| No. 29 – Sacramento Kings | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard /small forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1998-08-29)August 29, 1998 (age 27) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mastery Charter North (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Bowling Green (2017–2022) |
| NBA draft | 2022:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2022–2023 | Birmingham Squadron |
| 2023–2024 | Osceola Magic |
| 2024 | College Park Skyhawks |
| 2024–2025 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2024–2025 | →College Park Skyhawks |
| 2025–present | Sacramento Kings |
| 2025–present | →Stockton Kings |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Daeqwon Rayshawn Plowden (born August 29, 1998) is an American professionalbasketball player for theSacramento Kings of theNational Basketball Association (NBA), on atwo-way contract with theStockton Kings of theNBA G League. He playedcollege basketball for theBowling Green Falcons.
Plowden is a native ofGermantown, Philadelphia, and attended Mastery Charter North School.[1] He was the school's first 1,000-point scorer and was a two-time all-state team selection.[1] Plowden played primarily as aforward andcenter in high school;[2] he credits his team's coaches, Terrence Cook and Gerald Johnson, for teaching him combinedbig man andguard skills.[3]
On November 9, 2016, Plowden signed hisNational Letter of Intent to play for theBowling Green Falcons.[4]ESPN ranked him as the 20th best player inPennsylvania in his recruiting class.[5]
Plowden was named to the All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) second-team in 2020 and the third-team in 2021 and 2022.[6] He was selected to the MAC All-Defensive team in 2022.[6]
Plowden finished his career with the Falcons with 1,618 points and 935 rebounds.[6] He did not miss a game during his college career and is the program leader in games played with 154.[6]
Plowden worked out with theWashington Wizards,New Orleans Pelicans andUtah Jazz prior to the2022 NBA draft but went undrafted.[7] He joined the Pelicans for the2022 NBA Summer League and averaged 12 points per game.[1] On September 9, 2022, Plowden signed with the Pelicans,[8] but was waived on October 15.[9] On November 4, 2022, Plowden was named to the opening night roster for theBirmingham Squadron.[10]
Plowden joined theOklahoma City Thunder for the2023 NBA Summer League.[11]
On September 7, 2023, Plowden's rights were traded to theOsceola Magic[12] and on October 18, he signed with theOrlando Magic.[13] However, he was waived on October 21[14] and on November 2, he joined Osceola.[15]
On July 16, 2024, Plowden signed atwo-way contract with theGolden State Warriors,[16] but was waived on September 24.[17]
On September 27, 2024, Plowden signed with theAtlanta Hawks,[18] but was waived on October 18.[19] Eight days later, he joined theCollege Park Skyhawks[20] and on December 27, he signed atwo-way contract with the Hawks.[21] On January 15, 2025, Plowden made his NBA debut where he made his first seven field goal attempts and finished the game with 19 points in a 110–94 victory over theChicago Bulls.[22][23]
On July 6, 2025, Plowden was traded to thePhoenix Suns as part of a seven-team trade; but was subsequently waived by the team.[24]
On July 30, 2025 Plowden signed atwo-way contract with theSacramento Kings.[25]
The Suns also acquired guard Daeqwon Plowden from the Atlanta Hawks in the trade, who was subsequently waived.
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