Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot dominates in EuroLeague with Baskonia: « I’m reaching the age of maturity »
Jan 30, 2026
Sylvain Sultat
Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot at the peak of his career, major clubs are starting to pursue him
EuroLeague - Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot is having the best season of his career with Baskonia. In the Top 5 scorers in EuroLeague and #1 in Liga Endesa, the French wing is attracting interest, but the FC Barcelona rumor that appeared during the Copa del Rey was denied by his entourage.
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Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (6’7″, 30 years old) He has never seemed closer to his full ceiling. At 30, the French international with Baskonia is racking up points in both the EuroLeague and Liga Endesa, firmly establishing himself as one of the most productive scorers in Europe. That surge has naturally sparked transfer buzz — including links to FC Barcelone — though that specific possibility was shut down earlier this week.
A confident prime in EuroLeague
Arriving in the summer of 2024, Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot is in the middle of a breakout 2025–26 campaign with Baskonia. In EuroLeague play, the Cannes native is averaging 18.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 25 minutes across 27 games — production that ranks him fourth among the competition’s leading scorers.
He’s been even more efficient domestically. In Liga Endesa, Luwawu-Cabarrot is putting up 19.4 points per game while shooting 47.5 percent from the field and 41.3 percent from three on a hefty 7.5 attempts per night, along with 3.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals in 24 minutes. At the moment, he sits as the top scorer in Spain’s ACB.
Mostly deployed as a sixth man, the French wing has evolved into Baskonia’s primary offensive engine, even with the club hovering in the lower half of the EuroLeague table. Under Italian coach Paolo Galbiati, his second season in Vitoria has taken a clear leap forward — building on a solid first year and turning it into something far more impactful.
Barcelona denies, Baskonia can match
During Copa del Rey week in Valencia, there was plenty of chatter linking the French wing to FC Barcelona. For now, though, sources have pushed back on that possibility.
It’s also worth remembering that Liga Endesa includes a specific mechanism that allows clubs, under certain contractual conditions, to match an external offer and retain the player. If Barcelona were to make a formal move, Baskonia would have the option to match and keep him.
That leverage matters in today’s European market, where two-way wings capable of producing at this level are increasingly hard to find.
A two-way profile built for a contender
Developed through the Olympique d’Antibes youth system and selected 24th overall in the 2016 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot went on to log time with several NBA teams — Oklahoma City, Chicago, Brooklyn and Atlanta — before returning to Europe in 2022–23 with Milan, then moving to ASVEL the following season.
Since coming back across the Atlantic, his game has clearly matured. Capable of attacking the rim with power, shooting from beyond the arc at high volume and defending multiple positions, he’s transformed into a reliable scorer while maintaining his defensive impact.
Looking ahead to the summer of 2026, it would be no surprise if his name surfaces among several EuroLeague contenders. At 30, Luwawu-Cabarrot looks squarely in his prime — the kind of timing that often aligns with a serious push toward a high-level, win-now EuroLeague project.
Gabriel Pantel-Jouve is the founder and editor-in-chief of BeBasket, which he has been running since 2010 (formerly known as Catch & Shoot). Having studied at the École Publique de Journalisme de Tours and two universities in North America, he has developed his expertise in French basketball, from the National League to amateur divisions, over the past 20 years. Alongside this, he is also involved in the development of clubs in the Montpellier area.
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