Louis Labeyrie

{{Short description|French basketball player (born 1992)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Louis Labeyrie

| image = JLB vs PLB - 20141115 - Louis Labeyrie (PLB).jpg

| caption = Louis Labeyrie in 2014

| position = Power forward / center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 220

| league = VTB United League

| team = BC UNICS

| number = 7

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|2|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gonesse, France

| draft_year = 2014

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 57

| draft_team = Indiana Pacers

| career_start = 2008

| years1 = 2008–2011

| team1 = Fos Provence

| years2 = 2011–2012

| team2 = Hyères-Toulon

| years3 = 2012–2017

| team3 = Paris-Levallois

| years4 = 2017–2018

| team4 = SIG Strasbourg

| years5 = 2018–2022

| team5 = Valencia

| years6 = 2022–present

| team6 = UNICS Kazan

| highlights =

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCompetition|FIBA World Cup}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 China|}}

}}

Louis Labeyrie (born 11 February 1992) is a French professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League.

Professional career

From 2008 to 2011, Labeyrie played for Fos Provence Basket. In 2011, he signed with Hyeres-Toulon for the 2011–12 season.

On 10 July 2012 he signed a three-year deal with Paris-Levallois.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/93323/paris-levallois-announced-louis-labeyrie.html|title=Paris-Levallois announced Louis Labeyrie|date=July 10, 2012|work=Sportando.com|accessdate=September 16, 2015}}

In July 2015 he joined the Knicks for the NBA Summer League.{{cite web|url=http://www.postingandtoasting.com/2015/7/7/8908095/here-is-the-2015-knicks-las-vegas-summer-league-roster|title=Here is the 2015 Knicks' Las Vegas Summer League roster|date=July 7, 2015|work=PostingAndToasting.com|accessdate=September 16, 2015}}

On 27 July 2018 Labeyrie signed a two-year deal with Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB.{{cite news |title=Louis Labeyrie signs a 2-year deal with Valencia Basket |url=http://valenciabasket.com/index.php?p=noticias¬icia=4347&lang=en |accessdate=27 July 2018 |work=valenciabasket.com |date=27 July 2018}} He extended his contract for two seasons on 3 July 2020.{{cite news |title=Louis Labeyrie extends his contract with Valencia Basket until 2022 |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/louis-labeyrie-extends-his-contract-with-valencia-basket-until-2022/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=July 3, 2020 |date=July 3, 2020|last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }} On 27 July 2022, Labeyrie signed with BC UNICS of the VTB United League.{{Cite web |title=Louis Labeyrie - is a newcomer to UNICS! |url=https://www.unics.ru/eng/news/?id=louis-labeyrie-is-a-newcomer-to-unics |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=www.unics.ru}}

= Draft rights =

On 26 June 2014, Labeyrie was selected with the 57th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. He was later traded to the New York Knicks on draft night.{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/6/27/5848356/louis-labeyrie-new-york-knicks-nba-draft-results-2014|title=2014 NBA Draft Results: Knicks acquire Louis Labeyrie with 57th pick|date=June 27, 2014|work=sbnation.com|accessdate=September 16, 2015}} On 3 January 2022, the New York Knicks traded Labeyrie's draft rights to the Los Angeles Lakers, as part of a three team deal that also included the Cleveland Cavaliers.{{cite web|title=Lakers Complete Trade with Cleveland and New York |url=https://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/lakers-complete-trade-with-cleveland-and-new-york-rajon-rondo|website=NBA.com |access-date=January 3, 2022 |date=January 3, 2022}}

Career statistics

{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}

=EuroLeague=

{{Euroleague player statistics start}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Valencia

| 27 || 16 || 20.3 || .495 || .324 || .786 || 4.6 || .7 || .5 || .3 || 5.1 || 8.7

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21

| 29 || 11 || 20.2 || .531 || .360 || .745 || 3.6 || .5 || .5 || .3 || 7.5 || 9.7

|- class="sortbottom"

| align=center colspan="2"| Career

| 56 || 27 || 20.3 || .517 || .348 || .764 || 4.1 || .6 || .5 || .3 || 6.4 || 9.2

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