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Bryn Jerrel Forbes (born July 23, 1993) is an American professional
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player who last played for the
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of the
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(NBA). He played college basketball for
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and
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, and became a reliable three-point shooter. He plays both
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positions.


High school career

Forbes averaged 13.6 points as a junior, helping Sexton to a 26–2 record and a state championship. He scored 29 points in the 2011 Class B semifinals against Detroit Country Day. Forbes averaged 19.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a senior at Sexton. Playing alongside
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and Anthony Clemmons, they won back-to-back Class B State Championships in 2011 and 2012. He connected on 60 three-pointers as a senior and scored 19 points in the 2012 Class B title game against Stevensville Lakeshore, adding seven assists, following a 19-point effort in the semifinals against Detroit Country Day. He was named a
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Dream Team member and was a Class B All-State selection for the
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and
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. He was not heavily recruited and did not receive any of the major attention that Denzel Valentine and Anthony Clemmons received.
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listed him as
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's third best recruit in the 2012 recruiting class. Forbes received a two-star recruiting grade from
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and listed him as 85 overall (out of a scale or 0–100). He was the ranked the 92nd best shooting guard in the nation, the 77th best player in the Midwest Region, and the 11th best player in the state of
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. He signed with
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, his only major offer, on August 4, 2011.


College career


Cleveland State (2012–2014)

Forbes played his freshman year at
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. He appeared in 32 games, starting 18, averaging 12.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 28.3 minutes. Forbes led the team in scoring among players who played in more than six games. He ranked 11th in
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in scoring and eighth in three-pointers per game (2.0) and in conference games, ranked seventh in scoring (14.9 ppg) and second in free-throw percentage (.908). Forbes scored in double figures in 24 contests, including four games of more than 20 points. His season-high of 24 points came against both Valparaiso (2/9/13), connecting on 8-of-10 shots, including 4-of-4 from three-point range, and
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(2/17/13), making 9-of-12 shots, including 4-of-7 from behind the arc. His other high scoring games came against Loyola with 22 points (1/23/13) and 21 against
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(1/12/13), adding a season-high eight rebounds against the
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and matching the
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single-game record with five three-pointers. Forbes collected eight rebounds at UIC (2/2/13) and dished out a season-high five assists against Notre Dame (Ohio) (12/19/12). His successful freshman year was rewarded with 2012–13 Horizon League Newcomer of the Year, Horizon League All-Newcomer Team,
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Mid-Major Freshman All-America Team, and a two-time Horizon League Newcomer of the Week (Dec 3 and Jan. 14). Forbes looked to improve going into his sophomore year. Still at Cleveland State, he started all 32 games in which he played, averaging 15.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 34.4 minutes. His 15.6 points per game average led Cleveland State and ranked sixth in the Horizon League while he ranked second in the league in three-point field goals made (2.5 pg), trailing only
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's
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, the
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's all-time leading three-point shooter. Forbes led the team to a 21–12 record and 12–4 in the
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. His efficiency improved heavily as he ranked fourth in the Horizon League in three-point field-goal percentage (.424), fifth in free-throw percentage (.826) and fourth in minutes played (34.4 mpg). Forbes broke records when he established a Cleveland State single-season school record with 81 made three-pointers, making at least one three-pointer in every contest. Scoring came easy as he scored in double-figures in 26 of 32 games, including 10 contests with 20 points or more. He went perfect on his first 28 free throws of the season before missing. Season highs for scoring against both Notre Dame (Ohio) with 27 points (12/18/13), matching the
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single-game mark with five made three-pointers, and
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(1/31/14), adding a season-high seven rebounds against the
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. Forbes proved his ability to play on the big stage when he tallied 22 points and five rebounds at the
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(11/25/13), making 11-of-11 attempts from the foul line. He earned second-team NABC All-District 12 and second-Team All-Horizon League honors.


Michigan State (2014–2016)

Going into his junior year, Forbes decided to transfer. He wanted to come to
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in part to be closer to home to take care of his young son and be near a family member with a medical issue. Forbes was granted a waiver to play for the
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in the 2014–15 season.
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rules typically require transfer players to sit out one year, but the
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waivers are granted for athletes who transfer because of family hardship. Forbes still had two seasons of eligibility remaining at Michigan State. Forbes looked to make an immediate impact due to the massive turnover from the previous season. Michigan State lost guards,
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,
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, and Russell Byrd. Three post players who displayed shooting ability also left,
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, Kenny Kaminski, and Alex Gauna. Forbes appeared in 39 games, starting 24, averaging 8.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 26.2 minutes per game. Forbes' sharp shooting continued as he ranked fourth in the
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in three-point field-goal percentage overall (.427), eighth in
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games (.405), and 12th in the
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in three-point field goals made overall (1.8). He scored in double figures in 14 games, including a season-high 21 points at
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(3/1/15) and led MSU in scoring in three games against
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(12/17/14; 14 points),
Rutgers Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was a ...
(1/29/15; 18 points) and
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(3/1/15; 21 points). Forbes made two or more three-pointers in 19 games, including five games with four or more three-pointers, highlighted by a perfect 5-of-5 effort from behind the arc at
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(3/1/15). Forbes shot a perfect 7-of-7 from the field, including 4-of-4 from three-point range en route to 18 points at Notre Dame (12/3/14). He ranked fourth on the team with 23 steals, highlighted by three steals at
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(1/24/15). He shot .808 (42–52) from the foul line, ranking second on the team and shot .450 (9–20) from three-point range during MSU's NCAA Tournament run to the Final Four. He scored 14 points in two NCAA Tournament games against
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(3/20/15) in the second round and
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(3/29/15) in the
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and scored the first five points of overtime in MSU's
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overtime victory, knocking down a three-pointer on the first possession of the extra stanza. His career-best of four assists against Arkansas-Pine Bluff came on December 6. Forbes' senior year was one of much improvement. He became one of the country's top three-point shooters, making close to 50%. He was the recipient of many awards and records during his senior year at Michigan State. On March 2, 2016, Forbes hit a team and
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record 11 three-point field goals, while leading Michigan State to a 97–66 win over
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. Forbes, along with Denzel Valentine, was selected to the NCAA College Basketball Three-Point Contest following his senior year. Forbes was beaten by his teammate in the first round of the competition. Forbes was named
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All-District V 1st Team, Media All-Big Ten 2nd Team, Coaches All-Big Ten 2nd Team, and PIT All-Tournament Team.


College statistics

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Michigan State Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...
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Professional career


San Antonio Spurs (2016–2020)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Forbes joined the
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for the
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. Heading into the Summer League, Spurs' head coach
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told Forbes "to shoot it" after he made 77-of-100 three-pointers at one of his NBA pre-draft workouts. On July 14, 2016, he signed with the Spurs. Forbes secured an opening-night roster spot after impressing the Spurs during training camp and preseason. Forbes played sparingly for the Spurs throughout his rookie season, spending most of his time in the
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on assignment with the
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. On April 7, 2017, with
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,
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and
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not playing, Forbes scored a career-high 27 points to lead the Spurs to a 102–89 win over the
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. Forbes, who had 64 points for the season with a game high of eight coming in, went 4 of 9 from 3-point range and also had career highs in minutes (29) and assists (six). In July 2017, Forbes earned All-
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Second Team honors for his efforts during the 2017 NBA Summer League. On November 3, 2017, he scored 22 points in a 108–101 win over the
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. On November 11, he made his first career start and scored 13 points in a 133–94 win over the
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, becoming the third undrafted player under 6-foot-4 to start a game in San Antonio franchise history, joining
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and Anthony Carter. He made his third career start on December 16 against the
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, joining Avery Johnson as only the second undrafted player under 6-foot-4 in Spurs history to start 3-plus games. On January 28, 2018, he scored a season-high 23 points in a 113–98 win over the
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. On July 20, 2018, Forbes re-signed with the Spurs. In the Spurs' season opener on October 17, Forbes had 11 points in his first start at point guard for the team in a 112–108 win over the
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. On October 24, he scored 15 points in a 116–96 loss to the
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, becoming the first starting point guard for the Spurs other than Tony Parker to score in double figures in each of his first four games since
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in 1989. On November 10, he scored 13 points in a 96–89 win over the
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, thus scoring double figures in nine of 11 games to begin the season. The only other Spurs player to top that in his first three seasons was
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, who had 10 in 1998. On December 11, he had his first career double-double with a season-high 24 points and a career-best 11 rebounds in a 111–86 win over the
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. It was the first double-double of his basketball career, having never had a double-double stemming back to when he started basketball in elementary school. On December 13, in a 125–87 win over the
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, Forbes joined Danny Green and
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as the only Spurs players to score 1,000 points and make 150 3-pointers in their first 150 games with the team. In March 2019, Forbes reached 250 career 3-pointers, joining Neal and
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as the only players in Spurs history to accomplish that feat in their first three seasons with the team.


Milwaukee Bucks (2020–2021)

On November 26, 2020, the
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announced that they had signed Forbes. Forbes scored a career high 30 points against the Houston Rockets on April 29, 2021. He averaged 10.0 points per game, 1.6 rebounds, while shooting a career high from 3-point range (45%) and from the field (47%) in the regular season. In game 4 of the first-round series against the
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, Forbes scored 22 points on efficient shooting off the bench, tying his career playoff high he set in game 2 of the same series. Notably, he outscored Heat star
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in the contest to clinch the series sweep. Forbes became an NBA Champion when the Bucks won the
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in six games against the
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. He played in 20 of the Bucks 23 playoff games and averaged 6.6 points 1.4 rebounds and shot 37% from 3 in 13.7 minutes per game.


Return to San Antonio (2021–2022)

On August 25, 2021, Forbes signed with the San Antonio Spurs. He played in 40 games for the Spurs, averaging 9.1 points in 16.9 minutes per game before he was traded to the
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.


Denver Nuggets (2022)

On January 19, 2022, Forbes was traded to the
Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...
in a three-team trade involving the
Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
.


Minnesota Timberwolves (2022–2023)

On July 11, 2022, Forbes signed with the
Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. Founded in 19 ...
. He was waived on February 9, 2023. On February 15, 2023, he was arrested in San Antonio on a misdemeanor family violence charge.


NBA career statistics


Regular season

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, 80 , , 12 , , 19.0 , , .421 , , .390 , , .667 , , 1.4 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .0 , , 6.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",
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, 40 , , 1 , , 16.9 , , .432 , , .417 , , .898 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .1 , , 9.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",
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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
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Playoffs

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, 7 , , 7 , , 30.3 , , .482 , , .484 , , .667 , , 3.6 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , .1 , , 10.7 , - , style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;",
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Personal life

Forbes has two sons, born in 2013 and 2016. On February 15, 2023, Forbes was arrested in north-central
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on suspicion of assault with bodily injury. He had reportedly engaged in a verbal argument with his girlfriend, whom he later struck multiple times. The San Antonio Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services arrived at the scene and provided aid to the woman. Forbes was booked at the Bexar County Jail.


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