Malcolm Cazalon | |
Position: | Shooting guard |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 6 |
Weight Lbs: | 185 |
League: | NBA G League |
Team: | Westchester Knicks |
Number: | 9 |
Birth Date: | 2001 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Roanne, France |
Draft Year: | 2023 |
Career Start: | 2018 |
Years1: | 2018–2020 |
Team1: | JL Bourg |
Years2: | 2019–2020 |
Team2: | →Leuven Bears |
Years3: | 2020–2023 |
Team3: | Mega Basket |
Team4: | Detroit Pistons |
Years5: | 2023–2024 |
Team5: | →Motor City Cruise |
Years6: | 2024–present |
Team6: | Westchester Knicks |
Malcolm Jean Ahmed Cazalon (born 27 August 2001) is a French professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League.
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]
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]
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]
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] However, he was waived on 21 February 2024.[13]
On 24 February 2024, Cazalon joined the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League.[14]
Cazalon missed the 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship in Podgorica, Montenegro, in which France won the gold medal, with a knee injury.[15] 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.[16]
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