Luis Scola

Lore & Background

Scola has been a regular member of the Argentina national basketball team since 1999, winning an Olympic gold medal in 2004 and a bronze medal in 2008. In 2010, he won the Konex Award Merit Diploma as one of the five best basketball players from the last decade in Argentina. He was honored as the national flag bearer at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Reader's Guide

Scola started his career with Ferro Carril Oeste in 1995–96. He moved to Spain and was loaned to Gijón Baloncesto, helping them achieve promotion to the Spanish League First Division. He then played for Saski Baskonia from 2000 to 2007, reaching the EuroLeague Finals in 2000–01 and three consecutive EuroLeague Final Fours. He earned All-EuroLeague Second Team in 2005 and First Team in 2006 and 2007. He won a Spanish ACB League championship in 2002, three Spanish King's Cups (2002, 2004, 2006), and three Spanish Supercups (2005, 2006, 2007). In 2007, the San Antonio Spurs traded his rights to the Houston Rockets. He signed a three-year contract and placed third in NBA Rookie of the Year voting, making the All-Rookie First Team. He was waived by the Rockets in 2012 via the amnesty clause, claimed by the Phoenix Suns, then traded to the Indiana Pacers in 2013. He signed with the Toronto Raptors in 2015, helping them reach the Eastern Conference Finals in 2016. He signed with the Brooklyn Nets in 2016 and was waived in February 2017. He later played for Shanxi Brave Dragons (2017–2018), Shanghai Sharks (2018–2019), Olimpia Milano (2019–2020), and Pallacanestro Varese (2020–2021). His jersey number 4 was retired by Saski Baskonia on November 3, 2023. On September 20, 2021, he became CEO of Pallacanestro Varese.

Did You Know?

• Scola scored a career-high 44 points against the New Jersey Nets on March 13, 2010.
• He shot a career-high 40.4% from three-point range during his season with the Toronto Raptors.