Jaime Pradilla
| No. 4 – Valencia Basket | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | Liga ACB EuroCup |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 3 January 2001 Zaragoza, Spain |
| Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 106 kg (234 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
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Jaime Pradilla Gayán[a] (born 3 January 2001) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroCup. He also represents Spain national team in international competitions.
Professional career
[edit]Born in Zaragoza, Pradilla played in the youth ranks of Basket Zaragoza. At age 16, he made his debut for the farm team Simply Olivar in the Liga EBA, the Spanish fourth-tier.
On 29 September 2018, Pradilla debuted in the Liga ACB with Zaragoza and became the second player born in the 21st century to play in the league. He scored 2 points in 10 minutes in the away loss to Baskonia.[1]
In August 2019, he was sent on loan to Palencia Baloncesto.[2]
In July 2020, Pradilla signed a four-year contract with Valencia Basket.
National team career
[edit]Pradilla debuted for Spain on 26 November 2021. He also played at EuroBasket 2022 with Spain and won the gold medal.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Valencia | 17 | 5 | 7.2 | .513 | .400 | .778 | 1.3 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 2022–23 | 30 | 8 | 13.4 | .526 | .381 | .429 | 2.1 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | |
| 2023–24 | 31 | 7 | 13.6 | .571 | .300 | .583 | 3.3 | .7 | .5 | .0 | 3.4 | 4.8 | |
| Career | 78 | 20 | 12.1 | .540 | .361 | .574 | 2.4 | .6 | .3 | .1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pradilla and the second or maternal family name is Gayán.
References
[edit]- ^ "ACB - Liga Endesa 2018: Jaime Pradilla, la perla del siglo XXI que convenció a Jordan, debuta en la ACB". Marca.com (in Spanish). 29 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Jaime Pradilla llega cedido al Chocolates Trapa Palencia". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Youthful Spain streaks away from France to win Eurobasket". Manila Bulletin. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- Jaime Pradilla at FIBA.com (archived)
- Jaime Pradilla at EuroLeague
- Jaime Pradilla at ACB.com (in Spanish)
- Jaime Pradilla at Eurobasket.com
- Jaime Pradilla at RealGM
- Jaime Pradilla at Proballers
- Jaime Pradilla – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
- Jaime Pradilla at Olympics.com
- Jaime Pradilla at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Jaime Pradilla – COE – Paris 2024 (in Spanish)
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