Born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Abrines began his career with CB Axarquía in 2010.

[5] He made his debut for the Thunder in their season opener on 26 October 2016, scoring three points off the bench in a 103–97 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

[8] On 9 December 2017, Abrines, starting in place of the injured Paul George, scored a career-high 20 points in a 102–101 overtime win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

[10] Later that month on 30 November Abrines scored 21 points off a career-high seven three pointers in a 124–109 win over the Atlanta Hawks.

[12] After sitting out a number of games, he and the team mutually decided to part ways, citing personal reasons.

In 2016, he won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics with the senior Spain national basketball team.

[18] Abrines was born in the Spanish city of Palma de Mallorca where his father retired from basketball.