.jpg) Rodríguez withOlimpia Milano in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1986-06-12)12 June 1986 (age 38) Santa Cruz,Tenerife, Spain |
| Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Listed weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2006: 1st round, 27th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Phoenix Suns |
| Playing career | 2003–2024 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 13, 6, 11, 14 |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2006 | Estudiantes |
| 2006–2009 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2009–2010 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2010 | New York Knicks |
| 2010–2016 | Real Madrid |
| 2016–2017 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2017–2019 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2019–2022 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2022–2024 | Real Madrid |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats atBasketball Reference  | |
Sergio Rodríguez Gómez (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈseɾxjoroˈðɾiɣeθ]; born 12 June 1986) is a Spanish former professionalbasketball player who played for 21 seasons, most notably in theEuroLeague, and forReal Madrid in the SpanishLiga ACB, but also had two short stints in theNational Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in), he plays at thepoint guard position. Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Chacho",[1] won the EuroLeague titlein 2015, and was anAll-EuroLeague First Team selection, as well as theEuroLeague MVPthe year before.
Rodríguez was a regular member of the seniorSpain national team, with whom he won aFIBA World Cup title in2006, anOlympics silver medal in2012, as well as a bronze medal at the2016 Summer Olympics. He also won aEuroBasket title in2015, a silver medal in2007, and a bronze medal in2013. He earned anAll-EuroBasket Team selection in 2015.
Prior to joining thePortland Trail Blazers, Rodríguez was chosen to play for the 2004 World Junior Select team to play against the best high school players at theNike Hoop Summit, located in theUnited States. Before joining theNBA, Rodríguez also played professional basketball at the senior club level forEstudiantes of theSpanish League, in which he played a final againstFC Barcelona in the 2003–04 season, and won theACB Rising Star Award for the 2004–05 season.
Rodríguez was selected with the 27th pick in the first round, by thePhoenix Suns, in the2006 NBA draft (and later that day traded to thePortland Trail Blazers in exchange for cash considerations). On July 20, 2006, it was announced that the Trail Blazers had negotiated a buyout with his Spanish League clubEstudiantes, and signed him to an NBA rookie-scale contract.
Throughout his spell at Portland, he did not earn much playing time, primarily playing as back-up point-guard. He was sidelined by the likes ofJarrett Jack orSteve Blake, who were favoured by coachNate McMillan.[2][3] He developed great court chemistry with fellow SpaniardRudy Fernández.[4]
Rodríguez did not get along with McMillan, who had had a profile of low-risk point guard in his playing career.[5] In the view of Rodríguez, McMillan was more "unjust than just" towards him, although—conveying a mixed balance—he pointed out that McMillan still gave him some opportunities after the arrival of highly touted prospectJerryd Bayless.[5] Retrospectively, McMillan shared the opinion that Rodríguez had entered the NBA "too young", allegedly undeveloped as player.[3]
On June 25, 2009, Rodríguez was traded, along with the 37th pick in the2009 NBA draft, and cash considerations, to theSacramento Kings for the 31st pick in the 2009 NBA draft.[6] In 39 games played for the Kings, he averaged 6 points and 3.1 assists per game.
On February 18, 2010, Rodríguez was traded to theNew York Knicks, along withTracy McGrady, in a 3-team trade deal.[7] He appeared in 27 games for the Knicks, averaging 7.4 points and 3.4 assists per game.
On July 5, 2010, after spending four seasons in theNBA, Rodríguez signed a 3-year contract with the Spanish teamReal Madrid.[8] In July 2012, he signed a 2-year contract extension with Real Madrid, extending his contract through the 2014–15 season.[9]
On January 9, 2014, he signed an extension with Real Madrid, staying in the club until 2018.[10] In May 2014, alongside his teammateRudy Fernández, he was named to theAll-EuroLeague First Team of theEuroLeague.[11] Prior to the2014 Final Four, he was named theEuroLeague MVP of the season, after averaging 14 points, 4.9 assists, and 2 rebounds per game, over 31 games played, despite not starting in any game.[12]
In the 2014–15 season, Real Madrid won theEuroLeague, after defeatingOlympiacos, by a score of 78–59 in the2015 finals game.[13] Real Madrid eventually finished the season by also winning the season'sSpanish League championship, after a 3–0 series sweep in the Spanish League's final series againstBarcelona. With that title win, Real Madrid won thetriple crown.[14]
On 13 July 2016, Rodríguez signed with thePhiladelphia 76ers.[15] He made his debut for the 76ers in their season opener on 26 October 2016, recording 12 points and nine assists in a 103–97 loss to theOklahoma City Thunder.[16] On April 8, 2017, Rodriguez was ruled out for the final three games of the season due to knee soreness after playing 68 games and starting a career high 30 games for the franchise.
On July 17, 2017, Rodríguez signed withCSKA Moscow.[17] In May 2018, he was named theAll-EuroLeague Second Team for the2017–18 season.[18]
On July 12, 2019, Rodriguez signed a three-year deal with the Italian basketball team,Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano.[19] In his first game with Milano, Rodriguez recorded 21 points and 4 assists in a 75–53 win over theDe' Longhi Treviso.[20] On July 2, 2022, Rodriguez amicably parted ways with the Italian club after three seasons, having also served as the team's captain.
On 18 July 2022, Rodriguez returned toReal Madrid on a one-year deal.[21]
On 19 June 2024, Rodríguez announced his retirement from professional basketball.[22]
Thought to be one of the best European prospects of his age, Rodríguez was named the MVP of the2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, which was held inZaragoza, Spain, while playing with the Spain national junior team. He led the host Spanish team to the tournament's gold medal. In the eight games of that tournament, he averaged 19 points per game, 4.6 rebounds per game, 8.5 assists per game, and 2.1 steals per game.
In August 2006, Rodríguez won the gold medal at the2006 FIBA World Championship, while playing with the senior men'sSpain national team. He also won the silver medal with Spain's senior national team at theEuroBasket 2007. In 2012, he won a silver medal at theSummer Olympics in London. In 2016, he won a bronze medal at theSummer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Rodríguez decided to skip the2019 World Cup, citing a need to rest.[23] He was called up by Sergio Scariolo for the2020 Summer Olympics,[24] celebrated in 2021.
An adept topick and roll plays and with a flair for passing,[25] Rodríguez has mastered the art of feeding athletic big-men and small-forwards withalley-oops.[26] Owing to his passing ability and flashy dribbling, he drew comparisons toJason Williams.[27] Throughout his Euroleague career he has had a high assist per turnover ratio and he has also excelled as scorer, presenting high 3-point field-goal and free-throw percentages.[26]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Portland | 67 | 1 | 12.9 | .423 | .282 | .808 | 1.4 | 3.3 | .5 | .0 | 3.7 |
| 2007–08 | Portland | 72 | 0 | 8.7 | .352 | .293 | .658 | .8 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | 2.5 |
| 2008–09 | Portland | 80 | 13 | 15.3 | .392 | .325 | .792 | 1.6 | 3.6 | .7 | .0 | 4.5 |
| 2009–10 | Sacramento | 39 | 0 | 13.3 | .463 | .357 | .694 | 1.3 | 3.1 | .7 | .1 | 6.0 |
| 2009–10 | New York | 27 | 8 | 19.7 | .491 | .347 | .806 | 1.4 | 3.4 | .8 | .1 | 7.4 |
| 2016–17 | Philadelphia | 68 | 30 | 22.3 | .392 | .365 | .667 | 2.3 | 5.1 | .7 | .1 | 7.8 |
| Career | 353 | 52 | 15.0 | .409 | .337 | .739 | 1.5 | 3.4 | .6 | .0 | 4.9 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Portland | 5 | 0 | 5.4 | .333 | .000 | .000 | .6 | 1.4 | .0 | .2 | .8 |
| Career | 5 | 0 | 5.4 | .333 | .000 | .000 | .6 | 1.4 | .0 | .2 | .8 | |
| † | Denotes season in which Rodríguez won theEuroLeague |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Estudiantes | 14 | 5 | 17.4 | .419 | .318 | .636 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.2 | — | 6.4 | 5.7 |
| 2010–11 | Real Madrid | 18 | 10 | 18.8 | .413 | .200 | .938 | 1.9 | 3.1 | .5 | — | 6.1 | 6.2 |
| 2011–12 | 16 | 5 | 20.1 | .494 | .469 | .821 | 1.5 | 5.4 | .8 | — | 7.4 | 9.9 | |
| 2012–13 | 29 | 4 | 18.2 | .374 | .295 | .875 | 1.8 | 3.9 | .7 | — | 7.5 | 7.2 | |
| 2013–14 | 31* | 0 | 22.5 | .498 | .500 | .906 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 1.2 | .1 | 14.0 | 15.9 | |
| 2014–15† | 28 | 2 | 21.6 | .438 | .381 | .836 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 1.0 | .0 | 11.1 | 12.1 | |
| 2015–16 | 27 | 10 | 23.9 | .446 | .409 | .741 | 2.2 | 6.2 | .7 | .1 | 10.9 | 14.0 | |
| 2017–18 | CSKA Moscow | 36* | 22 | 26.0 | .491 | .438 | .897 | 2.0 | 4.9 | .8 | .1 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| 2018–19† | 35 | 10 | 21.9 | .421 | .392 | .878 | 1.5 | 4.5 | .7 | .1 | 10.2 | 9.1 | |
| 2019–20 | Milano | 28* | 20 | 25.6 | .419 | .374 | .961 | 2.3 | 5.4 | .9 | .1 | 13.0 | 13.7 |
| 2020–21 | 37 | 3 | 19.9 | .446 | .354 | .906 | 2.0 | 4.5 | .8 | .1 | 9.7 | 10.8 | |
| 2021–22 | 34 | 5 | 20.2 | .412 | .318 | .760 | 2.3 | 4.5 | .7 | .1 | 8.3 | 9.1 | |
| 2022–23† | Real Madrid | 40 | 3 | 14.8 | .434 | .368 | .833 | 1.5 | 4.4 | .5 | — | 4.9 | 6.8 |
| 2023–24 | 32 | 0 | 15.2 | .356 | .356 | .875 | 1.4 | 4.3 | .5 | — | 4.4 | 4.5 | |
| Career | 405 | 99 | 20.5 | .437 | .384 | .853 | 1.8 | 4.6 | .8 | .0 | 9.3 | 10.1 | |
| Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Adecco Estudiantes | ACB | 34 | 19.6 | .547 | .317 | .780 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .0 | 8.9 |
| 2005–06 | 34 | 23.5 | .454 | .306 | .676 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 1.3 | .1 | 9.2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Real Madrid | 31 | 18.9 | .418 | .333 | .854 | 1.4 | 2.7 | .7 | .1 | 7.0 | |
| 2011–12 | 34 | 18.1 | .413 | .302 | .766 | 1.9 | 3.8 | .7 | .1 | 5.8 | ||
| 2012–13 | 34 | 18.5 | .478 | .442 | .889 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .0 | 9.1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 22.9 | .497 | .377 | .864 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 1.5 | .1 | 12.7 | ||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 21.7 | .404 | .388 | .825 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 1.1 | .0 | 9.9 | ||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 24.5 | .504 | .405 | .895 | 2.0 | 6.1 | .8 | .0 | 12.1 |
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