1. Axel Joseph Jean-Jacques Toupane was born on July 23,1992 and is a French professional basketball player for the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League.
20 Facts About Axel Toupane
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Axel Toupane is a graduate of Bocconi University, HEC Paris, and Emlyon Business School.
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Axel Toupane was considerably more effective the following season, as he averaged 6.1 points and 2.5 rebounds per game, playing in 41 games.
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Axel Toupane then competed in the 2014 NBA Summer League for the Dallas Mavericks' affiliated team, for which he averaged 3.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per game over four games.
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On July 23,2015, Axel Toupane signed with the Toronto Raptors after having averaged 4.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in three Summer League games for the team.
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On October 31,2015, Axel Toupane was acquired by the Raptors' affiliate team in the NBA Development League, the Raptors 905.
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On March 3,2016, Axel Toupane signed a 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets after having averaged 14.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.0 steals over 32 games in the D-League.
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On October 15,2016, Axel Toupane was waived by the Nuggets.
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On October 30,2016, Axel Toupane was reacquired by the Raptors 905.
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On July 27,2017, Axel Toupane signed with the Lithuanian club Zalgiris of the LKL League.
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Axel Toupane was among the best players in the league cup series, which Zalgiris won.
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On July 17,2018, Axel Toupane signed a two-year deal with the Greek team Olympiacos of the EuroLeague.
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On September 1,2020, Axel Toupane signed with SIG Strasbourg until October 17.
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On December 3,2020, Axel Toupane signed a training camp deal with the Golden State Warriors.
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Axel Toupane won his first NBA championship when the Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns in 6 games in the 2021 NBA Finals.
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On October 15,2021, Axel Toupane signed with the Golden State Warriors, but was waived the next day.
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On January 31,2025, Axel Toupane signed with the Homenetmen Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.
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On March 22,2025, Axel Toupane signed with the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League.
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Axel Toupane has been a member of the senior French national basketball team.
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Axel Toupane is the son of Jean-Aime Axel Toupane, a basketball coach and former player of Senegalese descent, and a French mother.