Full name: Marco Stefano Belinelli
Nationality: Italy
Birth place: San Giovanni in Persiceto
Birth date: March 25, 1986
Height: 1.96 m / 6 ft 5 in
Weight: 87 kg / 192 lbs
San Giovanni in Persiceto
.jpg)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Who is Marco Belinelli
Marco Stefano
Belinelli (born March 25, 1986 in San Giovanni in Persiceto, Bologna) is an
Italian professional basketball player currently with the San Antonio Spurs of
the NBA
He is 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall and plays
as a shooting guard
 |
| His parents |
He was selected 18th (first european)
overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Golden
State Warriors
Prior to his NBA career, Beli played
for Italy’s
Lega A Virtus Bologna and Fortitudo Bologna. At the age of
nineteen, in the 2005, he won the Italian League in the series
against Olimpia
Milano, ended 3–1 for Fortitudo
Bologn
Beli has also played for the Italian
national team. He competed at the 2006 FIBA World Championship .
On July 30, 2009, he was traded to the Toronto Raptors.
After a season in Toronto on summer 2010 Marco has moved to the New Orleans Hornets.
July 24, 2012 – The Chicago Bulls announced today the team has signed free agent guard Marco Belinelli.
After a very good season in the Chicago
Bulls, on July 11, 2013, Marco signed with the four time NBA champions San
Antonio Spurs
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Professional career
Belinelli played for Italy's Virtus Bologna in the Italian Lega
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And played for Italy's Fortitudo Bologna and theEuroleague. At the age of nineteen, in the 2005, he won the Italian League in the series against Olimpia Milano .
Evaluate him during that period
Much more experienced than any other player . Started at the shooting guard position for Euroleague runner up Fortitudo Bologna. After a while, you realize that he's bigger than what it first seems
although his body definitely still
needs to develop. He has good athleticism, and is a very fundamentally sound
player. Good court vision and ball handling, but he has a scorer's mentality.
While he can get his shot off anytime he wants at this level
even with an effective mid-range game,
his future in the NBA will depend on how much he'll be able to develop his
point guard skills. Otherwise he's probably a second round talent.
Euroleague Preview
Belinelli has good size for the
shooting guard position, hurt to a certain extent by the fact that he is
incredibly skinny with a narrow frame that doesn’t look like it will be filling
out anytime soon. He does make up for that with his nice wingspan, but at the
NBA level, there are some legit concerns about how he’ll he stack up physically
with players at his position. Athletically, Belinelli is pretty gifted,
although he doesn’t make anywhere near enough use of it as you’d hope. When he
decides to show off his physical tools, he is quite impressive, feature good
quickness, a nice first step, and
being fairly quick off his feet to get up and
finish.
He has a very pretty looking 3-point
stroke, with a high release point, a very quick trigger, and absolutely no
hesitation whatsoever to heave up shots. When he’s on, he is absolutely lights
out, being capable of draining tough shots with a hand in his face from well
beyond the NBA 3-point line. He is terrific coming off screens to find a shot
inside or outside the arc, and can get his jumper off in a number of different
ways. Shooting off the dribble is cake for him, either going left or right,
stepping back and fading away while contorting his body. This is where he gets
into the most trouble, though, as he can be incredibly streaky at times and
shows no conscious hoisting up tough shots from the most difficult of
situations. His shot-selection is average at best,
and when his jumper isn’t
falling, he can be a real detriment to his team.
The biggest questions about Belinelli’s NBA potential revolve around whether he’ll be strictly a 3-point specialist in the NBA or whether he’ll develop into more than that. The majority of his shots come from behind the arc, and despite his excellent physical tools, he seems very much adverse to putting the ball on the floor and getting to the basket
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Belinelli has also played for the Italian national team. He competed at the 2006 FIBA World Championship and scored 25 points against the United States national team in preliminary round play, and averaged 13.5 points per game for the rest of the
tournament
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Golden State Warriors ( 2007 - 08 ) ( 2008 - 09)
After being selected #18 in the first round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, Belinelli scored 37 points in his first NBA Summer League game against the New Orleans Hornets, going 14-on-20 from the field, including 5-on-7 from behind the arc, 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
Career Statistics season ( 2007- 2008 ) Warriors
Games played : 33
Minutes per game : 7.17
Field goal made : 1.1
Field goal attempted : 2.8
Field goal percentage : 38.7
3-Points shots made : 15
3-Points shots attempted : 1.2
3-Points shots percentage : 39Free throws made : 0.2
Free throws attempted : 0.3
Free throws percentage : 77.8
offensive rebound : 0.1
defensive rebound : 0.3
Total rebound : 0.47
Assists : 0.5
Turnovers : 0.4
Steals : 0.2
Blocked shots : 0.0
Personal fouls : 0.5
Points : 2.9
Belinelli’s first game was his most impressive. For that matter, it might have been the most impressive performance of the entire summer league. He scored 37 points on 14-20 shooting, and did it in every way imaginable—coming off screens, pulling up in transition, going to the basket after a pump-fake, and more. He takes and makes incredibly difficult looks with a quick, fluid flick of the wrist, exuding confidence and even arrogance as he drains shot after shot from well beyond the NBA arc
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Career Statistics season ( 2008 - 2009 ) Warriors
Games played : 42
Minutes per game : 20.59
Field goal made : 3.3
Field goal attempted : 7.5
Field goal percentage : 44.2
3-Points shots made : 1.2
3-Points shots attempted : 3.1
3-Points shots percentage : 39.7Free throws made : 1
Free throws attempted : 1.2
Free throws percentage : 76.9
offensive rebound : 0.2
defensive rebound : 1.5
Total rebound : 1.7
Assists : 2.1
Turnovers : 1.4
Steals : 0.9
Blocked shots : 0.0
Personal fouls : 1.7
Points : 8.9
In his sophomore year in NBA, he has been improving his presence in terms of minutes per game, points per game, and assists. On December 19, 2008, he scored 27 points, in a game the Warriors lost to Atlanta Hawks.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Toronto Raptors
On July 30, 2009, Belinelli was acquired in a trade this summer from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Devean George and cash considerations. Devean George was originally acquired by the Raptors in the Hedo Turkoglu sign-and-trade from Dallas
Marco Belinelli: "Happy to be a Raptor" interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeSUyA9RIc8
Expectation for Belinelli, a young and talented shooter, becomes the fourth European player on Toronto’s roster. He’s set to earn about $1.5 mil next season, with a team option the following year.
 |
| Toronto Raptors: Andrea Bargnani & Marco Belinelli |
In 2010 Marco Belinelli, , confirms that his grandparents risked their lives to help hide and transport Jews out of France and into safety
During the Holocaust, Belinelli's grandparents, who at the time were living in France, risked their own lives to help save those of French Jews. They helped hide and transport them out of France and into safety.Unfortunately this is all Belinelli is aware of
Career Statistics season ( 2009 - 2010 ) Toronto Raptors ( total )
Games played : 66
Minutes played : 1121
Field goal made : 3.3
Field goal attempted : 154
Field goal percentage : 379
3-Points shots made : 60
3-Points shots attempted : 158
Free throws made : 101Free throws attempted : 121
offensive rebound : 14
defensive rebound : 81
Total rebound : 95
Assists : 89
Turnovers : 60
Steals : 42
Blocked shots : 5
Personal fouls : 80
Points : 469
New Orleans Hornets seasons ( 2010 - 2011 ) (2011 - 2012 )
On August 11, 2010 The New Orleans Hornets have sent forward Julian Wright to the Toronto Raptors for shooting guard Marco Belinelli
Marco is happy, and he’s happy to be a Hornet,” said his agent, Sam Goldfeder. “In his phone call, Dell said, ‘Hey, sorry it took so long, but we’ve thought a lot about this and we’re picking (the option) up.’ That was it
Marco Belinelli: "Io e New Orleans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1EX87Pnf_I
Marco Belinelli salary season( 2010 2011 ) : $2,380,270
Marco Belinelli salary season( 2010 2011 ) : $2,400,00
Marco Belinelli Evaluation ( 2011 - 2012 )
Best game this season: April 24th at
Golden State (23 Points, 4 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 3 Steals in
35 Minutes during
an 83-81 victory)
Marco Belinelli @ Golden State Warriors / Apr. 24th, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efqiJHUIg98
Belinelli is someone who has drove Hornets fans the most insane over the past couple of seasons., Belinelli has been as mini as possible in regards to that comparison. He's shown moments of brilliance but followed it up with unreal amounts of inconsistency that leave Hornets fans wanting to lay him down in the pasture. All in all, Belinelli is a limited but productive shooting guard who simply has been asked to do more than he should over his past couple of seasons in New Orleans. After a productive season last year that saw him hit some big shots for the Hornets and shoot a very good 41% from three point land, .
Belinelli also still tries but still struggles defensively. It's a problem he has not due to a lack of effort but due, simply, to a lack of lateral speed and also without a frame that supports physical play from his opponents. Belinelli did, however, post the best rebounding% numbers of his career; although they were still extremely low for his position. But for someone who started the most games for New Orleans this year, his usage rate was only 46th at his position in the league; so it gives credence to the idea that possibly he would be better with a more restrained role
Career Statistics season ( 2010- 11) (2011 - 12 ) new orleans ( total )
( 2010 - 11 ) ( 2011 - 12)
Games played : 80 66
Minutes played : 1957 1966
Field goal made : 302 286
Field goal attempted : 691 686
3-Points shots made : 134 107
3-Points shots attempted : 324 284
Free throws made : 98 101Free throws attempted : 125 129
offensive rebound : 17 19
defensive rebound : 134 153
Total rebound : 151 172
Assists : 92 101
Turnovers : 77 69
Steals : 38 48
Blocked shots : 6 5
Personal fouls : 146 115
Points : 836 780
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chicago bulls season ( 2012 - 2013 )
On July 24, 2012, Belinelli signed with the Chicago Bulls 1 year at $2 million/year from 2.4 million/year that make it among the Worst Signings of the 2012
Belinelli ( 2012 - 2103 ) Season recap
Belinelli couldn't find a regular place in Tom Thibodeau's rotation to start the year but found his rhythm starting in December and became a key piece to a 45-win team. Belinelli shot with more confidence midway through the season and improved defensively to the point where Thibodeau didn't have as much hesitation about leaving him on the floor. Belinelli's confidence grew higher as his teammates gained even more trust in him and that paid off in the form of several crucial shots late in games for the Bulls.
Belinelli had 24 points, including a few huge shots late, to help lead the Bulls past the Brooklyn Nets in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. To watch him go from a player who couldn't find minutes early in the year to a player who wasn't afraid to take and make big shots late in playoff games was impressive
Games played : 73
Minutes played : 1882
Field goal made : 241
Field goal attempted : 610
3-Points shots made : 79
3-Points shots attempted : 221
Free throws made : 141Free throws attempted : 168
offensive rebound : 13
defensive rebound : 127
Total rebound : 140
Assists : 148
Turnovers : 82
Steals : 44
Blocked shots : 6
Personal fouls : 140
Points : 702
Shortly after season end belinelli said I was almost sure, 100 percent, that Chicago was [going to] offer me good money, good [years],” . “But the NBA is a business. I got a little bit of offers from other teams and when San Antonio called me I didn’t think too much, honestly. Having a team that really wanted to win a championship and I can really improve my game, so I think I [made] a really good decision to come here and try to be a better player. Play with great players that know how to win championship and a great coach like Pop.”
-----------------------------------------------------------------
san antonio spurs seson ( 2013 - 2014 )
On July 11, 2013, Belinelli signed with the San Antonio Spurs
Marco Belinelli signed a 2 year / $5.62 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs, including $5,623,750 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $2,811,875.
2014-2015 salary 2,873,750  |
Marco Belinelli, explaining how the San Antonio Spurs pitched him during free agency last summer, recalled three factors. In the order Belinelli listed them:
1. Chance to win a championship
2. Money
3. Support to improve his game
On January 2, 2014, Belinelli scored a career-high 32 points
Belinelli also won the Three-Point Shootout at the 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans, beating Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards at the second attempt in the final after Beal equaled Belinelli's score in the initial final round
.jpg)
Games played : 80
Minutes played : 2016
Field goal made : 337
Field goal attempted : 695
3-Points shots made : 126
3-Points shots attempted : 293
Free throws made : 111Free throws attempted : 131
offensive rebound : 18
defensive rebound : 208
Total rebound : 226
Assists : 179
Turnovers : 95
Steals : 50
Blocked shots : 7
Personal fouls : 130
Points : 911
Belinelli! The best Italian basketball player in the world! The best of 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oluil288eU0
