Cady Lalanne


Cady Lalanne is a Haitian professional basketball player for Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League. He played college basketball for the UMass Minutemen.

Early life

Lalanne, son of Bertha Lalanne, was born in Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti. He moved to the U.S. when he was 7 years old. Lalanne attended Oak Ridge High School, in Orlando, Florida, where he starred on the varsity basketball team.

College career

In 2011, Lalanne matriculated to the University of Massachusetts, where he earned a major in sociology. Playing four seasons at UMass, Lalanne became one of three players in school history to record 1,000 points, 800 rebounds and 100 blocks in a career. As a senior at UMass, he earned third-team All-Atlantic 10 honors after averaging 11.6 points and 9.5 rebounds in 32 games.

Professional career

Austin Spurs (2015–2016)

On June 25, 2015, Lalanne was selected with the 55th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs. In July 2015, he joined the Spurs for the 2015 NBA Summer League. On October 30, 2015, he was assigned to the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League, the affiliate team of San Antonio. On November 13, he made his professional debut in a 104–82 win over the Texas Legends, recording twelve points, four rebounds, one assist and one block in 27 minutes. On February 8, 2016, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game as a replacement for Orlando Johnson, who received an NBA call-up, after averaging 12.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 26.3 minutes in 29 games. During this span, he was considered to be the best center in the D-League.

Capitanes de Arecibo (2016)

On April 28, 2016, Lalanne signed with the Capitanes de Arecibo of the Puerto Rican League. The next day, he made his debut for the Capitanes in a 76–70 loss to the Santeros de Aguada, recording nine points, seven rebounds and two blocks in 14 minutes off the bench.

Zhejiang Golden Bulls (2016–2017)

In July 2016, Lalanne joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2016 NBA Summer League and on October 10, 2016, Lalanne signed with Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association.

New Basket Brindisi (2017–18)

Lalanne signed with New Basket Brindisi of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A on August 19, 2017.

Beşiktaş Basketbol (2018)

On February 9, 2018, Lalanne signed with Beşiktaş Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball Super League.

Baxi Manresa (2018–2019)

On August 17, 2018, Lalanne signed a one-year deal with Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB.

Piratas de Quebradillas (2019)

On June 3, 2019, Lalanne joined the Piratas de Quebradillas of the Puerto Rican League.

Changwon LG Sakers (2019–present)

On June 10, 2019, Lalanne signed with the Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean league. After averaging 21.4 points and 10.9 rebounds per game, he re-signed with the team on April 27, 2020.

Personal life

Lalanne is the son of Bertha Lalanne.