39-year-old Belinelli retired: won the championship in his 13-year NBA career. Spurs official blessings

On June 21, 39-year-old veteran Belinelli will retire and end his career. He has played in the NBA for 13 seasons and won the championship with the Spurs in 2014. The Spurs official blessing: You will always be the championship.

According to European media reports, after helping Bologna win the Serie A championship, 39-year-old veteran Belinelli hinted that he would retire, posted a photo to celebrate the championship and wrote: For my teammates, for all staff, for my family, for my friends, for Bologna, this is all for you.

The general manager of Bologna confirmed the news that Belinelli would retire.

In Serie A, Bologna swept Brescia 3-0 to win the 17th Serie A championship in team history. Belinelli won his third Serie A championship. Since Belinelli joined Bologna in 2020, Bologna has won two championships.

39-year-old Belinelli decided to retire after winning the Serie A championship. The Spurs posted photos to send blessings and tweeted: The journey started in Italy and ended in Italy. We are very happy that you stayed in San Antonio. Congratulations on your outstanding career and you will always be the champion.

Berlinelli's career began with the Bologna Club. He started playing for Bologna in 2002 and won the Serie A championship with the team in 2005. In 2007, Belinelli was selected by the Warriors at the 18th pick in the first round, and played for the Warriors, Raptors, Hornets (now Pelicans), Bulls, Spurs, Kings, Hornets, Hawks, and 76ers in his career. Belinelli returned to the Spurs in 2018 and then left the NBA in 2020.

Berlinelli played in a total of 860 regular season games in his NBA career, averaging 9.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, shooting percentage of 42.4%, three-point shooting percentage of 37.6%, and free throw shooting percentage of 84.6%. He played in 23 playoffs, averaged 5.4 points per game and scored 15.5 minutes and three-point shooting percentage as high as 42.1%. In 2014, Belinelli helped the Spurs win the NBA championship, becoming the first Italian player to win the NBA championship.