Paul Anthony Dy Artadi (born May 5, 1981) is a Filipino politician,
basketball
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coach, and former professional player. On his eleven-year career in the
Philippine Basketball Association
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(PBA), he played the
point guard
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position and was a three-time
PBA All-Star. In the collegiate level, he played for the
University of the East
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(UE) and became an assistant coach for the team after retiring from the professional game. He has been serving as a city councilor of
San Juan, Metro Manila
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since 2016.
Early life and collegiate career
Artadi was born in the
University of Santo Tomas Hospital
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in
Manila
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but grew up in the outskirts of
San Juan, Metro Manila
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, playing pick-up games with much taller and much stronger playground legends.
He played collegiate basketball at the
University of the East
The University of the East ( fil, Pamantasan ng Silangan), also known as UE, is a leading private university located in Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1946, business tycoon Lucio Tan acquired the university in 1990. UE was once labeled as the ...
. During his stint with the
Red Warriors in the
UAAP, he became an instant hardcourt and campus icon as he teamed up with the highly touted scoring ace
James Yap
James Carlos Agravante Yap Sr. (born February 15, 1982) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known by his nickname Big Game James, he had played for ...
. His partnership with Yap produced several final four appearances, hundreds of three-point shots converted courtesy of Yap, hundreds of assists courtesy of Artadi, and millions of fans who became followers of perhaps the most celebrated back court tandem in the history of the Philippine's premier collegiate basketball league.
Professional career
Artadi was the drafted by
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
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in the second round of the
2004 PBA draft, where he reunited with former college teammate
James Yap
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to form the Kid Lightning-Boy Thunder backcourt. As backup point guard to
Roger Yap
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He was drafted by Purefoods in 2001 as the ninth pick overall ...
, he managed to help Purefoods capture the championship in the
2006 PBA Philippine Cup
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.
During the 2007 off-season, he demanded to be released by Purefoods because he felt he was given limited playing time by the coaching staff. He finally got his wish, and was traded to the
Barangay Ginebra Kings
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via a three-team trade. While with Ginebra, he had his best career output in the
PBA while playing with the team's ace skipper
Jayjay Helterbrand
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. He also won another championship with the Gin Kings during the
2008 PBA Fiesta Conference
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.
In 2009, he was traded back to his former team, the
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants. In his second stint with the squad, he helped the team win the
2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup
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Finals.
When coach
Ryan Gregorio
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left Purefoods in 2010, he was traded to the
San Miguel Beermen
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for
Jonas Villanueva
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.
In March 2011, he was traded to
Air21 Express
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(later renamed as Barako Bull Energy) along with
Dondon Hontiveros
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,
Dorian Peña
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and
Danny Seigle
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in exchange for
Nonoy Baclao
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,
Rabeh Al-Hussaini
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and
Rey Guevarra
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, top three picks of the
2010 PBA draft
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.
In February 2012, he was shipped to the
Meralco Bolts
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for
Chico Lanete
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where he was reunited with his former coach
Ryan Gregorio
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.
After the
2013–14 PBA season
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ended, he was left off the "Protect 12" list by Meralco. He was eventually picked by expansion team
Blackwater Elite
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during the
2014 PBA Expansion Draft
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.
Political career
On October 13, 2015, Artadi announced his retirement from professional basketball to shift his focus to politics. He ran as city councilor of
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in the
2016 local elections under the ticket of Vice Mayor
Francis Zamora
Francisco Javier "Francis" Manlapit Zamora (born December 5, 1977) is a Filipino politician, businessman, and former basketball player serving as the mayor of San Juan, Metro Manila since 2019. He previously was San Juan's vice mayor from 2010 to ...
, who ran for mayor. He was proclaimed winner as San Juan city councilor for the 1st district.
In
2019
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, he successfully defended his seat city council seat.
Personal life
Aside from being a professional basketball player, Artadi has an online business, which he named "Pimp Kicks", selling basketball shoes online through his Facebook and Instagram accounts.
References
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1981 births
Living people
Barako Bull Energy players
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players
Basketball players from Metro Manila
Blackwater Bossing players
Filipino city and municipal councilors
Filipino men's basketball players
Filipino sportsperson-politicians
Magnolia Hotshots players
Meralco Bolts players
People from San Juan, Metro Manila
Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars
Point guards
San Miguel Beermen players
Tagalog people
UE Red Warriors basketball players
Magnolia Hotshots draft picks