Mathias Lessort

French basketball player

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February 6 2025 Lessort's draft rights were traded to the Washington Wizards in a four-team trade.
2024 Selected to the All-EuroLeague First Team for the second consecutive year
2024 Mathias Lessort was honored as a Chevalier in the French Order of Merit.
2024 Lessort won a silver medal with the French men's national team at the 2024 Olympics held in Paris.
December 31 2024 Lessort signed a three-year contract extension with Panathinaikos, committing to the team through 2028.
December 19 2024 Sustained a significant injury by fracturing two bones in his right lower leg, which caused him to miss a substantial part of the season.
May 26 2024 Lessort contributed to Panathinaikos's seventh EuroLeague title by scoring 17 points and grabbing 6 rebounds in the final, a 95–80 win against Real Madrid.
February 29 2024 In a EuroLeague game, Lessort scored a career-high of 26 points, along with 7 rebounds and 4 assists, in a 97–86 victory against Real Madrid.
2023 Selected to the All-EuroLeague First Team for the first time
2023 During the 2022–23 season, Lessort helped Partizan lift the ABA League championship trophy after defeating Crvena zvezda with a 3–2 score in the Finals series.
2023 Mathias Lessort was named a two-time All-EuroLeague First Team selection.
June 27 2023 Mathias Lessort signed a two-year contract with Greek basketball team Panathinaikos.
July 2022 Lessort signed a new contract with Partizan under coach Željko Obradović, during which he became one of the most useful players in the Euroleague.
December 20 2021 Mathias Lessort signed with KK Partizan, a team competing in the Basketball League of Serbia, the ABA League, and the EuroCup.
November 26 2021 Mathias Lessort parted ways with Maccabi Tel Aviv after five games.
September 25 2021 Mathias Lessort signed a 2-month contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli Premier League to replace the injured Ante Žižić.
November 20 2020 Lessort's draft rights were traded again, this time to the New York Knicks on 20 November 2020.
November 19 2020 On 19 November 2020, Mathias Lessort's draft rights were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
September 18 2020 Mathias Lessort signed with AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A.
2019 As a member of the French men's national team, Lessort captured a bronze medal at the 2019 World Cup.
2019 Lessort spent the 2019–20 season in Germany with Bayern Munich.
July 2019 In July 2019, Lessort's draft rights were traded to the Los Angeles Clippers as part of a four-team trade.
July 2018 Lessort signed with Spanish ACB side Unicaja.
2017 Mathias Lessort was drafted in the second round as the 50th pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
2017 During the 2017-18 season, Mathias Lessort played for Crvena zvezda in both the KLS and ABA leagues.
August 11 2017 Lessort signed a three-year deal with the Serbian club Crvena zvezda.
April 2017 Lessort won both the French Basketball Cup and the FIBA Europe Cup championships with Nanterre.
2016 In the 2016-17 season, Mathias Lessort played for Nanterre in the Pro A league, where he achieved significant performance metrics.
June 1 2016 Lessort joined JSF Nanterre of the French Pro A on a three-year deal.
April 2016 Lessort declared for the NBA draft but later withdrew his application.
2015 Lessort participated in the 2015 U20 European Championships, averaging 4.1 points and 5.1 rebounds, contributing to the team's semifinal appearance.
2015 Mathias Lessort began his professional basketball career with Élan Chalon in the Pro A league during the 2015-16 season.
2015 In the 2015–16 season, Lessort logged his first minutes in the FIBA Europe Cup.
2014 Lessort represented France at the 2014 U20 European Championships.
2014 Lessort made his debut in the French top-flight Pro A during the 2014–15 season.
June 2014 Mathias Lessort was handed his first professional contract by a club.
2013 Lessort won the French national championship again with Chalon’s cadet team.
2013 Lessort helped Chalon win the French national championship with their development team ('Espoirs').
2013 Mathias Lessort played in the 2013 Nike Global Challenge, where he averaged 19.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game, earning International All-Tournament Team honors.
2013 Lessort contributed to Chalon's victory in the 2013 Trophée du Futur.
2012 Mathias Lessort joined the youth ranks of Élan Chalon and won the French national championship with Chalon’s cadet team.

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