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Axel Toupane
Axel Joseph Jean-Jacques Toupane (born July 23, 1992) is a French professional basketball player for ASC Ville de Dakar of the Nationale 1. Toupane also represented the senior French national team in international events. At 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall and 101 kg (223 lb), he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Axel Toupane is a graduate of Bocconi University, HEC Paris, and Emlyon Business School.
From 2008 to 2011, Toupane spent time with the Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez and SIG Strasbourg under-21 teams before joining the SIG Strasbourg senior squad for the 2011–12 LNB Pro A season. As a rookie, he averaged 2.5 points and 1.4 rebounds in 22 French Pro A League games. In the 2012–13 season, Toupane averaged 3.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in 35 games as he helped Strasbourg reach the French Leaders Cup Final. He was considerably more effective the following season, as he averaged 6.1 points and 2.5 rebounds per game, playing in 41 games.
Following the 2013–14 season, Toupane entered the 2014 NBA draft, but he was not selected. He then competed in the 2014 NBA Summer League for the Dallas Mavericks' affiliated team, for which he averaged 3.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per game over four games. He returned to Strasbourg following his play in the Summer League, and in the 2014–15 season, Toupane averaged 7.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in 42 Pro A games. Strasbourg finished as the regular-season leaders for a second straight year in 2015 and also won the French Cup and the French Leaders Cup.
On July 23, 2015, Toupane signed with the Toronto Raptors after having averaged 4.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in three Summer League games for the team. On October 24, 2015, he was waived by the Raptors after appearing in two NBA preseason games.
On October 31, 2015, Toupane was acquired by the Raptors' affiliate team in the NBA Development League, the Raptors 905. On November 19, he made his debut for the Raptors 905 in a 109–104 loss to the Maine Red Claws, recording 17 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and one steal in 30 minutes of playing time.
On March 3, 2016, Toupane signed a 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets after having averaged 14.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.0 steals over 32 games in the D-League. The next day, he made his NBA debut in a 121–120 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, recording one rebound in five minutes off the bench. He later signed a second 10-day contract with the Nuggets on March 14, and a multi-year contract on March 25. At the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Toupane was named the NBA D-League Most Improved Player. On October 15, 2016, Toupane was waived by the Nuggets.
On October 30, 2016, Toupane was reacquired by the Raptors 905. On February 25, 2017, he signed a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. On March 4, 2017, he was waived by the Bucks and then reacquired by the Raptors 905 later that day.
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Axel Toupane
Axel Joseph Jean-Jacques Toupane (born July 23, 1992) is a French professional basketball player for ASC Ville de Dakar of the Nationale 1. Toupane also represented the senior French national team in international events. At 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall and 101 kg (223 lb), he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Axel Toupane is a graduate of Bocconi University, HEC Paris, and Emlyon Business School.
From 2008 to 2011, Toupane spent time with the Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez and SIG Strasbourg under-21 teams before joining the SIG Strasbourg senior squad for the 2011–12 LNB Pro A season. As a rookie, he averaged 2.5 points and 1.4 rebounds in 22 French Pro A League games. In the 2012–13 season, Toupane averaged 3.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in 35 games as he helped Strasbourg reach the French Leaders Cup Final. He was considerably more effective the following season, as he averaged 6.1 points and 2.5 rebounds per game, playing in 41 games.
Following the 2013–14 season, Toupane entered the 2014 NBA draft, but he was not selected. He then competed in the 2014 NBA Summer League for the Dallas Mavericks' affiliated team, for which he averaged 3.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per game over four games. He returned to Strasbourg following his play in the Summer League, and in the 2014–15 season, Toupane averaged 7.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in 42 Pro A games. Strasbourg finished as the regular-season leaders for a second straight year in 2015 and also won the French Cup and the French Leaders Cup.
On July 23, 2015, Toupane signed with the Toronto Raptors after having averaged 4.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in three Summer League games for the team. On October 24, 2015, he was waived by the Raptors after appearing in two NBA preseason games.
On October 31, 2015, Toupane was acquired by the Raptors' affiliate team in the NBA Development League, the Raptors 905. On November 19, he made his debut for the Raptors 905 in a 109–104 loss to the Maine Red Claws, recording 17 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and one steal in 30 minutes of playing time.
On March 3, 2016, Toupane signed a 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets after having averaged 14.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.0 steals over 32 games in the D-League. The next day, he made his NBA debut in a 121–120 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, recording one rebound in five minutes off the bench. He later signed a second 10-day contract with the Nuggets on March 14, and a multi-year contract on March 25. At the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Toupane was named the NBA D-League Most Improved Player. On October 15, 2016, Toupane was waived by the Nuggets.
On October 30, 2016, Toupane was reacquired by the Raptors 905. On February 25, 2017, he signed a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. On March 4, 2017, he was waived by the Bucks and then reacquired by the Raptors 905 later that day.
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