Paul Anthony Dy Artadi (born May 5, 1981) is a Filipino politician,

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coach, and former professional player. On his eleven-year career in the

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(PBA), he played the

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position and was a three-time PBA All-Star. In the collegiate level, he played for the

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(UE) and became an assistant coach for the team after retiring from the professional game. He has been serving as a city councilor of

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since 2016.

Early life and collegiate career

Artadi was born in the

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but grew up in the outskirts of

, playing pick-up games with much taller and much stronger playground legends. He played collegiate basketball at the

. During his stint with the Red Warriors in the UAAP, he became an instant hardcourt and campus icon as he teamed up with the highly touted scoring ace

James Yap James Carlos Agravante Yap Sr. (born February 15, 1982) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known by his nickname Big Game James, he had played for ...

. His partnership with Yap produced several final four appearances, hundreds of three-point shots converted courtesy of Yap, hundreds of assists courtesy of Artadi, and millions of fans who became followers of perhaps the most celebrated back court tandem in the history of the Philippine's premier collegiate basketball league.

Professional career

Artadi was the drafted by

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in the second round of the 2004 PBA draft, where he reunited with former college teammate

to form the Kid Lightning-Boy Thunder backcourt. As backup point guard to

Roger Yap Rogelio "Roger" Yap (born August 3, 1977) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for the Manila Stars of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted by Purefoods in 2001 as the ninth pick overall ...

, he managed to help Purefoods capture the championship in the

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. During the 2007 off-season, he demanded to be released by Purefoods because he felt he was given limited playing time by the coaching staff. He finally got his wish, and was traded to the

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via a three-team trade. While with Ginebra, he had his best career output in the PBA while playing with the team's ace skipper

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. He also won another championship with the Gin Kings during the

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. In 2009, he was traded back to his former team, the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants. In his second stint with the squad, he helped the team win the

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Finals. When coach

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left Purefoods in 2010, he was traded to the

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for Jonas Villanueva. In March 2011, he was traded to

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(later renamed as Barako Bull Energy) along with

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, Dorian Peña and

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in exchange for

Nonoy Baclao Siverino A. "Nonoy" Baclao Jr. (born June 15, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). A forward, he played three seasons for the Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles in th ...

Rabeh Al-Hussaini Rabeh Ahmed T. Al-Hussaini (born August 11, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Blackwater Elite of the PBA. A power forward/center, he played five seasons for the Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles in the Univer ...

and

Rey Guevarra Rey Francis J. Guevarra (born November 24, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Guevarra was selected by the Air21 Express third ov ...

, top three picks of the 2010 PBA draft. In February 2012, he was shipped to the

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for

Chico Lanete Chico A. Lanete (born August 1, 1979) is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player. He is the head coach for the Chooks-to-Go 3x3 pro circuit teams. In 5×5 full court basketball, he last played for the Bicol Volcanoes of the Mah ...

where he was reunited with his former coach

. After the

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ended, he was left off the "Protect 12" list by Meralco. He was eventually picked by expansion team

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during the 2014 PBA Expansion Draft.

Political career

On October 13, 2015, Artadi announced his retirement from professional basketball to shift his focus to politics. He ran as city councilor of San Juan in the 2016 local elections under the ticket of Vice Mayor

Francis Zamora Francisco Javier "Francis" Manlapit Zamora (born December 5, 1977) is a Filipino politician, businessman, and former basketball player serving as the mayor of San Juan, Metro Manila since 2019. He previously was San Juan's vice mayor from 2010 to ...

, who ran for mayor. He was proclaimed winner as San Juan city councilor for the 1st district. In

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, he successfully defended his seat city council seat.

Personal life

Aside from being a professional basketball player, Artadi has an online business, which he named "Pimp Kicks", selling basketball shoes online through his Facebook and Instagram accounts.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Artadi, Paul 1981 births Living people Barako Bull Energy players Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players Basketball players from Metro Manila Blackwater Bossing players Filipino city and municipal councilors Filipino men's basketball players Filipino sportsperson-politicians Magnolia Hotshots players Meralco Bolts players People from San Juan, Metro Manila Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars Point guards San Miguel Beermen players Tagalog people UE Red Warriors basketball players Magnolia Hotshots draft picks