Oriol Paulí

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Oriol Paulí
Paulí in 2019
No. 5 – Força Lleida
PositionSmall forward
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1994-05-20) May 20, 1994 (age 31)
Girona, Spain
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2014FC Barcelona B
2014–2020Gran Canaria
2020–2022Andorra
2022–2024FC Barcelona
2024–presentForça Lleida
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2014 Crete Spain

Oriol Paulí Fornells (born May 20, 1994) is a Spanish professional basketball player who plays for Força Lleida of the Spanish Liga ACB. The small forward was known as one of the top international prospects for the 2015 NBA draft, but went undrafted.

Early life and youth career

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Born in Girona, Catalonia, Paulí started playing basketball for local clubs Maristes and Vedruna.[1] He joined the youth ranks of FC Barcelona in 2006. He played through all the junior categories until reaching Barcelona's reserve team, FC Barcelona B.[2]

Professional career

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Paulí played for FC Barcelona B in the LEB Oro for two seasons, 2012-13 and 2013-14.[1]

On 2014, Paulí signed a four-year contract with Herbalife Gran Canaria.[3] He debuted in Liga ACB, the top Spanish league, and played the 2015 Eurocup Finals. He also won the 2016 Spanish Supercup with the Canarians.[1]

On July 13, 2020, he signed a three-year deal with Andorra of the Liga ACB.[4]

He would return to FC Barcelona in August 2022, signing a 2 year contract with the Catalans.[2] In his second spell at Barcelona, Paulí played 76 games and helped the team win the 2022-23 Liga ACB. Paulí's time at Barcelona ended as his contract expired in June 2024.[5]

Paulí signed a 2 year contract with Força Lleida CE of the Liga ACB in July 2024.[6] He became one of the key players in the team's roster, averaging 10.1 points per game and helping Lleida avoid relegation in the 2024-25 ACB season.[7]

National team career

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Paulí played for several junior teams of the Spanish Basketball Federation, including the under-20 team.[8][9][10]

He made his debut with the senior Spanish national team in 2017.[11]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2018–19 Gran Canaria 29 3 14.0 .449 .143 .627 2.2 1.4 .3 .2 5.2 5.5
2022–23 Barcelona 12 0 3.9 .375 .000 — .8 .2 .1 — 0.5 0.3
2023–24 14 0 6.6 .452 .125 .750 1.1 .5 .1 .1 2.4 2.0
Career 55 3 10.0 .446 .129 .636 1.7 .9 .2 .1 3.5 3.5

EuroCup

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2014–15 Gran Canaria 22 0 10.4 .470 .364 .556 1.4 .7 .2 .0 3.9 3.7
2015–16 16 1 11.4 .419 .333 .421 2.1 1.3 .3 .2 3.1 3.6
2016–17 12 4 10.2 .595 .429 .750 2.3 1.3 .4 — 4.7 6.8
2017–18 13 7 18.8 .520 .130 .850 2.6 2.4 .6 .4 7.5 9.3
2020–21 Andorra 16 11 22.3 .407 .258 .767 4.8 2.2 1.3 .3 6.7 9.5
2021–22 21 12 22.4 .571 .324 .733 4.8 2.6 .7 .0 8.2 12.1
Career 100 35 16.1 .501 .289 .690 3.0 1.7 .6 .2 5.7 7.5

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Spain Barcelona B LEB Plata 3 7.4 .333 .000 .600 1.3 1.3 .3 — 1.7
2012–13 Spain Barcelona B LEB Oro 26 17.8 .466 .282 .781 2.8 .6 .8 .0 5.1
2013–14 Spain Barcelona B LEB Oro 22 24.0 .403 .266 .610 4.6 1.0 1.0 — 9.8
2014–15 Spain Gran Canaria ACB 32 8.7 .423 .292 .517 1.1 .6 .5 — 2.6
2015–16 Spain Gran Canaria ACB 27 10.5 .356 .172 .552 1.8 .8 .4 .1 2.7
2016–17 Spain Gran Canaria ACB 24 8.8 .404 .133 .708 1.2 .7 .3 .0 2.4
2017–18 Spain Gran Canaria ACB 30 16.5 .479 .286 .673 2.7 1.5 .4 .1 5.2
2018–19 Spain Gran Canaria ACB 34 14.4 .465 .208 .622 2.2 1.1 .4 .1 5.3
2019–20 Spain Gran Canaria ACB 22 12.3 .493 .273 .767 1.5 .8 .2 .0 4.4
2020–21 Spain Andorra ACB 35 21.9 .434 .244 .794 3.4 2.1 .6 .2 7.5
2021–22 Spain Andorra ACB 34 22.2 .409 .218 .721 3.6 2.0 .8 .3 6.4
2022–23 Spain Barcelona ACB 28 11.6 .415 .321 .600 2.6 1.1 .5 — 3.2
2023–24 Spain Barcelona ACB 17 11.4 .549 .387 .667 1.7 1.3 .3 .1 4.3

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Trayectoria Oriol Paulí". acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Oriol Paulí torna al Barça". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). August 1, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  3. ^ "El Gran Canaria apuesta por el talento de Oriol Paulí, uno de los héroes de la sub 20". Marca. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 13, 2020). "MoraBanc Andorra signs Oriol Pauli to multi-year deal". Sportando. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Finalitza la segona etapa d'Oriol Paulí al Barça". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). June 22, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  6. ^ "Oriol Paulí, la primera nova incorporació del Força Lleida". flleida.cat (in Catalan). July 18, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  7. ^ "Estadísticas Hiopos Lleida". acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Oriol Pauli Fornells profile". FIBA. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Oriol Pauli Basketball Profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Oriol Pauli Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Paulí: "Es un reto para mí y quiero aprovechar cada momento"". elperiodico.com (in Spanish). 17 July 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
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