Gerald James Paddio (April 21, 1965 – April 4, 2026) was an American professional basketball player who was a small forward for three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for five teams—the Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle SuperSonics, Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks, and Washington Bullets. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels and was selected by the Boston Celtics in the third round of the 1988 NBA draft with the 74th overall pick.

In his NBA career, Paddio appeared in 129 games and scored a total of 715 points. His most notable year as a professional was during the 1990–91 NBA season as a member of the Cavaliers when he appeared in 70 games and averaged 7.2 ppg.

College

During his college playing days at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, he was coached by Jerry Tarkanian. Paddio was a starting forward the 1987 UNLV team that reached the Final Four. Before UNLV, he was named a first-team junior college All-American at Seminole State.

Death

Paddio died in a single-vehicle traffic collision in Rayne, Louisiana, on April 4, 2026, at the age of 60.

Career statistics

NBA

Source

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland | 70 || 22 || 16.9 || .419 || .250 || .796 || 1.7 || 1.3 || .3 || .1 || 7.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Seattle | 41 || 3 || 7.5 || .447 || .250 || .667 || 1.2 || .8 || .3 || .1 || 3.9 |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 7 || 1 || 7.9 || .391 || || .500 || .7 || .6 || .1 || .0 || 2.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| New York | 3 || 0 || 2.7 || .400 || || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Washington | 8 || 0 || 9.3 || .344 || .000 || .571 || 1.4 || .9 || .4 || .0 || 3.8 |-class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Career | 129 || 26 || 12.6 || .421 || .242 || .746 || 1.4 || 1.0 || .3 || .1 || 5.5

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 1993 | style="text-align:left;"| Seattle | 9 || 0 || 3.3 || .500 || .000 || || .3 || .4 || .2 || .1 || 1.6

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