Marreese Speights
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Speights with the Warriors in 2015
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| No. 5 – Los Angeles Clippers | |
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| Position | Center / Power forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 4, 1987 St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Gibbs (St. Petersburg, Florida) Admiral Farragut Academy (St. Petersburg, Florida) Hargrave Military (Chatham, Virginia) |
| College | Florida (2006–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2012 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2012–2013 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2013 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2013–2016 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2016–present | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Marreese Akeem Speights (born August 4, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Florida, where he was a freshman member of the Florida Gators' NCAA national championship team in 2007. The Philadelphia 76ers selected him with the 16th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft.
Speights was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. He played basketball at St. Petersburg's Admiral Farragut Academy, which retired his jersey number after one year. He also played basketball at Hargrave Military Academy (senior year) and Gibbs High School.
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Speights was listed as the No. 13 power forward and the No. 51 player in the nation in 2006.
Speights began his career at Florida in 2006–07, and averaged approximately four points and two rebounds in six minutes per game as a freshman for the national champion Gators. He saw few minutes behind big men Al Horford, Joakim Noah, and Chris Richard.
Speights ended the 2007–08 season averaging 14.5 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. After his sophomore season, he declared himself eligible for the 2008 NBA Draft. Speights confirmed with Florida coach Billy Donovan on June 12, 2008 that he would not be returning to the Gators.
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