Jaime Pradilla

Jaime Pradilla
No. 4 – Valencia Basket
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23)
Zaragoza, Spain
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight106 kg (234 lb)
Career information
Playing career2017–present
Medals
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2022 Germany

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

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

Pradilla debuted for Spain on 26 November 2021. He also played at EuroBasket 2022 with Spain and won the gold medal.[3]

Career statistics

Legend
  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

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

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pradilla and the second or maternal family name is Gayán.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Jaime Pradilla llega cedido al Chocolates Trapa Palencia". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Youthful Spain streaks away from France to win Eurobasket". Manila Bulletin. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.