Marvin Bagley III

Marvin Bagley III is a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He has played for the Sacramento Kings and the Detroit Pistons. In 2019, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

He also previously played for the Duke Blue Devils when he was in college, and he won the 2018 Consensus All-American.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Marvin Bagley III was born on March 16, 1999, in Tempe, Arizona in the United States of America. He stands 208 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 107 kg. He is a power forward and a center.

He comes from a sports family. His father Marvin Bagley Jr. played for the Arizona Rattlers. His brother Marcus Bazley also plays basketball and is a part of the Delaware Blue Coats in the NBA G League.

Aside from basketball, Bagley is also a rapper and a hip-hop artist. He spends some time composing rap songs. He also had an album called Big Jreams that was released in 2019.

High School and College Career

Bagley III attended Corona del Sol High School in his freshman year, and he transferred to Hillcrest Prep the following year.

He transferred again to Sierra Canyon School, making him ineligible to play basketball for the school according to the California Interscholastic Federation. He had only joined in his senior year, where he recorded 24.9 points per game with 10.1 rebounds.

After he graduated from high school, he entered Duke University and recorded a significant 25 points with 10 rebounds against Elon University.

He was then named the ACC Rookie of the Week. At the end of the regular season, he also bagged some awards, such as the ACC Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year. He also joined Trae Young as one of the best freshmen to make it through the All-American First Team.

Professional Career

Bagley III joined the league during the 2018 NBA Draft, where he was selected by the Sacramento Kings alongside Deandre Ayton. In July 2018, he officially signed a contract with the Kings and made his professional debut in October 2018.

In October 2019, he sustained a fracture on his right thumb, and he was sidelined for 6 weeks. Just the time he came back to action, the NBA suspended the game due to Covid-19 restrictions. That year, he was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

In February 2022, he was traded to the Detroit Pistons. He re-signed with the Pistons in July 2022. The deal with seem him through with the Pistons through to 2025.

Career Highlights

• 2019 - NBA All-Rookie First Team
• 2018 - Consensus first-team All-American
• 2018 - Pete Newell Big Man Award
• 2018 - NABC Freshman of the Year
• 2018 - ACC Player of the Year
• 2018 - First-team All-ACC
• 2018 - ACC Rookie of the Year