No. 22 – Oklahoma City Thunder | |
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Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | November 7, 2003
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Richardson ( Richardson, Texas) |
College | Kentucky (2022–2023) |
NBA draft | 2023: 1st round, 10th overall pick |
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | |
Playing career | 2023–present |
Career history | |
2023–present | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Cason Wallace (pronounced /ˈkeɪsən/ or /keɪˈsɒn ˈwɒləs/ KAY-sən or kay-SON WOL-əss; [1] [2] born November 7, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). [3] He was a consensus five-star recruit and a top 5 player in the 2022 class.
He is cousins to 2012 NBA champion Terrel Harris and two-time Super Bowl champion Terrell Davis.
Wallace attended Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas where he played under coach Mike Bangs. As a senior, he was the Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year for Texas and the Dallas Morning News boys basketball Player of the Year after averaging 19.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game. [4] [5] He was selected to play in the 2022 McDonalds All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic. [6] A five-star recruit, Wallace committed to the University of Kentucky to play college basketball. [7] [8]
The Dallas Mavericks selected Wallace with the tenth overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft then traded him, along with Davis Bertans, to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for the 12th overall pick, Dereck Lively II. [9]
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 | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2022–23 | Kentucky | 32 | 32 | 32.2 | .446 | .346 | .757 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 11.7 |