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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
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 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]

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][19]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Pacome Dadiet". Proballers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Pacome Dadiet" (in French). FIBA.
  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]. 2020.
  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).
  5. ^ a b Kurth, Florian (18 August 2022). "Ulm bring another top European talent to the squad". Basket News.
  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.
  7. ^ Lacoste, Alexandre (26 October 2022). "Mais où est passé Pacôme Dadiet ?" [But where did Pacôme Dadiet go?]. BeBasket.fr (in French).
  8. ^ "Pacôme Dadiet officiellement joueur du Ratiopharm Ulm" [Pacôme Dadiet officially a Ratiopharm Ulm player]. Tribune 47 (in French). 16 January 2023.
  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).
  10. ^ "Pacome Dadiet International Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  11. ^ "NBA Draft Scouting Report: France's Pacome Dadiet". Sports Illustrated. 1 January 2024.
  12. ^ "NBA announces early entry candidates for NBA Draft 2024". NBA. 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". BasketballRef. October 26, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  19. ^ Pantel-Jouve, Gabriel (9 July 2022). "Le retour fracassant de Pacôme Dadiet" [The shattering return of Pacôme Dadiet]. BeBasket.fr (in French).
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