Jaime Pradilla

Jaime Pradilla Gayán^[a] (born 3 January 2001) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB. He also represents Spain national team in international competitions.

Jaime Pradilla

No. 4 – Valencia Basket
Position	Power forward / center
League	Liga ACB EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 24) Zaragoza, Spain
Listed height	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	106 kg (234 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2017–present
Medals EuroBasket 2022 Germany

Professional career

Born in Zaragoza, Pradilla played in the youth ranks of Basket Zaragoza. At age 16, he made his debut for the farm team Simply Olivar in the Liga EBA, the Spanish fourth-tier.

On 29 September 2018, Pradilla debuted in the Liga ACB with Zaragoza and became the second player born in the 21st century to play in the league. He scored 2 points in 10 minutes in the away loss to Baskonia.^[1]

In August 2019, he was sent on loan to Palencia Baloncesto.^[2]

In July 2020, Pradilla signed a four-year contract with Valencia Basket.

National team career

Pradilla debuted for Spain on 26 November 2021. He also played at EuroBasket 2022 with Spain and won the gold medal.^[3]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance index rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2020–21	Valencia	17	5	7.2	.513	.400	.778	1.3	.3	.2	.1	2.9	2.4
2022–23		30	8	13.4	.526	.381	.429	2.1	.6	.2	.1	3.9	3.7
2023–24		31	7	13.6	.571	.300	.583	3.3	.7	.5	.0	3.4	4.8
Career		78	20	12.1	.540	.361	.574	2.4	.6	.3	.1	3.5	3.8

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pradilla and the second or maternal family name is Gayán.