Malcolm Cazalon
No. 20 – Detroit Pistons
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2001-08-27) 27 August 2001
Roanne, France
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2023: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2020JL Bourg
2019–2020→Leuven Bears
2020–2023Mega Basket
2023–presentDetroit Pistons
2023–present→Motor City Cruise
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  France
FIBA U17 World Cup
Silver medal – second place2018 ArgentinaNational team

Malcolm Jean Ahmed Cazalon (born 27 August 2001) is a French professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League.

Early life

Cazalon was born in Roanne, France, where his father Laurent Cazalon was a professional basketball player.[1] He began playing basketball as a child with local club Chorale Roanne.[2] In 2017, he moved to ASVEL, with whom he played in the LNB Espoirs under-21 league.[3]

Professional career

JL Bourg / Leuven Bears (2018–2020)

On 23 August 2018, Cazalon signed a three-year contract with JL Bourg of the LNB Pro A, the top professional league in France.[4] On 19 July 2019, he was loaned to Leuven Bears of the Pro Basketball League (PBL) in Belgium.[5]

Mega Basket (2020–2023)

On 10 March 2020, Cazalon signed with Mega Bemax of the Basketball League of Serbia.[6] Following the 2020–21 season, Cazalon declared for the 2021 NBA draft. On July 19, 2021, he withdrew his name from consideration for the 2021 NBA draft.[7] In April 2022, Cazalon declared for the 2022 NBA draft.[8] Later, he withdrew his name from consideration for the 2022 NBA draft.[9] On 4 July 2022, Cazalon signed a one-year contract extension with Mega Basket.[10]

Detroit Pistons / Motor City Cruise (2023–present)

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Cazalon signed a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA) on 2 July 2023[11] and joined them for the 2023 NBA Summer League.[12]

National team career

Cazalon missed the 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship in Podgorica, Montenegro, in which France won the gold medal, with a knee injury.[13] At the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Argentina, he averaged 16.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game, helping France win the silver medal.[14]

References

  1. ↑ De Abreu, Dylan (7 November 2016). "Espoirs Pro A : le fils de Laurent Cazalon se montre face à Nanterre" (in French). Basket Europe. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Roche, Jules (12 November 2018). "Un Roannais idéalement placé dans les prévisions de la Draft 2020 !" (in French). Parlons Sports. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Pantel-Jouve, Gabriel (14 March 2017). "Malcolm Cazalon, l'animal que l'ASVEL veut dompter" (in French). BeBasket. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Rutard, Sacha (28 August 2018). "Malcolm Cazalon a signé pour trois saisons à la JL Bourg". Basket Europe (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (19 July 2019). "Malcolm Cazalon verso il prestito ai Leuven Bears". Sportando.basketball (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  6. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (10 March 2020). "Mega Bemax signs Malcolm Cazalon". Sportando.basketball. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "NBA announces 51 early entry candidates withdraw from 2021 Draft". NBA.com. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nikola Jović izlazi na NBA draft". b92.net. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "24 early-entry candidates withdraw from NBA Draft 2022". NBA.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Malkolm Kazalon ostaje u Megi". MozzartSport.com. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Pistons PR [@Pistons_PR] (July 2, 2023). "The @DetroitPistons announced today that the team has signed guards Jared Rhoden and Malcolm Cazalon to two-way contracts. Per team policy, terms of the agreements were not disclosed" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "DETROIT PISTONS 2023 NBA 2K24 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER". NBA.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "France's new Three Musketeer heroes: Hayes, Cazalon, Maledon". FIBA. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Malcolm Cazalon (FRA)'s profile - FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2018". FIBA. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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