Shawn Marion

Shawn Marion

No. 0   Dallas Mavericks
Small forward / Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth	May 7, 1978 (1978-05-07)
Place of birth	Waukegan, Illinois
Nationality	American
High school	Clarksville HS (Clarksville, Tennessee)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College	Vincennes (1996-1998) UNLV (1998–1999)
NBA Draft	1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Pro career	1999–present
Career history
1999–2008	Phoenix Suns
2008–2009	Miami Heat
2009	Toronto Raptors
2009–present	Dallas Mavericks
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (2011) 4× NBA All-Star (2003, 2005–2007) 2× All-NBA Third Team (2005–2006) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2000) NJCAA Male Student Athlete of the Year (1998)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Shawn Dwayne Marion (born May 7, 1978) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. Born in Waukegan, Illinois, Marion attended high school in Clarksville, Tennessee. Before transferring to the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Marion attended the junior college Vincennes University for two years. In 1999, the Phoenix Suns drafted Marion, who was the ninth overall pick and would remain with the Suns until midway through the 2007-2008 season. The Suns traded Marion to the Miami Heat, and Marion joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2008-2009 season. Marion joined the Dallas Mavericks in 2009 and was the team's starting small forward when the Mavericks won the NBA Championship in June, 2011.

Nicknamed "The Matrix" by TNT analyst Kenny Smith during the pre-season of his rookie year for his seemingly bionic athleticism, he is widely regarded as one of the most versatile players in the league thanks to his athleticism and ability to play and defend many positions.

Early life

Marion was born in Waukegan, Illinois and played high school basketball in Clarksville, Tennessee at Clarksville High School, where he was a teammate of future NBA player Trenton Hassell of the New Jersey Nets.

After high school he played collegiate basketball at Vincennes University, a junior college in Indiana, for two years before transferring to the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in 1998. In his second year with Vincennes, Marion played 36 games and averaged each game 23.5 points and 13.1 rebounds. He was also the 1998 NJCAA Male Student Athlete of the Year.

NBA career

Phoenix Suns

Shawn Marion played for the Phoenix Suns.

Marion was selected by the Suns in the first round and ninth overall in the 1999 NBA Draft. Showing explosive scoring potential and double-digit rebounding ability by his sophomore season, he was selected to the Western Conference All-Star team for the first time in 2002–03 season. In 2004 he was selected to the US Olympic men's basketball team.

In 2005, Marion 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 1991–92 to average in the top five in rebounding and steals since the league began tracking steals in 1973, a feat he repeated 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 All-Star 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. He helped fill in the void left by star Amar'e Stoudemire, who missed nearly the entire season due to injury. Marion also earned a spot in the NBA All-Star Game for the third time.

During the 2006–07 season, only Marion and superstar Kevin Garnett ranked in the top 40 in points per game, rebounds per game, field goal percentage, blocks per game, steals per game, and minutes per game. He was named to his fourth NBA All-Star Team and collected 18 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals in 22 minutes in his hometown of Las Vegas at the 2007 contest.

Following a summer filled with rumors and trade speculation involving possible deals with the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, and Utah Jazz, Marion requested a move. Citing the rumors and a refusal on the part of Phoenix management to negotiate a contract extension, Marion called his relationship with the Suns a "bad marriage", and stated in September 2007 it was time for him to leave Phoenix. By the start of the season, though, Marion continued to play well for the Suns.

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. His last basket with the Heat was a game-winning dunk against the Chicago Bulls.

Toronto Raptors

On February 13, 2009, Marion was traded to the Toronto Raptors along with Marcus Banks and cash considerations for Jermaine O'Neal, Jamario Moon and a future conditional draft pick.

Dallas Mavericks

On July 9, 2009, Marion signed a five-year $39 million contract and was immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks as part of a four-team swap among Raptors, Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic. He won the first championship of his career in the 2010–2011 season when the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat 4–2 in the 2011 NBA Finals.

On April 13, 2011, Marion became the fifth man to compile 1,500 steals and 1,000 blocks in the NBA. He joined Hakeem Olajuwon, Karl Malone, Kevin Garnett and Julius Erving in the exclusive club.

International competition

Medal record
Men’s basketball
Competitor for United States
Summer Olympics
Bronze	2004 Athens	National team
Goodwill Games
Gold	2001 Brisbane	National team

Marion played for the senior United States National Basketball Team in the 2002 FIBA World Championship and the 2004 Athens Olympics. He was named to the 2006 USA men's senior national team but he was forced to withdraw before the tournament began due to a knee injury. The squad finished third in the 2006 FIBA World Championship without him. He has earned 22 total international caps for the United States.

NBA career statistics

Legend
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
2008–09	Miami	42	41	36.1	.482	.200	.788	8.7	1.8	1.4	1.1	12.0
2008–09	Toronto	27	27	35.3	.488	.154	.806	8.3	2.3	1.1	.8	14.3
2009–10	Dallas	75	75	31.8	.508	.158	.755	6.4	1.4	.9	.8	12.0
2010–11	Dallas	80	27	28.2	.520	.152	.768	6.9	1.4	.9	.6	12.5
Career		900	832	36.3	.485	.332	.813	9.3	1.9	1.7	1.2	16.8
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
2009–10	Dallas	6	6	24.7	.407	.000	.800	4.2	1.0	.2	.5	8.7
2010–11	Dallas	21	21	32.9	.467	.000	.851	6.3	2.1	1.0	.9	11.9
Career		92	92	37.8	.461	.330	.818	9.4	1.5	1.3	1.3	15.3

See also

• List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders

External links

• Shawn Marion on Twitter
• Shawn Marion at NBA.com
• Shawn Marion at Basketball-Reference.com
• UNLV Runnin' Rebels profile
• The Official Website of Shawn Marion