Juancho Hernangómez

Juancho Hernangómez
	Hernangómez with the Denver Nuggets in 2020
No. 41 – Panathinaikos
Position	Power forward
League	GBL; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	28 September 1995 (age 29); Madrid, Spain
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2016: 1st round, 15th overall pick
	Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2016	Estudiantes
2016–2020	Denver Nuggets
2020–2021	Minnesota Timberwolves
2021–2022	Boston Celtics
2022	San Antonio Spurs
2022	Utah Jazz
2022–2023	Toronto Raptors
2023–present	Panathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
	EuroLeague champion (2024); Greek League champion (2024); Liga ACB Best Young Player (2016);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing Spain
World Cup
EuroBasket
European U-20 Championship
European U-18 Championship

Juan Alberto "Juancho" Hernangómez Geuer (born 28 September 1995) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Spanish national team in international competition.^[1] He was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 15th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft and spent seven seasons in the NBA with clubs such as the Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Boston Celtics, the San Antonio Spurs, the Utah Jazz and the Toronto Raptors.

Hernangómez played a vital part in winning the EuroBasket with his home country Spain in 2022, scoring a game-high 27 points in the final against France.^[2]

Additionally to his playing career, Hernangómez co-starred in the Netflix basketball film Hustle in 2022, alongside Adam Sandler.

Early career

Hernangómez began playing competitive basketball in 2007, with the youth teams of CB Las Rozas. He joined a youth squad of Real Madrid and played with the team until moving to Club Baloncesto Majadahonda for the following years.^[3]

Professional career

CB Estudiantes (2012–2016)

In 2012, Hernangómez signed his first professional contract with CB Estudiantes and competed with their second team until 2014, when he was promoted to the main team.^[4] In 2015–16, Hernangómez averaged 9.7 points and 5.7 rebounds in 34 games. He was subsequently named the recipient of the ACB Best Young Player Award.^[5]

Denver Nuggets (2016–2020)

On 26 April 2016, Hernangómez was named in the international early entry candidates list for the 2016 NBA draft.^[6] He was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 15th overall pick.^[7] On 9 August 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nuggets.^[8] On 4 January 2017, he was assigned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League, pursuant to the flexible assignment rule.^[9] He was recalled by the Nuggets three days later after appearing in one game for the Skyforce.^[10] On 13 February 2017, he scored a season-high 27 points to go with a season-best 10 rebounds in a 132–110 win over the Golden State Warriors. He hit six three-pointers against the Warriors to help the Nuggets tie an NBA record with 24 three-pointers.^[11] Early in the 2017–18 season, Hernangomez was diagnosed with mononucleosis,^[12] and as a result, he played in only 25 games during his sophomore campaign.

Minnesota Timberwolves (2020–2021)

On 5 February 2020, Hernangómez was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.^[13]

He re-signed with the Timberwolves on a three-year deal on 27 November 2020. The 2020–21 season was a tumultuous one for Hernangómez as he showed up to training camp out of shape, contracted COVID-19, and lost his spot in the starting lineup, capped off by a falling out with the Timberwolves front office over their decision to disallow him from participating in the 2021 Olympics after suffering a shoulder injury during an exhibition game.^[14]

Boston Celtics (2021–2022)

On 25 August 2021, Hernangómez and Jarrett Culver were traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Patrick Beverley^[15] and on 15 September, he was traded to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Kris Dunn, Carsen Edwards and the right for a 2026 second-round pick swap.^[16]

San Antonio Spurs (2022)

On 19 January 2022, Hernangómez was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in a three-team trade involving the Denver Nuggets, sending Bol Bol and PJ Dozier to Boston and Bryn Forbes to Denver.^[17]

Utah Jazz (2022)

On 9 February 2022, Hernangómez was traded to the Utah Jazz in a three-team trade.^[18] On 30 June, he was waived by the Jazz.^[19]

Toronto Raptors (2022–2023)

On 27 July 2022, Hernangómez signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Raptors for an amount equal to the veteran's minimum.^[20] On 28 February 2023, he was waived by the Raptors.^[21]

Panathinaikos B.C. (2023–present)

On 27 July 2023, Hernangómez signed a two-year, 4,500,000€ deal with EuroLeague powerhouse Panathinaikos B.C., returning to European basketball after seven years.^[22]

National team career

Junior national team

In 2013, Hernangómez competed with the Spain national under-18 basketball team at the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Latvia. He joined the under-20 team for the following two years, playing at the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. Hernangómez also helped the senior Spain national team practice for the EuroBasket 2015.^[4]^[23]

Senior national team

His senior Spain national team major tournament debut was at the EuroBasket 2017. Hernangomez averaged 8.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.7 blocked shots in 19.7 minutes per game.^[24] Spain finished in third place, winning the bronze medal.^[25]

In June 2018, Hernangomez was again named to the Spain national team's roster in advance of the first stage of qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup.^[26]

Hernangómez and Spain won a surprising gold medal at EuroBasket 2022. In the final against France, Hernangómez scored 27 points including seven three-pointers to guide Spain to a convincing win.^[27] He was third on the team in scoring (12.8 points per game) and third in rebounding as well (5.0 per game).^[28] His brother Willy was also on the team and won tournament MVP honours.

Career statistics

Legend
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	Denver	62	9	13.6	.451	.407	.750	3.0	.5	.5	.2	4.9
2017–18	Denver	25	3	11.1	.387	.280	.833	2.2	.5	.2	.1	3.3
2018–19	Denver	70	25	19.4	.439	.365	.767	3.8	.8	.4	.3	5.8
2019–20	Denver	34	0	12.4	.345	.250	.640	2.8	.6	.1	.1	3.1
2019–20	Minnesota	14	14	29.4	.453	.420	.609	7.3	1.3	1.0	.3	12.9
2020–21	Minnesota	52	6	17.3	.435	.327	.619	3.9	.7	.4	.1	7.2
2021–22	Boston	18	0	5.3	.185	.167	.667	1.4	.2	.2	.1	1.1
	San Antonio	5	0	10.2	.333	.000	.750	3.0	.6	.2	.2	1.4
	Utah	17	9	17.5	.507	.438	.476	3.5	.8	.4	.5	6.2
2022–23	Toronto	42	10	14.6	.421	.254	.563	2.9	.6	.4	.1	2.9
Career		339	76	15.5	.428	.342	.676	3.3	.6	.4	.2	5.0

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019	Denver	5	2.9	.333	.500	—	.6	—	—	—	0.6
2022	Utah	6	9.3	.278	.333	—	2.0	.8	.3	—	2.3
Career		11	6.5	.286	.357	—	1.4	.5	.2	—	1.5

EuroLeague

†	Denotes seasons in which Hernangómez won the EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2023–24†	Panathinaikos	31	7	16.4	.356	.264	.756	3.5	.5	.6	.3	4.3	5.8
Career		31	7	16.4	.356	.264	.756	3.5	.5	.6	.3	4.3	5.8

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Estudiantes	ACB	4	3.4	.333	.500	—	.5	—	.2	.2	0.7
2014–15	Estudiantes	ACB	28	10.0	.400	.250	.737	2.2	.3	.2	.3	2.4
2015–16	Estudiantes	ACB	34	23.7	.455	.358	.717	5.7	.6	.8	.3	9.7
2016–17	Sioux Falls Skyforce	D-League	1	26.0	.429	.200	.571	11.0	1.0	—	2.0	17.0
2023–24	Panathinaikos	HEBA A1	25	21.8	.494	.394	.548	5.6	1.0	.8	.6	8.2

Player profile

Hernangómez's style of play has drawn comparisons to NBA players Víctor Claver and Jonas Jerebko.^[29] He has been praised for his speed, athleticism, and approximately 7 ft (2.13 m) wingspan.^[30] The duo of him and his brother, Willy, have also been compared to Spanish NBA stars Marc and Pau Gasol.^[31]

Acting career

Hernangómez made his acting debut in the Netflix film Hustle, produced by LeBron James and Adam Sandler, who is also the co-star. The film was released on 8 June 2022.^[32]

Personal life

Hernangómez's immediate family is made up of former or current basketball players. His older brother Willy currently plays for FC Barcelona,^[33] having previously played for the Pelicans, Hornets, Knicks, and Real Madrid. His mother Margarita Geuer Draeger was an international basketball player, winning a European championship with Spain in 1993. His father also played for Real Madrid and Estudiantes and his younger sister currently plays for Estudiantes' youth team.^[3]

References

^ "Juancho Hernangomez Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
^ "Behind 27 from Juancho Hernangomez, Spain knocks off France to win EuroBasket title". 18 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Juancho Hernangómez". ClubEstudiantes.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Juancho Hernangomez basketball profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
^ "Juancho Hernangomez named best young player of ACB season". Sportando.com. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
^ "NBA Announced Early Entry Candidates for 2016 NBA Draft". DraftExpress.com. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
^ "Denver Nuggets Select Murray, Hernangomez and Beasley in First Round of 2016 NBA Draft". NBA.com. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ "Nuggets Sign Murray, Hernangomez and Beasley". NBA.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "Denver Nuggets Assign Malik Beasley and Juancho Hernangomez to Sioux Falls Skyforce". NBA.com. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^ "Denver Nuggets Recall Juancho Hernangomez". NBA.com. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
^ "Nuggets tie NBA mark with 24 3s in 132-110 win over Warriors". ESPN.com. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^ "Denver Nuggets' Juancho Hernangomez out with ==mononucleosis== | NBA.com". NBA.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ "Minnesota Timberwolves Acquire Brooklyn Nets' 2020 First Round Pick from Atlanta Hawks, Malik Beasley, Juancho Hernangomez and Jarred Vanderbilt from Denver Nuggets in 12-Player, Four-Team Trade". NBA.com. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
^ Krawczynski, Jon. "Sources: Juancho Hernangomez angered after Wolves block him from Olympics". The Athletic.
^ "Grizzlies acquire Jarrett Culver and Juancho Hernangomez from Timberwolves". NBA.com. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ "Celtics Acquire Juancho Hernangómez in Three-Player Trade with Grizzlies". NBA.com. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ "SPURS ACQUIRE JUANCHO HERNANGÓMEZ & SECOND ROUND PICK". NBA.com. 19 January 2022.
^ "Jazz Acquire Alexander-Walker and Hernangomez". NBA. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^ "Utah Jazz waive Juancho Hernangomez, as roster reshaping continues". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^ "Toronto Raptors on Twitter: "Welcome to the North Side, @juanchiviris41 #WeTheNorth"". Twitter. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "Matt Devlin on Twitter: "The @Raptors sign Will Barton, I'm told he'll wear #1 #WeTheNorth"". Twitter. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Χουάντσο Ερνανγκόμεθ". PaoBC.gr (in Greek). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
^ "Juancho Hernangomez and Alberto Abalde to help Spanish NT at practices". Sportando. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
^ "Juan Hernangomez at the FIBA EuroBasket 2017 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ "Spain win Bronze to send Navarro off in style". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ "Denver Nuggets' Juancho Hernangomez named to Spain national team roster". The Denver Post. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ "Spain claim FIBA EuroBasket 2022 crown". FIBA.basketball. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
^ "Spain at the FIBA EuroBasket 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
^ "Juan Hernangomez". NBADraft.net. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
^ "Juan Hernangomez". DraftExpress. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
^ Taylor, Jeff (26 July 2015). "The Hernangomez brothers - watch this space!". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
^ Parker, Ryan (18 February 2022). "Adam Sandler's Basketball Love Letter 'Hustle' Drops First Teaser". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ "Willy Hernangómez, culer fins al 2026". FCBarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

External links

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Juan Hernangómez at acb.com
Juancho Hernangomez at FIBA
Juancho Hernangómez at Olympics.com
Juancho Hernangómez at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

[RealGM-1] "Juancho Hernangomez Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[2] "Behind 27 from Juancho Hernangomez, Spain knocks off France to win EuroBasket title". 18 September 2022.

[Estudiantes-3] "Juancho Hernangómez". ClubEstudiantes.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[Eurobasket-4] "Juancho Hernangomez basketball profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[5] "Juancho Hernangomez named best young player of ACB season". Sportando.com. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

[6] "NBA Announced Early Entry Candidates for 2016 NBA Draft". DraftExpress.com. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

[7] "Denver Nuggets Select Murray, Hernangomez and Beasley in First Round of 2016 NBA Draft". NBA.com. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.

[8] "Nuggets Sign Murray, Hernangomez and Beasley". NBA.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[9] "Denver Nuggets Assign Malik Beasley and Juancho Hernangomez to Sioux Falls Skyforce". NBA.com. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

[10] "Denver Nuggets Recall Juancho Hernangomez". NBA.com. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

[11] "Nuggets tie NBA mark with 24 3s in 132-110 win over Warriors". ESPN.com. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

[12] "Denver Nuggets' Juancho Hernangomez out with ==mononucleosis== | NBA.com". NBA.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

[13] "Minnesota Timberwolves Acquire Brooklyn Nets' 2020 First Round Pick from Atlanta Hawks, Malik Beasley, Juancho Hernangomez and Jarred Vanderbilt from Denver Nuggets in 12-Player, Four-Team Trade". NBA.com. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

[14] Krawczynski, Jon. "Sources: Juancho Hernangomez angered after Wolves block him from Olympics". The Athletic.

[15] "Grizzlies acquire Jarrett Culver and Juancho Hernangomez from Timberwolves". NBA.com. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

[16] "Celtics Acquire Juancho Hernangómez in Three-Player Trade with Grizzlies". NBA.com. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

[17] "SPURS ACQUIRE JUANCHO HERNANGÓMEZ & SECOND ROUND PICK". NBA.com. 19 January 2022.

[18] "Jazz Acquire Alexander-Walker and Hernangomez". NBA. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

[19] "Utah Jazz waive Juancho Hernangomez, as roster reshaping continues". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

[20] "Toronto Raptors on Twitter: "Welcome to the North Side, @juanchiviris41 #WeTheNorth"". Twitter. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[21] "Matt Devlin on Twitter: "The @Raptors sign Will Barton, I'm told he'll wear #1 #WeTheNorth"". Twitter. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[22] "Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Χουάντσο Ερνανγκόμεθ". PaoBC.gr (in Greek). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[23] "Juancho Hernangomez and Alberto Abalde to help Spanish NT at practices". Sportando. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[24] "Juan Hernangomez at the FIBA EuroBasket 2017 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

[25] "Spain win Bronze to send Navarro off in style". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

[26] "Denver Nuggets' Juancho Hernangomez named to Spain national team roster". The Denver Post. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

[27] "Spain claim FIBA EuroBasket 2022 crown". FIBA.basketball. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

[28] "Spain at the FIBA EuroBasket 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

[29] "Juan Hernangomez". NBADraft.net. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[30] "Juan Hernangomez". DraftExpress. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[31] Taylor, Jeff (26 July 2015). "The Hernangomez brothers - watch this space!". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

[32] Parker, Ryan (18 February 2022). "Adam Sandler's Basketball Love Letter 'Hustle' Drops First Teaser". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[33] "Willy Hernangómez, culer fins al 2026". FCBarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

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