Procida, Gabriele Italy  6'7" 192 SF 6/1/02

Procida is an active, well conditioned athlete that will turn 20 years old on June 1, 2022. He has five seasons of professional basketball under his belt already, three of those seasons were spent in the very good Italian Lega A. He also played on the Italian National Senior team in the EuroBasket Qualifiers in 2020. Procida is a good three-point shooter (38% in 2021-22 season). Right handed. His motor and feel for the game allow him to make hustle plays that coaches and fans will appreciate. His defensive rating was 5.3 points per 100 possessions better than his team's DEFRTG. He shot 78% from the foul-line. He had slightly more turnovers than assists.  Tested with a 35" max. vert. at the NBA Draft Combine. He has short arms. Wingspan is 6'8". ...Procida could definitely benefit from sharing the ball more often. His athleticism may stand out in international ball but in the NBA, he'd be just slighly above average. We expect to hear his name called in the mid-to-late second round. 

 

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