Sidy Cissoko

About

Sidy Cissoko ( SEE-dee sih-SOH-koh; born 2 April 2004) is a French professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the NBA G League Ignite.

Cissoko was born on 2 April 2004 in Saint-Maurice, France. His father, Yaya (or Yakia), was a basketball player who represented Senegal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Growing up in France, Sidy played basketball from a young age and looked up to Kyrie Irving, seeing as he was shorter than the rest of his teammates at the time. He reached the under-15 level with CTC Center Essonne.
In 2017, at 13 years of age, Cissoko moved to Spain and joined the youth ranks of Baskonia. In 2020–21, Cissoko played with the Baskonia reserves in the fourth-tier Liga EBA and averaged a team-leading 17.4 points per game. He also led the Baskonia junior (under-18) team to a fourth-place finish in the junior national championship while leading the competition in points and assists.

Cissoko was called up to the Baskonia first team ahead of the 2021–22 ACB season. On September 26, 2021, Cissoko made his senior debut for Baskonia at the…