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.24 Richard Jefferson New Jersey Nets

Position: SF
Born: 6/21/80
Height: 6-7 / 2,01
Weight: 222 lbs. / 100,7 kg.
College: Arizona '01

  An athletic freak... Has clearly improved his ballhandling and shooting skills... Can shoot over his defender... Looks great driving to the basket... Extremely good in the open court... Very active defender... Has guts... Not a consistent three-point shooter.
Attended the Moon Valley HS.
Played college ball at Arizona until 2001.
Selected by the Houston Rockets as 13th overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft. Draft rights traded to the New Jersey Nets.
Led Moon Valley HS to a 4A Arizona state championship in 1998.
Selected to the All-Pac-10 Freshman Team in 1998-99.
Named to the All-Final Four Team in 2001.
Voted to the NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team in 2001-02.
Voted to the 2002 Shaw's Pro Summer League 1st Team.
Selected to the NBA Rookie All-Star Game in 2002 and 2003.
Won the Tournament of Americas with the US Team in 2003.
Member of the US Team that lost three games and won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympic Games.

 

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