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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