During this time, he helped lead the team to win the 2013 FIBA Asia Champions Cup over the Al Rayyan basketball team in Qatar. ĭuring the 2013 offseason, Haddadi signed a short-term contract with Foolad Mahan Isfahan. During this period Haddadi received no salary from the team.

ĭuring the 2011 NBA lockout, Haddadi signed a short-term contract with his hometown team, Melli Haffari Ahvaz. In 2008, he won the Asian Club Championship with Saba Battery. In August 2007, while still playing in Iran, he rejected a contract offer from the Serbian League team Partizan Belgrade in order to play for Saba Battery. In 2004, Haddadi would also play for Sanam Tehran for a bit as well. His stint there would ultimately allow Haddadi to play in the Iranian Basketball Super League with Paykan Tehran and Saba Battery. 2× FIBA Asian Club champion (2008, 2013)īefore officially playing for a professional Iranian team, Haddadi started his basketball stint with a hometown team of his known as Shahin Ahvaz.2× All-William Jones Cup Best Player (2013, 2015).2× All-Chinese CBA Centre of the Year ( 2015, 2016).