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Taurean Waller-Prince (born March 22, 1994)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears. He was drafted by the Utah Jazz with the 12th pick in the 2016 NBA draft but was traded to the Atlanta Hawks where he played for three seasons before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets in the 2019 off-season. In January 2021, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Taurean Prince

Prince with the Atlanta Hawks in 2017
No. 12 – Minnesota Timberwolves
Position	Small forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1994-03-22) March 22, 1994 (age 28) San Marcos, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school	Earl Warren (San Antonio, Texas)
College	Baylor (2012–2016)
NBA draft	2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2019	Atlanta Hawks
2016–2017	→Long Island Nets
2019–2021	Brooklyn Nets
2021	Cleveland Cavaliers
2021–present	Minnesota Timberwolves
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Big 12 (2016) Second-team All-Big 12 (2015) Big 12 Sixth Man Award (2015)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Representing the  United States Pan American Games 2015 Toronto National team

High school career

Prince played three seasons of high school basketball under head coach Jim Weaver at Earl Warren High School in San Antonio, Texas. As a senior, he led the team to the state semifinals. He originally chose to play college basketball with the LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds, but switched to Baylor due to a coaching change within the former program.[2]

College career

Prince played 24 games off the bench in his freshman season. He finished the year averaging 3.7 points and 2.2 rebounds in 6.4 minutes per game. In the spring prior to his sophomore season, Prince was on the Big 12 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll. After averaging 6.2 points and 2.8 rebounds in 14.2 minutes per game and appearing in all 38 of Baylor's games, he won the Big 12 Sixth Man Award and earned all-conference honors.[2] Entering his fourth season, Fran Fraschilla labeled him as a strong candidate for Big 12 Player of the Year in 2015–16.[3]

Professional career

Atlanta Hawks (2016–2019)

On June 23, 2016, Prince was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 12th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. His rights were later traded to the Atlanta Hawks on July 7 in a three-team deal also involving the Indiana Pacers the Jazz received George Hill and the Pacers received Jeff Teague .[4] On July 15, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Hawks.[5] On March 11, 2017, he had a then season-best 17 points in a 107–90 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.[6] On April 6, he scored a career-high 20 points in a 123–116 win over the Boston Celtics.[7] With 11 points in Game 4 of the Hawks' first-round playoff series against the Washington Wizards, Prince became the first Hawks rookie to reach double-figures in his first four playoff games since Pete Maravich did it in five straight in 1971.[8] During his rookie season, Prince had multiple assignments with the Long Island Nets of the NBA Development League, pursuant to the flexible assignment rule.[9]

On December 12, 2017, Prince scored a career-high 24 points in a 123–114 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[10] Three days later, he made a career-high five 3-pointers and had 17 points in a 96–94 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.[11] On December 29, he had a career-high 30 points and 10 rebounds in a 111–98 loss to the Toronto Raptors. Prince matched a career high with five 3-pointers and extended his career-high streak of games with at least one 3-pointer to 17.[12] On February 2, 2018, he set a new career high with 31 points in a 119–110 loss to the Boston Celtics.[13] On March 11, he set a new career high with 38 points in a 129–122 loss to the Chicago Bulls.[14] Six days later, he had another 38-point effort in a 122–117 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.[15] On April 8, he made seven of eight 3-pointers to score 33 points in a 112–106 win over the Celtics.[16]

On October 19, in just the second game of the season, Prince scored a season-high 28 points against the Grizzlies.[17] On January 13, 2019, against the Bucks, Prince returned to action after missing 18 games with a left ankle sprain.[18]

Brooklyn Nets (2019–2021)

On July 6, 2019, Prince, along with a 2021 second-round pick, was traded to the Brooklyn Nets for Allen Crabbe, the draft rights to Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and a protected 2020 first round pick.[19]

On October 21, Prince, signed a two-year $29 million extension with the Nets.[20]

Taurean Prince tested positive for COVID-19 and sat out for the Orlando Restart.[21]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2021)

On January 14, 2021, Prince and center Jarrett Allen were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a multi-player, four-team deal with the Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers that sent James Harden to Brooklyn.[22] On April 27, he underwent a successful left ankle arthroscopic surgery after missing three games with left ankle soreness.[23]

Minnesota Timberwolves (2021–present)

On August 3, 2021, Prince, along with a 2022 second round pick and cash considerations, was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Ricky Rubio.[24] On June 30, 2022, Prince signed a two-year, $16 million contract extension with the Timberwolves.[25][26]

National team career

In the summer of 2015, following his junior season, Prince helped the United States men's national basketball team win the bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games. He was on a team led by Bobby Brown and Anthony Randolph.[3]

Personal life

On August 25, 2022, Prince was arrested on a "fugitive warrant out of state extradite" at Miami International Airport on account of a "dangerous drugs" charge from Texas.[27]

Career statistics

Legend

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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Atlanta	59	10	16.6	.400	.324	.787	2.7	.9	.7	.5	5.7
2017–18	Atlanta	82	82	30.0	.426	.385	.844	4.7	2.6	1.0	.5	14.1
2018–19	Atlanta	55	47	28.2	.441	.390	.819	3.6	2.1	1.0	.3	13.5
2019–20	Brooklyn	64	61	29.0	.376	.339	.798	6.0	1.8	.9	.4	12.1
2020–21	Brooklyn	12	4	18.2	.405	.351	.889	2.8	.6	.7	.7	8.1
	Cleveland	29	6	23.7	.399	.415	.837	3.7	2.4	.7	.5	10.1
2021–22	Minnesota	69	8	17.1	.454	.376	.756	2.5	1.0	.7	.3	7.3
Career		370	218	24.2	.416	.371	.815	3.9	1.7	.8	.4	10.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017	Atlanta	6	6	31.2	.558	.286	1.000	5.3	1.3	.3	.2	11.2
2022	Minnesota	5	0	13.0	.370	.286	.857	1.6	1.2	.4	.2	6.0
Career		11	6	22.9	.494	.286	.917	3.6	1.3	.4	.2	8.8

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012–13	Baylor	24	0	6.4	.583	.333	.727	2.2	.1	.4	.1	3.7
2013–14	Baylor	38	2	14.3	.465	.366	.709	2.8	.6	.5	.2	6.2
2014–15	Baylor	33	6	26.3	.472	.395	.644	5.6	1.3	1.5	.9	13.9
2015–16	Baylor	34	34	30.6	.432	.361	.774	6.1	2.3	1.3	.7	15.9
Career		129	42	20.2	.460	.376	.718	4.2	1.1	.9	.5	10.2

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Baylor Bears bio

На других языках

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[de] Taurean Prince

Taurean Waller-Prince (* 22. März 1994 in San Marcos, Texas) ist ein US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler, der aktuell bei den Minnesota Timberwolves in der National Basketball Association (NBA) unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Taurean Prince

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[es] Taurean Prince

Taurean Waller-Prince (San Marcos, Texas, 22 de marzo de 1994) es un baloncestista estadounidense que pertenece a la plantilla de los Minnesota Timberwolves de la NBA. Con 1.98 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de alero.

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[ru] Принс, Торин

Торин Принс (англ. Taurean Prince; род. 25 марта 1994 года Сан-Маркос, Техас, США) — американский профессиональный баскетболист, выступающий за клуб НБА «Миннесота Тимбервулвз». Играет на позиции лёгкого форварда. Выступал за команду Бэйлорского университета в студенческом баскетболе. Был выбран на драфте НБА 2016 года в первом раунде под общим двенадцатым номером.

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