Export hit: Marco Belinelli

Is Marco Belinelli just a summer star or another Euro find by Don Nelson? Good question ..

The Italian shooting guard debuted in the domestic Serie A league at the tender age of 16 with Virtus Bologna. And with city rivals Fortitudo during the 2006-07 season he averaged 16.0 points. The main attraction was Belinelli’s complete and confident game.

At the 2007 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors selected the young Italian at number 18 overall. Belinelli would be going to Don Nelson’s team whose concept was something like “shoot first, ask questions later”. And during the Summer League in Las Vegas before his rookie season, the Italian showed that he was worth the first round money. In his opening game he poured in 37 points against the Hornets and finished the summer averaging 22.8 points per.

Actually, it’s kind of a surprise that the Italian’s arm didn’t fall off since he averaged 19.5 shots per game, including 6.7 from long range. But his excellent three-point percentage of 44.4 percent kept his teammates from locking him in his locker. But an NBA summer cannot be compared to an NBA winter. And even in Oakland there is a bit of defense to be played.

Belinelli has never been known for his defense. And the Warriors had plenty of swing men, leaving the rookie unable to establish himself with Golden State and receiving garbage time in just 33 games.

The 2008-09 season didn’t look much more promising for Belinelli getting off the bench. Over the first 19 games, he averaged just five minutes a game. But then Stephen Jackson and Corey Maggette joined Monta Ellis on the injury list.

And Belinelli took advantage of his chance. In December he scored 14.1 points a game while shooting 44.9 percent from the field and 38.4 percent from long range. He averaged 11.7 shots while dishing out 3.2 assists. But Il numero diciotto was no longer the mad bomber from the summer, drastically improving his shot selection.

Then after 20 games and 15 starts Belinelli injured his ankle. He missed 15 games and then came back in late February and started seven straight games, scoring in double figures in the last four. He then missed three games with a toe injury but was a starter in Golden State’s most recent game.

But with Ellis already back and Maggette and Jackson as well, it remains to be seen if Belinelli can keep his spot in the starting five or not.

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