MarShon Scitif Brooks (born January 26, 1989) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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(CBA). Standing at , he plays at

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and

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positions. Originally drafted by the

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with the 25th pick in the

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, he was immediately traded to the

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Early life

Brooks was born in

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, and lived there until he was six years old, when his family moved to

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. He attended Tucker High School. Considered a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, Brooks was listed as the No. 126 shooting guard and the No. 521 player in the nation in 2007.

College career

Brooks played collegiate basketball in the

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for the

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. Brooks saw little playing time his freshman (2007–2008) and sophomore (2008–2009) seasons. Brooks began to become a major contributor for the Friars in his junior season ( 2009–2010). He averaged 14.2 points a game, shooting 46.7% from the field. Brooks posted 20 points or more in several games, including a 24-point game on 8-of-10 shooting against

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on November 24, 2009, a game in which he also picked up five steals. He recorded 25 points and five rebounds on January 23, 2010, against

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. As a senior in 2010–2011, Brooks averaged 24.6 points per game, first in the Big East. Besides leading his team in scoring and rebounding, he was second in Division I in scoring. He was named to the 30-player national midseason watchlist and was one of 20 national finalists for the 2011 John R. Wooden Award. On February 23, 2011, Brooks scored 52 points against Notre Dame, tying the school record held by

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, and breaking the Big East record of 48 points in a game. He scored 35 points in the second half alone, 15 of them in the final 2:57, leading a comeback that would fall short as Notre Dame picked up the win, 94–93. Brooks scored his final points on a 3-point shot with two seconds remaining, leaving the Friars down a point. He hit 20-of-28 shots on the night. Fellow Friar Eric Murdock held the previous record of 48, set against

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in 1991. It was also Brooks' second 40-point game of the season; he had 43 in a loss at Georgetown on February 5, 2011. He became only the third player in Providence history with two 40-point games in a season. On March 5, 2011, Brooks scored 28 points in a regular season-ending win over

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, giving him 468 points on the Big East regular season. That broke the previous single-season conference mark of 462 points set by

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's Donyell Marshall in 1994. Brooks finished his college career with 1,629 points, ninth all-time for Providence. On March 28, 2011, he was named a third-team

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. He was picked to the Fourth Team All-America by

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. Brooks left Providence College with two months left in his senior year to focus on preparing for the

. Brooks left school two classes short of obtaining his degree. His professional debut was delayed by the

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, so he took the time to return to Providence College to continue work on his degree and also work out with the Friars men's basketball team.

Professional career

New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets (2011–2013)

Brooks was drafted by the

with the 25th pick in the

, but the Celtics immediately traded Brooks to the

for the Nets' 27th overall pick in the draft ( JaJuan Johnson) and a second round pick in the

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. On February 8, 2012, Brooks was selected to participate in the 2012 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge. He was drafted by Team

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. On May 14, 2012, the

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announced that Brooks finished 10th in the Rookie of the Year voting with 4 total points. The winner was

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guard

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. A few days later the NBA announced that Brooks had been named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In 56 games Brooks averaged 12.6 points (3rd among rookies), 3.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 0.93 steals. On November 9, 2012, Brooks sprained his left ankle during the team's morning shootaround. Brooks would miss two games. In the beginning of the 2012–13 season, Brooks saw decreased playing time from Nets head coach

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. Brooks admitted to having "confidence issues" early in the year. When P.J. Carlesimo became the team's coach, he gave Brooks more minutes. When Brooks was asked about Carlesimo he said, "I've got a lot more confidence. That's helped my game a lot." On April 3, 2013, in place of the injured Joe Johnson against the

, Brooks scored a career-high in 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting in a 113–95 win.

Boston Celtics (2013–2014)

Brooks was traded back to the

on July 12, 2013, along with Keith Bogans,

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, Gerald Wallace, Kris Joseph and three first-round picks in a blockbuster deal that sent Celtics stars

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and

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as well as prospect D.J. White to the Nets. He was one of two players traded to the team that originally drafted them: Brooks was drafted by Boston in 2011 and Kris Joseph was drafted by Boston in the

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. On January 1, 2014, he was assigned to the

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. On January 9, he was recalled by the Celtics.

Golden State Warriors (2014)

On January 15, 2014, a three-team trade was completed involving the Boston Celtics, the

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, and the

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. The Celtics sent Brooks and

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to the Warriors. In exchange, the Celtics received Joel Anthony, a protected future draft pick Philadelphia sent to Miami in an earlier trade, and a 2016 second-round draft pick from the Heat. The Heat also received

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from the Warriors as part of the deal. On February 1, 2014, he was assigned to the Santa Cruz Warriors. He was recalled the next day. On February 11, 2014, he was reassigned to Santa Cruz. He was recalled the next day.

Los Angeles Lakers (2014)

On February 19, 2014, Brooks was traded along with Kent Bazemore from the

to the

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in exchange for Steve Blake. In July 2014, Brooks joined the

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for the 2014 NBA Summer League.

Emporio Armani Milano (2014–2015)

On August 8, 2014, Brooks signed a one-year deal with Emporio Armani Milano of the Italian League. In 40 league games for Milano, he averaged 13.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

Jiangsu Dragons (2015–2018)

On August 5, 2015, Brooks signed with the Jiangsu Dragons of the

(CBA).

Memphis Grizzlies (2018–2019)

On March 27, 2018, the

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announced that they had signed Brooks to a 10-day contract. On April 6, 2018, Brooks signed a multi-year contract with the Grizzlies. As part of a three-team trade with the

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, various news sources announced that MarShon Brooks would be traded to the

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. Reportedly, however, the Suns were led to believe that, rather than MarShon Brooks, they would receive Dillon Brooks in the trade deal. After a delay, it was finally reported that the Grizzlies refused to trade Dillon Brooks and ended their participation in the deal, which meant they would not receive Kelly Oubre Jr. from the Wizards. On January 3, 2019, the Grizzlies traded Brooks,

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and two future second round picks to the

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in exchange for

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. He was waived by the Bulls on January 7 without appearing in a single game for the franchise.

Guangdong Southern Tigers (2019–2024)

On February 20, 2019, Brooks signed with the

for the rest of the

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. He returned to Guangdong for the 2019–20 season, and continued with the team in 2020–21. After not playing in 2021–22, he returned to Guangdong in 2022–23 and 2023–24.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

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