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Szymon Szewczyk (born December 21, 1982) is a Polish professional basketball player for Anwil Włocławek of the PLK.[1] of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Standing at 6'9, he plays both the power forward / center positions.

Szymon Szewczyk
Szymon Szewczyk 2014
No. 33 Anwil Włocławek
PositionPower forward / Center
LeaguePLK
Personal information
Born (1982-12-21) December 21, 1982 (age 39)
Szczecin, Poland
NationalityPolish
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career1999–present
Career history
1999–2001SKK Szczecin
2001–2002Polpharma Starogard Gdański
2002–2003TXU Energie Braunschweig
2003–2005Alba Berlin
2005–2006Union Olimpija
2006–2007Scafati
2007–2009Lokomotiv Rostov
2009–2011Air Avellino
2011–2013Reyer Venezia
2014Virtus Roma
2014–2015AZS Koszalin
2015–2016Zielona Góra
2016–2017Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2017–2020Anwil Włocławek
2020–2021GTK Gliwice
2021–presentAnwil Włocławek
Career highlights and awards
  • ENBL champion (2022)
  • 3× Polish League champion (2016, 2018, 2019)
  • Slovenian League champion (2006)
  • Slovenian Cup winner (2006)
  • German League Rookie of the Year (2003)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life


Born in Szczecin, Szewczyk grew up with PKK Szczecin's youth teams. He has been a member of the Polish Junior National Team, the Polish Under-20 National Team and the Polish “B” National Team. He currently is a member of the Polish National Team.


Basketball career


After playing two successful seasons in his native Poland, Szewczyk was evaluated by several top teams in Europe before signing with Braunschweig of Germany’s top division (Bundesliga I) for the 2002-03 season. Many considered him at the time as the best prospect from Poland in his age group.


Highlights



NBA


On June 26, 2003, Szewczyk was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 35th pick of the 2003 NBA draft.[4] On 2009, he joined the Bucks for the Las Vegas Summer League.

On July 11, 2013, the Oklahoma City Thunder acquired Szewczyk's rights in a three team deal with Milwaukee and the Minnesota Timberwolves.[5]

As of 2022, Szewcyzk has yet to play in an NBA game despite being drafted nearly 20 years ago.


Personal life


His father Miroslaw Szewczyk was a professional basketball player for more than 20 years in Szczecin.


References


  1. "Reperacja w GTK. "Szewcu" już w Gliwicach". gtk.gliwice.pl (in Polish). November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. "Stal Ostrow signs Szymon Szewczyk". Eurobasket.com. September 23, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. Fałkowski, Michał (July 1, 2021). "Szewc Back In Włocławek". kkwloclawek.pl. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  4. "NBA Draft history: 2003 Draft". NBA.com. February 27, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. "Thunder Acquires Trade Exception". NBA.com. July 11, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2016.



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[de] Szymon Szewczyk

Szymon Pawel Szewczyk (* 21. Dezember 1982 in Stettin) ist ein polnischer Basketballspieler. Szewczyk wechselte 2002 aus seinem Heimatland in die deutsche Basketball-Bundesliga nach Braunschweig. Nachdem sich im NBA-Draft 2003 die Milwaukee Bucks die NBA-Rechte an Szewczyk gesichert hatten, spielte er noch zwei weitere Jahre in Deutschland bei Alba Berlin. Anschließend spielte er nach Stationen in Slowenien, Russland und Italien wieder in der polnischen Liga.
- [en] Szymon Szewczyk



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