Corrientes won the national title. Laprovíttola played for six seasons with Club Atlético Lanús.
Flamengo (2013–2015)
During his preparation for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, Laprovíttola spoke about how excited he was that he was going to be playing with Flamengo, to whom he gave several compliments.[1][2] He was named MVP of the 2014 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.[3]
Lithuania and Spain (2015–2016)
On August 2, 2015, Laprovíttola signed a one-year deal with the Lithuanian club Lietuvos rytas.[4] On December 31, 2015, he parted ways with Lietuvos rytas and signed with Spanish club Estudiantes through to the end of the 2016–17 season.[5]
San Antonio Spurs (2016)
On September 26, 2016, Laprovíttola signed with the San Antonio Spurs.[6] On November 5, 2016, he scored a season-high 11 points against the Los Angeles Clippers.[7] On December 27, 2016, he was waived by the Spurs.[8] He saw action in 18 games for the Spurs, averaging 3.3 points and 1.6 assists in 9.7 minutes,[8] and spent two days with San Antonio's D-League affiliate, the Austin Spurs, in late November.[9][10]
Spain and Russia (2017–2021)
On January 18, 2017, Laprovíttola signed with the Spanish club Baskonia for the rest of the season.[11]
On July 7, 2017, Laprovíttola signed a 1+1 deal with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.[12] On January 22, 2018, he was loaned to Club Joventut of the Liga ACB for the rest of the 2017-18 season.[13]
On August 8, 2018, Laprovíttola extended his stay by signing a one-year deal with Joventut.[14] He was named the Liga ACB MVP of the 2018–19 season and was the season's top scorer.[15]
On July 9, 2019, Laprovíttola signed a two-year deal with Real Madrid.[16] On July 1, 2021, Laprovíttola officially parted ways with the Spanish team.
FC Barcelona (2021–present)
Laprovíttola would later join Madrid's rivals FC Barcelona as a free agent, signing a 2-season contract in July 2021.[17] The contract would later be extended to 2026.[18] In the 2022–23 season, he would help the Catalans win the 2023 ACB finals. On April 4, 2024, Laprovíttola hit the game-winning 3-pointer as Barcelona defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 92 – 89 to secure a spot in the 2024 EuroLeague Playoffs.[19]
In October 2024, he was helped off the court by his teammates after hurting his knee during a Liga ACB game against Baskonia. Immediate tests showed a knee ligament sprain. He would have to undergo surgery later that month after having torn his cruciate ligaments, which put an end to his 2024–25 season.[20]
After making his return at the beginning of the 2025–26 season, Laprovíttola suffered another major injury while training in March 2026. He suffered an abductor tendon rupture on his right thigh, which would sideline him for three months.[21]
National team career
Laprovíttola played with the junior national team of Argentina at the 2008 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship in Taiwan, where he won a gold medal and qualified for the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in New Zealand. Argentina finished in fifth place at the Under-19 World Championship. He also played at the 2011 Pan American Games.
In 2012, Laprovíttola played with the senior men's Argentine national basketball team at the 2012 South American Championship, in Resistencia, where he won the gold medal. After the 2012–13 season, Laprovíttola was selected for the Argentine national team at the FIBA Stanković Cup tournament in China.[22] He was also selected by coach Julio Lamas to represent Argentina at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, where he won the bronze medal, the 2014 South American Championship, where he won the silver medal and the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Laprovíttola also played at the 2015 Pan American Games, at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, where he won the silver medal, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
In 2019, he participated in the team that won the Pan American gold medal in Lima. He also competed in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, held during 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and his highlights included scoring 27 points in Argentina's preliminary round loss to Spain.[23]
In 2022, Laprovittola won the gold medal in the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup held in Recife, Brazil. He was one of Argentina's starting guards in the tournament.
Career statistics
| GP | Games 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 | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
NBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | San Antonio | 18 | 3 | 9.7 | .426 | .370 | 1.000 | .6 | 1.6 | .2 | .1 | 3.3 |
| Career | 18 | 3 | 9.7 | .426 | .370 | 1.000 | .6 | 1.6 | .2 | .1 | 3.3 | |
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Baskonia | 14 | 0 | 9.1 | .265 | .226 | .833 | .9 | 2.2 | .3 | — | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| 2019–20 | Real Madrid | 23 | 0 | 13.5 | .418 | .283 | .867 | 1.4 | 3.0 | .3 | — | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| 2020–21 | 34 | 13 | 17.6 | .380 | .347 | .868 | 1.6 | 3.8 | .7 | — | 6.8 | 8.1 | |
| 2021–22 | Barcelona | 38 | 28 | 20.4 | .477 | .440 | .882 | 1.8 | 3.1 | .7 | — | 9.6 | 9.8 |
| 2022–23 | 39 | 39 | 23.7 | .438 | .418 | .868 | 2.2 | 4.6 | .7 | — | 10.4 | 11.1 | |
| 2023–24 | 33 | 26 | 22.7 | .450 | .388 | .779 | 2.0 | 4.8 | .5 | — | 12.3 | 11.9 | |
| 2024–25 | 4 | 0 | 22.0 | .583 | .538 | .625 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 1.0 | — | 10.0 | 13.2 | |
| Career | 185 | 106 | 19.2 | .511 | .390 | .844 | 1.8 | 3.8 | .6 | — | 8.6 | 9.0 | |
EuroCup
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Lietuvos rytas | 10 | 10 | 27.3 | .404 | .269 | .760 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 1.6 | — | 12.1 | 13.5 |
| 2017–18 | Zenit | 7 | 0 | 17.1 | .450 | .389 | .952 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | — | 9.0 | 11.4 |
| Career | 17 | 10 | 23.2 | .416 | .300 | .848 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 1.4 | — | 10.8 | 12.6 | |
FIBA Americas League
Domestic leagues
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 |  Lanús | LNB-S | 14 | 18.9 | .542 | .536 | .533 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .1 | 6.2 |
| 2008–09 | Lanús | LNB | 30 | 20.4 | .411 | .292 | .778 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .9 | .1 | 5.6 |
| 2009–10 | Lanús | LNB-S | 14 | 18.4 | .407 | .310 | .700 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 | — | 6.8 |
| 2009–10 | Lanús | LNB | 30 | 21.8 | .508 | .368 | .789 | 1.9 | 2.1 | .9 | .0 | 9.1 |
| 2010–11 | Lanús | LNB-S | 13 | 25.7 | .451 | .375 | .745 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | .2 | 10.4 |
| 2010–11 | Lanús | LNB | 30 | 21.1 | .461 | .393 | .864 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.6 | .1 | 4.5 |
| 2011–12 | Lanús | LNB-S | 13 | 23.5 | .482 | .400 | .821 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | .1 | 9.7 |
| 2011–12 | Lanús | LNB | 30 | 29.6 | .492 | .386 | .794 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | .1 | 10.3 |
| 2012–13 | Lanús | LNB-S | 14 | 30.8 | .511 | .425 | .854 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 1.6 | .1 | 10.3 |
| 2012–13 | Lanús | LNB | 30 | 29.5 | .469 | .410 | .788 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 1.3 | .1 | 10.1 |
| 2013–14 |  Flamengo | NBB | 36 | 31.9 | .455 | .445 | .807 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 1.1 | — | 14.9 |
| 2014–15 | Flamengo | NBB | 39 | 27.5 | .500 | .421 | .810 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 1.1 | — | 11.9 |
| 2015–16 |  Lietuvos rytas | LKL | 17 | 23.1 | .468 | .444 | .912 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .1 | 10.3 |
| 2015–16 |  Estudiantes | ACB | 20 | 29.0 | .400 | .375 | .794 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 1.5 | — | 13.8 |
| 2016–17 | Baskonia | ACB | 22 | 14.9 | .402 | .397 | .783 | 1.4 | 3.1 | .6 | — | 6.2 |
| 2017–18 |  Zenit | VTBUL | 9 | 15.3 | .317 | .200 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 2.8 | .4 | — | 4.2 |
| 2017–18 | Joventut Badalona | ACB | 17 | 31.4 | .437 | .313 | .797 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 1.7 | — | 16.4 |
| 2018–19 | Joventut Badalona | ACB | 36 | 30.5 | .468 | .394 | .792 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 1.1 | .1 | 17.1 |
| 2019–20 | Real Madrid | ACB | 26 | 15.1 | .402 | .457 | .730 | 1.9 | 2.9 | .4 | — | 6.0 |
| 2020–21 | Real Madrid | ACB | 32 | 20.5 | .450 | .425 | .842 | 2.4 | 3.9 | .5 | — | 9.5 |
| 2021–22 | Barcelona | ACB | 44 | 20.2 | .439 | .372 | .896 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .9 | .1 | 9.3 |
| 2022–23 | Barcelona | ACB | 42 | 22.7 | .456 | .415 | .850 | 2.3 | 3.8 | .6 | — | 12.4 |
| 2023–24 | Barcelona | ACB | 33 | 20.6 | .434 | .370 | .815 | 1.7 | 3.6 | .8 | — | 11.3 |
Personal life
Laprovíttola is the son of Argentinian politician Margarita Stolbizer.[24]