Sidy Cissoko is a French professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association, on a two-way contract with the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League.
21 Facts About Sidy Cissoko
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Sidy Cissoko previously played for the NBA G League Ignite.
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Sidy Cissoko reached the under-15 level with CTC Center Essonne.
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In 2017, at 13 years of age, Sidy Cissoko moved to Spain and joined the youth ranks of Baskonia.
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Sidy Cissoko led the Baskonia junior team to a fourth-place finish in the junior national championship while leading the competition in points and assists.
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Sidy Cissoko averaged 10.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 32 games played.
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Sidy Cissoko trained with the Baskonia first team as well; he later said he learned a lot from watching Wade Baldwin IV.
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On July 19,2022, it was announced that Sidy Cissoko had signed with the NBA G League Ignite, a developmental team affiliated with the NBA G League.
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Sidy Cissoko became the first European player to sign with the Ignite.
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At the time of his signing, Sidy Cissoko was ranked as the third-best European prospect in his class by Jonathan Givony of ESPN, behind countrymen Victor Wembanyama and Rayan Rupert.
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Sidy Cissoko was one of 24 players named to the G League's inaugural Next Up Game.
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On March 29,2023, Sidy Cissoko announced he was entering his name in the 2023 NBA draft.
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Sidy Cissoko was selected with the 44th overall pick of the draft by the San Antonio Spurs.
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Sidy Cissoko was immediately assigned to the Austin Spurs during his rookie season.
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Sidy Cissoko played 4 games with the Austin Spurs during the Tip-Off Tournament and averaged 9.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 27.0 minutes in those 4 games before finally having his NBA debut on November 20,2023.
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Sidy Cissoko struggled shooting-wise in the NBA, shooting 1 for 7 FGs in his first 8 games.
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Sidy Cissoko gracefully turned this around and in the final 4 games of his rookie season, shot 15 for 26 FGs.
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Sidy Cissoko went on to average 15.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 29.3 minutes per game while the Austin Spurs finished with a 20 - 14 record and finished as the 7th seed, thus missing the playoffs.
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Sidy Cissoko played for the France national under-18 team at the 2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers.
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Sidy Cissoko averaged 7.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.4 steals per game.
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At the 2022 FIBA U18 European Championship the following year, Sidy Cissoko averaged 11.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.4 steals per game.