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Semi Ojeleye

Semi Ojeleye

29-Year-Old ForwardF
 Free Agent  Foreign  
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#140
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Height 6'6"
Weight 240
DOB 12/5/1994
College SMU
Drafted 2nd Rd, #7 in 2017
$Signed a one-year, $1.79 million contract with the Bucks in August of 2021. Traded to the Clippers in February of 2022. Waived by the Clippers in March of 2022.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Jesusemilore Talodabijesu Ojeleye was born in Overland Park, Kansas. His family is from Nigeria. Ojeleye's father, Ernest, came to the United States for a residency at the University of Kansas medical center. His mother, Joy, is a registered nurse. Ojeleye's older brother, Victory, played basketball at Kansas State. Semi maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout high school and was a National Honor Society member. He was a two-time first team all-state player and won the 2013 Parade Magazine National Player of the Year award. In college, Ojeleye majored in psychology. While at SMU, Ojeleye was nominated for the Allstate NABC Good Works Team for his efforts off the court. In 2019, the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation honored Ojeleye with the 2019 Community Champion Award for his work with local charities. You can follow Ojeleye on both Twitter and Instagram via @semi. Ojeleye played for two seasons at Duke, then transferred for one season at Southern Methodist University. As a freshman on a loaded 2013-14 Duke team, Ojeleye played 5.0 minutes per game, averaging 1.6 points and 0.2 made threes per contest. Seven Blue Devils from that roster would go on to NBA careers. After playing in only six games during his sophomore year, Ojeleye would transfer to SMU seeking a larger role. Despite losing the 2015-16 season due to transfer ineligibility, the move proved beneficial. During the 2016-17 season, the burly wing started 35 games for the Mustangs, averaging 19.0 points, 6.9 boards and 2.1 made threes per game. Ojeleye was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year, as well as All-Conference First Team and postseason tournament MVP. Ojeleye's Mustangs lost to USC in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Inks deal in Italy
FFree Agent
July 29, 2022
Ojeleye signed a two-year contract with Italian club Virtus Bologna on July 21.
ANALYSIS
Ojeleye saw action with the Bucks and Clippers last season but failed to emerge as a regular member of the rotation. He should see more playing time and have an opportunity to rehabilitate his value overseas.
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How does Semi Ojeleye compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
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  • Effective Field Goal %
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  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
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True Shooting %
37.6%
 
Effective Field Goal %
33.6%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
58.6%
 
Free Throw Rate
18.6%
 
Offensive Rebound %
8.8%
 
Defensive Rebound %
11.0%
 
Total Rebound %
9.9%
 
Assist %
2.0%
 
Steal %
0.7%
 
Block %
1.6%
 
Turnover %
5.8%
 
Usage %
18.0%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
8.0
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.5
 
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Possible buyout candidate
FLos Angeles Clippers
February 18, 2022
Ojeleye is a potential buyout candidate, according to Luke Adams of Hoops Hype.
ANALYSIS
Ojeleye totaled seven points and two rebounds across nine minutes during the Clippers' blowout win over the Rockets in their final contest before the All-Star break. However, it still appears that coach Tyronn Lue would prefer to roll with the younger guys on the roster -- Terance Mann, Luke Kennard and Amir Coffey -- over the likes of Rodney Hood and Ojeleye. The fifth-year forward has always been a stout defender and could draw interest from numerous playoff contenders if he eventually hits the buyout market.
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Ojeleye's first three season in the Association look awfully similar, suggesting there might not be room for growth heading into 2020-21. Boston also grabbed small forward in Aaron Nesmith with the 14th pick in the 2020 Draft. The 6-foot-6 Nesmith averaged 4.3 three-pointers during his second season at Vanderbilt and seems poised to supplant Ojeleye as Boston's first 3-and-D player off the bench. The Celtics will still rely on Ojeleye's tough defense (some still think of him as a Giannis stopper), but it's hard to envision Ojeleye improving on his 14.7 minutes per game from last season. The burly wing also attempted only 2.8 field goal attempts per contest, which doesn't exactly scream "fantasy gold". While Boston values his energetic defense and positive bench presence, Ojeleye is probably suited only to the deepest of fantasy leagues.
Ojeleye took a step backward last year in his development towards becoming a three-and-D bench contributor. In his sophomore season, the buff 24-year-old saw his minutes dip from 15.8 to 10.6 minutes per contest, and his three-point shooting regrettably continued to hover around 32 percent. Plus he was forced to endure 26 DNPs. The departure of Marcus Morris could open up some playing time for Ojeleye, though he's still behind Gordon Hayward, Jason Tatum, Jaylen Brown and possibly rookie Grant Williams on the Celtic depth chart. Ojeleye is signed through the 2020-21 season, so he'll continue to be a mainstay on the Boston bench. Whether or not he'll improve on his modest workload is debatable.
When Ojeleye was drafted in the second round last June, he had G League written all over him. But then two important things happened. First, Gordon Hayward was lost to a season-ending injury. Then, Ojeleye quickly developed into a reliable three-and-D reserve, with an emphasis on the latter. It seemed like an odd transformation for the burly rookie, who averaged 19 points per game in his last season at SMU. But it led to Ojeleye averaging 16 minutes per game over 73 appearances as a rookie. If Ojeleye can improve upon his 32 percent shooting from behind the arc, he'll be an ideal reserve, though Hayward's return and a lack of attrition elsewhere on the roster could mean he'll struggle to match last season's workload on many nights.
Selected 37th overall in the 2017 Draft, Ojeleye is staring up from the bottom of the Celtic depth chart, facing a long list of veterans. With wings Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Gordon Hayward and fellow rookie Jason Tatum well ahead of Ojeleye, you can expect the 22-year old rookie to spend a lot of time shuttling back and forth between Boston and the team’s G-League affiliate, the Maine Red Claws. But Boston’s three-for-one deal to bring in Kyrie Irving does free up some possible minutes for Ojeleye. The undersized yet severely muscular 6’6” rookie will see more time at small forward than shooting guard. His ability to create his own shot must intrigue Celtic management. The SMU product will need another quantity-for-quality Boston deal for any hope of seeing meaningful minutes, and even if that should occur, it’s doubtful the team would risk a possible Finals appearance by giving too many minutes to Ojeleye. Keep expectations low.
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Set to be waived
FFree Agent
March 26, 2022
Ojeleye is being waived by the Clippers to open up a roster spot for the conversion of Amir Coffey's two-way contract to a standard NBA contract, Andrew Greif of the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Tallies season-high point total
FLos Angeles Clippers
March 18, 2022
Ojeleye finished Friday's 121-92 loss to the Jazz with 13 points (3-9 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 6-6 FT), six rebounds, one assist and two steals across 24 minutes.
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Sees sizable run
FLos Angeles Clippers
March 14, 2022
Ojeleye provided nine points (3-4 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 2-3 FT), three rebounds, one assist and one block across 20 minutes during Monday's 120-111 overtime loss to the Cavaliers.
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Available Monday
FLos Angeles Clippers
February 14, 2022
Ojeleye (recently traded) isn't listed on the official injury report and should be available for Monday's game against the Warriors.
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Won't play Saturday
FLos Angeles Clippers
Not Injury Related
February 12, 2022
Ojeleye (recently traded) won't play Saturday against the Mavericks, Law Murray of The Athletic reports.
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