Last Updated on April 17, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Here is detailed information about Anžejs Pasečņiks:

Player Profile

  • Full Name: Anžejs Pasečņiks
  • Nationality: Latvian
  • Age: Born December 20, 1995
  • Hometown: Riga, Latvia
  • Height: 7’1″ (2.16 m)
  • Weight: 229 lbs (104 kg)
  • Wingspan: 7’3″ (2.21 m)
  • Shoe Size: 15 (US)
  • Number: Wore #18 in the NBA
  • Position: Center / Power Forward
  • High School: Not applicable; developed in Latvia’s basketball system
  • College: Did not attend college; played professionally in Europe before joining the NBA
  • NBA Draft: 2017, 1st Round, 25th Overall Pick by the Orlando Magic (rights traded to the Philadelphia 76ers)
  • Teams Played For:
    • Washington Wizards (2019–2021)
    • Several European clubs, including Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain)
  • Championship Rings: None as of 2024
  • Kids: No publicly known children
  • Siblings: Information not publicly available

Player Archetype / Play Style

Anžejs Pasečņiks’ player archetype is a mobile finesse center, a tall interior big whose appeal has long come from size, fluid movement and touch around the basket more than bruising power play. Offensively, he fits best as a screen-and-roll finisher, transition runner and complementary interior scorer who can catch, finish with soft touch and occasionally hint at face-up or stretch potential, while defensively his role is more limited to positional interior coverage and team concepts than true anchor-level rim protection because his frame and physicality have not always matched his height. At roughly 7-foot-1 to 7-foot-2 and around 229 pounds with reported plus length, Pasečņiks has the size of a traditional center but tends to play a lighter, more agile style built on mobility, finesse finishes and opportunistic scoring rather than force. Put together, his game is best described as that of a mobile big who can run the floor and finish plays, but whose overall impact depends on whether his skill, activity and size can outweigh questions about strength, rebounding and defensive presence. (NBADraft)

Sources:

NBADraft.net — Anzejs Pasecniks
Sports Illustrated — Who is Anzejs Pasecniks? Scouting report, bio, analysis of 2017 NBA Draft prospect
NBA.com — Anžejs Pasečņiks | Center-Forward
Blazer’s Edge — NBA Draft Profile: Anžejs Pasečņiks
NBA Draft Junkies — ANZEJS PASECNIKS