PROFESSIONAL CAREER
TRANSACTIONS/CAREER NOTES: Selected by the Spurs in the second round of the 2018
NBA Draft (49th overall) … signed multi-year with the Spurs (9/4/18) ... played with San
Antonio in the 2018 NBA Summer League, averaging 11.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg and 1.4 apg in
21.4 minutes in five appearances ... played three seasons at the University of Southern
California … in 104 career games, averaged 12.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.62
blocks, finishing his career third in school history with 168 blocks … went to
Lawndale High School in Lawndale, California ... played at the 2014 NIKE Global Challenge
for Nigeria and was an All-Tournament selection ... originally from Nigeria ... selected as
a member of the Nigerian National Team for the 2019 FIBA World Cup ... helped Nigeria
qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics by averaging 9.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists
and 1.20 blocks in 18.5 minutes over five games
NBA HONORS/AWARDS: Named to the 2016-17 All-Rookie Second Team ... Earned Rookie
of the Month honors for February 2017.
NBA CAREER: Averaging 8.6 ppg (.423 FG%, .374 3pt%, .834 FT%), 2.4 rpg, 2.6 apg, 0.7
spg and 22.8 mpg in 199 games (53 starts) over three seasons with three teams: Brooklyn
(2016-17), Dallas (2016-18) and Sacramento (2018-19).
2020-21 (Sacramento): Averaging 6.3 ppg (.508 FG%, .351 3pt%, .721 FT%), 3.1 rpg, 0.8 assists and 13.6 mpg in 36 games (6 starts) during
the 2020-21 season ... Earned first career start vs. UTA (4/28) ... Left game at Lakers early due to low back soreness (4/30) ... Missed 3
games due to low back soreness ... Scored 10 or more points in 8 games ... Scored 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting at MEM (5/14) ... Earned
a career-high 17 points on 6-of-16 shooting from the field with 4-of-10 shooting from three at MEM (5/13) ... Grabbed a career-high 9
rebounds vs. OKC (5/9) ... Blocked a career-high 3 shots at GSW (4/25) ... Had a career-high 16 points on a career-high 8 made baskets vs.
MIN (4/20) ... Scored 8 points on 4-of-7 shooting vs. MIL (4/3) ... Shot 4-of-5 for 8 points vs. GSW (3/25) ... Missed 16 games due to right
wrist fracture ... Scored 10 or more points in one game.
2020 Tokyo Olympics (Nigeria): Scored a game-high 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field vs. Italy. Nigeria finished 0-3 in pool play.
2019-20 (San Antonio): 2019-20: Scored a season-best seven points versus Boston on 11/9 and recorded career-highs with eight
rebounds and two blocked shots … Has played 22 games with the Austin Spurs, averaging 17.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.6
blocks… Posted 18 points, 11 rebounds, 6 blocks and 5 assists in 25 minutes on 1/13 vs. the South Bay Lakers… Scored a career-high 25
points (12-17 FG) with 12 rebounds and 3 steals on 12/4 vs. the Texas Legends… Led the Austin Spurs with a 23-point (10-15 FG, 1-2 3FG)
12-rebound double-double and added four assists and two steals in 31 minutes on 11/17.
2018-19 (San Antonio): Averaged 1.8 points and 1.2 rebounds in 5.0 minutes during his rookie campaign, making 29 appearances … made his
NBA debut on 10/20 at Portland, scoring two points and grabbing two rebounds … recorded multiple rebounds in 12-of-29 appearances, scoring
in 13-of-29 games … scored a career best 10 points on 12/4 at Utah, shooting 4-of-8 from the floor and collecting a career-high two steals
… recorded a career-best 5 rebounds on 2/6 at Golden State … appeared in 26 games for San Antonio’s G-League affiliate, the Austin Spurs,
averaging 14.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.54 blocks per game.