Marvin Bagley III
Marvin Bagley III is the American big man taken No. 2 in the 2018 NBA Draft, now with the Dallas Mavericks after a February 2026 trade, and still one of the most debated draft picks of his generation.
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Where does Marvin Bagley III live?
Bagley is based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area of Texas during the NBA season after joining the Dallas Mavericks in February 2026. His exact home address is private, and we're not publishing it. He was born and raised in Arizona.
What is Marvin Bagley III's nationality?
Marvin Bagley III is American. He was born in Tempe, Arizona, and grew up between Arizona and California before playing college basketball at Duke.
How old is Marvin Bagley III?
Marvin Bagley III was born on March 14, 1999, which makes him 27 years old in 2026.
How tall is Marvin Bagley III?
Bagley is listed at 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) and around 235 pounds, a prototypical modern power forward who can also slide up to center.
What team does Marvin Bagley III play for now?
Bagley plays for the Dallas Mavericks. He was traded to Dallas on February 5, 2026, from the Washington Wizards. Earlier in his career he played for the Sacramento Kings, the Detroit Pistons and the Wizards.
Why was Marvin Bagley III drafted so high?
The Sacramento Kings selected Bagley with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft after a dominant one-and-done season at Duke, where he was a Consensus All-American and one of the most productive freshmen in the country. That pick is heavily debated because Sacramento chose him ahead of Luka Dončić and Trae Young, who went third and fifth.
Is Marvin Bagley III a bust?
It depends on the standard. Judged against a No. 2 pick and the stars drafted right after him, Bagley has not become a franchise cornerstone, and injuries slowed his early years in Sacramento. Judged as an NBA player, he is a useful, athletic rotation big: he averaged 10.5 points and 6.1 rebounds on 61.8% shooting across 60 games in 2025-26. "Bust" is a fair debate, not a settled fact.
What are Marvin Bagley III's stats?
In the 2025-26 season, split between Washington and Dallas, Bagley averaged about 10.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists in roughly 20 minutes per game, shooting a very efficient 61.8% from the field across 60 appearances.
Where did Marvin Bagley III go to college?
Bagley played one season at Duke University (2017-18) under Mike Krzyzewski, earning Consensus First-Team All-American honors before declaring for the NBA Draft.
What is Marvin Bagley III's net worth?
There is no independently verified net worth figure for Bagley in credible financial reporting, so we won't invent one. What is documented: as the No. 2 pick he earned a guaranteed rookie-scale contract, and he has signed further NBA deals since, so his career earnings run well into the tens of millions.
Is Marvin Bagley III injured?
If you're checking during a game week, the Mavericks' official injury report is the reliable real-time source. Bagley dealt with recurring injuries, including hand and foot issues, early in his career in Sacramento, which is part of why his development stalled there. There is no reported career-ending condition.
Marvin Bagley III: The No. 2 Pick Who Keeps Getting Traded
Marvin Bagley III was born on March 14, 1999, in Tempe, Arizona, into a basketball family. By high school he was one of the most hyped recruits in America, and after a single explosive season at Duke in 2017-18, where he was a Consensus All-American, he entered the 2018 NBA Draft as a projected franchise big man.
The Sacramento Kings took him with the No. 2 overall pick, a decision that still defines how casual fans talk about him, because Luka Dončić went third and Trae Young fifth. That draft-night choice, more than anything Bagley has done on the court, is why his name still trends. Injuries, including hand and foot problems, disrupted his first few seasons in Sacramento and stopped him from ever locking down the role his draft slot implied.
Since then, Bagley has become a well-traveled rotation big. He moved from the Kings to the Detroit Pistons, then to the Washington Wizards, and in February 2026 he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks. As a pro he has settled into a clear identity: a long, athletic, efficient finisher near the rim. In 2025-26 he shot nearly 62% from the field while averaging double-figure points, quietly one of the more efficient scorers on his teams even as the “draft bust” narrative follows him around.
At 6-foot-10 with real athleticism, Bagley remains useful to any team that needs frontcourt depth. The gap between what a No. 2 pick is supposed to be and what he has become is exactly the tension that keeps people searching his name.
