Abdul Gaddy Jr. (born January 26, 1992) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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College career

Gaddy was a highly sought after recruit for

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: he was ranked the No. 2 point guard in the class by ESPN behind

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and was a

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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. As a senior, he averaged 11 points and 3 rebounds per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Gaddy joined the

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for the

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. On September 23, 2013, he signed with the Bobcats, but he was later waived on October 10. On November 1, 2013, he was selected by the

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in the second round of the 2013 NBA Development League Draft. His rights were then traded to the

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on November 5, and then the

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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

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in Red Claws history on March 2 when he recorded 23 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds against the Austin Toros. Gaddy joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the

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and averaged 5.2 points and 3.2 assists in five games. On July 30, 2014, he signed with Italian team

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for the 2014–15 season. 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. 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. 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

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. After playing in four preseason games, Gaddy was waived on October 12. Gaddy was added to the

training camp roster on October 23, 2018. Gaddy joined the Orlando Magic for the 2019 Summer League and averaged 3 points and 3.25 assists in four games. 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

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. 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. On July 1, 2020, Gaddy signed with

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of the

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. 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. 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. On May 8, 2022, he was released from the Greek team, right before the start of the

playoffs.

Oklahoma City Blue (2022–present)

Abdul Gaddy spent the

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on the

roster. He was the 2nd oldest player on a summer league roster. On November 3, 2022, Gaddy was named to the opening night roster for the

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

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. In five games, Gaddy posted averages of 5.0 points and 2.8 assists in 13.4 minutes per game.

References

External links

Sports-Reference.com profile

Washington Huskies bio
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