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Pacôme Dadiet

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Pacôme Dadiet
Dadiet with Ratiopharm Ulm in 2023
No. 4 – New York Knicks
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2005-07-27) 27 July 2005 (age 19)
Aubagne, France
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2024: 1st round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022Paris Basketball
2023OrangeAcademy
2023–2024Ratiopharm Ulm
2024–presentNew York Knicks
2024→Westchester Knicks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Pacôme Djenon Dadiet (born 27 July 2005) is a French professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for Paris Basketball and Ratiopharm Ulm.

Early life and career

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Dadiet was born on 27 July 2005 and is of Ivorian descent.[1][2] As a youth, he joined the club Saint-Charles Charenton [fr] in 2011, where he remained through 2020 and was teammates with players such as Tidjane Salaün.[3] He then spent time with the youth team of Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball, before joining the youth program of Paris Basketball.[4] He appeared in 22 matches for the club's Under-21 team in the 2021–22 season, averaging 17.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.[5]

Professional career

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Paris Basketball (2021–2022)

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Dadiet made his LNB Pro A debut for Paris Basketball's first team in October 2021, at the age of 16, totaling seven points in eight minutes of playing time.[6] He featured in eight games throughout the 2021–22 season for the main squad.[1]

Ratiopharm Ulm (2023–2024)

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Dadiet sought to leave Paris and join German club Ratiopharm Ulm in 2022,[7] but was involved in a contractual dispute which did not allow him to join them until January 2023.[8][9] During the 2022–23 season, he played for Ulm's developmental team, OrangeAcademy, in the German third tier, averaging 16 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.[1] He also featured in one game for the first team, playing three minutes.[10]

He became a regular starter for Ulm's senior side during the 2023–24 season, and was viewed as a potential NBA prospect.[1][11]

New York / Westchester Knicks (2024–present)

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On 2 May 2024, the NBA confirmed that Dadiet was one of the international players who had declared for the 2024 NBA draft.[12]

On 26 June 2024, Dadiet was selected with the 25th overall pick by the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA draft.[13][14][15] He was one of the four French players drafted during the first round, following Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr and Tidjane Salaün.[14][16] On 5 July, he signed with the Knicks.[17]

Dadiet made his NBA debut on October 22, 2024, in a 132–109 loss to the Boston Celtics, scoring 3 points.[18] Throughout his rookie season, he has been assigned several times to the Westchester Knicks.[19]

National team career

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Dadiet represented France at the 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers, where he played five games and averaged six points and 1.4 rebounds.[2] He later participated at the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup and helped France win the bronze medal while averaging 4.3 points, 2.2 assists and 1.4 rebounds per game.[5]

Personal life

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Dadiet's older brother, Maxence, is also a basketball player, who represents the Ivory Coast national team at international level.[6][20]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Pacome Dadiet". Proballers.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Pacome Dadiet". FIBA.basketball (in French). FIBA. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Tests d'entrée à l'INSEP : 3 joueurs de la Saint Charles" [INSEP entry tests: 3 players from Saint Charles] (in French). Saint-Charles Charenton [fr]. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  4. ^ Pratdessus, Valérie (16 February 2024). "Le risque calculé de Pacôme Dadiet qui a choisi Ulm, en Allemagne" [The calculated risk of Pacôme Dadiet who chose Ulm, Germany]. Le Quotidien du Sport (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b Kurth, Florian (18 August 2022). "Ulm bring another top European talent to the squad". Basket News. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  6. ^ a b "7 points en 8 minutes : les débuts réussis de Pacôme Dadiet (16 ans) au niveau professionnel" [7 points in 8 minutes: the successful debut of Pacôme Dadiet (16 years old) at the professional level]. BeBasket.fr (in French). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  7. ^ Lacoste, Alexandre (26 October 2022). "Mais où est passé Pacôme Dadiet?" [But where did Pacôme Dadiet go?]. BeBasket.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Pacôme Dadiet officiellement joueur du Ratiopharm Ulm" [Pacôme Dadiet officially a Ratiopharm Ulm player]. Tribune 47 (in French). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  9. ^ Lacoste, Alexandre (13 January 2023). "De Paris à Ulm, Pacôme Dadiet (enfin) libéré" [From Paris to Ulm, Pacôme Dadiet (finally) released]. BeBasket.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Pacome Dadiet International Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  11. ^ "NBA Draft Scouting Report: France's Pacome Dadiet". Sports Illustrated. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  12. ^ "NBA announces early entry candidates for NBA Draft 2024". NBA.com. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  13. ^ Quinn, Sam (27 June 2024). "2024 NBA Draft: Knicks take Pacome Dadiet at No. 25 overall with an eye toward the roster's future". CBS Sports. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  14. ^ a b Bontemps, Tim (27 June 2024). "Hawks use No. 1 pick on France's Risacher, 19". ESPN. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  15. ^ "NBA-Draft: Pacome Dadiet: Von ratiopharm Ulm zu den New York Knicks". Sportschau.de (in German). Sportschau. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  16. ^ Delafolie, Gaëtan (27 June 2024). "Risacher et Sarr au sommet, Salaün dans le top 10 : draft NBA historique pour la France". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Pacôme Dadiet Signed by Knicks". NBA.com. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  18. ^ "New York Knicks at Boston Celtics Box Score, October 22, 2024". Basketball-Reference.com. October 26, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  19. ^ "2024-2025 Westchester Knicks Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  20. ^ Pantel-Jouve, Gabriel (9 July 2022). "Le retour fracassant de Pacôme Dadiet" [The shattering return of Pacôme Dadiet]. BeBasket.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
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