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| Position | Small forward/Power forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (104.3 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| Team | Miami Heat |
| Jersey | #7 |
| Born | May 7, 1978 Waukegan, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Clarksville High School |
| College | UNLV |
| Draft | 9th overall, 1999 Phoenix Suns |
| Pro career | 1999–present |
| Former teams | Phoenix Suns (1999–2008) |
| Awards | 4x NBA All-Star (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
| Official profile | Info Page |
Shawn Dwayne Marion or just called The Matrix (born May 7, 1978 in Waukegan, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player currently for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. He is widely regarded as one of the most versatile players in the league due to his ability to play many positions.1
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Pre-NBA
Marion played high school basketball in Clarksville, Tennessee at Clarksville High School, where he was teammates with future NBA player Trenton Hassell of New Jersey Nets.
After high school he attended Vincennes University, a junior college in Indiana, before transferring to the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, where he played collegiately.2
Phoenix Suns
Marion was selected by the Suns in the first round and ninth overall in the 1999 NBA Draft.
Nicknamed The Matrix (coined by TNT analyst Kenny Smith) during the pre-season of his rookie season1, Marion was selected to the western conference allstar team for the first time in 2002-03 season joining his PHX teammate Stephon Marbury, the first suns teammates to make the allstar team since Charles Barkley and Kevin Johnson had done it.. he was selected in 2004 to theUS Olympic men's basketball team in 2004. In 2005, he was named a reserve on the Western Conference All-Star Team and selected to the 2004-05 All-NBA Third Team. That year he became the first player since David Robinson in 1992 to average in the top five in rebounding and steals since the league started to track steals in 1973. Marion did it again in 2005-06. During the 2005 All-Star Weekend, Marion teamed up with WNBA Rookie of the Year Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury, and Suns legend Dan Majerle in the RadioShack Shooting Stars to run away with the title. Marion was also selected as a Western Conference reserve on the 2006 All-Star team, and the 2007 allstar team.
The 2005-06 NBA season was perhaps the best season of his career. He was the only player in the NBA ranked in the top 20 in points, rebounds, steals, blocks, field goal percentage and minutes. He finished the season leading the Suns in points per game (21.8), rebounds per game (11.8), blocks per game (1.7), and steals per game (2.0). Marion also ranked 3rd in efficiency.3 He helped fill in the void left by star Amare Stoudemire, who did not play virtually the entire season due to injury. Marion also earned a spot in the NBA All-Star Game for the third time.
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On March 5, 2006, Marion was one of 23 players named to the USA men's senior national team that finished third in the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Marion was forced to withdraw from the team before the tournament began due to a knee injury, but he will still be among the players considered to represent the U.S. in the 2007 Tournament of the Americas in Las Vegas and the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Marion played for the senior United States National Basketball Team in the 2002 FIBA World Championship and the 2004 Athens Olympics. He has earned 22 total international caps for the USA.
On September 26, 2007, following a summer filled with rumors and trade speculation involving possible deals with the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, and Utah Jazz, Marion requested to be traded. Citing the rumors and a refusal on the part of Phoenix Suns management to negotiate for a contract extension, Marion called his relationship with the Suns a "bad marriage", and stated that it was time for him to leave Phoenix.4 By the start of the season, though, Marion continued to play well for the Suns.
During the 2006–07 season, Marion was one of two players (the other Kevin Garnett) to rank in the top 40 in points per game, rebounds per game, field goal percentage, blocks per game, steals per game, and minutes per game.5 He was named to his fourth NBA All-Star Team as a reserve (2003, ’05, ’06, ‘07) and collected 18 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals in 22 minutes in his hometown of Las Vegas at the 2007 NBA All-Star Game.
Miami Heat
On February 6, 2008, the Phoenix Suns traded Shawn Marion and teammate, Marcus Banks, to the Miami Heat for center Shaquille O'Neal which ended the 9 year run with the Phoenix Suns. Marion and Dwyane Wade were unable to jell in the second half of the season, with both missing time with injuries. Marion had an opt-out clause in his contract, but did not exercise it. He had been negotiating for an extension, but an agreement could not be reached. He will be a free agent in the summer of 2009.6
NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| 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 | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | Phoenix | 51 | 38 | 24.7 | .471 | .182 | .847 | 6.5 | 1.4 | .8 | 1.0 | 10.2 |
| 2000–01 | Phoenix | 79 | 79 | 36.2 | .480 | .256 | .810 | 10.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 17.3 |
| 2001–02 | Phoenix | 81 | 81 | 38.4 | .469 | .393 | .845 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 19.1 |
| 2002–03 | Phoenix | 81 | 81 | 41.6 | .452 | .387 | .851 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 21.2 |
| 2003–04 | Phoenix | 79 | 79 | 40.7 | .440 | .340 | .851 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 19.0 |
| 2004–05 | Phoenix | 81 | 81 | 38.8 | .476 | .334 | .833 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 19.4 |
| 2005–06 | Phoenix | 81 | 81 | 40.3 | .525 | .331 | .809 | 11.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 21.8 |
| 2006–07 | Phoenix | 80 | 80 | 37.6 | .524 | .317 | .810 | 9.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| 2007–08 | Phoenix | 47 | 47 | 36.4 | .526 | .347 | .713 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 15.8 |
| 2007–08 | Miami | 16 | 15 | 37.6 | .459 | .258 | .690 | 11.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | .9 | 14.3 |
| Career | 676 | 662 | 37.8 | .481 | .341 | .821 | 10.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 18.3 | |
| All-Star | 4 | 0 | 19.5 | .575 | .000 | .500 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | .5 | 12.5 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | Phoenix | 9 | 9 | 31.2 | .419 | .167 | .818 | 8.8 | .8 | .7 | 1.6 | 9.1 |
| 2000–01 | Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 34.8 | .371 | 1.000 | .857 | 8.3 | .8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 14.8 |
| 2002–03 | Phoenix | 6 | 6 | 47.0 | .374 | .321 | .846 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 18.5 |
| 2004–05 | Phoenix | 15 | 15 | 42.3 | .484 | .419 | .769 | 11.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 17.6 |
| 2005–06 | Phoenix | 20 | 20 | 42.5 | .489 | .314 | .881 | 11.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 20.4 |
| 2006–07 | Phoenix | 11 | 11 | 41.4 | .500 | .353 | .667 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 16.9 |
| Career | 65 | 65 | 40.6 | .463 | .346 | .811 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 17.1 |
References
- ^ a b HEAT Insider: Shawn Marion
- ^ NBA.com : Shawn Marion Info Page
- ^ 2005-06 EFFICIENCY LEADERS : Efficiency Per Game, nba.com
- ^ Marion: 'Time for me to move on'
- ^ "NBA.com : Shawn Marion Bio Page". Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
- ^ "NBA.com: Player News#shawn_marion". Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
External links
- Shawn Marion Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
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