Gabriele Procida

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Gabriele Procida
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Procida with Alba Berlin in 2022
No. 1–Alba Berlin
Position Small forward / shooting guard
League BBL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 21)
Como, Italy
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2022: 2nd round, 36th overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2021 Cantù
2021–2022 Fortitudo Bologna
2022–present Alba Berlin
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Gabriele Procida (born 1 June 2002) is an Italian professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague.

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Early life and youth career

Procida grew up playing basketball for Pallacanestro Cantù at the youth level. He competed for the youth teams of Stella Azzurra and Virtus Bologna at the Next Generation Tournament. [1]

Professional career

On 13 October 2019, at age 17, Procida made his professional debut for Pallacanestro Cantù in a Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) game against Reyer Venezia. [2] On 19 June 2020, he signed a four-year contract with Cantù. [3] On 24 January 2021, Procida scored 24 points in a 107–83 loss to VL Pesaro. At 18 years, seven months and 23 days of age, he became the third-youngest player in league history to score at least 24 points in a game, behind Luigi Datome and Carlos Delfino. [4]

On 30 May 2021, Procida declared for the 2021 NBA draft. [5] On 7 July he left Cantù, after the club was relegated to Serie A2, [6] and signed a multi-year contract with Fortitudo Bologna. [7]

On 8 July 2022, Procida signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga. [8]

On 16 February 2023, Procida was announced as one of the candidates to win the EuroLeague Rising Star award. [9]

NBA rights

In May 2022, Procida declared for the NBA draft for the second year in a row. [10] During the event itself, on 23 June 2022, he was subsequently selected by Portland Trail Blazers as their second-round pick and the 36th pick of the night overall, before being immediately traded to Detroit Pistons. [11] [12]

On 8 February 2024, the draft rights to Procida were traded to the Utah Jazz alongside Kevin Knox and a future second round pick for Simone Fontecchio. [13]

National team career

Procida represented Italy at the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship in Serbia, averaging 10.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. [14] He averaged 13.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game for Italy at the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship in Greece. [15]

On 19 February 2021, Procida made his Italian senior national team debut, playing five minutes against Estonia during EuroBasket 2022 qualification. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Mastrogiacomo, Giorgio (24 June 2020). "Stelle che verranno: Gabriele Procida". Eurodevotion (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Procida e il debutto in A "Che bello, con Cantù"". La Provincia di Como (in Italian). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (19 June 2020). "Cantù firma Gabriele Procida con un quadriennale". Sportando (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Acqua S.Bernardo, Procida diventa il terzo giocatore più giovane nella storia con 24 o più punti segnati: meglio di lui solo Datome e Delfino" (in Italian). Lega Basket Serie A. 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ↑ @DraftExpress (May 30, 2021). "Projected second round pick Gabriele Procida has declared for the 2021 NBA draft, a source told ESPN. The 18-year o…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ "COMUNICATO STAMPA: GABRIELE PROCIDA". pallacanestrocantu.com (in Italian). 26 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Gabriele Procida è un nuovo giocatore della Fortitudo!". fortitudo103.it (in Italian). 26 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Maggi, Alessandro (8 July 2022). "Alba Berlin announces Gabriele Procida". Sportando. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "EuroLeague announces candidates to win Rising Star award". BasketNews. February 16, 2023.
  10. ↑ "24 early-entry candidates withdraw from NBA Draft 2022". NBA.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Trail Blazers Acquire Jerami Grant In Trade With Detroit". NBA.com. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  12. ↑ Neri, Lorenzo (2022-06-24). "Draft NBA 2022, la notte di Banchero scelta per scelta". L'Ultimo Uomo (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  13. ↑ "Utah Jazz Acquire Kevin Knox II, Future Draft Pick, and Draft Rights from Detroit Pistons". NBA.com. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Gabriele Procida (ITA)'s profile – FIBA U16 European Championship 2018". FIBA . Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  15. ↑ Milanti, Cesare (1 March 2021). "Gabriele Procida Capitale". Overtime (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  16. ↑ Moscardi, Massimo (20 February 2021). "Gabriele Procida in campo: debutto con la maglia della Nazionale". Corriere di Como (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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