Marcus Thornton
Marcus Thornton was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States on June 5th, 1987 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 36, Marcus Thornton biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Marcus Terrell Thornton (born June 5, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA G League.
He played college basketball for Kilgore College and LSU before being drafted in the second round of the 2009 NBA draft by the Miami Heat.
He has since played for the New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets and Washington Wizards.
Personal life
Thornton's fiancée, Lyndsey Duplessis, gave birth to their first child on January 1, 2016, a daughter named Maleia. Thornton is a cousin of former NBA player Al Thornton.
College career
Thornton attended Kilgore College, a junior college in Kilgore, Texas, for two years. He shot at 68% from the field as a freshman in 2005–06. In his second season at Kilgore in 2006–07, he scored 26.9 points, earning first-team Junior College All-American awards and MVP awards for Region XIV.
Thornton transferred to Louisiana State University after his sophomore year. He averaged 19.6 points (second in the SEC) and shot 81.7 percent from the free-throw line as a junior in 2007–08, the second-best percentage in the league. He averaged 21.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game as a senior in 2008-09, then winning the 2009 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year award. He finished with 1,347 points, 21st all-time, and with a 20.4 scoring average, ranked sixth all-time. With 168 three-pointers, he also placed eighth in school history.
Professional career
Thornton was selected as the 43rd overall pick by the Miami Heat in the 2009 NBA draft, but his rights were transferred to the New Orleans Hornets. In a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 23, 2010, he tied a Hornets' franchise record for points scored by a rookie (37), established a franchise record for points in a quarter (23) and points off the bench (previous, 33, Dell Curry). His 37 points also tied for the third most points by an NBA rookie off the bench since the 1976–77 season. In 73 games (started 17) with New Orleans, he was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2009–10. In addition, he set a franchise rookie record of 117 three-pointers in a season.
Thornton was traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Carl Landry on February 23, 2011. He scored a career-high 42 points against the Golden State Warriors on March 14, 2011.
Thornton played in all 51 games in the lockout shortened 2011-2012 season, scoring 18.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.4 steals, and 34.9 minutes.
Thornton reached a career high of 42 points in an overtime loss to the Indiana Pacers on January 24, 2014.
Thornton was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Jason Terry and Reggie Evans on February 19, 2014. In a victory over the Kings on March 9, he had his best game for the Nets, scoring 27 points.
Thornton was traded to the Boston Celtics in a three-team trade involving the Nets and the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 10, 2014. In the Celtics' 101–93 victory over the Washington Wizards on December 7, he scored a season-high 21 points.
Thornton was traded by the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Isaiah Thomas on February 19, 2015. He appeared in just nine games during the 2014-15 season for the Suns. In 18 of a possible 27 games with the Suns, he did not have a game time, largely due to an Achilles' tendon injury and being a non-rotation player on a non-playoff team.
Thornton signed with the Houston Rockets on July 25, 2015. In a loss to the Brooklyn Nets on December 8, he scored a season-high 32 points on December 8. In a three-team trade involving the Rockets and the Philadelphia 76ers, Thornton and Donatas Motiejnas were traded to the Detroit Pistons on February 18, 2016. However, the Pistons rescinded their employment four days later after a poor physical by Motiejnas. Thornton did not play again after returning to Houston, and the Rockets cut him on February 26.
Thornton signed with the Washington Wizards on March 9, 2016. In a 114–93 loss to the Utah Jazz, he made his Wizards debut in a 114–93 loss to the Utah Jazz, earning two points, one assist, and one steal in 20 minutes off the bench.
Thornton re-signed with the Wizards on July 28, 2016.
Thornton and Andrew Nicholson, as well as a 2017 first round draft pick, were traded to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Bojan Bogdanovich and Chris McCullough on February 22, 2017. By the Nets' dismissal the next day, he had been suspended.
Thornton was purchased by the Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League on December 13, 2017.
Thornton signed the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association on February 4, 2018.
Thornton was reacquired by the Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League on December 11, 2018. In a 102-97 victory over the Maine Red Claws, Thornton scored 42 points to go along with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 blocks.
Thornton was born in 2022 by the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League, but after appearing in only 4 games, he was suspended on January 21, 2022.