![]() Belinelli in 2014
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No. 21 – Charlotte Hornets | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy |
March 25, 1986
Nationality | Italian |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall |
Selected by the Golden State Warriors | |
Playing career | 2002–present |
Career history | |
2002–2003 | Virtus Bologna |
2003–2007 | Fortitudo Bologna |
2007–2009 | Golden State Warriors |
2009–2010 | Toronto Raptors |
2010–2012 | New Orleans Hornets |
2012–2013 | Chicago Bulls |
2013–2015 | San Antonio Spurs |
2015–2016 | Sacramento Kings |
2016–present | Charlotte Hornets |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Marco Stefano Belinelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko beliˈnɛlli]; born March 25, 1986) is an Italian professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected 18th overall in the 2007 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors and in 2014 he won the NBA Championship with the San Antonio Spurs becoming the first Italian player to reach this achievement, in the same year he won the NBA Three-Point Shootout during the 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend becoming the third European player to win this award after Peja Stojaković and Dirk Nowitzki. He also played the 2007, 2011, 2013 and 2015 editions of the FIBA EuroBasket and the 2006 FIBA World Championship with the Italian national basketball team.
Belinelli played in the Italian Serie A and the EuroLeague for Virtus Bologna and Fortitudo Bologna. In 2004, he lost the EuroLeague Finals against Maccabi Tel Aviv, and in 2005, he won the Serie A title with Fortitudo.