- Marquis Daniels
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Marquis Daniels 
Shooting guard/Small forward Personal information Date of birth January 7, 1981 Place of birth Orlando, Florida Nationality American High school Edgewater
Orlando, Florida
Mt. Zion Christian Academy
Durham, North CarolinaListed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg) Career information College Auburn NBA Draft 2003 / Undrafted Pro career 2003–present Career history Dallas Mavericks (2003–2006)
Indiana Pacers (2006–2009)
Boston Celtics (2009–2011)
Sacramento Kings (2011)Career highlights and awards NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2004) Stats at NBA.com Marquis Antwane Daniels (born January 7, 1981) is a 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m), 200 pounds (91 kg) guard-forward who most recently was a member of the Sacramento Kings. Daniels was an undrafted guard in the 2003 NBA Draft, yet has become a regular rotation player averaging at least 17.8 minutes per game in each one of his first six seasons. He played his first three years for the Dallas Mavericks and was subsequently traded to the Indiana Pacers, where he finished the final three guaranteed years of his contract. Daniels then signed with the Boston Celtics after a period in free agency.
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High school career
Daniels attended Edgewater High School in his hometown Orlando, Florida, before transferring to Mt. Zion Christian Academy (the same school as current NBA player Tracy McGrady).
College career
With Auburn University, Daniels reached the Sweet 16 in the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. He averaged 23.3 points and 7.0 rebounds in three games, including an impressive 27-point, nine-rebound performance in a close one-point loss against the eventual national champion Syracuse.[1]
Daniels graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Sociology in just three-and-a-half years. At Auburn, he averaged 18.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game as a senior and was named to the All SEC Second Team as a senior and team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior.
NBA career
Projected as a second-round pick, Daniels waited for his name to be called. The Mavericks' head coach Don Nelson initially planned on using their 2nd round pick to select Daniels (whom they accidentally discovered while watching game tapes of Josh Howard) but his son Donnie Nelson convinced him to trade the pick to Denver instead and assured his father that they would get him one way or the other. As the calls started pouring in on Daniels' agent's cellphone (among the callers were Magic head coach Doc Rivers), it was later revealed that they had a gentleman's agreement with the Mavericks that his client would sign with them in the event that he did not get drafted.
After a remarkable stint at the team's summer league games, Daniels was signed to a one-year, minimum contract.
Daniels was mostly a third-stringer during his rookie season, used only when victory was all but sure. In the short minutes he was on the floor however, he showed flashes of brilliance. When Steve Nash was out with a stomach flu, Nelson plugged in Daniels as the starting point guard and the rookie delivered with a near triple-double finishing with 14 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists followed by a 16 point, 7 rebound and 8 assist game in a loss against the T-Wolves the next night.
Although his reign as a starter was cut short, Nelson grew tired of the team's lackluster play following their third-straight loss and decided to bring back the classic small ball line-up in a 118–88 triumph over the Orlando Magic. This line-up had the 6'9" Antoine Walker at center and Daniels at the two-guard position and was the permanent starting five until their post-season demise. Daniels averaged 19.7 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists during that 10-game stretch. Daniels signed a 6-year, $38-million contract with the Mavs in the 2004 off-season.
On July 6, 2006, Daniels was traded to the Indiana Pacers for Austin Croshere.[2] The Pacers did not pick up their $7.3 million team option for Daniels in 2009, which made him a free agent.[3] Daniels signed with the Boston Celtics on September 1, 2009.[4]
On February 6, 2011, while the Celtics were playing against the Orlando Magic, Daniels collided with Magic guard Gilbert Arenas and suffered a bruised spinal cord. Daniels lay motionless on the floor for several minutes before being taken away on a stretcher. He gave the Boston crowd a thumbs up sign, and after arriving at a Boston Hospital regained movement of his arms and legs.
On February 24, 2011 Daniels was traded to the Sacramento Kings along with cash for a conditional second round draft pick. This trade helped reduce Boston's luxury tax as well as got the Kings over the league's salary cap minimum, though Daniels did not play a game for the Kings. [5]
Tattoos
Daniels is noted for having several tattoos inscribed on different parts of his body. The tattoos range from a detailed map of Florida that covers his entire back, a caricature of a man blowing his head off with a shotgun on his lower right arm, and Chinese characters on his other arm which were intended to represent his initials, but translate to English as "healthy woman roof". Also, he has an entire bible verse on his chest, which he used to read to his paralyzed grandmother. [6]
NBA career statistics
Legend 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 Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2003–04 Dallas 56 15 18.6 .494 .306 .769 2.6 2.1 .9 .2 8.5 2004–05 Dallas 60 17 23.5 .437 .200 .737 3.6 2.1 1.4 .2 9.1 2005–06 Dallas 62 29 28.5 .480 .211 .754 3.6 2.8 1.1 .2 10.2 2006–07 Indiana 45 4 17.8 .459 .231 .700 1.8 1.3 .6 .2 7.1 2007–08 Indiana 74 1 20.9 .430 .265 .698 2.9 1.9 1.1 .2 8.2 2008–09 Indiana 54 43 31.5 .451 .200 .721 4.6 2.1 1.1 .5 13.6 2009–10 Boston 51 4 18.4 .498 .214 .607 1.9 1.3 .5 .1 5.6 2010–11 Boston 49 0 19.1 .491 .190 .684 2.3 1.3 .8 .4 5.5 Career 451 113 22.5 .462 .232 .719 3.0 1.9 1.0 .3 8.6 Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2003–04 Dallas 5 5 36.8 .427 .143 .636 6.2 3.0 2.0 .6 15.8 2004–05 Dallas 11 0 15.0 .433 .167 .704 3.1 1.3 .6 .3 6.5 2005–06 Dallas 20 0 11.1 .446 .400 .762 1.1 1.3 .2 .1 3.4 2009–10 Boston 11 0 3.4 .385 .500 1.000 0.9 .1 .0 .0 1.5 Career 47 5 12.9 .431 .250 .724 2.0 1.2 .4 .2 5.0 References
- ^ "NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball – Auburn vs. Syracuse". USA Today. 2002-07-23. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores103/103087/20030328NCAABSYRACUSE--0nr.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ "Sources: Mavs deal Daniels for Croshere". ESPN. 2006-07-07. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2510579. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ Pacers won't pick up option on Marquis Daniels
- ^ Celtics sign former Pacers G Marquis Daniels. NBA.com. Retrieved on September 2, 2009.
- ^ 2010-2011 NBA Transactions. NBA.com. Retrieved on April 26, 2011.
- ^ "Cool Tat, Too Bad It's Gibberish". New York Times. April 2, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/02/fashion/sundaystyles/02tattoos.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
External links
- NBA.com – Marquis Daniels
- Marquis Daniels at Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:- 1981 births
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- Basketball players from Florida
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- People from Orlando, Florida
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
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