Stephon Marbury
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| Full name | Stephon Xavier Marbury | |
| Nickname | Starbury | |
| birthday | 20th February 1977 (age 43) | |
| place of birth | Brooklyn , New York , United States | |
| size | 188 cm | |
| Weight | 93 kg | |
| position | Point guard | |
| college | Georgia Tech | |
| NBA draft | 1996 , 4th pick, Milwaukee Bucks | |
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1996–1999 Minnesota Timberwolves 1999–2001 New Jersey Nets 2001–2004 Phoenix Suns 2004–2009 New York Knicks 2009 Boston Celtics 2010 Shanxi Club 2010–2011 Foshan Dralions 2011–2017 Beijing Ducks 2017–2018 Beijing Fly Dragons
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Stephon Xavier Marbury (born February 20, 1977 in Brooklyn , New York ) is a former American basketball player who was a player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) professional league for many years , but most recently played in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) . Marbury is 1.88 m tall and played in the position of point guard .
Career
NBA
Marbury moved to the NBA in 1996 after just a year of studying at the Georgia Institute of Technology . In fourth place in the NBA Draft of 1996, the Milwaukee Bucks elected him to then send him to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Ray Allen . In 1997, Marbury was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team for his first-year achievements . With the Wolves, Marbury only played two and a half years; because of differences with management regarding the amount of his contract extension, he requested a move to the New Jersey Nets .
With the Nets Marbury played only with moderate success until 2001, but was invited to the NBA All-Star Game the first of a total of two times in his career . Due to the unsuccessful Nets, the management accepted a player swap offer from the Phoenix Suns and gave Marbury in a trade for Jason Kidd . With the Suns Marbury played particularly successfully in the 2002/03 season , when the team with him, Shawn Marion and Amar'e Stoudemire only narrowly defeated the eventual champions, the San Antonio Spurs , in the first round of the playoffs .
After an injury to Stoudemire at the beginning of the 2003/04 season , the Suns played unexpectedly bad, which is why Marbury had to change teams again and was sent to the New York Knicks. There he played with only moderate success. He was only able to help his team play-off once in around four years .
In 2009, after leaving the New York Knicks as a free agent , he was signed to join the reigning champions Boston Celtics . On September 10, 2009 rumors surfaced that Marbury no longer wanted to play in the NBA. He denied this immediately via Twitter.
China
On January 18, 2010, the Chinese club Shanxi announced the commitment of Marbury until the end of the current season. Marbury becomes China's highest-paid foreign basketball player of all time. Marbury would like to continue to market its shoe brand in China and thus open up new markets. After this season he moved to Foshan Dralions within the Chinese first division.
In 2011 Marbury moved to the Beijing Ducks. With these he won the Chinese basketball championship in 2012. Also in 2014 and 2015, Marbury won the Chinese championship with Beijing. He was also named the Finals MVP of the 2015 encounter.
In the last year of his career he played for the Beijing Fly Dragons.
National team
In 2004 Marbury was a member of the US Olympic team that won the bronze medal in Athens.
Personal
Marbury is the cousin of former NBA player Sebastian Telfair .
In 2006, Marbury partnered with Steve & Barry's to market shoes and apparel that were nicknamed Starbury. Marbury wanted to compete with established companies like Nike , Reebok and Adidas . His shoes only cost $ 15 and are just as good as the $ 200 rivals because they are all made in China and the same material is used. With these cheap shoes, Marbury wanted to ensure that children and young people, especially from the poorer backgrounds from which he himself comes, no longer have to buy the overpriced models just to be cool . Marbury himself wore his shoes during his NBA games.
Web links
- Stephon Marbury - player statistics on NBA .com (English)
- Stephon Marbury - player profile on basketball-reference.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stephon Marbury. In: nba.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Marbury scores 41 as team wins 1st China title. In: espn.go.com. March 31, 2012, accessed January 7, 2017 .
- ↑ Frank Hornig: Courage on foot . In: Der Spiegel . No. 49 , 2006 ( online ).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Marbury, Stephon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marbury, Stephon Xavier (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York |