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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.

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Spurs guard Manu Ginobili (20) talks with teammates (from left) Patrick Mills, and Marco Belinelli, and Tim Duncan, and Boris Diaw during the second half against the Charlotte Bobcats at AT&T Center. The Spurs won 92-82
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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.