Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Saddiq Bey was born on April 9, 1999, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is a forward in the NBA.

Bey is the son of Drewana Bey, a high school principal who played collegiate basketball at Charlotte. He attended DeMatha Catholic High School his freshman year before transferring to Sidwell Friends School, attracted to its academics and basketball excellence. He played AAU ball with D.C. Premier. After visiting Wake Forest, Boston College, and Vanderbilt, he signed with Villanova. Bey was named the winner of the Robert V. Geasey Trophy as the top player in the Philadelphia Big 5. Bey won the Julius Erving Award at the end of the season as the nation's top small forward. Bey was drafted 19th overall by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2020 NBA draft. On November 19, 2020, the Detroit Pistons acquired the draft rights to Bey in a three-team trade. Bey would finish 4th in Rookie of the Year voting with 3 third-place votes. On February 9, 2023, Bey was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in a four-team trade involving the Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers.