League NBA NBA draft 2005 / Undrafted Weight 84 kg Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg) Height 1.90 m | Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Role Basketball player Nationality Brazilian / Italian Name Marcelo Huertas | |
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Born 25 May 1983 (age 41) Sao Paulo, Brazil ( 1983-05-25 ) Parents Tania Huertas, Domingos Huertas Similar People Raulzinho Neto, Tiago Splitter, Leandro Barbosa, Xavier Pascual Vives, Jordan Clarkson Profiles | ||
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Marcelo "Marcelinho" Tieppo Huertas (born 25 May 1983) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He is also a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team, and holds Italian citizenship.
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- Lakers sign marcelo huertas talks nba transition kobe bryant
- Marcelo Huertas Comes Up With a Sneaky Steal
- Early years in Brazil and Texas
- Europe
- Los Angeles Lakers 20152017
- Return to Europe
- Brazilian national team
- Career statistics
- Joventut Badalona
- Saski Baskonia
- FC Barcelona Bsquet
- Individual awards
- References
Marcelo Huertas Comes Up With a Sneaky Steal
Early years in Brazil and Texas
Huertas began his career playing with the youth basketball teams of the multi-sports club E.C. Pinheiros in Brazil. After playing high school basketball at Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas, he made his senior men's team debut in the 2001–02 season, with the senior men's team of FMU São Paulo. He then moved to the senior men's basketball team of E.C. Pinheiros, for the 2002–03 season, where he played in the top Brazilian League. He then returned to FMU São Paulo for the 2003–04 season.
Europe
Huertas joined the Spanish club DKV Joventut in 2004, and stayed there until 2007. Next, he moved to the Spanish club Bilbao Basket for the 2007–08 season. He then played with Fortitudo Bologna in the Italian League, during the 2008–09 season. In August 2009, he signed a three-year contract with the Spanish League club Caja Laboral. On 9 August 2011, he signed a four-year contract with the Spanish League club Regal FC Barcelona
Los Angeles Lakers (2015–2017)
On September 9, 2015, Huertas signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. He made his debut for the Lakers in the team's season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 28, recording 2 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists in a 112–111 loss. On March 6, 2016, he recorded season-highs of 10 points and 9 assists in a 112–95 win over the Golden State Warriors. Four days later, he had a season-best game with 13 points and 5 assists in a 120–108 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
On August 5, 2016, Huertas re-signed with the Lakers. On February 23, 2017, Huertas was traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Tyler Ennis. Upon being acquired by the Rockets, Huertas was waived by the team.
Return to Europe
On July 25, 2017, Huertas signed a two-year deal with Baskonia.
Brazilian national team
Huertas has been a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team. With Brazil's senior national team, he won the gold medal at the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship, the 2006 South American Championship, the 2007 Pan American Games, and the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship.
He also played at the following tournaments: the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Career statistics
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.