Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Sekou Doumbouya was born on December 23, 2000, in Conakry, Guinea. He is a forward in the NBA.

Doumbouya is a member of the youth sections of the French national team. He helped France win the gold medal at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, finishing as his team's leading scorer.

Born in Conakry, Doumbouya grew up in France and began his career with local club CJF Les Aubrais when he was 13. In the following year, he attended INSEP and played for amateur team Centre Fédéral. His professional career started in 2016, when he joined Poitiers Basket 86 in the second-tier league of France, remaining with the team for two seasons. In 2018, Doumbouya moved to the first division by signing with Limoges. After one season, he was selected by the Pistons with the fifteenth pick in the 2019 NBA draft. He became the first player born in Guinea to be drafted into the NBA. On 4 July, he signed his rookie contract with the Pistons.

On 4 September 2021, Doumbouya and Jahlil Okafor were traded to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for DeAndre Jordan.