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'{{BLP sources|date=February 2008}} {{Infobox NBA Player |name = Marquis Daniels |nickname = Quis |image = Marquis Daniels cropped.jpg |height_ft = 6 |height_in = 6 |weight_lb = 200 |number = 8 |position = [[Shooting guard]]/[[Small forward]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|1|7}} |birth_place = [[Orlando, Florida]] |team = Boston Celtics |high_school = [[Edgewater High School|Edgewater]] <br /> Orlando, Florida <br /> [[Mt. Zion Christian Academy]] <br> [[Durham, North Carolina]] |college = [[Auburn University|Auburn]] |nationality = [[United States|American]] |career_start = 2003 |draft_round = Undrafted |draft_year = 2003 |teams = [[Dallas Mavericks]] (2003–2006) <br> [[Indiana Pacers]] (2006–2009)<br />[[Boston Celtics]] (2009-present) |highlights = [[NBA All-Rookie Second Team]] (2003) }} '''Marquis Antwane Daniels''' (born January 7, 1981) is a {{height|ft=6|in=6|abbr=mos}}, {{convert|200|lb}} [[guard-forward]] who currently plays for the [[Boston Celtics]]. Daniels was an undrafted guard in the [[2003 NBA Draft]], yet has become a regular rotation player averaging at least 17.8 minutes per game in each one of his first six seasons. He played his first three years for the [[Dallas Mavericks]] and was subsequently traded to the [[Indiana Pacers]], where he finished the final three guaranteed years of his contract. Daniels then signed with the [[Boston Celtics]] after a period in free agency. ==High school career== Daniels attended [[Edgewater High School]] in his hometown [[Orlando, Florida]], before transferring to [[Mt. Zion Christian Academy]] (the same school as current [[NBA]] player [[Tracy McGrady]]). ==College career== Daniels had a quiet college career until [[Auburn University]] reached the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|Sweet 16]] in the 2003 [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]]. He averaged 23.3 points and 7.0 rebounds in three games, including an impressive 27-point, nine-rebound performance in a close one-point loss against the eventual national champion [[Syracuse University|Syracuse]].<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores103/103087/20030328NCAABSYRACUSE--0nr.htm</ref> Daniels graduated from [[Auburn University]] with a [[Academic degree|degree]] in [[Sociology]] in just three-and-a-half years. At Auburn, he averaged 18.4 points, 6.2 [[rebound (sports term)|rebound]]s, 3.3 [[assist (basketball)|assist]]s and 2.3 steals per game as a senior and was named to the All [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] Second Team as a senior and team [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] as a sophomore, junior and senior. ==NBA career== Projected as a second-round pick, Daniels waited for his name to be called. The [[Dallas Mavericks|Mavericks]]' head coach [[Don Nelson]] initially planned on using their 2nd round pick to select Daniels (whom they accidentally discovered while watching game tapes of [[Josh Howard]]) but his son [[Donnie Nelson]] convinced him to trade the pick to [[Denver Nuggets|Denver]] instead and assured his father that they would get him one way or the other. As the calls started pouring in on Daniels' agent's cellphone (among the callers were [[Orlando Magic|Magic]] head coach [[Doc Rivers]]), it was later revealed that they had a gentleman's agreement with the Mavericks that his client would sign with them in the event that he did not get drafted. After a remarkable stint at the team's summer league games, Daniels was signed to a one-year, minimum contract. Daniels was mostly a third-stringer during his rookie season, used only when victory was all but sure. In the short minutes he was on the floor however, he showed flashes of brilliance. When Steve Nash was out with a stomach flu, Nelson plugged in Daniels as the starting point guard and the rookie delivered with a near triple-double finishing with 14 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists followed by a 16 point, 7 rebound and 8 assist game in a loss against the T-Wolves the next night. Although his reign as a starter was cut short, Nelson grew tired of the team's lackluster play following their third-straight loss and decided to bring back the classic ''small ball'' line-up in a 118–88 triumph over the [[Orlando Magic]]. This line-up had the 6'9" [[Antoine Walker]] at [[center (basketball)|center]] and Daniels at the two-guard position and was the permanent starting five until their post-season demise. Daniels averaged 19.7 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists during that 10-game stretch. Daniels signed a 6-year, $38-million contract with the Mavs in the 2004 off-season. On July 6, 2006 Marquis Daniels was traded to the Indiana Pacers for [[Austin Croshere]].<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2510579 ESPN - Sources: Mavs deal Daniels for Croshere - NBA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Pacers did not pick up their $7.3 million team option for Daniels in 2009, which made him a [[free agent]].<ref>[http://www.indystar.com/article/20090626/SPORTS04/90626035/ Pacers won't pick up option on Marquis Daniels]</ref> Daniels signed with the [[Boston Celtics]] on September 1, 2009.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/2009/news/09/01/celtics.daniels.ap/index.html Celtics sign former Pacers G Marquis Daniels]. NBA.com. Retrieved on September 2, 2009.</ref> ==Tattoos== Daniels is noted for having several tattoos inscribed on different parts of his body. The tattoos range from a detailed map of Florida that covers his entire back, a caricature of a man blowing his head off with a [[shotgun]] on his lower right arm, and [[Chinese language|Chinese]] characters on his other arm which were intended to represent his initials, but translate to [[English language|English]] as "healthy woman roof". Also, he has an entire bible verse on his chest,which he used to read to his paralyzed grandmother. <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/02/fashion/sundaystyles/02tattoos.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1]</ref> == NBA career statistics == {{NBA player statistics legend}} === Regular season === {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | [[2003–04 NBA season|2003–04]] | align="left" | [[Dallas Mavericks|Dallas]] | 56 || 15 || 18.6 || .494 || '''.306''' || '''.769''' || 2.6 || 2.1 || .9 || .2 || 8.5 |- | align="left" | [[2004–05 NBA season|2004–05]] | align="left" | Dallas | 60 || 17 || 23.5 || .437 || .200 || .737 || 3.6 || 2.1 || '''1.4''' || .2 || 9.1 |- | align="left" | [[2005–06 NBA season|2005–06]] | align="left" | Dallas | 62 || 29 || 28.5 || .480 || .211 || .754 || 3.6 || '''2.8''' || 1.1 || .2 || 10.2 |- | align="left" | [[2006–07 NBA season|2006–07]] | align="left" | [[Indiana Pacers|Indiana]] | 45 || 4 || 17.8 || .459 || .231 || .700 || 1.8 || 1.3 || .6 || .2 || 7.1 |- | align="left" | [[2007–08 NBA season|2007–08]] | align="left" | Indiana | '''74''' || 1 || 20.9 || .430 || .265 || .698 || 2.9 || 1.9 || 1.1 || .2 || 8.2 |- | align="left" | [[2008–09 NBA season|2008–09]] | align="left" | Indiana | 54 || '''43''' || '''31.5''' || .451 || .200 || .721 || '''4.6''' || 2.1 || 1.1 || '''.5''' || '''13.6''' |- | align="left" | [[2009–10 NBA season|2009–10]] | align="left" | [[Boston Celtics|Boston]] | 51 || 4 || 18.4 || '''.498''' || .214 || .607 || 1.9 || 1.3 || .5 || .1 || 5.6 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 402 || 113 || 22.9 || .460 || .235 || .722 || 3.0 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .2 || 9.0 {{S-end}} === Playoffs === {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | [[2004 NBA Playoffs|2003–04]] | align="left" | [[Dallas Mavericks|Dallas]] | 5 || '''5''' || '''36.8''' || .427 || .143 || .636 || '''6.2''' || '''3.0''' || '''2.0''' || '''.6''' || '''15.8''' |- | align="left" | [[2005 NBA Playoffs|2004–05]] | align="left" | Dallas | 11 || 0 || 15.0 || .433 || .167 || .704 || 3.1 || 1.3 || .6 || .3 || 6.5 |- | align="left" | [[2006 NBA Playoffs|2005–06]] | align="left" | Dallas | '''20''' || 0 || 11.1 || '''.446''' || .400 || .762 || 1.1 || 1.3 || .2 || .1 || 3.4 |- | align="left" | [[2009–10 NBA season|2009–10]] | align="left" | [[Boston Celtics|Boston]] | 11 || 0 || 3.4 || .385 || '''.500''' || '''1.000''' || 0.9 || .1 || .0 || .0 || 1.5 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 47 || 5 || 12.9 || .431 || .250 || .724 || 2.0 || 1.2 || .4 || .2 || 5.0 {{S-end}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/marquis_daniels NBA.com - Marquis Daniels] *{{basketball-reference|id=d/daniema01|name=Marquis Daniels}} {{Boston Celtics current roster}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Daniels, Marquis | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = January 7, 1981 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Orlando, Florida]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Daniels, Marquis}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:African American basketball players]] [[Category:Auburn Tigers men's basketball players]] [[Category:Basketball players from Florida]] [[Category:Boston Celtics players]] [[Category:Dallas Mavericks players]] [[Category:Indiana Pacers players]] [[Category:Shooting guards]] [[Category:Small forwards]] [[Category:People from Orlando, Florida]] [[Category:Undrafted National Basketball Association players]] [[de:Marquis Daniels]] [[es:Marquis Daniels]] [[fr:Marquis Daniels]] [[gl:Marquis Daniels]] [[it:Marquis Daniels]] [[ja:マーキス・ダニエルズ]] [[pt:Marquis Daniels]] [[zh:馬奎斯·丹尼爾斯]]'