Gabriele Procida

Procida grew up playing basketball for Pallacanestro Cantù at the youth level. He competed for the youth teams of Stella Azzurra and Virtus Bologna at the Next Generation Tournament.{{cite web |last=Mastrogiacomo |first=Giorgio |title=Stelle che verranno: Gabriele Procida |url=https://eurodevotion.com/2020/06/24/stelle-che-verranno-gabriele-procida/ |website=Eurodevotion |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=it |date=24 June 2020}}

On 13 October 2019, at age 17, Procida made his professional debut for Pallacanestro Cantù in a Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) game against Reyer Venezia.{{cite web |title=Procida e il debutto in A "Che bello, con Cantù" |url=https://www.laprovinciadicomo.it/stories/Sport/procida-e-il-debutto-in-a-che-bello-con-cantu_1325121_11/ |website=La Provincia di Como |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=it |date=18 October 2019}} On 19 June 2020, he signed a four-year contract with Cantù.{{cite news |last=Carchia |first=Emiliano |title=Cantù firma Gabriele Procida con un quadriennale |url=https://sportando.basketball/cantu-firma-gabriele-procida-con-un-quadriennale/ |website=Sportando |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=it |date=19 June 2020}} On 24 January 2021, Procida scored 24 points in a 107–83 loss to VL Pesaro. At 18 years, seven months and 23 days of age, he became the third-youngest player in league history to score at least 24 points in a game, behind Luigi Datome and Carlos Delfino.{{cite web |title=Acqua S.Bernardo, Procida diventa il terzo giocatore più giovane nella storia con 24 o più punti segnati: meglio di lui solo Datome e Delfino |url=http://web.legabasket.it/news/127078/acqua_s_bernardo__procida_diventa__il_terzo_giocatore_pi___giovane_nella_storia_con_24_o_pi___punti_segnati__meglio_di_lui_solo_datome_e_delfino |publisher=Lega Basket Serie A |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=it |date=25 January 2021 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507152552/http://web.legabasket.it/news/127078/acqua_s_bernardo__procida_diventa__il_terzo_giocatore_pi___giovane_nella_storia_con_24_o_pi___punti_segnati__meglio_di_lui_solo_datome_e_delfino |url-status=dead }}

On 30 May 2021, Procida declared for the 2021 NBA draft.{{cite tweet|number=1399065512777236483|user=DraftExpress|title=Projected second round pick Gabriele Procida has declared for the 2021 NBA draft, a source told ESPN. The 18-year o… |date=30 May 2021}} On 7 July he left Cantù, after the club was relegated to Serie A2,{{cite web |date=26 July 2021 |title=COMUNICATO STAMPA: GABRIELE PROCIDA |url=https://pallacanestrocantu.com/comunicato-stampa-gabriele-procida/ |website=pallacanestrocantu.com |language=it}} and signed a multi-year contract with Fortitudo Bologna.{{cite web |title=Gabriele Procida è un nuovo giocatore della Fortitudo! |url=https://www.fortitudo103.it/gabriele-procida-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-della-fortitudo/ |website=fortitudo103.it |date=26 July 2021 |language=it }}

On 8 July 2022, Procida signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga.{{Cite web |last=Maggi |first=Alessandro |date=8 July 2022 |title=Alba Berlin announces Gabriele Procida |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/alba-berlin-announces-gabriele-procida |access-date=9 July 2022 |website= |publisher=Sportando |language=En}}

On 16 February 2023, Procida was announced as one of the candidates for the EuroLeague Rising Star award,{{Cite web|url=https://basketnews.com/news-185362-euroleague-announces-candidates-to-win-rising-star-award.html|title=EuroLeague announces candidates to win Rising Star award|date=February 16, 2023|website=BasketNews}} which was ultimately won by Yam Madar. Procida won the award the following year after averaging 8.3 points and 1.4 steals in the 2023–24 EuroLeague season.{{Cite web|title=ALBA’s Gabriele Procida secures 2023-24 EuroLeague Rising Star award|url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/albas-gabriele-procida-secures-2023-24-euroleague-rising-star-award/|website=EuroLeague|date=10 May 2024|access-date=30 June 2024}}

In May 2022, Procida declared for the NBA draft for the second year in a row.{{cite web|title=24 early-entry candidates withdraw from NBA Draft 2022|url=https://www.nba.com/news/24-early-entry-candidates-withdraw-from-nba-draft-2022|website=NBA.com|access-date=June 30, 2022}} During the event itself, on 23 June 2022, he was subsequently selected by Portland Trail Blazers as their second-round pick and the 36th pick of the night overall, before being immediately traded to Detroit Pistons.{{Cite web |date=6 July 2022 |title=Trail Blazers Acquire Jerami Grant In Trade With Detroit |url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/trail-blazers-acquire-jerami-grant-in-trade-with-detroit |access-date=7 July 2022 |website=NBA.com}}{{Cite web |last=Neri |first=Lorenzo |date=2022-06-24 |title=Draft NBA 2022, la notte di Banchero scelta per scelta |url=https://www.ultimouomo.com/draft-nba-2022-banchero-scelte-analisi/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=L'Ultimo Uomo |language=it-IT}}

On 8 February 2024, the draft rights to Procida were traded to the Utah Jazz alongside Kevin Knox and a future second round pick for Simone Fontecchio.{{cite web|title=Utah Jazz Acquire Kevin Knox II, Future Draft Pick, and Draft Rights from Detroit Pistons|url=https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/utah-jazz-acquire-kevin-knox-ii-future-draft-pick-and-draft-rights-from-detroit-pistons|website=NBA.com|date=8 February 2024|access-date=8 February 2024}}

Procida represented Italy at the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship in Serbia, averaging 10.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.{{cite web |title=Gabriele Procida (ITA)'s profile – FIBA U16 European Championship 2018 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u16/2018/player/Gabriele-Procida |publisher=FIBA |access-date=7 May 2021}} He averaged 13.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game for Italy at the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship in Greece.{{cite web |last=Milanti |first=Cesare |title=Gabriele Procida Capitale |url=https://www.overtimebasket.com/2021/03/01/gabriele-procida-capitale/ |website=Overtime |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=it |date=1 March 2021}}

On 19 February 2021, Procida made his Italian senior national team debut, playing five minutes against Estonia during EuroBasket 2022 qualification.{{cite web |last=Moscardi |first=Massimo |title=Gabriele Procida in campo: debutto con la maglia della Nazionale |url=https://www.corrieredicomo.it/gabriele-procida-in-campo-debutto-con-la-maglia-della-nazionale/ |website=Corriere di Como |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=it |date=20 February 2021 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920031107/https://www.corrieredicomo.it/gabriele-procida-in-campo-debutto-con-la-maglia-della-nazionale/ |url-status=dead }}

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| 27 || 4 || 14.6 || .399 || .241 || .758 || 1.8 || .5 || .5 || .3 || 5.7 || 4.0

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| 25 || 3 || 17.4 || .424 || .290 || .756 || 1.6 || .9 || 1.4 || .4 || 8.3 || 8.0

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25

| 26 || 17 || 20.5 || .439 || .219 || .786 || 2.2 || .8 || .7 || .3 || 9.7|| 7.7

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| 78 || 24 || 17.5 || .420 || .250 || .767 || 1.8 || .7 || .8 || .3 || 7.9|| 6.6

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Italy|size=20px}} Cantù || style="text-align:center;"|LBA || 7 || 4.0 || .429 || .500 || {{sort|-|—}} || .4 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || 1.3

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Italy|size=20px}} Cantù || style="text-align:center;"|LBA || 28 || 15.5 || .445 || .388 || .630 || 2.5 || .6 || .4 || .1 || 6.3

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Italy|size=20px}} Fortitudo Bologna || style="text-align:center;"|LBA || 26 || 18.5 || .522 || .383 || .784 || 3.0 || .7 || .8 || .3 || 7.0

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Alba Berlin || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 26 || 16.9 || .417 || .303 || .800 || 2.6 || .7 || .9 || .1 || 6.8

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Alba Berlin || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 13 || 17.1 || .475 || .405 || .791 || 1.5 || 1.5 || 1.2 || .1 || 9.6

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