(1987-08-04) August 4, 1987 (age 36) St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight
256 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: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career
2008–2021
Position
Center / power forward
Number
16, 5, 15
Coaching career
2023–present
Career history
As player:
2008–2012
Philadelphia 76ers
2012–2013
Memphis Grizzlies
2013
Cleveland Cavaliers
2013–2016
Golden State Warriors
2016–2017
Los Angeles Clippers
2017–2018
Orlando Magic
2018–2021
Guangzhou Long-Lions
As coach:
2023–present
Georgia Southern (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2015)
NCAA champion (2007)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Marreese Akeem Speights (born August 4, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Florida Gators, where he was a freshman member of their NCAA national championship team in 2007. The Philadelphia 76ers selected him with the 16th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft.
Marreese Akeem Speights (born August 4, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the...
agents Jarrett Jack and Carl Landry and the signings of forward-center MarreeseSpeights, center Jermaine O'Neal, point guard Toney Douglas, and Serbian center...
second round pick (the 35th pick) in a three team trade involving MarreeseSpeights. On July 20, 2012, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired Sasha Pavlovic...
Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert. The attempt missed, and was rebounded by MarreeseSpeights of the Warriors who then missed a three-point attempt as time expired...
Grizzlies acquired Jon Leuer from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for MarreeseSpeights, Wayne Ellington, Josh Selby, and a future first-round pick. On January...
and 2013 with the Miami Heat alongside Haslem, and David Lee and MarreeseSpeights won a title in 2015 with the Golden State Warriors. In the 2007 NBA...
2013, Ellington was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers along with MarreeseSpeights, Josh Selby and a future first round draft pick for forward Jon Leuer...
United States PG University of California, Los Angeles 2008 1 16 MarreeseSpeights United States PF University of Florida 2007 1 12 Thaddeus Young United...
262–17. He coached several future NBA players at Hargrave including MarreeseSpeights and Mike Scott. In 2011, he earned a degree from Marshall University...
Brandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–07–07 Kansas F/C 5 Speights, Marreese 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1987–08–04 Florida G 11 Thompson...
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