Daryl Macon

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Daryl Macon
No. 4–Shenzhen Leopards
Position Shooting guard / point guard
League CBA
Personal information
Born (1995-11-29) November 29, 1995 (age 28)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Parkview (Little Rock, Arkansas)
College
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Dallas Mavericks
2018–2019→Texas Legends
2019–2020 Miami Heat
2019–2020→Sioux Falls Skyforce
2020Sioux Falls Skyforce
2020–2021 Galatasaray
2021 AEK Athens
2021–2022 Panathinaikos
2022–2023 UNICS Kazan
2023–present Shenzhen Leopards
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Daryl Macon Jr. (born November 29, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for Holmes Community College and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

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College career

Macon began his college basketball career at Holmes Community College, where he was named a junior college All-American after averaging 23 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game as a freshman. He was named to the NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Third Team All-America as a sophomore. [1] He transferred to Arkansas Razorbacks, spurning offers from Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Memphis and UMass. [2]

As a junior, Macon was second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He was named to the All-SEC Tournament team and earned SEC Player of the Week honors in February 2017 after posting 30 points against Ole Miss. After the season, he declared for the 2017 NBA draft but did not hire an agent and ultimately returned to Arkansas. [3]

As a senior, he was named to the Second Team All-SEC. [4] Macon averaged 17.1 points and 4.0 assists per game and led the SEC in three-point shooting at a 43.8 percent clip. He was named SEC Player of the Week three times as a senior and joined teammate Jaylen Barford in the 1,000-point club on senior night. [5]

Professional career

Dallas Mavericks & Texas Legends (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Macon received contract offers from several NBA teams as well as overseas clubs. [6] He joined the Miami Heat for the NBA Summer League. [5] He signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks on July 30, 2018, splitting time between the Mavericks and their G League affiliate the Texas Legends. [7] [8] In his first game with the Legends, Macon scored 35 points on 12-of-18 shooting as the Legends defeated the Austin Spurs 126–120. [9] Macon made his NBA debut on October 26, 2018 against the Toronto Raptors, playing one minute and scoring no points in the Mavericks' 107–116 loss. [10]

On July 26, 2019, Macon was waived by the Mavericks. [11]

Miami Heat & Sioux Falls Skyforce (2019–2020)

On September 20, 2019, Macon signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Miami Heat. [12] On October 19, after training camp, the Heat converted Macon's deal to a two-way contract with their G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce. On January 8, 2020, the Miami Heat waived Macon. [13] On January 16, 2020, the Sioux Falls Skyforce announced that they had acquired Macon via returning player right. [14] Macon averaged 17.0 points and 4.7 assists per game for the Skyforce. [15]

Galatasaray (2020–2021)

On July 24, 2020, Macon signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the Basketball Champions League. [15]

AEK Athens (2021)

On January 29, 2021, Macon signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League. [16] Macon made his debut on February 6, 2021 against Peristeri, playing 28:09 minutes and scoring 18 points with 50% FG, 3 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in the AEK 91–59 win. [17] He ended the season with averages of 18.2 points and 3.7 assists per game.

Panathinaikos (2021–2022)

On July 11, 2021, Macon signed with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. [18] In 31 Greek Basket League games, he averaged 11.8 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists (with 1.8 turnovers), playing around 23 minutes per contest. Additionally, in 31 EuroLeague games, he averaged 13.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists (with 2.2 turnovers), playing around 26 minutes per contest.

UNICS Kazan (2022–present)

On July 9, 2022, Macon signed a two-year (1+1) contract with Russian club UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. [19]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Dallas 8011.3.370.455.5711.5.9.1.03.6
2019–20 Miami 403.5.333.500–.0.3.0.0.8
Career1208.7.367.462.5711.0.7.1.02.7

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  2. ↑ Cronin, Courtney (June 16, 2015). "Holmes CC All-American guard headed to Arkansas". The Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ Carter, Jimmy (April 14, 2017). "Daryl Macon, Jaylen Barford declare but don't sign agents". Arkansas Democrat Gazette . Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ "2018 SEC Men's Basketball Awards announced" (Press release). Southeaster Conference. March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
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  9. ↑ Feltman, Asher (November 4, 2018). "Legends Start 1–0 in Wire to Wire Win". National Basketball Association. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Daryl Macon 2018–19 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Daryl Macon: Let go by Mavs". CBS Sports. July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  12. ↑ "HEAT Signs Daryl Macon". NBA.com. September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  13. ↑ "GABE VINCENT GETS TWO-WAY OPPORTUNITY WITH HEAT". NBA.com. January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  14. ↑ "SKYFORCE ACQUIRES DARYL MACON". NBA.com. January 16, 2020. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  15. 1 2 "Galatasaray announces Daryl Macon". Sportando. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Daryl Macon (ex-Galatasaray) joins AEK Athens". Eurobasket. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  17. ↑ "AEK-Peristeri 2020-21 Game stats". esake.gr. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
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