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Sacramento Kings | #7 | Forward-Center

Skal Labissiere

PPG

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RPG

1.0

APG

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HEIGHT

6'10" (2.08m)

WEIGHT

235lb (107kg)

COUNTRY

Haiti

LAST ATTENDED

Kentucky

AGE

29 years

BIRTHDATE

March 18, 1996

DRAFT

2016 R1 Pick 28

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

6'10" | 235lb | 29 years

DRAFT

2016 R1 Pick 28

BIRTHDATE

March 18, 1996

COUNTRY

Haiti

LAST ATTENDED

Kentucky

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Acquired by the Hawks from the Portland Trail Blazers on February 6, 2020 • In 148 career regular season games (43 starts) with Sacramento and Portland, has averaged 7.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.5 minutes (.492 FG%, .748 FT%) • Has appeared in three career postseason games, all in 2019 • In 33 games (one start) in 2019-20 with Portland, put up 5.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 17.2 minutes (.551 FG%, .758 FT%) • Had 22 points (10-16 FG, 2-4 3-PT), 12 rebounds, three assists and five blocks at Milwaukee on Nov. 21 • Logged 15 points (7-9 FG, 1-2 FT), four rebounds, two assists and one block against Philadelphia on Nov. 2 • Had 15 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals at Houston on Nov. 18 • Notched 11 points, eight rebounds and two blocks against Minnesota on Dec. 21 • In 22 games (one start) in 2018-19 between the Blazers and Kings, compiled 3.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in 8.0 minutes (.531 FG%, .462 3FG%, .529 FT%) • In 2017-18 with the Kings, averaged 8.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 20.7 minutes, appearing in 60 games (29 starts), hitting .448 FGs, .353 3FGs and .805 FTs • Scored in double figures 24 times and scored 20-plus points in two outings • As a rookie in Sacramento in 2016-17, averaged 8.8 points and 4.9 rebounds in 18.5 minutes (.537 FG%, .375 3FG%, .703 FT%) in 33 games (12 starts) • Ranked ninth in points per game and fourth in rebounds per game among qualified rookies • Scored in double digits 14 times, scored 20-plus points twice and scored 30-plus points once.

BEFORE NBA

As a freshman at Kentucky during the 2015-16 season, averaged 6.6 points and 3.1 rebounds (.516 FG%, .661 FT%) in 15.8 minutes, appearing in 36 games (18 starts) • Was selected SEC Freshman of the Week on two occasions • Ranked in the top 10 in blocks per game among all SEC Players • His six blocks vs. Stony Brook tied for the second-most by a Wildcat in an NCAA Tournament game.

PERSONAL LIFE

Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti • Son of Lesly and Ema Labissiere • Has a brother Eliott, and a sister, Mallya • Chose Kentucky over North Carolina, Georgetown, Baylor, Tennessee and Memphis • His biggest influences in life are his parents, as well as his American family • Lists coming to the States and winning an MVP award at one of his first All-American camps as his most memorable basketball moment.