Gabriel Deck

Gabriel Alejandro "Gaby" Deck (born February 8, 1995) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. At a height of 1.98 m (6'6"),[2] he can play at both the small forward and power forward positions.

Gabriel Deck
No. 14 – Real Madrid
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1995-02-08) February 8, 1995
Añatuya, Argentina[1]
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2016Quimsa
2016–2018San Lorenzo
2018–2021Real Madrid
2021–2022Oklahoma City Thunder
2022–presentReal Madrid
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Argentina
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2019 China
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place2022 Brazil
Silver medal – second place2015 Mexico City
Silver medal – second place2017 Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima

Early career

In August 2011, Deck attended the Basketball Without Borders camp held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was named the camp's most valuable player.[3] He later played at the Nike Hoops Summit in 2013.

Professional career

Quimsa (2010–2016)

Deck started his professional career with the Argentinian LNB club Quimsa.

San Lorenzo (2016–2018)

In 2016, Deck joined the Argentine club San Lorenzo. With San Lorenzo, he won the 2018 FIBA Americas League championship while also being named the league's Grand Final MVP. Deck was also the competition's top scorer, with a scoring average of 19.1 points per game, over eight games played.

Real Madrid (2018–2021)

On July 19, 2018, Deck signed a three-year deal with Real Madrid of the Liga ACB and EuroLeague after he reached a buyout agreement with San Lorenzo.[4][5] In his first season with the club, he made a debut in the 2018–19 EuroLeague season, averaging 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds over 31 games. He averaged 4.8 points and 2.9 rebounds in the Spanish League over 30 games.

In his last season, Deck appeared in 58 games, averaging 9.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 23.9 minutes while shooting 52.1 percent from the field.[6]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2021–2022)

On April 12, 2021, Deck signed a multi-year contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA.[6] On April 29, Deck made his debut against the New Orleans Pelicans, scoring two points, grabbing two rebounds and dishing out two assists across 15 minutes in the Thunder's 109–95 loss.[7][8]

On January 4, 2022, Deck was waived by the Thunder.[9]

Return to Real Madrid (2022–present)

On January 19, 2022, Deck returned to Real Madrid, signing a two-year deal.[10] On June 28, 2023, Deck renewed his contract with the historic club through 2028.

National team career

Junior national team

With the junior national team of Argentina, Deck was the top scorer of the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Cup, with an average of 21.5 points per game. He was selected to the All-Tournament Team. He also played at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.

Senior national team

Deck also represented the senior men's Argentine national basketball team at the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup, in Mexico City, where he won a silver medal. He recorded his team's best two-point field goal percentage during the tournament.[11] He also played at the 2016 Summer Olympics and at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.

In 2019, he participated in the team that won the Pan American gold medal in Lima.

In 2022, Deck won the gold medal in the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup held in Recife, Brazil. He was Argentina´s starting power forward in the tournament. After the final game against Brazil, he was named in the All-Tournament Team and declared the MVP of the championship.[12][13]

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

NBA
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Oklahoma City 10021.2.478.133.8184.02.4.8.08.4
2021–22 Oklahoma City 708.0.571.500—.9.7.1.02.6
Career 17015.8.494.211.8182.71.7.5.06.0

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
Real Madrid 2018–19 311114.4.595.333.6982.40.70.2.04.45.4
2019–20 241720.04.464.259.823.21.50.30.17.48.9
2020–21 322224.06.487.407.8433.71.20.7.08.810.3

References
  1. "Deck: "Nunca voy a cambiar; mi lugar en el mundo es Colonia Dora"". basquetplus.com. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. DECK, GABRIEL HEIGHT: 1.99.
  3. "BWB Americas 2011." Archived September 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, FIBA. Retrieved on 4 May 2015.
  4. "Deck joins Real Madrid | Real Madrid CF". Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  5. "Official Announcement: Gabriel Deck | Real Madrid CF". Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. "Thunder Signs Gabriel Deck to Multi-Year Contract". NBA.com. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  7. "Thunder's Gabriel Deck: Does little in debut". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  8. Parker, Derek. "Oklahoma City's Gabriel Deck flashes potential in NBA debut". Sports Illustrated Oklahoma City Thunder News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  9. "Thunder Acquires Miye Oni". Oklahoma City Thunder. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  10. "Official Announcement: Deck | Real Madrid CF". Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  11. 2015 FIBA Americas Championship – Gabriel Deck's profile, FIBA.com, accessed 11 Feb 2016.
  12. "Deck named MVP; Campazzo, Santos, Cole, and Banton named to All-Star Five". fiba.basketball. 12 September 2022.
  13. "Gabriel Deck y Facundo Campazzo: El MVP y quinteto ideal de la Americup". 12 September 2022.
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