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Marcus Thornton

Q: When was Marcus Thornton drafted?

Marcus Thornton was drafted by Miami Heat , 2nd round (13th pick, 43rd overall), 2009 NBA Draft .

Marcus Terrell Thornton ▪ Twitter: OfficialMT23

(Lil' Buckets)

Position: Shooting Guard ▪ Shoots: Right

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: June 5, 1987 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana us

Relatives: Cousin Al Thornton

College: LSU

High School: Tara in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Draft: Miami Heat, 2nd round (13th pick, 43rd overall), 2009 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: November 6, 2009

Career Length: 8 years

2009-10 All-Rookie

SUMMARY

Career

483

PTS

11.9

TRB

2.8

AST

1.4

FG%

42.5

FG3%

35.8

FT%

83.0

eFG%

49.8

PER

15.5

20.0

Per Game

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Regular Season

Playoffs

Per Game Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2009-10	22	NOH	NBA	SG	73	17	25.6	5.5	12.1	.451	1.6	4.3	.374	3.8	7.8	.493	.517	2.0	2.4	.814	1.0	1.9	2.9	1.6	0.8	0.2	1.0	1.7	14.5
2010-11	23	TOT	NBA	SG	73	23	24.3	4.8	11.1	.434	1.2	3.3	.367	3.6	7.8	.462	.488	2.0	2.5	.788	0.8	2.7	3.5	1.8	0.9	0.1	1.3	1.5	12.8
2010-11	23	NOH	NBA	SG	46	0	16.2	3.0	7.3	.410	0.8	2.0	.376	2.2	5.2	.423	.463	1.1	1.4	.758	0.5	2.3	2.8	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.8	1.1	7.8
2010-11	23	SAC	NBA	SG	27	23	38.1	7.9	17.5	.450	2.0	5.4	.361	5.9	12.1	.491	.506	3.5	4.4	.805	1.3	3.4	4.7	3.4	1.7	0.2	2.1	2.2	21.3
2011-12	24	SAC	NBA	SG	51	51	34.9	6.9	15.7	.438	2.1	6.1	.345	4.8	9.7	.497	.505	2.8	3.2	.865	1.6	2.0	3.7	1.9	1.4	0.2	1.6	2.2	18.7
2012-13	25	SAC	NBA	SG	72	8	24.0	4.6	10.8	.429	2.0	5.3	.372	2.7	5.5	.484	.520	1.5	1.8	.881	0.7	1.8	2.5	1.3	0.8	0.1	0.9	1.5	12.7
2013-14	26	TOT	NBA	SG	72	27	24.2	3.5	8.9	.394	1.5	4.4	.345	2.0	4.5	.443	.480	1.3	1.6	.804	0.8	2.0	2.8	1.1	0.8	0.2	0.9	1.5	9.8
2013-14	26	SAC	NBA	SG	46	26	24.4	3.1	8.1	.381	1.2	3.9	.318	1.8	4.2	.438	.457	0.9	1.1	.808	0.8	1.8	2.7	1.0	0.7	0.2	0.8	1.6	8.3
2013-14	26	BRK	NBA	SG	26	1	23.8	4.2	10.2	.414	2.0	5.3	.380	2.2	5.0	.450	.511	1.8	2.3	.800	0.7	2.2	2.8	1.2	1.0	0.1	1.1	1.4	12.3
2014-15	27	TOT	NBA	SG	48	0	15.0	2.9	7.2	.406	1.1	3.0	.378	1.8	4.2	.426	.484	1.0	1.2	.821	0.5	1.3	1.8	0.8	0.6	0.1	0.6	0.8	7.9
2014-15	27	BOS	NBA	SG	39	0	16.4	3.3	7.8	.416	1.3	3.2	.419	1.9	4.6	.414	.502	1.1	1.3	.824	0.5	1.4	1.9	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.6	0.9	8.9
2014-15	27	PHO	NBA	SG	9	0	9.0	1.4	4.4	.325	0.2	2.1	.105	1.2	2.3	.524	.350	0.4	0.6	.800	0.4	1.0	1.4	0.2	0.7	0.0	0.6	0.3	3.6
2015-16	28	TOT	NBA	SG	61	8	18.2	3.5	8.9	.399	1.5	4.4	.337	2.0	4.5	.460	.482	1.1	1.3	.848	0.6	1.8	2.5	1.4	0.8	0.1	0.8	1.5	9.7
2015-16	28	HOU	NBA	SG	47	6	18.8	3.7	9.3	.400	1.6	4.6	.338	2.1	4.7	.461	.484	1.1	1.2	.879	0.7	1.8	2.4	1.4	0.7	0.1	0.9	1.6	10.0
2015-16	28	WAS	NBA	SG	14	2	16.0	3.0	7.6	.393	1.3	3.9	.333	1.7	3.8	.453	.477	1.1	1.5	.762	0.5	2.0	2.5	1.4	0.9	0.1	0.8	1.2	8.4
2016-17	29	WAS	NBA	SG	33	1	17.4	2.5	6.4	.400	0.8	2.4	.350	1.7	3.9	.431	.467	0.7	0.8	.852	0.7	1.6	2.3	1.2	0.6	0.1	0.8	1.5	6.6
Career			NBA		483	135	23.4	4.4	10.4	.425	1.5	4.2	.358	2.9	6.1	.471	.498	1.6	1.9	.830	0.8	1.9	2.8	1.4	0.8	0.1	1.0	1.5	11.9

4 seasons		SAC	NBA		196	108	28.9	5.3	12.4	.429	1.8	5.2	.353	3.5	7.2	.484	.503	2.0	2.3	.847	1.1	2.1	3.2	1.7	1.1	0.1	1.3	1.8	14.4
2 seasons		NOH	NBA		119	17	22.0	4.5	10.2	.440	1.3	3.4	.374	3.2	6.8	.472	.502	1.6	2.0	.798	0.8	2.1	2.9	1.3	0.6	0.1	0.9	1.5	11.9
1 season		HOU	NBA		47	6	18.8	3.7	9.3	.400	1.6	4.6	.338	2.1	4.7	.461	.484	1.1	1.2	.879	0.7	1.8	2.4	1.4	0.7	0.1	0.9	1.6	10.0
2 seasons		WAS	NBA		47	3	17.0	2.7	6.7	.397	1.0	2.9	.343	1.7	3.9	.437	.470	0.8	1.0	.813	0.6	1.7	2.4	1.3	0.7	0.1	0.8	1.4	7.2
1 season		BOS	NBA		39	0	16.4	3.3	7.8	.416	1.3	3.2	.419	1.9	4.6	.414	.502	1.1	1.3	.824	0.5	1.4	1.9	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.6	0.9	8.9
1 season		BRK	NBA		26	1	23.8	4.2	10.2	.414	2.0	5.3	.380	2.2	5.0	.450	.511	1.8	2.3	.800	0.7	2.2	2.8	1.2	1.0	0.1	1.1	1.4	12.3
1 season		PHO	NBA		9	0	9.0	1.4	4.4	.325	0.2	2.1	.105	1.2	2.3	.524	.350	0.4	0.6	.800	0.4	1.0	1.4	0.2	0.7	0.0	0.6	0.3	3.6

Per Game Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2013-14	26	BRK	NBA	SG	10	0	12.4	2.1	5.4	.389	0.5	2.1	.238	1.6	3.3	.485	.435	1.2	1.8	.667	0.7	1.2	1.9	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.4	5.9
Career			NBA		10	0	12.4	2.1	5.4	.389	0.5	2.1	.238	1.6	3.3	.485	.435	1.2	1.8	.667	0.7	1.2	1.9	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.4	5.9

1 season		BRK	NBA		10	0	12.4	2.1	5.4	.389	0.5	2.1	.238	1.6	3.3	.485	.435	1.2	1.8	.667	0.7	1.2	1.9	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.4	5.9

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Career high, Points	42	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Rebounds	11	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Assists	9	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Steals	6	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Blocks	2	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Game Score	37.2	View full stats from top 20 games

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Totals

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Totals Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2009-10	22	NOH	NBA	SG	73	17	1872	398	883	.451	117	313	.374	281	570	.493	.517	144	177	.814	72	139	211	114	58	11	76	127	1057
2010-11	23	TOT	NBA	SG	73	23	1775	350	807	.434	88	240	.367	262	567	.462	.488	145	184	.788	61	197	258	135	64	9	93	110	933
2010-11	23	NOH	NBA	SG	46	0	745	137	334	.410	35	93	.376	102	241	.423	.463	50	66	.758	25	106	131	43	19	4	37	50	359
2010-11	23	SAC	NBA	SG	27	23	1030	213	473	.450	53	147	.361	160	326	.491	.506	95	118	.805	36	91	127	92	45	5	56	60	574
2011-12	24	SAC	NBA	SG	51	51	1780	352	803	.438	107	310	.345	245	493	.497	.505	141	163	.865	84	104	188	98	71	12	84	111	952
2012-13	25	SAC	NBA	SG	72	8	1726	332	774	.429	141	379	.372	191	395	.484	.520	111	126	.881	50	131	181	91	61	4	68	105	916
2013-14	26	TOT	NBA	SG	72	27	1741	252	639	.394	109	316	.345	143	323	.443	.480	90	112	.804	57	141	198	77	58	11	67	110	703
2013-14	26	SAC	NBA	SG	46	26	1121	142	373	.381	57	179	.318	85	194	.438	.457	42	52	.808	39	85	124	47	31	8	38	74	383
2013-14	26	BRK	NBA	SG	26	1	620	110	266	.414	52	137	.380	58	129	.450	.511	48	60	.800	18	56	74	30	27	3	29	36	320
2014-15	27	TOT	NBA	SG	48	0	721	140	345	.406	54	143	.378	86	202	.426	.484	46	56	.821	23	63	86	36	27	7	27	38	380
2014-15	27	BOS	NBA	SG	39	0	640	127	305	.416	52	124	.419	75	181	.414	.502	42	51	.824	19	54	73	34	21	7	22	35	348
2014-15	27	PHO	NBA	SG	9	0	81	13	40	.325	2	19	.105	11	21	.524	.350	4	5	.800	4	9	13	2	6	0	5	3	32
2015-16	28	TOT	NBA	SG	61	8	1109	216	542	.399	91	270	.337	125	272	.460	.482	67	79	.848	38	112	150	85	47	4	51	90	590
2015-16	28	HOU	NBA	SG	47	6	885	174	435	.400	73	216	.338	101	219	.461	.484	51	58	.879	31	84	115	66	34	3	40	73	472
2015-16	28	WAS	NBA	SG	14	2	224	42	107	.393	18	54	.333	24	53	.453	.477	16	21	.762	7	28	35	19	13	1	11	17	118
2016-17	29	WAS	NBA	SG	33	1	575	84	210	.400	28	80	.350	56	130	.431	.467	23	27	.852	22	54	76	41	19	3	25	48	219
Career			NBA		483	135	11299	2124	5003	.425	735	2051	.358	1389	2952	.471	.498	767	924	.830	407	941	1348	677	405	61	491	739	5750

4 seasons		SAC	NBA		196	108	5657	1039	2423	.429	358	1015	.353	681	1408	.484	.503	389	459	.847	209	411	620	328	208	29	246	350	2825
2 seasons		NOH	NBA		119	17	2617	535	1217	.440	152	406	.374	383	811	.472	.502	194	243	.798	97	245	342	157	77	15	113	177	1416
1 season		HOU	NBA		47	6	885	174	435	.400	73	216	.338	101	219	.461	.484	51	58	.879	31	84	115	66	34	3	40	73	472
2 seasons		WAS	NBA		47	3	799	126	317	.397	46	134	.343	80	183	.437	.470	39	48	.813	29	82	111	60	32	4	36	65	337
1 season		BOS	NBA		39	0	640	127	305	.416	52	124	.419	75	181	.414	.502	42	51	.824	19	54	73	34	21	7	22	35	348
1 season		BRK	NBA		26	1	620	110	266	.414	52	137	.380	58	129	.450	.511	48	60	.800	18	56	74	30	27	3	29	36	320
1 season		PHO	NBA		9	0	81	13	40	.325	2	19	.105	11	21	.524	.350	4	5	.800	4	9	13	2	6	0	5	3	32

Totals Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2013-14	26	BRK	NBA	SG	10	0	124	21	54	.389	5	21	.238	16	33	.485	.435	12	18	.667	7	12	19	1	2	1	2	4	59
Career			NBA		10	0	124	21	54	.389	5	21	.238	16	33	.485	.435	12	18	.667	7	12	19	1	2	1	2	4	59

1 season		BRK	NBA		10	0	124	21	54	.389	5	21	.238	16	33	.485	.435	12	18	.667	7	12	19	1	2	1	2	4	59

Advanced

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Advanced Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
2009-10	22	NOH	NBA	SG	73	1872	17.4	.550	.354	.200	4.4	8.9	6.6	10.3	1.6	0.4	7.3	25.3	3.1	0.9	4.0	.103	2.3	-1.4	0.9	1.4
2010-11	23	TOT	NBA	SG	73	1775	16.5	.525	.297	.228	4.0	13.3	8.6	13.2	1.9	0.4	9.5	24.9	1.9	1.6	3.5	.095	1.4	-0.4	1.0	1.3
2010-11	23	NOH	NBA	SG	46	745	14.0	.494	.278	.198	4.1	17.4	10.7	10.3	1.4	0.4	9.2	25.6	0.0	0.9	0.9	.057	0.2	-0.5	-0.3	0.3
2010-11	23	SAC	NBA	SG	27	1030	18.2	.547	.311	.249	3.9	10.3	7.0	15.3	2.2	0.4	9.6	24.4	1.9	0.8	2.6	.123	2.3	-0.4	1.9	1.0
2011-12	24	SAC	NBA	SG	51	1780	17.4	.544	.386	.203	4.9	6.7	5.8	9.4	2.0	0.5	8.8	23.4	3.7	0.1	3.8	.103	2.4	-1.4	1.1	1.4
2012-13	25	SAC	NBA	SG	72	1726	16.3	.552	.490	.163	3.2	9.0	6.0	9.0	1.8	0.2	7.6	23.1	3.1	0.1	3.2	.089	2.3	-2.0	0.3	1.0
2013-14	26	TOT	NBA	SG	72	1741	12.0	.511	.495	.175	3.7	9.4	6.6	7.3	1.7	0.5	8.9	19.7	1.0	1.0	2.0	.055	-0.4	-1.1	-1.5	0.2
2013-14	26	SAC	NBA	SG	46	1121	9.7	.484	.480	.139	3.9	8.7	6.2	6.6	1.4	0.6	8.8	17.1	0.4	0.5	0.9	.038	-1.4	-0.9	-2.3	-0.1
2013-14	26	BRK	NBA	SG	26	620	16.1	.547	.515	.226	3.5	10.8	7.1	8.6	2.3	0.4	9.0	24.4	0.6	0.5	1.1	.087	1.6	-1.6	0.0	0.3
2014-15	27	TOT	NBA	SG	48	721	15.0	.514	.414	.162	3.4	9.7	6.5	8.2	1.9	0.8	6.8	24.1	0.6	0.7	1.2	.083	1.6	-0.4	1.2	0.6
2014-15	27	BOS	NBA	SG	39	640	15.8	.531	.407	.167	3.2	9.4	6.2	8.8	1.6	0.8	6.3	23.9	0.8	0.6	1.4	.104	2.5	-0.5	2.0	0.7
2014-15	27	PHO	NBA	SG	9	81	8.3	.379	.475	.125	5.4	12.3	8.8	3.9	3.7	0.0	10.6	25.6	-0.2	0.1	-0.1	-0.077	-5.3	0.4	-4.9	-0.1
2015-16	28	TOT	NBA	SG	61	1109	14.7	.511	.498	.146	3.8	11.3	7.5	12.9	2.1	0.3	8.1	24.4	1.0	0.7	1.7	.074	0.9	-1.4	-0.5	0.4
2015-16	28	HOU	NBA	SG	47	885	14.6	.512	.497	.133	3.8	10.5	7.2	12.8	1.9	0.3	8.0	24.3	0.9	0.4	1.3	.072	1.1	-1.9	-0.8	0.2
2015-16	28	WAS	NBA	SG	14	224	15.5	.508	.505	.196	3.4	14.3	8.7	13.4	2.8	0.4	8.6	24.8	0.1	0.3	0.4	.080	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.2
2016-17	29	WAS	NBA	SG	33	575	10.4	.494	.381	.129	4.3	10.5	7.5	10.1	1.6	0.4	10.1	18.7	0.1	0.4	0.5	.042	-1.7	-0.7	-2.4	-0.1
Career			NBA		483	11299	15.5	.531	.410	.185	4.0	9.7	6.8	10.1	1.8	0.4	8.3	23.2	14.5	5.5	20.0	.085	1.4	-1.2	0.2	6.2

4 seasons		SAC	NBA		196	5657	15.7	.538	.419	.189	4.0	8.5	6.2	9.8	1.9	0.4	8.6	22.2	9.0	1.5	10.5	.089	1.6	-1.3	0.3	3.2
2 seasons		NOH	NBA		119	2617	16.5	.535	.334	.200	4.3	11.3	7.8	10.3	1.5	0.4	7.9	25.4	3.1	1.8	4.9	.090	1.7	-1.2	0.6	1.7
1 season		HOU	NBA		47	885	14.6	.512	.497	.133	3.8	10.5	7.2	12.8	1.9	0.3	8.0	24.3	0.9	0.4	1.3	.072	1.1	-1.9	-0.8	0.2
2 seasons		WAS	NBA		47	799	11.8	.498	.423	.151	4.1	11.6	7.8	11.0	2.0	0.4	9.6	20.5	0.2	0.7	0.9	.053	-1.1	-0.4	-1.5	0.1
1 season		BOS	NBA		39	640	15.8	.531	.407	.167	3.2	9.4	6.2	8.8	1.6	0.8	6.3	23.9	0.8	0.6	1.4	.104	2.5	-0.5	2.0	0.7
1 season		BRK	NBA		26	620	16.1	.547	.515	.226	3.5	10.8	7.1	8.6	2.3	0.4	9.0	24.4	0.6	0.5	1.1	.087	1.6	-1.6	0.0	0.3
1 season		PHO	NBA		9	81	8.3	.379	.475	.125	5.4	12.3	8.8	3.9	3.7	0.0	10.6	25.6	-0.2	0.1	-0.1	-0.077	-5.3	0.4	-4.9	-0.1

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
2013-14	26	BRK	NBA	SG	10	124	14.2	.476	.389	.333	6.8	12.8	9.7	1.5	0.9	0.8	3.1	25.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	.038	0.9	-2.9	-2.0	0.0
Career			NBA		10	124	14.2	.476	.389	.333	6.8	12.8	9.7	1.5	0.9	0.8	3.1	25.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	.038	0.9	-2.9	-2.0	0.0

1 season		BRK	NBA		10	124	14.2	.476	.389	.333	6.8	12.8	9.7	1.5	0.9	0.8	3.1	25.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	.038	0.9	-2.9	-2.0	0.0

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How old is Marcus Thornton?

Marcus Thornton is 36 years old.

Where was Marcus Thornton born?

Marcus Thornton was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

When was Marcus Thornton born?

Marcus Thornton was born on June 5, 1987.

How tall is Marcus Thornton?

Marcus Thornton is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

How much did Marcus Thornton weigh when playing?

Marcus Thornton weighed 205 lbs (92 kg) when playing.

Is Marcus Thornton in the Hall of Fame?

Marcus Thornton is not in the Hall of Fame.

When was Marcus Thornton drafted?

Marcus Thornton was drafted by Miami Heat, 2nd round (13th pick, 43rd overall), 2009 NBA Draft.

What position did Marcus Thornton play?

Shooting Guard.

When did Marcus Thornton retire?

Marcus Thornton last played in 2017.

What is Marcus Thornton's net worth?

Marcus Thornton made at least $35,122,638 playing professional basketball.

How much did Marcus Thornton make?

Marcus Thornton made $8,575,000 in 2015.

What did Marcus Thornton average?

Marcus Thornton averaged 11.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.

How many rings does Marcus Thornton have?

Marcus Thornton won 0 championships.

What is Marcus Thornton's Twitter account?

Marcus Thornton is on Twitter at OfficialMT23.

What schools did Marcus Thornton attend?

Marcus Thornton attended Tara in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and LSU.

What are Marcus Thornton's nicknames?

Lil' Buckets is a nickname for Marcus Thornton.

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