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Stephon Xavier Marbury (born February 20, 1977) is an American former professional
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player who was also the head coach for the Beijing Royal Fighters of the
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(CBA) from 2019–2023. After his freshman year with the
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, he was selected as the 4th overall pick in the
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by the
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, but was traded shortly thereafter to the
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. A two-time
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and two-time member of the
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, Marbury played in the NBA from 1996 until 2009. He then played in the CBA until his retirement in 2018. During his time in the CBA, Marbury won three CBA championships, winning Finals MVP in 2015, and made three CBA All-Star Games.


Early years

Marbury has often gone by the nickname "Starbury", a name created during his youth. Marbury, the sixth of seven children, was born and raised in the
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neighborhood of
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, New York City. He attended elementary school, PS 329. During his teenage years, he starred at NYC powerhouse Abraham Lincoln High School, After his senior year Marbury was named New York State Mr. Basketball, after averaging 27.4 points, 8.3 assists and 3 steals per game. He was often heralded as the next great NYC point guard, expected to follow the success of NBA stand-outs Mark Jackson and Kenny Anderson. While still attending Abraham Lincoln High School he was one of the subjects of Darcy Frey's book ''The Last Shot'', which followed three seniors and Marbury, a freshman, through the early months of his first season with the school's team. In high school, he played for the AAU team the New York Gauchos.


College


Recruitment

He was named a 1995
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along with future NBA All-Stars
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,
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,
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, and Antawn Jamison. Marbury was listed as one of the top five recruits in the country that year and was pursued by
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Yellow Jackets coach Bobby Cremins, with whom he eventually committed.


Georgia Tech

At
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, Marbury took over the starting point guard role left vacant with Travis Best's departure. Teaming with future NBA players
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and Drew Barry, Marbury led Georgia Tech to a 24–12 record en route to the Regional Semi-final game of the NCAA tournament, where the Yellow Jackets lost to Cincinnati 87–70. For the season, Marbury averaged 18.9 ppg and 4.5 assists and was named a Third Team All American by the
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, along with several conference honors. Following the season he declared himself eligible for the
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.


Professional career


Minnesota Timberwolves (1996–1999)

He was selected fourth overall by the
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in the
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, then traded to the
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for the draft rights to
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(who was drafted immediately after him) and a future first-round pick. In his first season in the league, Marbury averaged 15.8 points and 7.8 assists per game and was named to the 1997 All-Rookie Team. He and second-year player
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led the Timberwolves to the
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in 1997 and 1998. During the 1997 NBA Playoffs, Marbury led Minnesota in scoring with 28 points during a first round Game 1 loss to the
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. During the lockout-shortened 1999 season, Marbury's agent, David Falk, demanded a trade. Marbury said he wanted to be closer to his family and friends. Other reports said he wanted to go to a market that would provide more endorsement opportunities, while others suggested that Marbury genuinely disliked Minnesota and was jealous of Kevin Garnett's new contract. Marbury was ultimately traded to the
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, alongside Bill Curley and Chris Carr of the Timberwolves and Elliot Perry of the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-way trade where the Timberwolves acquired Terrell Brandon, Brian Evans and draft considerations and the Bucks acquired
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and Chris Gatling.


New Jersey Nets (1999–2001)

While in New Jersey, Marbury blossomed into an All-Star. Marbury made the All-NBA 3rd Team in 2000 and was selected as a reserve for the 2001 All-Star Game, where he hit 2 clutch threes to win the game. Marbury also scored a career-high 50 points on February 13, 2001, in an overtime loss against the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite his individual accolades, the Nets never made the playoffs during Marbury's time with the team.


Phoenix Suns (2001–2004)

Marbury was traded to the Phoenix Suns along with Johnny Newman and Soumaila Samake in the 2001 offseason for
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and
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. On November 30, 2002, Marbury scored a season-high 43 points, including 26 in the 4th quarter, to lead the Suns to a 94–87 win over the
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. As a Sun, Marbury made his second All-Star team and the All-NBA 3rd team in 2003. Teamed with Rookie of the Year
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and All-Star Shawn Marion, the trio took the team to the 2003 NBA playoffs, but the Suns were ousted by the Spurs in the first round.


New York Knicks (2004–2009)

Marbury,
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and Cezary Trybański were traded to the
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on January 5, 2004, for Howard Eisley, Charlie Ward, Antonio McDyess, Maciej Lampe, draft rights to Miloš Vujanić, a first-round 2004 draft choice, and an additional future first-round draft choice. This brought Marbury full circle, as he grew up in New York and was a lifelong Knicks fan. Marbury played for the U.S. in the
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, the first of the U.S. teams composed of
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players to fail to win the gold medal at the Olympics. He and his teammates returned with bronze. Despite the disappointment, Marbury scored a U.S. team Olympic record 31 points in a game against
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(since eclipsed by
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in 2012). During the 2005–06 season Marbury feuded with head coach Larry Brown. Towards the end of the 2005–2006 season, the Knicks' poor performance combined with Marbury's public spats with his coach led to a severe decline in Marbury's popularity, with
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and Michael O'Keefe of the ''
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'' stating that Marbury is "the most reviled athlete in New York." The public feud between Marbury and Brown was one of the reasons Larry Brown was fired at the end of the 2005–06 season.
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took over the coaching role and the Knicks were slightly more successful during the 2006–2007 season, surpassing the previous year's 23 wins, 54 games into their 82-game season, before falling off and finishing with only 33. In September 2007, Marbury testified at the trial of a sexual harassment lawsuit that had been filed against the Knicks and Isiah Thomas. At the trial, Marbury testified that he and a Knicks intern had "got entogether" in his car outside a strip club in 2005. The start of the 2007–08 season found the Knicks again floundering and Marbury again involved in a public feud, this time with Thomas. The pivotal incident involved Marbury leaving the team after learning that Thomas planned to remove him from the starting lineup. There were reports that Marbury and Thomas actually came to blows on the team plane, and that Marbury threatened to blackmail Thomas for taking him out of the starting lineup—both in the presence of Knick teammates. Following the incident and Marbury's return to the team in mid-November after one missed game, Knick fans consistently chanted "fire Isiah" at home games and constantly booed virtually all of the Knicks, especially Marbury. The dysfunction and drama were accompanied by 8 straight Knicks losses, and several newspapers reported that Isiah's job was in jeopardy. There were also rumors that the Knicks wanted to trade Marbury to another team. However, this proved difficult for the Knicks to accomplish, in view of the two years and approximately $42 million remaining under his contract with the Knicks. Following a season-ending ankle surgery in February 2008, which was reportedly deemed unnecessary by the team, but which Marbury elected to undergo regardless, Isiah Thomas hinted that Marbury could have played his final game in a Knicks uniform. However, in April 2008, it was Thomas who was removed from his position; first as president, being replaced by Donnie Walsh, and then as coach, being replaced by
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. After D'Antoni took over, the Knicks signed Chris Duhon, leading to speculations over Marbury's future in New York. Marbury arrived to training camp, and competed with Duhon for the starting point guard job, which Duhon won. When D'Antoni told Marbury that he had an opportunity to play approximately 35 minutes in a game if he wanted to, Marbury, apparently feeling he and the Knicks had gone their own ways, allegedly refused. Following that, on December 1, Marbury was banned from attending any Knicks' practices or games.


Boston Celtics (2009)

On February 24, 2009, the Knicks and Marbury agreed to a buyout after much speculation. He cleared waivers two days later, making him a free agent. Marbury had been speculated to join the
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by many NBA analysts since late 2008, and on February 27, 2009, Marbury signed with the Celtics. In his debut, he played against the Indiana Pacers, adding 8 points on 4 of 6 shooting, and 2 assists in 13 minutes. Marbury wore the jersey number 8, as No. 3 had been retired in honor of
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. Marbury was offered a one-year contract by the Celtics for the 2009–10 season for the veteran's minimum. However, he did not agree to the contract. He later announced that he would take a year off from basketball to attend to his business interests.


Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons (2010)

In January 2010, it was announced that Marbury had signed with the Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons of the
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. In his first game, Marbury, suffering from jet lag, contributed 15 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals in 28 minutes of action. He averaged 22.9 points, 9.5 assists and 2.6 steals in 15 games, but Shanxi eventually failed to advance to the playoffs. Marbury later participated in the CBA All-Star match between the North and the South teams, contributing 30 points and 10 assists for the North team. He won the MVP title for the All-Star game. In July 2010, Marbury agreed to a three-year deal to remain with the Brave Dragons. However, he left the team in December 2010.


Foshan Dralions (2010–2011)

In December 2010 Marbury joined the Foshan Dralions. Like the previous season, Marbury played in the starting five of the 2011 CBA All-Star match, but his team failed to make the playoffs.


Beijing Ducks (2011–2017)

During the 2011–2012 season, the Beijing Ducks, led by Stephon Marbury, started out the season with a 13–0 record. Like the previous two seasons, Marbury played in the starting five for the 2012 CBA All-Star match, but unlike the previous two years, his team made the playoffs. Averaging 45 points per game during the Shanxi series, Marbury led Beijing to their first ever CBA Finals match-up against the 7-time champion
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. Marbury then led his Beijing Ducks Team to the 2011–2012 season CBA championship. Following the team's championship, in May 2012, a statue of Marbury was unveiled on the lawn of the MasterCard Center, the 2008 Olympic basketball arena, in Beijing.
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spoke at the ceremony. In the second game of the 2012–13 CBA season, Marbury tallied 13 assists in a victory over the
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. This was the highest number of assists Marbury had produced in a single game since his tenure with the Ducks began.
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He then scored 32 points in an away game against Liaoning Dinosaurs, Liaoning. Beijing won that game by 4 points.
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He was named the CBA Foreign MVP for the season. On March 30, 2014, Marbury won a second CBA championship with the Beijing Ducks. On March 22, 2015, he won his third CBA championship with his team, as well as his first official CBA Finals MVP award. On February 25, 2017, Marbury announced he would retire at the end of the 2017-18 CBA season. On April 24, 2017, the Ducks officially parted ways with Marbury.


Beijing Fly Dragons (2017–2018)

On July 19, 2017, Marbury announced that for his last season, he would play for the Beijing Fly Dragons. He later posted that after his season with the Fly Dragons concluded, he'd look to try and finish his career with an NBA team. However, on February 11, 2018, Marbury played his final game in the CBA, scoring 20 points in a 104–92 win over the Jiangsu Dragons, and announced his retirement from basketball.


Coaching career

On June 24, 2019, Marbury was named head coach of the Beijing Royal Fighters of the
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(CBA). He helped turn around the team's performance. On March 8, 2020, Marbury warned NBA Commissioner
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to stop the 2019–2020 season, saying, "the game won't be fun if people die." He specifically asked Silver to "be the one to make the hard, easy decision." This request was made three days before the first NBA player tested positive for the coronavirus and Silver suspended the season.


Personal life


Family

Stephon's father Don died on December 2, 2007, during a game between the Knicks and the
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. Stephon's brother Zach has played professional basketball in
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. Marbury is a cousin of former professional basketball player Sebastian Telfair. He is also a cousin of former
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star and former
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journeyman Jamel Thomas. In a book, Thomas claimed Marbury's selfish actions in Minnesota prevented Thomas from signing a contract with the Timberwolves. Stephon and his wife Latasha married on September 14, 2002. They divorced in 2023. He has three children: Xaviera, Stephon II, and Stephanie. On April 7, 2025, he married Chinese singer and former "
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" contestant Wang Yuling (aka Catina Mezereon) in Philadelphia.


Legal issues and controversies

Marbury was jailed 10 days for DUI after being stopped and arrested for driving 40 km above the
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. At the time of his arrest, he registered more than twice Arizona's legal limit of blood alcohol level. In 2007, Marbury admitted in federal court to having affairs with an intern after a group outing to a strip club in 2005.


Philanthropy

In 2001, Marbury donated $250,000 of the money derived from
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sponsorships to help victims of the
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. In 2005, Marbury donated between $500,000 and $1,000,000 to help victims of
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. In 2007, Marbury donated $4,000,000 to New York City, $1,000,000 each to the
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,
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, EMT, and New York City Teacher's Fund. In 2014, Marbury was named one of the Top 10 Model Citizens for Beijing due to his commitment to the Beijing community and the charity work he provided for it. He became the first international citizen to earn such an honor since its inception by the Beijing government. In 2020, during the
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, Marbury worked with a China supplier to sell millions of masks at cost to assist first responders and hospital workers in New York City.


Fashion

In 2006, Marbury partnered with Steve & Barry's to promote a line of shoes and clothing bearing his nickname, " Starbury". The line of shoes he endorsed sold for $14.98, far less than many other shoe lines. The reason for doing so, he stated at the time, was to provide kids a way to get fashionable basketball shoes for a reasonable price, and avoid the problem of having expensive shoes that are the target of theft. Marbury was not paid to endorse the shoes, but was compensated based on sales of the shoes. Since then, but not due to business with Marbury, Steve & Barry's filed for bankruptcy and closed all stores. Shortly after Steve & Barry's closed, Marbury opened Starbury.com to sell his shoes and an expanded product line through a partnership with Amazon.com. Starbury has also announced plans to open dozens of stores and a distributorship in China. In May 2017, Marbury expressed interest in helping
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partner with a Chinese sports apparel company.


In popular culture

Marbury is on the cover of the Midway video game ''
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''. He has been named to ''
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'' list of "Good Guys in Sports" three times. In the Spike Lee movie ''He Got Game'', fictional Brooklyn high school star Jesus Shuttlesworth (played by
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) mentions Stephon Marbury as one of the great New York City legends to make it out of Coney Island to the NBA. The high school in the movie, Abraham Lincoln, is where Marbury attended high school. In 1999, Marbury, alongside fellow former Georgia Tech point guard Kenny Anderson, appeared in the video for
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's single "Whatcha Gonna Do" which was produced by Juju of
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. In the video, Marbury and Anderson play a 2 on 2 game versus Terror Squad members
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and
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. In 2007, Marbury co-authored his first children's book with Marshall Dean entitled ''The Adventures of Young Starbury: Practice Makes Perfect''. The book was illustrated by Ryan Nakai. In March 2008, wrestler
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said in an interview that he based his wrestling persona on Marbury. M.V.P. said he had an encounter with Marbury when he was a doorman at a club. In July 2009, Marbury engaged in a 24-hour live-streaming broadcast in which he answered questions from fans, openly wept, and ate vaseline to soothe a sore throat. He would later admit that he was depressed and suicidal at the time. Marbury appeared in the 2014 musical ''I Am Marbury'', which is allegorically based on his life. Marbury starred in his own documentary ''Stephon Marbury: Remade in China''. Released in 2016, the short documentary details Marbury's tenure with the New York Knicks and how he found his love of basketball again after overcoming depression thanks to being in China. Cameo appearances include
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, and
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. In 2017, Marbury starred in his own autobiographical movie titled '' My Other Home'', alongside Jessica Jung. A documentary about Marbury, ''A Kid from Coney Island'', was released in 2019.


Residency

In 2015, Marbury applied for and received a Chinese "green card", or Permanent Resident ID Card (). He is the fifth American basketball player to receive a green card in China. He also earned the nickname
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Ma () for his role as a mentor to the teammates and younger players while playing in China. On November 15, 2023, Marbury obtained
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residency under the Category A of .


Sports team owner

On October 20, 2017, it was announced that Marbury had reached an agreement to become the owner of the Beijing Lions of the China Arena Football League.


Career statistics


NBA


Regular season

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, 18 , , 18 , , 36.7 , , .408 , , .205 , , .724 , , 3.4 , , 9.3 , , 1.6 , , .3 , , 17.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",
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, 60 , , 60 , , 36.6 , , .451 , , .317 , , .755 , , 2.9 , , 6.4 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 16.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",
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, 24 , , 19 , , 33.5 , , .419 , , .378 , , .716 , , 2.5 , , 4.7 , , .9 , , .1 , , 13.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",
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, 23 , , 4 , , 18.0 , , .342 , , .240 , , .462 , , 1.2 , , 3.3 , , .4 , , .1 , , 3.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 846 , , 816 , , 37.7 , , .433 , , .325 , , .784 , , 3.0 , , 7.6 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 19.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", All-Star , 2 , , 0 , , 16.5 , , .500 , , .400 , , .500 , , .5 , , 5.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 8.0


Playoffs

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, 5 , , 5 , , 41.8 , , .306 , , .280 , , .783 , , 3.2 , , 7.6 , , 2.4 , , .0 , , 13.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",
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CBA


Regular season

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, 15 , , 15 , , 34.1 , , .487 , , .366 , , .806 , , 5.9 , , 9.5 , , 2.6 , , .1 , , 22.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , style="text-align:left;",
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, 32 , , 32 , , 36.4 , , .545 , , .508 , , .816 , , 4.5 , , 5.7 , , 1.6 , , .0 , , 25.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", Beijing Ducks , 31 , , 31 , , 35.3 , , .470 , , .283 , , .701 , , 5.5 , , 6.5 , , 2.2 , , .0 , , 25.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;", Beijing Ducks , 30 , , 30 , , 35.0 , , .539 , , .386 , , .766 , , 4.6 , , 5.3 , , 2.2 , , .1 , , 29.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Beijing Ducks , 12 , , 12 , , 29.4 , , .519 , , .477 , , .780 , , 4.7 , , 5.3 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 16.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Beijing Ducks , 38 , , 36 , , 31.8 , , .555 , , .406 , , .764 , , 3.2 , , 5.7 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 16.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Beijing Ducks , 36 , , 36 , , 31.9 , , .483 , , .366 , , .788 , , 3.8 , , 5.7 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , 18.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Beijing Ducks , 36 , , 36 , , 34.4 , , .487 , , .341 , , .748 , , 3.2 , , 5.5 , , 1.7 , , .1 , , 21.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Beijing Fly Dragons , 36 , , 36 , , 34.1 , , .464 , , .281 , , .663 , , 3.0 , , 4.7 , , 1.6 , , .2 , , 14.9


Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", Beijing Ducks , 14 , , 13 , , 33.6 , , .571 , , .432 , , .822 , , 4.3 , , 5.6 , , 3.4 , , .1 , , 33.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;", Beijing Ducks , 6 , , 6 , , 35.8 , , .393 , , .265 , , .848 , , 3.2 , , 8.2 , , 2.3 , , .2 , , 22.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Beijing Ducks , 15 , , 15 , , 37.2 , , .451 , , .283 , , .745 , , 4.8 , , 4.1 , , 2.5 , , .0 , , 25.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Beijing Ducks , 13 , , 13 , , 38.8 , , .575 , , .375 , , .750 , , 4.2 , , 6.6 , , 2.1 , , .1 , , 24.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Beijing Ducks , 4 , , 4 , , 37.8 , , .484 , , .481 , , .815 , , 4.8 , , 4.3 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 31.8


College

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Filmography

*1997: '' Big Bad Mamma'' Music Video by
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– Fairy Godfather *2000: ‘’ The Jersey’’ – Himself (Episode: “Elliot and Goliath”) *2000: '' Between the Lions'' – Himself (3 episodes) *2004: ''
NBA Ballers ''NBA Ballers'' is a 2004 streetball simulation video game developed and published by Midway Games, Midway. The game features fictional National Basketball Association, NBA analyst Bob Benson (voiced and depicted by Terry Abler) and Supernatura ...
'' – Himself *2016: ''Stephon Marbury: Remade in China'' - Himself *2017: '' My Other Home'' — Best New Actor at 14th China Movie Channel Media Awards *2019: ''A Kid From Coney Island'' Documentary – Himself


See also

*
List of National Basketball Association career assists leaders This article provides two lists: :A list of National Basketball Association List of NBA players, players by total career season (sports), regular season assist (basketball), assists recorded :Progressive assist leaders list Assist leaders This is ...
*
List of All-Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball teams The All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) men's basketball team is an annual Atlantic Coast Conference honor bestowed on the best players in the conference following every college basketball season. The selections started in the 1953–54 Atlantic Co ...


References


External links

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