Mickaël Gelabale

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Mickaël Gelabale
Position	Small forward
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Team	Seattle SuperSonics
Nationality	France
Born	May 22, 1983 Pointe Noire, Guadeloupe, France
College	None
Draft	2^nd round, 48^th overall, 2005 Seattle SuperSonics
Pro career	2005–present
Former teams	Real Madrid Baloncesto (2005–2006)

Mickaël Gelabale (born May 22, 1983 in Pointe Noire, Guadeloupe, France) is a French professional basketball player currently with the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. A 6'7", 215 lbs. small forward, Gelabale was selected by the SuperSonics in the second round (48th overall pick) in the 2005 NBA Draft. During the 2005-06 season, Gelabale opted to play in the Spanish league with Real Madrid Baloncesto instead of immediately joining the NBA. He is known for the size of his hair, which measures an astounding 47" around.^{[citation needed]}

On July 12, 2006, Gelabale signed a one-year contract with the Sonics, joining Johan Petro as the second French player on the team.

In September 2005 he won the Bronze Medal at the 2005 European Championship with the French National Team

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2005 NBA Draft
First Round Andrew Bogut \| Marvin Williams \| Deron Williams \| Chris Paul \| Raymond Felton \| Martell Webster \| Charlie Villanueva \| Channing Frye \| Ike Diogu \| Andrew Bynum \| Fran Vázquez \| Yaroslav Korolev \| Sean May \| Rashad McCants \| Antoine Wright \| Joey Graham \| Danny Granger \| Gerald Green \| Hakim Warrick \| Julius Hodge \| Nate Robinson \| Jarrett Jack \| Francisco García \| Luther Head \| Johan Petro \| Jason Maxiell \| Linas Kleiza \| Ian Mahinmi \| Wayne Simien \| David Lee
Second Round Salim Stoudamire \| Daniel Ewing \| Brandon Bass \| C.J. Miles \| Ricky Sánchez \| Ersan İlyasova \| Ronny Turiaf \| Travis Diener \| Von Wafer \| Monta Ellis \| Roko Ukić \| Chris Taft \| Mile Ilić \| Martynas Andriuškevičius \| Louis Williams \| Erazem Lorbek \| Bracey Wright \| Mickaël Gelabale \| Andray Blatche \| Ryan Gomes \| Robert Whaley \| Axel Hervelle \| Orien Greene \| Dijon Thompson \| Lawrence Roberts \| Amir Johnson \| Marcin Gortat \| Uroš Slokar \| Cenk Akyol \| Alex Acker