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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1986-03-25)25 March 1986 (age 39) San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy |
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2007: 1st round, 18th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Golden State Warriors |
| Playing career | 2002–2025 |
| Position | Shooting guard /small forward |
| Number | 18, 0, 8, 3, 21 |
| 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 |
| 2016–2017 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 2017–2018 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2018 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2018–2020 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2020–2025 | Virtus Bologna |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 8,370 (9.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,769 (2.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,429 (1.7 apg) |
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Marco Stefano Belinelli (Italian pronunciation:[ˈmarkobeliˈnɛlli]; born 25 March 1986) is an Italian former professionalbasketball player. He was selected 18th overall in the2007 NBA draft by theGolden State Warriors. In 2014, he won the NBA championship with theSan Antonio Spurs, becoming the first Italian player to do so. He won theThree-Point Contest during the2014 NBA All-Star Weekend. He played in the2007,2011,2013,2015, and2017 editions of theFIBA EuroBasket and the2006 and2019 editions of theFIBA World Championship with theItalian national basketball team.
Belinelli played in the ItalianSerie A and theEuroLeague forVirtus Bologna andFortitudo Bologna. In 2004, he lost theEuroLeague Finals againstMaccabi Tel Aviv, and in 2005, he won the Serie A title with Fortitudo.
After being selected #18 in the first round of the2007 NBA draft by theGolden State Warriors, Belinelli scored 37 points in his firstNBA Summer League game against theNew Orleans Hornets, going 14-on-20 from the field, including 5-on-7 frombehind the arc,[1] adding 5 boards, 2 assists and 1 steal to help the Warriors earn a 110–102 win. His performance is tied for second for the highest scoring game ever in Vegas summer league history, behindKeith Bogans' 38 scored as a member of theOrlando Magic in 2004. Belinelli finished his Summer League scoring an average of 22.8 points per game in 4 games with the Warriors, before returning toItaly to be part of the Italian national team forEuroBasket 2007. On 19 December 2008, he scored 27 points, in a game the Warriors lost toAtlanta Hawks.
On 30 July 2009, he was traded to theToronto Raptors forDevean George,[2] joiningItalian national squad teammateAndrea Bargnani. He played his first NBA game as a starter for Toronto on 2 February 2010 against the Indiana Pacers.[citation needed]
On 11 August 2010, he was traded to theNew Orleans Hornets forJulian Wright.[3] After the 2010–11 season, he became a restricted free agent. On 13 December 2011, he signed the $3.4 million qualifying offer to stay with the Hornets for one more year.[4]
On 24 July 2012, Belinelli signed with theChicago Bulls.[5] Since joining the Bulls, Belinelli developed a reputation as a clutch player, hitting shots that include a game winning shot against the Celtics in overtime while falling down, a go-ahead layup against theDetroit Pistons afterJoakim Noah saved the ball from going out of bounds, a game-winning lay-up with 20 seconds remaining against theBrooklyn Nets, and a 3 pointer to give the Bulls a 1-point lead with 5 seconds remaining in a game vs. theUtah Jazz.[citation needed] Belinelli andJoakim Noah each scored 24 points in a game 7 victory over theBrooklyn Nets in the first round of the2013 NBA Playoffs.[6]
On 11 July 2013, Belinelli signed with theSan Antonio Spurs.[7]
On 2 January 2014, Belinelli scored a career-high 32 points in a 101–105 loss to theNew York Knicks.[8]
Belinelli also won theThree-Point Contest at the 2014NBA All-Star Weekend inNew Orleans, beatingBradley Beal of theWashington Wizards at the second attempt in the final after Beal equaled Belinelli's score in the initial final round. In the tiebreaker, Belinelli made six straight shots at a single point, sweeping his fourth rack.[9]
In his first season with the Spurs, Belinelli posted career-highs on field goal percentage, three-point percentage, and free-throw percentage.
In Game 3 of the2014 NBA Finals against the two-time defending champion Miami Heat, Belinelli hit a crucial 3 pointer in the third quarter that increased San Antonio's lead back to double digits.[citation needed] The Heat had rallied, cutting the Spurs' half-time lead of 21 points to just seven, before Belinelli's three-pointer. Upon winning the 2014 Finals, he became the first Italian player to win an NBA championship.[citation needed]
On 13 July 2015, Belinelli signed with theSacramento Kings.[10] On 30 December 2015, he scored a season-high 28 points in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.[11]
On 7 July 2016, Belinelli was traded to theCharlotte Hornets in exchange for the draft rights toMalachi Richardson.[12] On 20 June 2017, Belinelli was traded, along withMiles Plumlee and the 41st pick which becameTyler Dorsey in the2017 NBA draft, to theAtlanta Hawks in exchange forDwight Howard and the 31st overall pick (Frank Jackson) in the 2017 NBA draft.[13][14] On 9 February 2018, he was waived by the Hawks.[15]
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On 12 February 2018, Belinelli signed with thePhiladelphia 76ers.[16] In Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against theBoston Celtics, Marco made a two-point corner shot to send the game to overtime, 89–89. However, the 76ers would lose to the Celtics, 98–101.[17]
On 20 July 2018, Belinelli signed with theSan Antonio Spurs, returning to the franchise for a second stint.[18]
On 26 November 2020, Belinelli left the NBA and returned to Italy signing a three-year deal, until June 2023 withVirtus Bologna.[19] In April 2021, despite a winning record of 19–2, Virtus was defeated in the EuroCup's semifinals byUNICS Kazan.[20] However, the season ended with a great success. In fact, after having knocked out 3–0 bothBasket Treviso in the quarterfinals andNew Basket Brindisi in the semifinals, on 11 June Virtusdefeated 4–0 its historic rivalOlimpia Milano in the national finals, winning its 16th national title and the first one after twenty years.[21]
On 21 September 2021, the team won its secondSupercup, defeatingOlimpia Milano 90–84.[22] Moreover, after having oustedLietkabelis,Ulm andValencia in the first three rounds of theplayoffs, on 11 May 2022, Virtus defeatedFrutti Extra Bursaspor by 80–67 at the Segafredo Arena, winning its firstEuroCup and qualifying for theEuroLeague after 14 years.[23] However, despite having ended the regular season at the first place and having ousted 3–0 bothPesaro andTortona in the first two rounds of playoffs, Virtus was defeated 4–2 in the national finals by Olimpia Milan.[24]
On 29 September 2022, after having ousted Milano in the semifinals, Virtus won itsthird Supercup, defeating 72–69Banco di Sardegna Sassari and achieving a back-to-back, following the 2021 trophy.[25] However, despite good premises Virtus ended theEuroLeague season at the 14th place, thus it did not qualify for the playoffs.[26] Moreover, the team was defeated in theItalian Basketball Cup final byBrescia. In June, after having ousted 3–0 both Brindisi and Tortona, Virtus was defeated 4–3 by Olimpia Milan in the national finals, following a series which was widely regarded among the best in the latest years of Italian basketball.[27][28]
On 7 July 2023, Belinelli renewed his contract with Virtus through 2025. On 24 September, after having ousted Olimpia Milano in the semifinals, Virtus won itsfourth Supercup, and the third in a row, defeating 97–60Germani Brescia.[29] Despite an impressive first half of the season, Virtus ended the EuroLeague regular season at the 10th place, qualifying only for theplay-in, where after having defeated 67–64Anadolu Efes, it lost againstBaskonia 89–77, not qualifying for the playoffs.[30] Moreover, the Black V placed first during the Italian regular season but, after having knocked outTortona by 3–2 andReyer Venezia by 3–1, it lost the third consecutive final against Milan by 3–1.[31]
In the following season Virtus ended the EuroLeague at the 17th place, after a disappointing regular season. After arriving first in the national championship season, Virtus eliminated Venezia 3–2 and their arch-rival Milan 3–1, reaching their fifth finals in a row. They then defeated Brescia 3–0, claiming the Italian championship title for the 17th time.[32][33] For Belinelli, this was the thirdscudetto of his career.
On 18 August 2025, Belinelli announced his retirement from professional basketball, concluding his 20-year professional career, citing that he gave the game of basketball "...my heart. Every piece of me. Every single day. Basketball gave me everything… and I gave it everything I had.”[34]
Belinelli made his debut with theItalian national team in the2006 FIBA World Championship. In that tournament, he scored 25 points against theUnited States national team, including a dunk onCarmelo Anthony. In that tournament, he averaged 13.5 points per game, being the best scorer of his team.
He averaged 15.5 points per game at the2007 EuroBasket, 12.0 points per game at the2011 EuroBasket, 13.6 points per game at the2013 EuroBasket, 16.3 points per game at the2015 EuroBasket and 17.9 points per game at the2017 EuroBasket.
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won anNBA championship | * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Golden State | 33 | 0 | 7.3 | .387 | .390 | .778 | .4 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 2.9 |
| 2008–09 | Golden State | 42 | 23 | 21.0 | .442 | .397 | .769 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .9 | .0 | 8.9 |
| 2009–10 | Toronto | 66 | 1 | 17.0 | .406 | .380 | .835 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 7.1 |
| 2010–11 | New Orleans | 80 | 69 | 24.5 | .437 | .414 | .784 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .5 | .1 | 10.5 |
| 2011–12 | New Orleans | 66* | 55 | 29.8 | .417 | .377 | .783 | 2.6 | 1.5 | .7 | .1 | 11.8 |
| 2012–13 | Chicago | 73 | 27 | 25.8 | .395 | .357 | .839 | 1.9 | 2.0 | .6 | .1 | 9.6 |
| 2013–14† | San Antonio | 80 | 25 | 25.2 | .485 | .430 | .847 | 2.8 | 2.2 | .6 | .1 | 11.4 |
| 2014–15 | San Antonio | 62 | 9 | 22.4 | .423 | .374 | .848 | 2.5 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | 9.2 |
| 2015–16 | Sacramento | 68 | 7 | 24.6 | .386 | .306 | .833 | 1.7 | 1.9 | .5 | .0 | 10.2 |
| 2016–17 | Charlotte | 74 | 0 | 24.0 | .429 | .362 | .893 | 2.4 | 2.0 | .6 | .1 | 10.5 |
| 2017–18 | Atlanta | 52 | 1 | 23.3 | .411 | .372 | .927 | 1.9 | 2.0 | .9 | .1 | 11.4 |
| 2017–18 | Philadelphia | 28 | 1 | 26.3 | .495 | .385 | .870 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .7 | .3 | 13.6 |
| 2018–19 | San Antonio | 79 | 1 | 23.0 | .413 | .372 | .903 | 2.5 | 1.7 | .4 | .1 | 10.5 |
| 2019–20 | San Antonio | 57 | 0 | 15.5 | .392 | .376 | .828 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .2 | .0 | 6.3 |
| Career | 860 | 219 | 22.7 | .424 | .376 | .846 | 2.1 | 1.7 | .6 | .1 | 9.7 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | New Orleans | 6 | 6 | 28.8 | .365 | .308 | 1.000 | .8 | .7 | .8 | .0 | 9.7 |
| 2013 | Chicago | 12 | 7 | 27.1 | .411 | .340 | .879 | 2.9 | 2.6 | .4 | .0 | 11.1 |
| 2014† | San Antonio | 23 | 0 | 15.5 | .444 | .421 | .955 | 2.3 | .8 | .1 | .0 | 5.4 |
| 2015 | San Antonio | 7 | 0 | 16.6 | .513 | .467 | .846 | 1.9 | 1.4 | .3 | .0 | 9.3 |
| 2018 | Philadelphia | 10 | 0 | 27.3 | .406 | .348 | .871 | 2.1 | 2.0 | .7 | .0 | 12.9 |
| 2019 | San Antonio | 7 | 0 | 18.7 | .368 | .381 | .833 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .0 | .3 | 5.9 |
| Career | 65 | 13 | 21.1 | .416 | .375 | .890 | 2.1 | 1.4 | .3 | .0 | 8.5 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Virtus Bologna | 8 | 0 | 16.3 | .395 | .278 | .667 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .4 | — | 5.6 | 4.0 |
| 2003–04 | Fortitudo Bologna | 16 | 7 | 12.5 | .425 | .391 | .833 | .6 | .3 | .3 | — | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| 2004–05 | Fortitudo Bologna | 20 | 1 | 15.0 | .500 | .367 | .688 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| 2005–06 | Fortitudo Bologna | 19 | 12 | 27.9 | .479 | .439 | .711 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | — | 13.4 | 9.4 |
| 2006–07 | Fortitudo Bologna | 13 | 13 | 27.7 | .378 | .320 | .756 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .8 | — | 12.8 | 8.7 |
| 2022–23 | Virtus Bologna | 21 | 1 | 16.9 | .422 | .407 | .935 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .5 | — | 10.0 | 7.5 |
| 2023–24 | 35 | 33 | 22.7 | .404 | .382 | .865 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .4 | — | 14.1 | 9.2 | |
| Career | 132 | 67 | 20.2 | .423 | .386 | .812 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .6 | .0 | 9.8 | 6.8 | |
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