Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Ismael Kamagate was born 17 January 2001 in Paris, France. He is a center in the NBA.

At age 12, Kamagate began playing basketball for a local youth club Basket Paris 14 and he moved to Paris-Levallois three years later. In 2017, he started a two-season stint with Orléans Loiret, competing for the club's under-18 and second teams. 

On 27 July 2019, Kamagate signed with Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro B. In his first season with the club, he split playing time between the Pro B and with Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball in the Nationale Masculine 1. In the 2021–22 season, his team was promoted to the LNB Pro A and he assumed a greater role. Kamagate was selected to play in the LNB All-Star Game, where he was the youngest player. He was named LNB Pro A Best Defender for the season. On 22 April 2022, Kamagate declared for the 2022 NBA draft. 

At the 2022 NBA drafted, Kamagate was selected in the second round by the Detroit Pistons and traded to the Denver Nuggets.