Abdul Gaddy

Abdul Gaddy Jr. (born January 26, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies.

Abdul Gaddy
No. 3 – Oklahoma City Blue
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1992-01-26) January 26, 1992
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolBellarmine Prep
(Tacoma, Washington)
CollegeWashington (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Maine Red Claws
2014–2016Virtus Bologna
2016–2017VEF Riga
2017–2018s.Oliver Würzburg
2018–2020Oklahoma City Blue
2020Peristeri
2020–2021Bnei Herzliya
2021–2022Promitheas Patras
2022–presentOklahoma City Blue
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place2010 San AntonioTeam

College career

Gaddy was a highly sought after recruit for Washington: he was ranked the No. 2 point guard in the class by ESPN behind John Wall and was a McDonald's All-American in 2009. His collegiate career got off to a slow start as a backup to Venoy Overton and Isaiah Thomas. As a sophomore, he moved into the starting lineup and averaged 8.5 points and 3.8 assists before an ACL tear in January 2011 ended his season. Gaddy improved those numbers to 8.1 points and 5.2 assists as a junior. He led the Huskies to two NCAA tournament berths.[1] As a senior, he averaged 11 points and 3 rebounds per game.[2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Gaddy joined the Charlotte Bobcats for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 23, 2013, he signed with the Bobcats, but he was later waived on October 10.[3] On November 1, 2013, he was selected by the Iowa Energy in the second round of the 2013 NBA Development League Draft. His rights were then traded to the Santa Cruz Warriors on November 5, and then the Maine Red Claws on November 6. In 46 games for Maine in the 2013–14 season, he posted averages of 9.0 points, 5.0 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game, while shooting .420 from three-point range. He had the fourth triple double in Red Claws history on March 2 when he recorded 23 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds against the Austin Toros.[4]

Gaddy joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2014 NBA Summer League and averaged 5.2 points and 3.2 assists in five games. On July 30, 2014, he signed with Italian team Virtus Bologna for the 2014–15 season.[5] In 33 games for Virtus, he averaged 7.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. On May 26, 2015, he signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[6]

Following the 2016–17 campaign where he won the Latvian championship and made the VTB League playoffs with VEF Riga, Gaddy signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[7] He averaged 8.1 points, 4.6 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 0.92 steals per game, shooting 48.1 percent from the field.

On September 23, 2018, Gaddy signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.[8] After playing in four preseason games, Gaddy was waived on October 12.[9] Gaddy was added to the Oklahoma City Blue training camp roster on October 23, 2018.[10] Gaddy joined the Orlando Magic for the 2019 Summer League and averaged 3 points and 3.25 assists in four games.[11] On January 23, 2020, Gaddy registered 12 points, a G League season-high 20 assists, and 7 rebounds in a 144–140 loss to the Texas Legends.[12] He missed three games in February and March 2020 due to a lower-body injury. Gaddy averaged 12.4 points, 9.0 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game during the 2019–20 season.[13]

On July 1, 2020, Gaddy signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League.[14] On December 16, 2020, Gaddy mutually parted ways with the Greek club. On December 16, 2020, Gaddy signed with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[15] He averaged 8.8 points and 5.4 assists per game. On July 16, 2021, Gaddy signed with EuroCup club Promitheas Patras, returning to Greece.[16] On May 8, 2022, he was released from the Greek team, right before the start of the Greek Basket League playoffs.

Oklahoma City Blue (2022–present)

Abdul Gaddy spent the 2022 NBA Summer League on the Oklahoma City Thunder roster. He was the 2nd oldest player on a summer league roster. [17] On November 3, 2022, Gaddy was named to the opening night roster for the Oklahoma City Blue.[18]

National team career

In 2010, Gaddy was a member of USA Basketball's U18 team in the FIBA Americas tournament. He played a supporting role behind Kyrie Irving. In five games, Gaddy posted averages of 5.0 points and 2.8 assists in 13.4 minutes per game.[19]

References
  1. Dauster, Rob (November 18, 2012). "Abdul Gaddy is the key to Washington's season". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  2. Lewis, Tim (February 27, 2013). "Gaddy looks for strong finish to up-and-down career at UW". Komo News. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  3. Haywood Injury Update
  4. "Three Red Claws Players Invited to Fifth Annual NBA D-League Elite Mini Camp". NBA D-League. May 8, 2014. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  5. Virtus Bologna lands Abdul Gaddy
  6. "Granarolo Bologna officially extends the deal with Abdul Gaddy". Sportando.com. May 26, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  7. "Abdul Gaddy ist der sechste Neuzugang". s.Oliver Würzburg (in German). June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  8. "Thunder Adds Alford, Gaddy, McDaniels and Solomon to Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 23, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  9. "Thunder Waives Four". NBA.com. October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  10. "Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 23, 2018. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  11. Fields, Cameron (June 25, 2019). "Thunder G League guard Abdul Gaddy added to Magic Summer League team". Thunder Wire. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  12. Gee, Erik (January 23, 2020). "Abdul Gaddy has 20 Assist for Blue in Loss to Texas Legends". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  13. "Abdul Gaddy: Returns to action". CBS Sports. March 7, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  14. Mammides, Chris (July 1, 2020). "Peristeri GS Athens sign Abdul Gaddy –". Eurobasket. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  15. "Bnei Hertzeliya lands Abdul Gaddy, ex Peristeri GS". Eurobasket. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  16. "Promitheas Patras announces Abdul Gaddy". Sportando. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  17. "The oldest players in 2022 Summer League". Yahoo. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  18. "Oklahoma City Blue Roster 2022-23". gleague.nba.com. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  19. Winn, Luke (July 9, 2010). "After difficult debut, Washington's Gaddy looks to regain his swagger". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
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