Last Updated on July 28, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Dāvis Bertāns is an NBA stretch power forward renowned for elite three-point shooting, floor spacing, and quick-release perimeter scoring, contributing for the San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Charlotte Hornets. A specialist in modern offensive systems, Bertāns excels as a high-volume catch-and-shoot threat who stretches defenses well beyond the arc and creates driving lanes for teammates.

Here is the information on Dāvis Bertāns:

Player Profile

  • Full Name: Dāvis Bertāns
  • Nationality: Latvian
  • Age: Born November 12, 1992
  • Hometown: Valmiera, Latvia
  • Height: 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 meters)
  • Weight: 225 pounds (102 kg)
  • Wingspan: 7 feet 0 inches (213 cm)
  • Shoe Size: Size 17 (US)
  • Number: Wore #42, #44, and #25 during his NBA career
  • Position: Power Forward
  • High School: Attended youth basketball academy in Latvia (no formal U.S. high school record)
  • College: Did not attend college (played professionally in Europe before the NBA)
  • NBA Draft: 2011 NBA Draft, 2nd Round, 42nd overall by the Indiana Pacers (rights traded to the San Antonio Spurs)
  • Teams Played For:
    • San Antonio Spurs (2016–2019)
    • Washington Wizards (2019–2023)
    • Dallas Mavericks (2023–present)
  • Championship Rings: None
  • Kids: Has children, including a daughter
  • Siblings: Brother, Dairis Bertāns, who is also a professional basketball player

Player Archetype / Play Style

Dāvis Bertāns’ player archetype is a movement shooting stretch four: a floor-spacing forward who does his best work flying into catch-and-shoot threes, dragging big defenders away from the paint, and punishing help with quick-trigger range. Offensively, he has long been at his most valuable as an off-ball spacer rather than a creator, using smart movement, deep shooting gravity, and fast decision-making to keep the floor open, while defensively he is better suited to guarding similar-sized forwards on the perimeter than acting as a rim protector or physical interior stopper. At 6’10” and 225 pounds, Bertāns has the size to shoot over contests but a thinner frame that has historically limited his rebounding presence and paint resistance. His overall play style is built around elite shooting, positional fit, and lineup balance more than self-created offense, making him the kind of specialist who can swing an offense when his jumper is falling but who is best protected by team structure on the other end. (bball-index.com)

Scouting Report

Dāvis Bertāns changes the geometry of a possession before he even touches the ball. Defenders know they cannot lose him for a second, so they’re constantly top-locking, trailing over screens or refusing to leave his body to help at the nail, and that alone opens driving lanes for everyone else. His shooting isn’t built on standing in one spot waiting for kick-outs; it’s the constant movement that makes him dangerous. He flies out of floppy actions, sprints into DHOs, relocates instinctively after penetration and gets his feet organised so quickly that even a half-step of daylight is enough. That’s where his offensive value separates itself. The trade-off is that if you run him off the line and force him into multiple dribbles, the advantage often disappears. He can attack an aggressive closeout with one or two dribbles, but he isn’t consistently manipulating help defenders or creating high-value shots late in the clock. Defensively, he competes better than he’s often given credit for because he understands team concepts and usually rotates on time as the low man, yet quicker wings can turn the corner on him in space and physical forwards are capable of dislodging him around the rim or on post seals. Asking him to switch repeatedly against dynamic ball handlers generally works against his strengths. To me, the ideal environment is an offence with multiple creators that treats him almost like a perpetual motion shooter, using ghost screens, wide pin-downs and quick-hitting actions that force impossible decisions from the defence rather than asking him to manufacture offence himself. There are obvious similarities to Davis Davis? No. The cleaner comparison is Matt Bonner with far more movement shooting, while some of the off-ball gravity and willingness to fire without hesitation recalls Steve Novak, albeit with a little more comfort attacking the occasional closeout. What stands out isn’t simply the shooting percentage—it’s the pressure he places on defensive spacing every time he starts moving without the ball.

Sources:

Basketball Index — Davis Bertans is becoming an elite role player
NBA.com — Dāvis Bertāns | Forward | Charlotte Hornets | NBA.com
Pounding The Rock — 2018-2019 Spurs player reviews: Davis Bertans