Last Updated on April 16, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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)

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