Gabriel Alejandro "Gaby" Deck (born February 8, 1995) is an Argentine professional

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player for

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of the Spanish

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and the

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. At a height of he can play at both the

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and

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positions.

Early career

In August 2011, Deck attended the

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camp held in

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. He was named the camp's

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. 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

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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

of the

and

after he reached a buyout agreement with San Lorenzo. In his first season with the club, he made a debut in the

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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.

Oklahoma City Thunder (2021–2022)

On April 12, 2021, Deck signed a multi-year contract with the

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of the

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. On April 29, Deck made his debut against the

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, scoring two points, grabbing two rebounds and dishing out two assists across 15 minutes in the Thunder's 109–95 loss. On January 4, 2022, Deck was waived by the Thunder.

Return to Real Madrid (2022–present)

On January 19, 2022, Deck returned to Real Madrid, signing a two-year deal. 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 The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Brazil. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament was ...

, in

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, where he won a silver medal. He recorded his team's best two-point field goal percentage during the tournament. He also played at the

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and at the

2017 FIBA AmeriCup The 2017 FIBA AmeriCup was the 18th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, which is the main tournament for senior men's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. The tournament was held in Medellín, Colombia, Montevideo, Uruguay, and Bahía Blanca a ...

. 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 The 2022 FIBA AmeriCup was the 19th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, the quadrennial international men's basketball championship organized by FIBA Americas. The tournament was held in Recife, Brazil, as Brasília was dropped as a second host city mon ...

held in

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. He was Argentina's starting

in the tournament. After the final game against Brazil, he was named in the All-Tournament Team and declared the

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of the championship.

Career statistics

NBA

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, 7 , , 0 , , 8.0 , , .571 , , .500 , , — , , .9 , , .7 , , .1 , , .0 , , 2.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 17 , , 0 , , 15.8 , , .494 , , .211 , , .818 , , 2.7 , , 1.7 , , .5 , , .0 , , 6.0

EuroLeague

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, 31 , , 11 , , 5.0 , , .595 , , .333 , , .698 , , 2.4 , , .7 , , .2 , , .0 , , 4.4 , , 5.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , 24 , , 17 , , 20.1 , , .464 , , .259 , , .820 , , 3.2 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , .1 , , 7.4 , , 8.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , 32 , , 22 , , 24.1 , , .490 , , .407 , , .843 , , 3.7 , , 1.2 , , .7 , , .0 , , 8.8 , , 10.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , 11 , , 9 , , 25.4 , , .567 , , .471 , , .840 , , 4.8 , , .8 , , .6 , , , , 9.5 , , 11.1 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2022–23† , 31 , , 23 , , 26.0 , , .571 , , .319 , , .845 , , 5.4 , , 1.9 , , .5 , , .1 , , 12.3 , , 15.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 28 , , 15 , , 21.2 , , .582 , , .358 , , .878 , , 3.3 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , , , 9.0 , , 9.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 157 , , 97 , , 21.6 , , .541 , , .357 , , .826 , , 3.7 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , .1 , , 8.5 , , 10.2

References

External links

Gabriel Deck
at acb.com
Gabriel Deck
at draftexpress.com *
Gabriel Deck
at euroleague.net

at fiba.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Deck, Gabriel 1995 births Living people 21st-century Argentine sportsmen 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Argentine expatriate basketball people in Spain Argentine expatriate basketball people in the United States Argentine men's basketball players Argentine people of German descent Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Basketball players with retired numbers Liga ACB players Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games NBA players from Argentina Oklahoma City Thunder players Olympic basketball players for Argentina Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games basketball players for Argentina Pan American Games gold medalists in basketball Power forwards Quimsa basketball players Real Madrid Baloncesto players San Lorenzo de Almagro (basketball) players Small forwards Sportspeople from Avellaneda Basketball players from Buenos Aires Province Undrafted NBA players