Tony Snell
Snell with the Detroit Pistons in 2019 | |
| No. 21 – Boulazac Basket Dordogne | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| League | Betclic Élite |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 10, 1991 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 213 lb (97 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | New Mexico (2010–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013: 1st round, 20th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Chicago Bulls |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2016 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2016–2019 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2019–2020 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2020–2021 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2021–2022 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2022 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2023–2024 | Maine Celtics |
| 2024–2025 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 2025–present | Boulazac Basket Dordogne |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Tony Rena Snell Jr. (born November 10, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the French Betclic Élite. He played college basketball for the New Mexico Lobos. He was drafted with the 20th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. He is also the first NBA player to be publicly diagnosed with autism.
Born in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, Snell was raised primarily by his mother, Sherika Brown, who worked multiple jobs as a single parent. Snell moved to Phoenix, Arizona, before his senior year to finish high school at Westwind Preparatory Academy. He was the starting shooting guard for the New Mexico Lobos in his sophomore and junior seasons, helping lead the Lobos to back-to-back Mountain West Conference (MWC) regular-season and conference tournament championships as well as NCAA tournament bids.