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Marion has something to prove in Dallas

By Chris Broussard
ESPN The Magazine

Monday, September 28, 2009

DALLAS -- Two years ago, Shawn Marion had it all. He was a perennial All-Star on a perennial contender living in the sunshine of Phoenix, an Olympian with a max contract and one of the freshest nicknames in the game. But that wasn't enough. "The Matrix" wanted respect. Tired of hearing his name bandied about in trade rumors and bothered by the Suns' refusal to talk contract extension, Marion asked to be traded on the eve of training camp 2007. Marion got his wish, but trades to Miami and then ...

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