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Paul Artadi

Paul Artadi
Personal information
Born (1981-05-05) May 5, 1981 (age 35)
San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High school La Salle Green Hills
College University of the East
PBA draft 2004 Round: 2 / Pick: 11th overall
Selected by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
Playing career 2004–2015
Position Point guard
Career history
2004–2007 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants
2007–2009 Barangay Ginebra Kings
2009–2010 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants
2010–2011 San Miguel Beermen
2011–2012 Air21 Express/Barako Bull Energy
2012–2014 Meralco Bolts
2014–2015 Blackwater Elite
Career highlights and awards

Paul Anthony Dy Artadi (born May 5, 1981) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. On his eleven-year tenure in the league, he played the point guard position.

Artadi was born in the University of Santo Tomas Hospital in Manila but grew up in the outskirts of San Juan, Metro Manila, playing pick-up games with much taller and much stronger playground legends.

He played collegiate basketball at the University of the East. During his stint with the Red Warriors in the UAAP, he became an instant hardcourt and campus icon as he teamed up with the highly touted scoring ace James Yap. His partnership with Yap produced several final four appearances, hundreds of three-point shots converted courtesy of Yap, hundreds of assists courtesy of Artadi, and millions of fans who became followers of perhaps the most celebrated back court tandem in the history of the Philippine's premier collegiate basketball league.

Artadi was the drafted by Purefoods TJ Hotdogs in the second round of the 2004 PBA draft, where he reunited with former college teammate James Yap to form the Kid Lightning-Boy Thunder backcourt. As backup point guard to Roger Yap, he managed to help Purefoods capture the championship in the 2006 PBA Philippine Cup.

During the 2007 off-season, he demanded to be released by Purefoods because he felt he was given limited playing time by the coaching staff. He finally got his wish, and was traded to the Barangay Ginebra Kings via a three-team trade. While with Ginebra, he had his best career output in the PBA while playing with the team's ace skipper Jayjay Helterbrand. He also won another championship with the Gin Kings during the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference.


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