Italian swingman Gabriele Procida has officially signed a three-year contract with Alba Berlin, the German team announced in a press release.
Procida, who turned 20 last month, was the 36th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft. He was selected by Portland on behalf of the Pistons, who acquired him from the Blazers as part of the Jerami Grant trade. That deal became official this week.
Procida spent the 2021/22 season with Fortitudo Bologna in Italy, averaging 7.0 PPG and 3.0 RPG on .522/.383/.784 shooting in 18.5 minutes per contest. He ranked outside the top 50 on ESPN’s big board leading up to the draft, but made a strong impression on teams at the combine and in pre-draft workouts.
Reports on the night of the draft indicated that the Pistons planned to make Procida a draft-and-stash prospect and have him continue developing overseas, so today’s news that he has signed with a new team in Europe doesn’t come as a surprise. The only question will be how long Procida remains overseas — it’s unclear if there are NBA outs in his new deal with Alba Berlin.
Thoughts and prayers
I’d rather live in Berlin than Detroit too
No you wouldn’t
Anyone and their grandmother would!
You have no idea how awesome the city has become but go ahead and spew the garbage because you obviously lack any intellect.
I’m used to the same comments about Cleveland. When I turned 18, I moved to AZ, spent time in LA and Denver too. Yet, I was called back and missed the midwest. I enjoyed my last stay in Detroit. People are gonna say what they think when in all actuality they have probably never been there. Some of the best fans in the world are from Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, etc.
I agree. I went to a game with my wife at PNC last weekend and Pittsburgh people were so nice. I would definitely come back there.
I am from Detroit and came back after 20 yrs. I lived in the northeast, southwest,south and traveled extensively. Detroit is a hellhole. I can’t wait to leave. Poor public service, absent of email service, the violence incredible and ppl just angry for no reason.