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Pablo Prigioni

パブロ・プリジオーニ　/　ぱぶろ・ぷりじおーに

Basketball player from Argentina

July 17, 1977 (age 48)　・　Río Tercero, Córdoba Province, Argentina

Córdoba Province
basketball player
basketball coach

My Take

Pablo Prigioni is exactly the kind of late-blooming basketball mind I root for. He spent years grinding in European leagues before finally reaching the NBA with the Knicks at thirty-five, an act of patience and conviction that I find genuinely inspiring. As a cerebral point guard, his value was never in flashy scoring but in reading the floor and orchestrating teammates, and that intelligence translates naturally into coaching, where he now works for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Add a 2008 Olympic bronze with Argentina, and you have a true student of the game. Players who win with their brains age into wonderful coaches.

Overview

Pablo Prigioni (born 17 May 1977) is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played the point guard position, and was a member of the senior Argentina national basketball team that won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Pablo Prigioni
Name (Japanese): パブロ・プリジオーニ
Reading: ぱぶろ・ぷりじおーに
Born: July 17, 1977 (age 48)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Snake
Origin: Río Tercero, Córdoba Province, Argentina
Blood type: Private
Height: 193 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player / basketball coach

2. Background

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Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

Motto

Private

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