Malcolm Cazalon

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Malcolm Cazalon
No. 9–Westchester Knicks
Position Shooting guard
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (2001-08-27) 27 August 2001 (age 22)
Roanne, France
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2020 JL Bourg
2019–2020→Leuven Bears
2020–2023 Mega Basket
2023–2024 Detroit Pistons
2023–2024 →Motor City Cruise
2024–present Westchester Knicks
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
FIBA U17 World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Argentina National team

Malcolm Jean Ahmed Cazalon (born 27 August 2001) is a French professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League.

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Early life

Cazalon was born in Roanne, France, where his father Laurent Cazalon was a professional basketball player. [1] He began playing basketball as a child with local club Chorale Roanne. [2] In 2017, he moved to ASVEL, with whom he played in the LNB Espoirs under-21 league. [3]

Professional career

JL Bourg / Leuven Bears (2018–2020)

On 23 August 2018, Cazalon signed a three-year contract with JL Bourg of the LNB Pro A, the top professional league in France. [4] On 19 July 2019, he was loaned to Leuven Bears of the Pro Basketball League (PBL) in Belgium. [5]

Mega Basket (2020–2023)

On 10 March 2020, Cazalon signed with Mega Bemax of the Basketball League of Serbia. [6] Following the 2020–21 season, Cazalon declared for the 2021 NBA draft. On July 19, 2021, he withdrew his name from consideration for the 2021 NBA draft. [7] In April 2022, Cazalon declared for the 2022 NBA draft. [8] Later, he withdrew his name from consideration for the 2022 NBA draft. [9] On 4 July 2022, Cazalon signed a one-year contract extension with Mega Basket. [10]

Detroit Pistons / Motor City Cruise (2023–2024)

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Cazalon signed a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA) on 2 July 2023 [11] and joined them for the 2023 NBA Summer League. [12] However, he was waived on 21 February 2024. [13]

Westchester Knicks (2024–present)

On 24 February 2024, Cazalon joined the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. [14]

National team career

Cazalon missed the 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship in Podgorica, Montenegro, in which France won the gold medal, with a knee injury. [15] At the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Argentina, he averaged 16.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game, helping France win the silver medal. [16]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24 Detroit 102.6———.0.0.0.0.0
Career102.6———.0.0.0.0.0

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References

  1. ↑ De Abreu, Dylan (7 November 2016). "Espoirs Pro A : le fils de Laurent Cazalon se montre face à Nanterre" (in French). Basket Europe. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Roche, Jules (12 November 2018). "Un Roannais idéalement placé dans les prévisions de la Draft 2020 !" (in French). Parlons Sports. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Pantel-Jouve, Gabriel (14 March 2017). "Malcolm Cazalon, l'animal que l'ASVEL veut dompter" (in French). BeBasket. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Rutard, Sacha (28 August 2018). "Malcolm Cazalon a signé pour trois saisons à la JL Bourg". Basket Europe (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (19 July 2019). "Malcolm Cazalon verso il prestito ai Leuven Bears". Sportando.basketball (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  6. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (10 March 2020). "Mega Bemax signs Malcolm Cazalon". Sportando.basketball. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "NBA announces 51 early entry candidates withdraw from 2021 Draft". NBA.com. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nikola Jović izlazi na NBA draft". b92.net. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "24 early-entry candidates withdraw from NBA Draft 2022". NBA.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Malkolm Kazalon ostaje u Megi". MozzartSport.com. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Pistons PR [@Pistons_PR] (July 2, 2023). "The @DetroitPistons announced today that the team has signed guards Jared Rhoden and Malcolm Cazalon to two-way contracts. Per team policy, terms of the agreements were not disclosed" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 July 2023– via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "DETROIT PISTONS 2023 NBA 2K24 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER". NBA.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  13. ↑ Hill, Arthur (21 February 2024). "Pistons Waive Malcolm Cazalon". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Westchester Knicks Acquire Malcolm Cazalon". NBA.com. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "France's new Three Musketeer heroes: Hayes, Cazalon, Maledon". FIBA. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "Malcolm Cazalon (FRA)'s profile - FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2018". FIBA . Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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