Paulo Sérgio "Paulão" Prestes (born February 15, 1988 in
Monte Aprazível
Monte Aprazível is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is of 25,373 inhabitants, and the area is 496.9 km2.
Known as "The Dream's Dam City", because of a dam located nearby the city center.
Monte Aprazível bel ...
,
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
) is a Brazilian-Spanish former professional
basketball
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player.
Professional career
Prestes was selected by the
Minnesota Timberwolves
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, in the second round of the
2010 NBA draft
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. However, he never played in the
NBA
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. During his pro
club
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
...
career, some of the teams Prestes played with included
Pieno žvaigždės
Pieno žvaigždės is one of the biggest dairy products companies group in Lithuania, uniting Mažeikiai dairy, Kaunas dairy, Pasvalys creamery and company "Panevėžio pienas" (English: "Panevėžys milk"). The current company's market value is ...
,
Gran Canaria
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, and
Paulistano/Unimed.
Paulistano lands Paulo Prestes.
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References
External links
Latinbasket.com Profile
NBA Draft Profile
Spanish League
Lithuanian League Profile
1988 births
Living people
Baloncesto Málaga players
Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
BC Pieno žvaigždės players
Brazilian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
Brazilian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Brazilian men's basketball players
CB Axarquía players
CB Gran Canaria players
CB Granada players
CB Murcia players
Centers (basketball)
Club Athletico Paulistano basketball players
Franca Basquetebol Clube players
Liga ACB players
Minnesota Timberwolves draft picks
Mogi das Cruzes Basquete players
Novo Basquete Brasil players
Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games medalists in basketball
Spanish men's basketball players
UniCEUB/BRB players
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
Sportspeople from São Paulo (state)
People from Monte Aprazível
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