KZ Okpala

KZ Okpala
mmádu
ụdịekerenwoke Dezie
mba o sịNjikota Obodo Amerika, Naijiria Dezie
obodo maka egwuregwuNaijiria Dezie
ụbọchị ọmụmụ ya28 Eprel 1999 Dezie
Ebe ọmụmụAnaheim Dezie
ọrụ ọ na-arụonye ọkpụkpọ basketball Dezie
ọnọdụ egwu na otu / ọpụrụichesmall forward Dezie
ebe agụmakwụkwọEsperanza High School, Stanford University Dezie
oge ọrụ ya (mmalite)2019 Dezie
onye nsonye òtù egwuregwuMiami Heat, Stanford Cardinal men's basketball Dezie
ụdị egwuregwuBasketball Dezie
drafted byMiami Heat Dezie
so nabasketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament Dezie
otu egwuregwuNCAA Division I men's basketball, National Basketball Association, NBA G League Dezie

Chikezie Jake "KZ" Okpala [1] (amuru Eprel 28, 1999) bu onye ama ama ndi Sacramento Kings nke National Basketball Association (NBA). Ọ gbara bọọlụ kọleji maka Stanford Cardinal.

Oge ọ malitere

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A mụrụ Okpala na nne na nna Naijiria Martin na Mary Okpala, bụ ndị biri na Orange County, California tupu a mụọ ya. [1] malitere ịgba bọọlụ mgbe ọ dị afọ anọ mana ọ sonyeghị n'òtù ndị ntorobịa n'ihi na ọ hụrụ ha na-enweghị nchịkwa. Okpala tolitere [2]-egwuri egwu megide ndị okenye na klọb mmega ahụ na ogige ntụrụndụ. Mgbe [1] nọ na klas nke anọ, ezinụlọ ya si Fresno laghachi Orange County, bi na Yorba Linda, ebe ọ gakwuuru otu klọb mpaghara. [3] gbakwara bọọlụ na baseball n'oge ọ bụ nwata tupu ọ lekwasị anya na basketball mgbe ọ dị afọ iri na otu.

Ọrụ ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị

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Okpala gara Esperanza High School na Anaheim, California. [4] tolitere site na 5 in (1.78 ruo 6 in (2.03 m) n'ime afọ anọ ọ na-egwu basketball n'ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị. Okpala sonyeere ndị [5]-amalite dị ka onye nọ n'afọ nke abụọ. [6] Jenụwarị 16, 2015, n'oge oge ahụ, o mere ihe atọ iji merie El Dorado High School. Dị ka onye na-eto eto, Okpala na-enweta akara 23 na 8 rebounds kwa egwuregwu iji duru Esperanza gaa na nzukọ nzukọ ma merie Crestview League Player of the Year. Oge kachasị ama [5] n'afọ ahụ bụ mgbe Okpala gbara Trevor Hooks nke Orange High School.

[4]'oge kachasị elu ya, ọ meziwanyere ihe 30, rebounds 11, na blocks 2 kwa egwuregwu. [7]'abalị iri abụọ na ise n'ọnwa Nọvemba n'afọ 2016, Okpala nwetara akara iri anọ na otu na mmeri 76-59 meriri Spartanburg Day School na asọmpi nke ndị mmeri. [8] nwetara akara dị elu 46 megide Crossroads School, nke setịpụrụ ndekọ ụlọ akwụkwọ. [4] [9] Machị 26, 2017, Okpala duuru Esperanza gaa na asọmpi mbụ ya nke California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division II, na-enweta akara 22 megide Moreau Catholic High School.[10] kpọrọ ya onye egwuregwu Crestview League nke Afọ ma kpọọ ya na Ballislife All-American Game.

Okpala bụ onye nkwekọrịta kpakpando anọ na otu n'ime ndị egwuregwu ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị kachasị elu na California.[11][12] Ọ natara onyinye site na Stanford na Julaị 2016, obere oge tupu ya etinye aka n'ebe ahụ.[13]

Ọrụ kọleji

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Na Nọvemba 6, 2018, o jiri isi iri abụọ na itoolu, nkwụghachi 10, na enyemaka 5 mere nke mbụ ya na mmeri 96–74 meriri Seattle.[14] Na Disemba 21, 2017, mgbe a tọhapụrụ ya ka ọ gbaa bọọlụ, o ji akara 6 malite na nkeji 28 megide Kansas.[15][16] Na Machị 3, 2018, Okpala dekọrọ okpukpu abụọ mbụ ya, na-enweta akara 18 na 10 rebounds na mmeri 84-83 na Arizona State.[17] O nwetara akara 23 kachasị elu na Machị 8, na mmeri 88-77 na UCLA.[18] Dị ka onye ọhụrụ, Okpala nwetara akara 10, 3.7 rebounds, na 1.8 assists kwa egwuregwu. [4]

Na Nọvemba 6, 2018, o jiri isi iri abụọ na itoolu, nkwụghachi 10, na enyemaka 5 mere nke mbụ ya na mmeri 96–74 meriri Seattle..[19] Ụbọchị isii ka e mesịrị, Okpala nwetara onye egwuregwu Pac-12 Conference nke izu ahụ. [20] Na Jenụwarị 9, 2019, o nwere arụmọrụ ọzọ siri ike, na-agbapụta maka akara ịrị abụo na isii, 6 rebounds, na nnyemaka anọ megide Arizona.[21]

Na ngwụcha oge nke abụọ ya, Okpala kwupụtara ebumnuche ya ịhapụ oge abụọ ikpeazụ ya nke iru eru kọleji ma kwupụta maka draft NBA nke afọ 2019.[22]

Ọrụ ọkachamara

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Miami Heat (2019-2022)

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Okpala bụ onye Phoenix Suns dere na nke 32 n'ozuzu na 2019 NBA draft mana n'oge na-adịghị anya mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị, a zụrụ ya na Miami Heat.[23] Na Julaị 7, 2019, Miami Heat kwupụtara na ha abanyela na Okpala.[24] Ọ gbara bọọlụ n'egwuregwu abụọ n'ime egwuregwu anọ mbụ nke Heat, mana ọ hapụrụ egwuregwu iri na itoolu n'ihi nsogbu Achilles. N'ọnwa Disemba 2019, e kenyere Okpala na Heat's G League affiliate, Sioux Falls Skyforce. Ọ nwetara akara 11.7, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, nzuru 1.4 na mgbochi 1.1 kwa egwuregwu na mputa iri abụọ na Skyforce.[25]

N'abalị mbụ n'ọnwa Ọgọstụ n'afọ 2021, Okpala sonyeere Heat maka NBA Summer League . [26]

Na Febụwarị 9, 2022, e rere Okpala na Oklahoma City Thunder maka nyocha. [27] A hapụrụ ya ụbọchị abụọ ka e mesịrị.[28]

Ndị Sacramento kings(2022-2023)

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Na Septemba 14, 2022, Okpala bịanyere aka na Sacramento Kings.[29] Na Febụwarị 25, 2023, a hapụrụ Okpala.[30]


Edensibia

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FitzGerald (February 8, 2018). Late-bloomer KZ Okpala is growing his game at Stanford. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ Sondheimer (January 19, 2017). On high schools: Late bloomer KZ Okpala of Esperanza has a rosy future. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ Kpọpụta njehie: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named fryer
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 KZ Okpala. Stanford University. Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fryer (November 27, 2016). Esperanza's Okpala ready to lead. Orange County Register. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ Connolly (January 16, 2015). Okpala's shot gives Esperanza dramatic win. Orange County Register. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  7. ↑ Regan (November 25, 2016). Kezie Okpala's Impressive 41 Outshines Zion Williamson. FloHoops. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  8. ↑ Sondheimer (March 28, 2017). The all-Los Angeles Times boys' basketball team for 2017. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  9. ↑ Esperanza boys capture state Division II basketball title. Orange County Register (March 26, 2017). Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  10. ↑ Kezie Okpala. Ballislife All-American Game. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  11. ↑ Kezie Okpala, 2017 Small forward. Rivals. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  12. ↑ KZ Okpala, Esperanza, Small Forward. 247Sports. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  13. ↑ Drukarev (August 1, 2016). Okpala receives Stanford offer, plans trip. Rivals. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  14. ↑ Borzello (November 10, 2017). Stanford freshman forward Kezie Okpala to sit out due to academics. ESPN. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  15. ↑ Shook (December 21, 2017). Highly touted freshman Kezie Okpala cleared to play for Stanford. Dayton Daily News. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  16. ↑ Dec 21, 2017 - Stanford 54 at Kansas 75. RealGM (December 21, 2017). Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  17. ↑ No. 19 Arizona pulls away late to beat California. Los Angeles Times (March 3, 2018). Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  18. ↑ Mar 8, 2018 - Stanford 77 at UCLA 88. RealGM (March 8, 2018). Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  19. ↑ FitzGerald (November 6, 2018). KZ Okpala hits career-high 29 points as Stanford rips Seattle in opener. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  20. ↑ Okpala Honored. Stanford University (November 12, 2018). Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  21. ↑ Eymer (January 9, 2019). A great effort goes unrewarded for Stanford men's hoops. Palo Alto Weekly. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Stanford's Okpala enters draft to chase 'dream'", ESPN, April 11, 2019.
  23. ↑ HEAT Acquire The Draft Rights To KZ Okpala. NBA.com (July 6, 2019).
  24. ↑ HEAT Signs KZ Okpala. NBA.com (July 7, 2019). Retrieved on July 7, 2019.
  25. ↑ Winderman. "KZ Okpala working for respect, as Heat take long view with 2019 second-round pick", Sun-Sentinel, May 31, 2020. Retrieved on June 14, 2020.
  26. ↑ 2021 Miami HEAT Summer League Roster. NBA.com (August 1, 2021). Retrieved on September 11, 2021.
  27. ↑ Thunder Acquires KZ Okpala and Amends Conditions of First Round Pick. NBA.com (February 9, 2022). Retrieved on February 9, 2022.
  28. ↑ Thunder Waives KZ Okpala. NBA. Retrieved on February 11, 2022.
  29. ↑ Kings Sign KZ Okpala. NBA.com (September 14, 2022).
  30. ↑ Kings To Waive KZ Okpala, Bring Back PJ Dozier. hoopsrumors.com (February 25, 2023). Retrieved on February 25, 2023.

Njiko mpuga

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