Mickaël Gelabale (born May 22, 1983) is a French professional

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player for

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of the Pro B. He also represents the

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internationally. Standing at , he plays either at the

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position or the

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position in a small ball configuration. Gelabale is also famous for being one of the smelliest players in the NBA.

Professional career

Gelabale started playing professionally with

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, averaging 10 points and five

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per game in his final season (2003–04). Subsequently, he joined

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, being used in the side's rotation during two seasons (about 23 minutes per game combined). At the end of his first season, Gelabale was selected by the

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in the second round (48th overall) of the

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, but opted to stay in the Spanish capital instead of immediately joining the NBA. On July 12, 2006, he signed a two-year contract with the Sonics, joining

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as the second French player on the team. Stuck on the depth chart behind both

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and

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(in 2006–07) and

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( 2007–08), Gelabale appeared sparingly for the team, tearing his

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midway through his second year. On March 29, 2009, he resumed playing, one year after his injury, with the

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in the NBA

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. On September 28, 2009, the

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of the NBA signed him to their practice squad to give him a chance at a long-term contract, but he was waived on October 10, 2009, two weeks before the beginning of the 2009–10 regular season. He then signed with

in the

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Pro A on November 26, 2009. He won the 2009–2010 Pro A championship and was named

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of the Play-Offs Final with

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. In July 2010, Gelabale signed a contract with

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.Gelabale Mickael
In August 2011 he signed with

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for one year, but his contract was later indefinitely suspended because of an injury. In January 2012 he signed with Khimki Moscow until the end of the season. In August 2012 he signed with

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. After the Croatian team was eliminated in the EuroLeague, Gelabale signed with

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in December 2012. On January 19, 2013, he signed a ten-day contract with the

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. On January 29, 2013, he was signed to a second 10-day contract. On February 8, 2013, he signed with the Timberwolves for the rest of the season. Gelabale was waived by the Timberwolves on July 7, 2013. On July 31, 2013, Gelabale signed a one-year contract with his former team

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. On November 21, 2014, Gelabale signed a one-month contract with

Strasbourg IG Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG Strasbourg, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1929, competes domestically in the French Pro A League, and ...

. After his contract expired, he left Strasbourg. On January 5, 2015 he signed with

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. On July 2, 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Le Mans Sarthe. On October 10, 2017, he signed with

. He averaged 11.1 points and 5 rebounds per game in 2019-20. In June 2020, Gelabale extended his contract until 2022.

French national team

In September 2005, Gelabale helped the senior men's French national team to the

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at the

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. In

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, his team won the silver medal, and in

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, they won the gold medal.

International stats

Career statistics

NBA

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EuroLeague

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References

External links

Euroleague.net profileEurobasket.com ProfileSpanish League Profile

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