Marcus Camby

Retired

Denver Nuggets · C-F · 2006-07 Defensive Player of the Year · 4× All-Defensive · 1996-97 1st All-Rookie selection

Marcus Camby recorded 1,251 NBA appearances across 17 seasons with Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets.

Best highlights

9.5

career pts/gm

9.8

career reb/gm

1.9

career ast/gm

972

career games

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Marcus Camby's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1995-96–1997-98

Marcus Camby

Damon Stoudamire

Doug Christie

Basketball takes root in Canada

Toronto Raptors · The expansion Raptors

Stoudamire gave the new franchise immediate credibility as it built an audience and navigated its early roster.

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Franchise era

1985-86–1999-00

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Patrick Ewing

John Starks

Defense, rivalry and relentless contention

New York Knicks · The Ewing era

Ewing anchored thirteen straight playoff teams and two Finals runs in an era defined by physical defense and narrow margins.

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Franchise era

2000-01–2009-10

Marcus Camby

Stephon Marbury

David Lee

Constant changes without a foundation

New York Knicks · The lost decade

New York chased short-term fixes through a costly decade and reached the playoffs only once.

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Franchise era

2003-04–2010-11

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Carmelo Anthony

Chauncey Billups

Scoring, swagger and a conference-finals run

Denver Nuggets · Melo restores relevance

Anthony ended an eight-year playoff drought immediately, and Billups later helped turn the group into a 2009 conference finalist.

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Franchise era

1984-85–2008-09

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Danny Manning

Ron Harper

Rare playoff sparks amid dysfunction

LA Clippers · The long Los Angeles struggle

The Clippers spent most of their first quarter-century in Los Angeles near the bottom, with brief respites around Manning and Brand.

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Franchise era

2009-10–2016-17

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Chris Paul

Blake Griffin

Paul, Griffin and relevance at last

LA Clippers · Lob City

Paul's command and Griffin's explosiveness turned the Clippers into a perennial 50-win attraction, though the conference finals stayed out of reach.

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Franchise era

2003-04–2011-12

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Brandon Roy

LaMarcus Aldridge

A beloved revival undone by injuries

Portland Trail Blazers · From Jail Blazers to Roy

Roy restored the bond between team and city, but devastating knee injuries to him and Oden erased the young core's ceiling.

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Franchise era

2010-11–2016-17

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Carmelo Anthony

Amar'e Stoudemire

A scoring star restores relevance

New York Knicks · Melo at the Garden

Anthony's arrival helped produce a 54-win season and the franchise's first playoff series win in thirteen years.

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Franchise era

2011-12–2019-20

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James Harden

Chris Paul

Isolation, threes and a new offensive geometry

Houston Rockets · The Harden experiment

The 2012 trade made Harden a franchise player. Houston kept rebuilding the roster around his creation until the 2018 team came within one win of the Finals.

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Career accomplishments

4× All-Defensive2006-07 Defensive Player of the Year1996-97 1st All-Rookie selection17 NBA seasons1,251 career appearances9,851 career points78 playoff appearances4 triple-doublesCareer high: 37 pointsCareer high: 27 reboundsCareer high: 11 assists

Career honors stored from Basketball Reference

Marcus Camby

Franchise eras

Toronto Raptors · The expansion Raptors

New York Knicks · The Ewing era

New York Knicks · The lost decade

Denver Nuggets · Melo restores relevance

LA Clippers · The long Los Angeles struggle

LA Clippers · Lob City

Portland Trail Blazers · From Jail Blazers to Roy

New York Knicks · Melo at the Garden

Houston Rockets · The Harden experiment

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

Marcus Camby

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Career-high games

Franchise eras

Toronto Raptors · The expansion Raptors

New York Knicks · The Ewing era

New York Knicks · The lost decade

Denver Nuggets · Melo restores relevance

LA Clippers · The long Los Angeles struggle

LA Clippers · Lob City

Portland Trail Blazers · From Jail Blazers to Roy

New York Knicks · Melo at the Garden

Houston Rockets · The Harden experiment

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

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Career-high games