#Willy Hernangomez

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New York Knicks Acquire Willy Hernangómez from Philadelphia 76ers

On June 25th, 2015, the Philadelphia 76ers traded the draft rights of Willy Hernangómez to the New York Knicks for a 2020 second round draft pick (Tyler Bey), a 2021 second round draft pick (Filip Petrušev) and cash considerations.

Killing two birds with one stone is a phrase that rarely means anything in the NBA but in the case of Willy Hernangómez, it fits. The New York Knicks became fans of Hernangómez while scouting his teammate and friend Kristaps Porzingis at Sevilla of Liga ACB in Spain.

Porzingis was a surefire lottery pick in the 2015 draft, but the Knicks additionally saw something in "Billy" Hernangómez. After taking Porzingis fourth in the 2015 draft, the Knicks pounced on the chance to take Hernangómez. They dealt two of their own second round picks in 2020 and 2021 to the Philadelphia 76ers for the 35th pick which was used on Hernangómez.

A skilled big man, Hernangómez finished well around the paint, had good footwork and could punish teams on the offensive glass. He was limited in lateral quickness on defense and in perimeter shooting.

After the draft, Hernangómez stayed overseas and averaged 5.7 PPG and 3.3 RPG in 34 games with Real Madrid during the 2015-16 season. In the 2016 offseason, Hernangómez signed a four-year contract with the Knicks worth $5.9 million.

Hernangómez was reunited with teammate Porzingis who had a quality rookie year with the Knicks and was a starter. For the 2016-17 season, the Knicks traded for guard Derrick Rose and signed free agents Joakim Noah and Courtney Lee.

The Knicks had a new coach as well in Jeff Hornacek. The new look team began the year a respectable 14-10 in its first 24 games. After 29 games, the team was 16-13 and tied for fourth in the East. The Knicks fell apart soon after, dropping 11 of their next 13 games. The season would come off the rails as New York went just 15-38 over the final 53 games to finish the year with a 31-51 record.

Hernangómez was a bright spot. The big man quickly established a bench role and appeared in 72 games with the Knicks, amassing 8.2 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.6 SPG and 0.5 BPG in 18.4 MPG. He made the NBA All-Star Weekend Rising Stars Challenge with Porzingis. Hernangómez also made the NBA's All-Rookie first team and earned fifth-place in voting (eight) for NBA Rookie of the Year.

Offensive rebounds became Hernangómez' calling card. Among players that played at least 50 games, Hernangómez was seventh in the NBA in offensive rebound rate (12.3%) per NBA Stats.

The 2017 offseason would see even more change for the Knicks. First, the team added French guard Frank Ntilikina with the eighth pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. Soon after, team president Phil Jackson and the team mutually agreed to part ways. General manager Steve Mills became lead decision maker when he was promoted to Jackson's role while the Knicks hired Scott Perry as general manager.

The team signed guard Tim Hardaway Jr. in free agency. Finally, the team moved unhappy star Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a second round pick.

The Knicks were younger and it was clear a rebuild would center around Porzingis. Hernangómez seemed like a nice complementary piece, but by his second year, he had fallen out of the rotation. The arrival of Kanter and increased minutes for backup Kyle O'Quinn contributed to the decreased role.

By the middle of the year, Hernangómez had wanted a trade and a chance to play. The Knicks soon obliged. He played in 26 games, putting up 4.3 PPG, 2.6 RPG and 0.8 APG in 9.0 MPG. The team was 23-32 when it made the trade.

He was eventually traded to the Charlotte Hornets for two second round picks and forward Johnny Bryant. He ended his tenure in New York with averages of 7.1 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 1.2 APG and 0.5 SPG in 98 games. In that time, Hernangómez shot 54% from the field and 63% from the charity stripe in that time.

Five years after the 2015 draft, the 2020 second rounder Philadelphia acquired was traded with guard Josh Richardson to the Dallas Mavericks for guard Seth Curry. The Sixers selected forward Tyler Bey from Colorado 36th in the 2020 draft and moved him to the Mavericks.

The 2021 second rounder ended up 50th in the 2021 draft and the 76ers selected Gonzaga center Filip Petrušev with the pick. The 76ers stashed Petrušev, and he played in the EuroLeague with Turkey's Anadolu Efes for the 2021-22 season and Serbia's KK Crvena zvezda.

Petrušev wanted to play in the NBA and showed his commitment, playing for Philadelphia's Summer League teams in both 2021 and 2022. After two years of waiting, his dream finally happened. Petrušev signed a contract in the 2023 offseason with the 76ers. The deal was a two-year contract which was 50% guaranteed the first year and not guaranteed the second year.

Petrušev averaged 10.4 PPG, 6.2 RPG, and 1.4 BPG in five Summer League appearances with the Sixers in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. Coming into his rookie NBA season, Petrušev joined a Sixers team in turmoil. Guard James Harden demanded a trade and did not join the team on the floor for the start of the season.

Eventually, the 76ers acquiesced to the star's demand, but Petrušev was a casualty of the situation. He played just one game (0 points, 1 rebound) with the 76ers before he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in late October. The trade was a three-team deal that saw the 76ers send James Harden to the Clippers, the Clippers sent two first round picks to the 76ers and a first round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

New York Knicks lottery pick Kristaps Porzingis on the Knicks acquiring his friend Willy Hernangómez (via Charlie Widdoes):

"Once I heard it, I was super happy. Not only were we teammates, but we're great friends."

Image via Getty Images/Michael Reaves

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*Sinan Erdem Spor Salonu'nda saat 20:30'da başlayacak olan Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Normal Sezon 22. maçı. Bologna zaferiyle kötü serimizi sonlandırmıştık. Yine zirve takibindeki bir rakibe karşı zorlu bir akşam olacak. Maç içinde gidişatı lehimize çevirmeye bakacağız. Yürekten başarılar temsilcimize.

*S Sport'tan naklen yayınlanacak olan maç.

*İlk çeyreği 18-13 önde bitirdik. Güzel başladık. Ardından Barça dengeyi kurdu ama çabuk refleks gösterdik. 11-8'den sonra iyi bir sekansa imza attık. Bu iştah bitmesin.

*İçeriye 42-39'luk avantajla giriyoruz. 9'a kadar çıkarmıştık ama hemen döndüler oradan. Zaman zaman üstünlük İspanyol ekibine de geçti. Dikkatli olmayı sürdürelim.

*Üçüncü periyot sonunda durumu 72-60 yaptık. Efes'ten 30-21'lik oyun geldi. Çift haneleri de gördük. Rüya gibi bir tablo var. Son 10 dakikada korusak yeter.

*98-74 galip ayrıldı Efes. Muazzam bir ikinci yarı oyunu ile 9. galibiyetimiz geldi ve bir başka önemli zaferi cebimize koyduk. Bazen ismin ağırlığını göstermemiz yetiyor. Son dilimde koruyalım demiştim ama 26-14'lük oyunla arayı iyice büyüttük. İkinci devrede 56-35 sonucuna imza attı Efes. Güzel bir gün oldu. Tebrik ediyoruz tüm ekibi. Anadolu Efes'te Rodrigue Beaubois 21, Tibor Pleiss 17 sayı üretti. Barcelona'da ise Willy Hernangomez 18, Nikola Kalinic ve Rokas Jokubaitis 14'er sayı gönderdi.

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Willy Hernangomez takes advantage of his scarce participation in the loss of the Pelicans against Utah

Willy Hernangomez takes advantage of his scarce participation in the loss of the Pelicans against Utah

File – The Spanish center Willy Hernangomez attends to the media in a concentration with the Spanish team. – Oscar J. Barroso / AFP7 / Europa Press – Archive The Spanish center Willy Hernangomez made the most of his scarce participation this morning in the resounding defeat (121-100) of the New Orleans Pelicans against the Utah Jazz, as the fourth leading scorer for his team, while Usman Garuba…

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NBA star who surrendered to Willie: 'People forget he was MVP...'

NBA star who surrendered to Willie: ‘People forget he was MVP…’

Willie Hernangomez He’s starting to make headlines on the court this season, but he’s been a long time coming to establish himself in the NBA. Furthermore, after euro basketball It was marked by titles, MVPs, face-to-face at the team level, and how he beat out other proven NBA centers Rudy Gobert and his teammate Jonas Valanciunas. He is recognized by another locker room colleague, these New…

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The infernal turn of Willy Hernangomez

The infernal turn of Willy Hernangomez

Sport, like life, has its mysteries. The case of Willy Hernangomez is one of the most extraordinary of these times. In the Eurobasket last summer he was proclaimed the best soloist and now he doesn’t paint anything at all in the NBA. And it was not just any tournament, but the most brilliant in times. On the runway, Nikola Jokic (2021 and 2022 NBA MVP), Giannis Antetokounmpo (2019 and 2020 NBA…

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A tough mental shift: EuroBasket star one week, NBA supporting role the next

A tough mental shift: EuroBasket star one week, NBA supporting role the next

By Ric BucherFOX Sports NBA Writer EuroBasket has many upsides for NBA players who participate: It whips them into shape just ahead of NBA training camp; it tests them in the cauldron of high-stakes basketball rarely found outside the NBA playoffs; and it gives certain players a chance to star in a role that they might not always get in the world’s most-talented league.  Take Willy Hernangomez,…

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[Clark] Willy Hernangomez on Zion: "The most important thing is he’s hungry. He wants to destroy everybody. He wants to play hard. He wants to show people he’s one of the best players in the world. You can see that in practice."

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