Marco Belinelli

**Marco Stefano Belinelli** (born March 25, 1986 in San Giovanni in Persiceto) is an Italian basketball player. He used to play for the Golden State Warriors, for the Toronto Raptors, and for the New Orleans Hornets. In 2012, he started playing for the Chicago Bulls.

## Biography

Starting his career in the youth teams of Virtus Bologna, Marco Belinelli made his professional debut in LegA in 2002. In the following year, he switched to the rival Bologna club, Fortitudo Bologna, due to his former club's financial troubles. He achieved an Italian championship with them in 2005.
In 2006, he represented Italy in the World Championships, with the team finishing in ninth place.
In 2007, he entered the NBA Draft, which took place on June 28, 2007, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Golden State Warriors selected him as the eighteenth overall pick.
On August 11, 2010, he was traded to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Julian Wright. In 2011, he played in the playoffs as a starter for the New Orleans Hornets and had an impressive season.
During the 2011 European Championship, Italy managed to field its three NBA players: Marco Belinelli, Danilo Gallinari, and Andrea Bargnani. Despite being placed in a challenging group in the initial round, which included France, Germany, Serbia, Israel, and Latvia, Italy finished the competition with only one victory.
In 2014, he achieved an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs, becoming the first Italian player to accomplish this feat.
On July 13, 2015, he signed with the Sacramento Kings. On February 11, 2018, he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.
On July 1, 2018, he made a return to the San Antonio Spurs, signing a two-year contract worth twelve million dollars.
On November 26, 2020, he left the NBA and returned to Virtus Bologna.

## Infobox (basketball biography)

- **name**: Marco Belinelli
- **image**: Marco Belinelli 18 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Belinelli playing for the 76ers in 2018
- **position**: Shooting guard / Small forward
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 5
- **weight lb**: 200
- **league**: NBA
- **team**: San Antonio Spurs
- **number**: 18
- **nationality**: Italian
- **birth place**: San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy
- **draft year**: 2007
- **draft round**: 1
- **draft pick**: 18
- **draft team**: Golden State Warriors
- **career start**: 2002
- **years1**: 2002–2003
- **team1**: Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, Virtus Bologna
- **years2**: 2003–2007
- **team2**: Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna, Fortitudo Bologna
- **years3**: –
- **team3**: Golden State Warriors
- **team4**: Toronto Raptors
- **years5**: –
- **team5**: New Orleans Hornets
- **team6**: Chicago Bulls
- **years7**: –
- **team7**: San Antonio Spurs
- **team8**: Sacramento Kings
- **team9**: Charlotte Hornets
- **team10**: Atlanta Hawks
- **team11**: Philadelphia 76ers
- **years12**: –present
- **team12**: San Antonio Spurs
- **highlights**: *List of NBA champions, NBA champion (2014 NBA Finals, 2014)
*NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout, NBA Three-Point Shootout champion (2014 NBA All-Star Game, 2014)
*Lega Basket Serie A, Italian League champion (2005)
*Italian Basketball Supercup, Italian Supercup winner (2005)
*Italian Basketball Supercup, Italian Supercup Most Valuable Player, MVP (2005)
- **profile**: marco_belinelli
- **bbr**: belinma01