.jpg) Stauskas with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2019 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 7, 1993 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Michigan (2012–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014: 1st round, 8th overall pick |
| Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2015–2017 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2017–2018 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2018–2019 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2019 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2019–2020 | Baskonia |
| 2021 | Raptors 905 |
| 2021 | Grand Rapids Gold |
| 2021–2022 | Miami Heat |
| 2022 | Grand Rapids Gold |
| 2022 | Boston Celtics |
| 2022 | →Maine Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Medals | |
Nikolas Tomas Stauskas (born October 7, 1993) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A shooting guard, Stauskas played two seasons of college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines from 2012 to 2014. He was drafted eighth overall in the 2014 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. Stauskas, whose family is of Lithuanian heritage, is a member of the Canadian national team.
As a freshman for the 2012–13 Michigan Wolverines, Stauskas was named Sports Illustrated National Freshman of the Week once, Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week three times and to the Wayman Tisdale Award, United States Basketball Writers Association's National Freshman of the Year, top 12 midseason list. During the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, he earned South All-Regional Team recognition. As a sophomore for the 2013–14 team, Stauskas went on to be named a 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball consensus All-American and was named Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year for the 2013–14 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season.
Stauskas has played for several NBA and NBA G League teams. In 2022, he reached the NBA Finals with the Celtics.