Kendall Marshall

Kendall Dewan Marshall ( born August 19, 1991) is an American professional basketball player. He is currently with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA under contract. During the college years, he attended the University of North Carolina ( UNC) and was for the basketball team, the North Carolina Tar Heels, active. At this time he was awarded the Bob Cousy Award, which is awarded annually to the best point guard on the collegiate level.

Career

College

Marshall attended Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in Virginia, near his hometown. At 19, however, he moved to the University of North Carolina and was henceforth active for the North Carolina Tar Heels resident. Already in his freshman season, he was able to secure a place in the starting five after half a year after teammate Larry Drew II had left the team in February 2011. The breakthrough Marshall in the following sophomore season. He broke the high school's record for most assists in a season, which he increased to 351 by the end of this season and thus even record holder of the entire Atlantic Coast Conference was. He was also at odds of 9.8 assists per game ranked second nationally.

At the end of the second season in North Carolina to Marshall suffered a scaphoid fracture on his right hand after a foul. By the end of the season he was no longer on the floor. For his achievements in the season he was Bob Cousy Award for the best point guard in college basketball of the season 2011/12. To date, Marshall is the only player who played for the UNC two games in a season with more than 15 assists.

NBA

On 29 March 2012 it was announced that Marshall will attend the NBA Draft in 2012. The Phoenix Suns picked him up from 13th, where he was the second player from the Tar Heels in this round was with it, as Harrison Barnes was drafted at position seven. In July he signed a limited two-year rookie contract with the Suns. In the NBA Summer League directly to him a double -double against the Memphis Grizzlies managed five days after signing the contract.

In November 2012, he was first off the bench in the game against the Orlando Magic for a few minutes. At the end of the month it was for him in the D -League Bakersfield Jam, where he is already in the first game scored 21 points and three weeks later was recalled back to the Suns.

On March 27, 2013, was at the game against the Utah Jazz for the first time in the starting five. On October 25, 2013, was transferred along with Shannon Brown, Marcin Gortat and Malcolm Lee in exchange for Emeka Okafor and a Erstrundendraftpick to the Washington Wizards, who dismissed him three days later. After his release, Marshall moved to the Development League D -League to the Delaware 87ers. On December 19, 2013 Marshall signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers responded with its commitment to the injury crisis of their point guards and Kobe Bryant.