Hamed Haddadi

Hamed Haddadi
حامد حدادی

Haddadi in 2020
No. 15 – Palayesh Naft Abadan
Position	Center
League	IBSL
Personal information
Born	(1985-05-19) May 19, 1985 (age 39) Ahvaz, Iran
Listed height	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight	263 lb (119 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–2006	Paykan Tehran
2003	→ Al-Nasr
2004	→ Sanam Tehran
2007–2008	Saba Battery Tehran
2008–2013	Memphis Grizzlies
2008	→ Dakota Wizards
2011	Melli Haffari Ahvaz
2013	Phoenix Suns
2013	Foolad Mahan Isfahan
2013–2014	Sichuan Blue Whales
2014	Mahram Tehran
2014–2015	Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles
2015	Mahram Tehran
2015–2016	Sichuan Blue Whales
2016	Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2016–2017	Sichuan Blue Whales
2017	Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2017–2018	Sichuan Blue Whales
2018–2019	Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2019	Champville SC
2019	Palayesh Naft Abadan
2019–2020	Nanjing Monkey Kings
2020–2023	Sichuan Blue Whales
2024–present	Palayesh Naft Abadan
Career highlights and awards
CBA champion (2016) CBA Finals MVP (2016) CBA All Import Player First Team (2021) 2× All-Chinese CBA Centre of the Year (2015, 2016) 2× All-Chinese CBA First Team (2015, 2016) CBA Best Defender (2015) 2× CBA All-Star (2014, 2016) 2× Iranian League champion (2016, 2018) William Jones Cup MVP (2013) 2× All-William Jones Cup Best Player (2013, 2015) 4× FIBA Asia Cup MVP (2007, 2009, 2013, 2017) 2× FIBA Asian Club champion (2008, 2013) 2× WABA champion (2011, 2014) Olympic Rebounding Leader (2008) Olympic Blocks Leader (2008, 2020)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Iran Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team 2006 Doha Team FIBA Asia Cup 2007 Tokushima 2009 Tianjin 2013 Manila 2017 Beirut 2015 Changsha FIBA Asia Challenge 2014 Wuhan 2016 Tehran William Jones Cup 2009 Taipei 2011 Taipei 2013 Taipei 2015 Taipei

Hamed Ehdadi Haddadi (Persian: حامد حدادی, Persian pronunciation: [hɑmɛd ɛ hæddɑdi], born May 19, 1985) is an Iranian professional basketball player for Palayesh Naft Abadan of the Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL). He played at the center position and is 7'2" (2.18 meters) tall and weighs 254 lbs (115 kilograms). Haddadi was the first Iranian to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) when he debuted with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2008.^[1] He played with the Grizzlies until 2013 before bouncing around the league with the Toronto Raptors and the Phoenix Suns. In 2013, he returned home to Iran before playing in China.