In March 2014, Kurucs signed a multi-year contract with the Latvian club VEF Riga, after having played for the club's youth academy, VEF Riga Skola, in Latvia's second men's division.
16 Facts About Rodions Kurucs
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Rodions Kurucs played at the Adidas Next Generation Tournament in 2015.
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In July 2015, Rodions Kurucs agreed to a four-year deal with the Spanish powerhouse FC Barcelona.
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In 2016, after turning 18 years of age, Rodions Kurucs joined the reserve team of FC Barcelona, FC Barcelona B, of the LEB Oro, which is the second-tier level in the Spanish league system.
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On 13 July 2018, Rodions Kurucs parted ways with FC Barcelona, but the Catalan club reserved the player's rights in case he returned to play in Europe.
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Rodions Kurucs entered his name into the 2017 NBA draft, being one of a record-high 182 underclassmen to do so that year.
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Rodions Kurucs entered his name for the 2018 NBA draft on 21 April 2018 as one of 236 underclassed prospects willing to enter the draft.
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On 21 June 2018, Rodions Kurucs was selected by the Brooklyn Nets in the second round.
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On 16 July 2018, Rodions Kurucs signed a multi-year contract with the Nets.
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On 29 January, Rodions Kurucs was named a participant of the 2019 Rising Stars Challenge as a member of the World Team.
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On 14 January 2021, Rodions Kurucs was traded to the Houston Rockets in a multi-player, three-team deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers that sent James Harden to Brooklyn Nets.
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On 7 July 2021, Rodions Kurucs signed with KK Partizan of the Basketball League of Serbia and the ABA League.
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In May 2022, after not appearing in any games since early March, Rodions Kurucs parted ways with Partizan as the club allowed him to continue training individually in Latvia due to not featuring in coach Zeljko Obradovic's plans.
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Rodions Kurucs joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2022 NBA Summer League.
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Rodions Kurucs played for the Latvian national under-16 team at the 2014 Baltic Sea Cup, and at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.
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Rodions Kurucs played a crucial role in helping Latvia win the silver medal at the tournament, as he averaged 13.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.1 blocked shots per game, en route to earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team, and being selected to the Eurobasket.