1. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was named a McDonald's All-American as one of the top high school basketball players in the class of 2011.
27 Facts About Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played college basketball for two years with the Georgia Bulldogs in the Southeastern Conference, and was voted the SEC Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2013.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope won his first NBA championship with the Lakers in 2020.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope spent a season with the Washington Wizards after having been traded there from the Lakers in August 2021, and was traded to the Denver Nuggets in July 2022, winning his second NBA championship in 2023.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was named to several prominent high school All-America teams as a senior, including being selected to play in the 2011 McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope chose Georgia to play for Mark Fox and Cody Anderson over scholarship offers from Alabama, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Tennessee, among others.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope declared for the NBA draft after the season.
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On June 27,2013, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope later joined the Pistons for the 2013 NBA Summer League and signed his rookie scale contract with the team on July 19.
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In July 2014, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope rejoined the Pistons for the 2014 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 24 points and 7.4 rebounds in five games.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope got better after the All-Star break, largely thanks to the acquisition of point guard Reggie Jackson; post All-Star Break, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope averaged 14.3 points per game.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope finished the season with 153 three-point shots made, 70 more than the closest Pistons player.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope tied Kevin Love for 16th in the NBA.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope made a career-high eight three-pointers on 11 attempts.
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On June 23,2017, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was suspended for two games without pay by the NBA for pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
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On July 7,2017, the Pistons renounced the rights to Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, making him an unrestricted free agent.
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On July 13,2017, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope signed a one-year, $18 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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On December 13,2017, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope pleaded guilty to a probation violation he committed during the summer.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was handed a 25-day jail sentence, but under a work-release program, was allowed to leave the facility for home games and practices.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was not allowed to leave California, limiting him to only home games within the state during that period.
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On July 6,2018, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope re-signed with the Lakers, on a reported one-year, $12 million contract.
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In 2019, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope re-signed with the Lakers , this time on a two-year contract worth roughly $16 million.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope won his first NBA championship when the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat in six games in the 2020 NBA Finals.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was instrumental in the victory, especially in game 4 when his five straight points late in the fourth quarter helped the Lakers pull away from the Heat and sealed the win in that game.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope declined his player option on the second year of his contract and became a free agent.
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On July 6,2022, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was traded, alongside Ish Smith, to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Monte Morris and Will Barton.
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On July 6,2024, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope signed with the Orlando Magic.