Marreese Akeem Speights was born on August 4,1987 and is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association.
18 Facts About Marreese Speights
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Marreese Speights played college basketball for the Florida Gators, where he was a freshman member of their NCAA national championship team in 2007.
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Marreese Speights played basketball at St Petersburg's Admiral Farragut Academy, which retired his jersey number after one year.
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Marreese Speights played basketball at Hargrave Military Academy and Gibbs High School.
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Marreese Speights saw few minutes behind big men Al Horford, Joakim Noah, and Chris Richard.
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Marreese Speights confirmed with Florida coach Billy Donovan on June 12,2008 that he would not be returning to the Gators.
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Marreese Speights was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 16th pick of the first round in the 2008 NBA Draft.
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Marreese Speights scored 15 or more points in five of his first 10 games, and was a vital part of the team's frontcourt.
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Marreese Speights did get one start against the New Orleans Hornets on January 3,2011 and notched 12 points and six rebounds.
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On January 4,2012, Marreese Speights was acquired by the Memphis Grizzlies as a part of a three-team trade that sent Xavier Henry to the New Orleans Hornets and two future second round picks to the Philadelphia 76ers.
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On June 29,2012, the Grizzlies extended a qualifying offer to Marreese Speights, making him a restricted free agent.
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On July 13,2012, Marreese Speights re-signed with the Grizzlies to a two-year, $8 million contract.
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On January 22,2013, Marreese Speights was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with Wayne Ellington, Josh Selby, and a future first round draft pick, in exchange for Jon Leuer.
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On July 12,2013, Marreese Speights signed with the Golden State Warriors.
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Marreese Speights won his first NBA championship with the Warriors after they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 NBA Finals in six games.
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In Game 5 of the series, Marreese Speights scored 14 points in 9 minutes to help the Warriors save their season.
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On July 12,2016, Marreese Speights signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.
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On July 27,2017, Marreese Speights signed with the Orlando Magic.