Daeqwon Plowden
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| No. 29 – Sacramento Kings | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 29, 1998 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mastery Charter North (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Bowling Green (2017–2022) |
| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2022–2023 | Birmingham Squadron |
| 2023–2024 | Osceola Magic |
| 2024 | College Park Skyhawks |
| 2024–2025 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2024–2025 | →College Park Skyhawks |
| 2025–present | Sacramento Kings |
| 2025–present | →Stockton Kings |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Daeqwon Rayshawn Plowden (born August 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Bowling Green Falcons.
Plowden is a native of Germantown, Philadelphia, and attended Mastery Charter North School.[1] He was the school's first 1,000-point scorer and was a two-time all-state team selection.[1] Plowden played primarily as a forward and center in high school;[2] he credits his team's coaches, Terrence Cook and Gerald Johnson, for teaching him combined big man and guard skills.[3]
On November 9, 2016, Plowden signed his National Letter of Intent to play for the Bowling Green Falcons.[4] ESPN ranked him as the 20th best player in Pennsylvania in his recruiting class.[5]
College career
Plowden was named to the All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) second-team in 2020 and the third-team in 2021 and 2022.[6] He was selected to the MAC All-Defensive team in 2022.[6]
Plowden finished his career with the Falcons with 1,618 points and 935 rebounds.[6] He did not miss a game during his college career and is the program leader in games played with 154.[6]
Professional career
Birmingham Squadron (2022–2023)
Plowden worked out with the Washington Wizards, New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz prior to the 2022 NBA draft but went undrafted.[7] He joined the Pelicans for the 2022 NBA Summer League and averaged 12 points per game.[1] On September 9, 2022, Plowden signed with the Pelicans,[8] but was waived on October 15.[9] On November 4, 2022, Plowden was named to the opening night roster for the Birmingham Squadron.[10]
Plowden joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2023 NBA Summer League.[11]
Osceola Magic (2023–2024)
On September 7, 2023, Plowden's rights were traded to the Osceola Magic[12] and on October 18, he signed with the Orlando Magic.[13] However, he was waived on October 21[14] and on November 2, he joined Osceola.[15]
On July 16, 2024, Plowden signed a two-way contract with the Golden State Warriors,[16] but was waived on September 24.[17]
Atlanta Hawks / College Park Skyhawks (2024–2025)
On September 27, 2024, Plowden signed with the Atlanta Hawks,[18] but was waived on October 18.[19] Eight days later, he joined the College Park Skyhawks[20] and on December 27, he signed a two-way contract with the Hawks.[21] On January 15, 2025, Plowden made his NBA debut where he made his first seven field goal attempts and finished the game with 19 points in a 110–94 victory over the Chicago Bulls.[22][23]
On July 6, 2025, Plowden was traded to the Phoenix Suns as part of a seven-team trade; but was subsequently waived by the team.[24]
Sacramento / Stockton Kings (2025-present)
On July 30, 2025, Plowden signed a two-way contract with the Sacramento Kings.[25] On March 19, 2026, Plowden recorded a career-high 20 points paired with two rebounds and one assist in a 139–118 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.[26]