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Stephon Marbury is known as a former American professional basketball player. He is most famous for his time spent playing for the Timberwolves, Suns, and Knicks.

<h2>Background</h2>

<a href="/biography/stephon-marbury">Stephon Xavier Marbury</a> was born on February 20, 1977, in Brooklyn, New York. Marbury has often gone by the nickname "<a href="/biography/stephon-marbury">Starbury</a>", a nickname given to him during his youth. Marbury, the sixth of seven children, was born and raised in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn. During his teenage years, he starred at NYC basketball powerhouse Abraham Lincoln High School. After his senior year, Marbury was named New York State <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball">Mr.</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball">Basketball</a>. He was often heralded as the next great NYC point guard, expected to follow the success of NBA stand-outs like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)">Kenny Anderson</a>.

While still attending Abraham Lincoln High School he was <a href="/biography/stephon-marbury">one</a> of the subjects of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darcy_Frey">Darcy Frey</a>'s book The Last Shot, which followed three seniors and Marbury, a <a href="/biography/stephon-marbury">freshman</a>, through the early months of his first season with the school's team. In high school, he played for the renowned AAU team the New York Gauchos.

<h2>Marriage, Wife, and Children</h2>

After living the bachelor's life of a basketball star, Marbury eventually married Latasha on September 14, 2002. Marbury went on to have three children with his wife. The names of his children are Xaviera Marbury, Stephon Marbury, Jr, and Stephanie Marbury.

<h2>Career</h2>

Minnesota Timberwolves (1996–1999)

Stephon Marbury was selected fourth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1996 NBA draft. He was then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for the draft rights to <a href="/biography/ray-allen">Ray Allen</a> and a future first-round pick. In his first season in the league, Marbury averaged 15.8 points and 7.8 assists per game and was named to the 1997 All-Rookie Team. He and second-year <a href="/biography/kevin-garnett">player</a> <a href="/biography/kevin-garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> led the Timberwolves to the NBA Playoffs in 1997 and 1998.

During the lockout-shortened 1999 season, Marbury's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Falk">agent</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Falk">David Falk</a>, demanded a trade. Marbury said he wanted to be closer to his family and friends. Other reports said he wanted to go to a market that would provide more endorsement opportunities, while others suggested that Marbury genuinely disliked Minnesota and was jealous of <a href="/biography/kevin-garnett">Kevin Garnett</a>'s new contract. Marbury was ultimately traded to the New Jersey Nets in a three-way trade in which <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrell_Brandon">Terrell Brandon</a> was sent from Milwaukee to Minnesota and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Cassell">Sam Cassell</a> was sent from New Jersey to Milwaukee.

New Jersey Nets (1999–2001)

While in New Jersey, Marbury blossomed into an All-Star. Marbury made the All-NBA 3rd Team in 2000 and was selected as a reserve for the 2001 All-Star Game, where he hit 2 clutch threes to win the game. Marbury also scored a career-high 50 points on February 13, 2001, in an overtime loss against the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite his individual accolades, the Nets never made the playoffs during Marbury's time with the team.

Phoenix Suns (2001–2004)

Marbury was traded to the Phoenix Suns along with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Newman">Johnny Newman</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soumaila_Samake">Soumaila Samake</a> in the 2001 offseason for <a href="/biography/jason-kidd">Jason Kidd</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Dudley">Chris Dudley</a>. As a Sun, Marbury made his second All-Star team and the All-NBA 3rd team in 2003. Teamed with Rookie of the Year <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amar'e_Stoudemire">Amar'e Stoudemire</a> and All-Star <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Marion">Shawn Marion</a>, the trio took the team to the playoffs, but the Suns were ousted by the Spurs in the first round.

New York Knicks (2004–2009)

Marbury and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Hardaway">Penny Hardaway</a> were traded to the New York Knicks on January 5, 2004, for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Eisley">Howard Eisley</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Ward">Charlie Ward</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_McDyess">Antonio McDyess</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maciej_Lampe">Maciej Lampe</a>, and additional future first-round draft choice. This brought Marbury full circle, as he grew up in New York and was a lifelong Knicks fan.

Marbury played for the U.S. in the 2004 Summer Olympics, the first of the U.S. teams composed of NBA players to fail to win the gold medal at the Olympics. He and his teammates returned home with a bronze medal. Despite the disappointment, Marbury scored a U.S. team Olympic record 31 points in a game against Spain, a record which has since been eclipsed by <a href="/biography/carmelo-anthony">Carmelo Anthony</a> in 2012.

During the 2005–06 season Marbury feuded with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)">head coach</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)">Larry Brown</a>. Towards the end of the 2005–2006 season, the Knicks' poor performance combined with Marbury's public spats with his coach led to a severe decline in Marbury's popularity, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Isola_(sportswriter)">Frank Isola</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_O'Keefe">Michael O'Keefe</a> of the New York Daily News stating that Marbury is "the most reviled <a href="/biography/stephon-marbury">athlete</a> in New York."

The public feud between Marbury and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)">Brown</a> was one of the reasons <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)">Larry Brown</a> was fired at the end of the 2005–06 season. <a href="/biography/isaiah-thomas">Isiah Thomas</a> took over the coaching role and the Knicks were slightly more successful during the 2006–2007 season, surpassing the previous year's 23 wins, 54 games into their 82-game season, before falling off and finishing with only 33. Despite the fact that Marbury had less impressive statistics than in prior years, people claim that Marbury's newfound unselfishness was key to the team's apparent improvement towards the end of the season.

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In April 2008, <a href="/biography/isaiah-thomas">Isiah Thomas</a> was removed from his position; first as president, being replaced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Walsh">Donnie Walsh</a>, and then as head coach, being replaced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_D'Antoni">Mike D'Antoni</a>. After <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_D'Antoni">D'Antoni</a> took over, the Knicks signed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Duhon">Chris Duhon</a>, leading to speculations over Marbury's future in New York. Marbury arrived at training camp and competed with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Duhon">Duhon</a> for the starting point guard job, which <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Duhon">Duhon</a> won. When <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_D'Antoni">D'Antoni</a> told Marbury that he had an opportunity to play approximately 35 minutes in a game if he wanted to, Marbury, apparently feeling he and the Knicks had gone their own ways, allegedly refused. On December 1, Marbury was banned from attending any Knicks' practices or games.

Boston Celtics (2009)

On February 24, 2009, the Knicks and Marbury agreed to a buyout. He cleared waivers two days later, making him a free agent. Marbury had been speculated to join the Boston Celtics by many NBA analysts since late 2008, and on February 27, 2009, Marbury signed with the Celtics. In his debut, he played against the Indiana Pacers, adding 8 points on 4 of 6 shooting, and 2 assists in 13 minutes. Marbury wore the jersey number 8, as No. 3 had been retired in honor of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Johnson">Dennis Johnson</a>.

Marbury was offered a one-year contract by the Celtics for the 2009–10 season for the veteran's minimum. However, he did not agree to the contract. He later announced that he would take a year off from basketball to attend to his business interests.

<h2>CBA Career</h2>

Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons (2010)

In January 2010, it was announced that Marbury had signed with the Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association. In his first game, Marbury, suffering from jet lag, contributed 15 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals in 28 minutes of action. He averaged 22.9 points, 9.5 assists and 2.6 steals in 15 games, but Shanxi eventually failed to advance to the playoffs. Marbury later participated in the CBA All-Star match between the North and the South teams, contributing 30 points and 10 assists for the North team. He won the MVP title for the All-Star game. In July 2010, Marbury agreed to a three-year deal to remain with the Brave Dragons. However, he left the team in December 2010.

Foshan Dralions (2010–2011)

In December 2010 Marbury joined the Foshan Dralions. Like the previous season, Marbury played in the starting five of the 2011 CBA All-Star match, but his team failed to make the playoffs.

Beijing Ducks (2011–2017)

During the 2011–2012 season, the Beijing Ducks, led by Stephon Marbury, started out the season with a 13–0 record. Like the previous two seasons, Marbury played in the starting five for the 2012 CBA All-Star match, but unlike the previous two years, his team made the playoffs. Averaging 45 points per game during the Shanxi series, Marbury led Beijing to their first-ever CBA Finals match-up against the 7-time champion Guangdong Southern Tigers. Marbury then led his Beijing Ducks Team to the 2011–2012 season CBA championship. Following the team's championship, in May 2012, a statue of Marbury was unveiled on the lawn of the MasterCard Center, the 2008 Olympic basketball arena, in Beijing. <a href="/biography/dennis-rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> spoke at the ceremony.

Writing in the state-run China Daily, Marbury credited the success in his life to Chinese culture which he described as one "filled with love, compassion, and care". In the second game of the 2012–13 CBA season, Marbury tallied 13 assists in a victory over the Jilin Northeast Tigers. This was the highest number of assists Marbury had produced in a single game since his tenure with the Ducks began. He then scored 32 points in an away game against Liaoning. Beijing won that match by 4 points. He was named the CBA Foreign MVP for the season.

On March 30, 2014, Marbury won a second CBA championship with the Beijing Ducks. On March 22, 2015, he won his third CBA championship with his team, as well as his first official CBA Finals MVP award. On February 25, 2017, Marbury announced he will retire at the end of the 2017-18 CBA season. On April 24, 2017, the Ducks officially parted ways with Marbury.

<h2>Philanthropy</h2>

Stephon Marbury has been very gracious with his earnings and has donated to numerous organizations throughout his career. In 2001, Stephon donated $250,000 of the money derived from Pepsi sponsorships to help victims of the September 11 attacks. In 2005, Marbury donated between $500,000 and $1,000,000 to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. In 2007, Stephon donated $4,000,000 to New York City, $1,000,000 each to the NYPD, FDNY, EMT, and New York City Teacher's Fund.

In 2014, Marbury was named one of the Top 10 Model Citizens for Beijing due to his commitment to the Beijing community and the charity work he provided for it. He became the first international citizen to earn such an honor since its inception by the Beijing government.

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