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Richard Jefferson
Jefferson with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017
Personal information
Born
(1980-06-21) June 21, 1980 (age 43) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight
233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school
Moon Valley (Phoenix, Arizona)
College
Arizona (1998–2001)
NBA draft
2001: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career
2001–2018
Position
Small forward
Number
24, 44, 22
Career history
2001–2008
New Jersey Nets
2008–2009
Milwaukee Bucks
2009–2012
San Antonio Spurs
2012–2013
Golden State Warriors
2013–2014
Utah Jazz
2014–2015
Dallas Mavericks
2015–2017
Cleveland Cavaliers
2017–2018
Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2016)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2002)
McDonald's All-American (1998)
Fourth-team Parade All-American (1998)
Career NBA statistics
Points
14,904 (12.6 ppg)
Rebounds
4,720 (4.0 rpg)
Assists
2,412 (2.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2004 Athens
Team
FIBA Americas Championship
2003 San Juan
Richard Allen Jefferson Jr. (born June 21, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. A small forward, Jefferson played for eight teams in his 17-season career in the National Basketball Association.
Jefferson played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. He was drafted with the 13th overall pick in the first round of the 2001 NBA draft. Jefferson was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team following his first NBA season. He played seven seasons for the New Jersey Nets (later known as the Brooklyn Nets), who reached the NBA Finals in each of his first two seasons. Jefferson later played for the Milwaukee Bucks, the San Antonio Spurs, the Golden State Warriors, the Utah Jazz, the Dallas Mavericks, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Denver Nuggets. He won an NBA championship as a member of the Cavaliers in 2016. Jefferson was also a member of the United States national team that won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Jefferson retired from the NBA in 2018, becoming a basketball analyst. He joined the staff of ESPN in 2019.
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