Marcus Anthony Slaughter (born March 18, 1985) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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and the

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. Standing at , he plays at the center position. He completed his collegiate career playing for the

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Professional career

After going

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in the 2006 NBA draft, he signed a contract with the Turkish team Pınar Karşıyaka. He had a productive season with Karşıyaka, averaging 13.3 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 2.3 steals per game. He was also named MVP of the 2007 Turkish All-Star game. Then he was signed a two-year contract with the

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in June 2007, but was released October 29, 2007. For the 2007–08 season he has signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem. After being released by Hapoel Jerusalem, he signed with BCM Gravelines Dunkerque of the French Pro A League. In the 2008–09 season, he signed a one-year contract with the German club

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. In August 2009, he signed a one-year contract with SLUC Nancy of the French Pro A League. On July 27, 2010, he signed a one-year contract with

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. At the end of the 2010–11 ACB season, Slaughter was prized with the ACB Most Spectacular Player award. In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the German club

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. One year later, and after winning the 2011–12 German League and the

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title, Slaughter came back to Spain and signed with EuroLeague and

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powerhouse

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. In August 2013, he extended his contract with Real Madrid until the end of 2013–14 season. In 2014–15 season, Real Madrid won the EuroLeague, after defeating Olympiacos, by a score of 78–59, in the

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. Real Madrid eventually finished the season by also winning the Spanish League championship, after a series 3–0 win in the league's final series against

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. In all, they managed to win the

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during the season. In September 2015, he parted ways with

. On September 6, 2015, he signed a two-year deal with the Turkish team Darüşşafaka Doğuş. On August 14, 2017, Slaughter signed with the Italian team

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for the 2017–18 season. On August 9, 2019, he signed with

of the

. Slaughter averaged 4.8 rebounds, 4.6 points and 1.1 assists per game. He re-signed with the team on July 28, 2020.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 29 , , 2 , , 19.3 , , .660 , , .000 , , .386 , , 3.6 , , .4 , , .9 , , .7 , , 5.0 , , 6.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , 31 , , 0 , , 12.3 , , .689 , , .000 , , .471 , , 2.4 , , .5 , , .6 , , .3 , , 3.2 , , 4.0 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2014–15† , 27 , , 0 , , 12.2 , , .640 , , .000 , , .485 , , 2.1 , , .6 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 3.0 , , 4.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Darüşşafaka , 24 , , 0 , , 16.0 , , .632 , , .000 , , .740 , , 3.8 , , .8 , , .6 , , .9 , , 4.5 , , 7.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Darüşşafaka , 13 , , 3 , , 15.1 , , .577 , , .000 , , .571 , , 2.6 , , .5 , , .5 , , .4 , , 3.2 , , 3.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 121 , , 12 , , 15.8 , , .636 , , .000 , , .571 , , 3.3 , , .6 , , .8 , , .6 , , 4.6 , , 6.6

Domestic leagues

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

* 2012 Spanish Supercup: Winner * 2013 Spanish League: Champion * 2013 Spanish Supercup: Winner * 2014 Spanish King's Cup: Winner * 2014 Spanish Supercup: Winner * 2015 Spanish King's Cup: Winner * 2015 EuroLeague: Champion * 2015 Spanish League: Champion