Daryl Macon Jr. (born November 29, 1995) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played college basketball for

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and the

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College career

Macon began his

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career at

, 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

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Division I Men's Basketball Third Team All-America as a sophomore. He transferred to

, spurning offers from Ole Miss,

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and UMass. 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

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but did not hire an agent and ultimately returned to Arkansas. As a senior, he was named to the Second Team All- SEC. 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

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in the 1,000-point club on senior night.

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. He joined the

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for the NBA Summer League. He signed a

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with the Dallas Mavericks on July 30, 2018, splitting time between the Mavericks and their G League affiliate the

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. In his first game with the Legends, Macon scored 35 points on 12-of-18 shooting as the Legends defeated the

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126–120. Macon made his NBA debut on October 26, 2018 against the

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, playing one minute and scoring no points in the Mavericks' 107–116 loss. On July 26, 2019, Macon was waived by the Mavericks.

Miami Heat & Sioux Falls Skyforce (2019–2020)

On September 20, 2019, Macon signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the

. On October 19, after training camp, the Heat converted Macon's deal to a

with their G League affiliate, the

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. On January 8, 2020, the

waived Macon. On January 16, 2020, the

announced that they had acquired Macon via returning player right. Macon averaged 17.0 points and 4.7 assists per game for the Skyforce.

Galatasaray (2020–2021)

On July 24, 2020, Macon signed with

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of the Turkish

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(BSL) and the

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AEK Athens (2021)

On January 29, 2021, Macon signed with

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of the

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. Macon made his debut on February 6, 2021 against

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, playing 28:09 minutes and scoring 18 points with 50% FG, 3 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in the AEK 91–59 win. He ended the season with impressive averages of 18.2 points and 3.7 assists per game.

Panathinaikos (2021–2022)

On July 11, 2021, Macon signed with

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of the

and the EuroLeague. 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

of the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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References

External links

Arkansas Razorbacks bio
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