Marcelo Huertas

Marcelo "Marcelinho" Tieppo Huertas (born 25 May 1983) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Iberostar Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB. He is also a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team, and holds Italian citizenship. At 32 years old he was the second oldest rookie in the NBA after Pablo Prigioni and before Andre Ingram. After signing with the Lakers in 2015 he played 1 and a half seasons with the Lakers before returning to Spain in 2017.

Not to be confused with Marcelino Huerta.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Tieppo and the second or paternal family name is Huertas.

Marcelo Huertas
Huertas playing for Baskonia in 2017
No. 9 – Iberostar Tenerife
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1983-05-25) 25 May 1983
São Paulo, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian / Italian
Listed height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight93 kg (205 lb)
Career information
High schoolCoppell (Coppell, Texas)
NBA draft2005: undrafted
Playing career2001–present
Career history
2001–2002FMU São Paulo
2002–2003Pinheiros
2003–2004FMU São Paulo
2004–2007Joventut
2007–2008Bilbao
2008–2009Fortitudo Bologna
2009–2011Baskonia
2011–2015Barcelona
2015–2017Los Angeles Lakers
2017–2019Baskonia
2019–presentCanarias
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Brazil
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place2005 Santo Domingo
Gold medal – first place2009 San Juan
Silver medal – second place2011 Mar del Plata
Silver medal – second place2022 Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de Janeiro
FIBA South American Championship
Gold medal – first place2006 Caracas

Professional career
Huertas playing for Barcelona in 2013

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.[1] On 9 August 2011, he signed a four-year contract with the Spanish League club Regal FC Barcelona[2]

Los Angeles Lakers (2015–2017)

On 9 September 2015, Huertas signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.[3] He made his debut for the Lakers in the team's season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 28 October, recording 2 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists in a 112–111 loss.[4] On 6 March 2016, he recorded season-highs of 10 points and 9 assists in a 112–95 win over the Golden State Warriors.[5] Four days later, he had a season-best game with 13 points and 5 assists in a 120–108 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[6]

On 5 August 2016, Huertas re-signed with the Lakers.[7] On 23 February 2017, Huertas was traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Tyler Ennis.[8] Upon being acquired by the Rockets, Huertas was waived by the team.[9]

Return to Spain

On 25 July 2017, Huertas signed a two-year deal with Baskonia.[10]

Canarias (2019–present)

On 23 July 2019, Huertas signed a two-year deal with Canarias (known as Iberostar Tenerife for sponsorship reasons).[11] He averaged 12.9 points and 8.3 assists per game in his debut season for Canarias. Huertas re-signed with the team on 4 June 2020.[12]

Huertas became a star player for the team, and he was named to the All-Basketball Champions League First Team in 2020, and the second team in 2022.[13] He also won the 2020 and 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup titles, gathering MVP honours in the first win.[14][15]

National team career

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, the 2016 Summer Olympics, the 2019 FIBA World Championship, and the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 L.A. Lakers 53016.4.422.262.9311.73.4.5.14.5
2016–17 L.A. Lakers 23110.3.368.211.5291.02.3.4.12.7
Career 76114.6.409.250.7831.53.1.5.13.9

EuroLeague
Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2006–07 Joventut 20314.6.377.167.8751.51.4.9.05.34.3
2009–10 Caja Laboral 16120.9.526.308.8521.83.9.6.08.39.4
2010–11 Caja Laboral 201428.6.460.442.8653.05.5.8.110.313.9
2011–12 Barcelona 212123.7.504.439.8672.04.41.0.08.510.7
2012–13 Barcelona 311720.5.416.347.9722.23.4.6.08.08.7
2013–14 Barcelona 292921.5.492.338.8112.03.8.4.08.29.5
2014–15 Barcelona 281622.1.403.365.8332.34.4.5.07.68.5
Career 16510121.3.449.357.8692.13.8.6.08.09.2

Honors
Joventut Badalona
Saski Baskonia
FC Barcelona
Canarias

Individual awards

References
  1. "Marcelinho Huertas profile". EuroBasket. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. "FC Barcelona Official Site". 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  3. "Lakers Sign Marcelo Huertas". NBA.com. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. "Wolves edge Lakers 112-111 in first game since Flip's death". NBA.com. 28 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  5. "Lakers stun Warriors 112-95 for Golden State's 6th loss". NBA.com. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  6. "In LeBron's final duel with Kobe, Cavs top Lakers 120-108". NBA.com. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. "Lakers Sign Marcelo Huertas". NBA.com. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  8. "Rockets Compete Two Trades". NBA.com. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  9. @HoustonRockets (25 February 2017). "Roster Update: Rockets GM Daryl Morey announced today that the team has waived guard Marcelo Huertas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. "Baskonia, Huertas reunite after six seasons apart". EuroLeague.net. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  11. "ACB.COM - Experiencia para el timón de Iberostar Tenerife: ¡Llega Marcelinho Huertas!". acb.com (in European Spanish). 23 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  12. "Iberostar Tenerife extend Marcelinho Huertas". Sportando. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  13. "Star Lineup revealed, Alocen Best Young Player". Basketball Champions League. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  14. "Home, sweet home: Lenovo Tenerife win third FIBA Intercontinental Cup in as many Finals". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  15. "MVP Huertas hails Tenerife's team spirit, coaching staff". FIBA.com. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  16. (in Spanish) ACB.com: Official Voting Results. Archived 19 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ACB.com Marcelinho Huertas, mejor base ACB 2010–2011. Archived 19 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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