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Marco Belinelli, 2014 Spurs Champion, Retires at 39

His farewell caps a journey from a 2014 Spurs championship to a late-career MVP season with Virtus Bologna.

Overview

  • Belinelli announced his retirement on Monday via Instagram, thanking supporters and telling young players he leaves them a dream.
  • The Italian guard spent 13 NBA seasons with nine teams after going No. 18 to the Warriors in the 2007 draft.
  • He appeared in 860 NBA regular-season games with averages of 9.7 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists, hitting 1,216 three-pointers.
  • His peak NBA run came with San Antonio, where he won the 2014 title, captured the Three-Point Contest, and played in all 23 playoff games that spring.
  • After returning to Virtus Bologna in 2020, he won Serie A titles in 2021 and 2025, earned Sixth Man in 2022 and 2023, and was named league MVP in 2024, with FIBA EuroBasket also highlighting his retirement.