Paccelis Morlende (born 19 April 1981) is a French basketball coach for U-17 team of the

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of the

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and a former professional

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player.

Professional career

Morlende's career started with JDA Dijon, where he spent his career prior to being drafted by the

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with the 50th overall pick in the

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. He was traded on draft day to the Seattle SuperSonics for Willie Green and cash considerations. Morlende played his entire professional basketball career overseas, averaging 7.9 points per game with JDA Dijon. With his retirement in 2017, Morlende became 1 of 11 players from the 2003 NBA Draft to never play a game in the league during his professional basketball career.

Coaching career

Morlende coached

U-17 team and brought the team to final of Coupe de France U17 in 2018, but lost in final to

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U-17 team.

References

External links

NBA.com: Prospect Profile: Paccelis Morlende
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