Marcus Camby

Marcus Camby , born the March 22nd 1974 in the Connecticut, is an American player of Basket-ball evolving/moving in the club NBA of the Denver Nuggets at the station of pivot. It measures 2m 11 and weighs 104 kg. It is one of the best defenders of NBA (better defender of the season 2006-2007, 2nd better 5 defensive NBA, 2004/2005) like one of the best contreurs.

Biography

It spends three years to the university of Massachusetts where it produces very good statistics (19,2 points, 9,4 rebounds as a senior). It has succeeds in countering 43 times in 11 matches. It is selected during the Draft NBA 1996 by the Toronto Raptors. It carries out two good seasons in Canada (14,8 points then 12,1 points of average per meeting). Camby will carry out also first triple-double its career (15 points, 12 rebounds, 11 counter).

It is exchanged in 1998 with the New York Knicks against Charles Oakley, where there will remain four years there. It confirms the hopes placed on him (12,0 points, 11,8 rebounds in 2000 and 11,1 points and 11 rebounds in 2001). But it spends its last season to the infirmary, playing only 29 matches out of the 82 possible ones.

In 2002, it joined the Denver Nuggets to start again itself. It quickly becomes one of the executives of a frankness carried out by Carmelo Anthony.

It obtains to the title of better defender of the year for the season 2006-2007 during which it counts 3,3 counter, 1,24 interceptions, 11,2 points and 11,7 rebounds on average per meeting. During the handing-over of the trophy he is ironical about the fact that he is regarded as the best specialized defender by the journalists but that it belonged forever to the best team (TEAM AlStar). He precedes Bruce Bowen and Shawn Marion.

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