Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Caldwell-Pope with the Washington Wizards in 2022
No. 3 – Orlando Magic
Position	Shooting guard / Small Forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1993-02-18) February 18, 1993 (age 31) Thomaston, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Greenville (Greenville, Georgia)
College	Georgia (2011–2013)
NBA draft	2013: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2017	Detroit Pistons
2017–2021	Los Angeles Lakers
2021–2022	Washington Wizards
2022–2024	Denver Nuggets
2024–present	Orlando Magic
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA champion (2020, 2023) SEC Player of the Year (2013) First-team All-SEC (2013) SEC All-Freshman Team (2012) McDonald's All-American (2011)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Kentavious Tannell Caldwell-Pope (/kɛnˈteɪviəs/ ken-TAY-vee-əs;^[1] born February 18, 1993), also known by his initials KCP, is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named a McDonald's All-American as one of the top high school basketball players in the class of 2011. He played college basketball for two years with the Georgia Bulldogs in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and was voted the SEC Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2013.

Caldwell-Pope was selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. He played four seasons with the Pistons before joining the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent in 2017–18. He won his first NBA championship with the Lakers in 2020. He spent a season with the Washington Wizards after having been traded there from the Lakers in August 2021, and was subsequently traded to the Denver Nuggets in July 2022, winning his second NBA championship in 2023.