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Jeremy Lamb

Jeremy Emmanuel Lamb (born May 30, 1992)[1] is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies. As a freshman, he was the second-leading scorer on the 2011 national champion UConn Huskies team.

Jeremy Lamb
Lamb with the Charlotte Hornets in 2019
Personal information
Born (1992-05-30) May 30, 1992 (age 32)
Henrico, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorcross (Norcross, Georgia)
CollegeUConn (2010–2012)
NBA draft2012: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career2012–2024
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number2, 3, 11, 26
Career history
2012–2015Oklahoma City Thunder
2012–2013→Tulsa 66ers
2015–2019Charlotte Hornets
2019–2022Indiana Pacers
2022Sacramento Kings
2023–2024Stockton Kings
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

High school career

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Lamb attended Norcross High School in Norcross, Georgia, where he captained the basketball team and averaged 20 points and 6 rebounds per game, leading Norcross to the regional championship, the Elite 8 of the state playoffs and a final record of 27–3. He was recruited by UConn after drawing the attention of coach Jim Calhoun, who felt that Lamb reminded him of former UConn star Richard "Rip" Hamilton.[2]

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Lamb was listed as the No. 19 shooting guard and the No. 76 player in the nation in 2010.[3]

College career

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During his freshman year at UConn, Lamb played in every game. He averaged 11.1 points per game, which was second on the team behind Kemba Walker.[4] He scored a career-high 24 points against Marquette on January 25, 2011.[5] In the 2011 Big East tournament, Lamb averaged 14.2 points and helped the 9th-seeded Huskies win the tournament and earn a #3 seed in the NCAA tournament.

In the 2011 NCAA Tournament, Lamb increased his scoring output to 16.2 points per game, and tied his career-high with 24 points against San Diego State in the Sweet 16 on March 24, 2011.[5] Preceding UConn's Final Four game against Kentucky, Lamb was 11-for-15 from three-point range in the NCAA Tournament, the highest all-time percentage by a player who has reached the Final Four.[6] In the national title game, he scored 12 points and grabbed 7 rebounds as the Huskies defeated Butler by a score of 53–41.[7]

Following the season, he was invited to the June 17–24, 2011, 17-man tryouts for the 12-man FIBA Under-19 World Cup team by USA Basketball,[8] and was ultimately selected to be a part of the team. The 12 selected players competed as Team USA in the 2011 FIBA U19 World Cup in Latvia, from June 30 to July 10, 2011.[9] Lamb was the only American player selected to the five-man All-Tournament Team.

The 2012 basketball season was a bitter disappointment for both Lamb and UConn.[citation needed] Lamb and UConn, despite their overall talent, failed to meet expectations after suffering a losing record in Big East play during the regular season and bowing out in the first round of the NCAA Tournament after losing to Iowa State University. Following the 2012 season, Lamb declared for the NBA draft.[10]

Professional career

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Lamb with the Rockets during the 2012 preseason

Oklahoma City Thunder (2012–2015)

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Lamb was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. On October 27, 2012, Lamb was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder along with Kevin Martin, two first-round draft picks, and a second-round draft pick, in exchange for James Harden, Cole Aldrich, Lazar Hayward and Daequan Cook.[11]

During his rookie season, Lamb had several assignments with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League.[12] On February 4, 2013, Lamb was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[13] However, he was replaced by Tony Mitchell because he was later recalled by the Thunder, and thus was not an "active" player on a D-League roster at the time of the game.[14]

On December 29, 2013, Lamb scored a then career-high 22 points in a 117–86 win over the Houston Rockets.[15] On November 14, 2014, he recorded his first career double-double with career-highs of 24 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to the Detroit Pistons.[16]

Charlotte Hornets (2015–2019)

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On June 25, 2015, Lamb was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Luke Ridnour and a 2016 second-round draft pick.[17] On November 2, 2015, he signed a three-year, $21 million contract extension with the Hornets.[18][19] The following day, he scored a season-high 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting in a 130–105 win over the Chicago Bulls.[20] He surpassed that mark on January 4, 2016, scoring 22 points in a 111–101 loss to the Golden State Warriors.[21]

On November 26, 2016, after recovering from a hamstring injury that sidelined him for 10 games, Lamb made his first start for the Hornets and had a career-best game with 18 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in a 107–102 win over the New York Knicks.[22] Lamb set a season high in points for a second straight game on November 28, recording 21 points and nine rebounds off the bench in a 104–85 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.[23]

 
Lamb goes for a dunk during a 2018 game

On December 20, 2017, Lamb scored a career-high 32 points on 11-of-17 shooting in a 129–111 loss to the Toronto Raptors. He scored 19 points in 15 first-half minutes.[24]

Prior to the start of the 2018–19 season, Lamb was named the team's starting shooting guard.[25] On November 21, he scored 21 points on a career-high five 3-pointers in a 127–109 win over the Indiana Pacers.[26] On December 26, he scored 31 points in a 134–132 double-overtime loss to the Brooklyn Nets.[27] On March 24, 2019, he banked home a half-court shot at the buzzer to lift the Hornets to a 115–114 win over the Raptors. It was the second-longest game-winning buzzer-beater in the previous 20 seasons.[28] Less than two weeks later, Lamb hit another game-winning 3-pointer against the Raptors, this time with 3.3 seconds remaining to lift the Hornets to a 113–111 win on April 5.[29]

Indiana Pacers (2019–2022)

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On July 7, 2019, Lamb signed a three-year contract worth $31.5 million with the Indiana Pacers.[30] On February 24, 2020, the Indiana Pacers announced that Lamb had sustained a torn left anterior cruciate ligament, a torn lateral meniscus, and a lateral femoral condylar fracture during an 81–127 blowout loss to the Toronto Raptors hosted on February 23. This injury sidelined Lamb for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[31]

Sacramento Kings (2022)

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On February 8, 2022, Lamb was traded, alongside Justin Holiday, Domantas Sabonis and a 2023 second-round pick, to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson.[32] He made his debut for the team a day later, logging 14 points, six rebounds, five assists and two blocks in a 132–119 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.[33]

Stockton Kings (2023–2024)

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On October 2, 2023, Lamb re-signed with Sacramento,[34] but was waived a week later.[35] On November 9, he was named to the opening night roster for the Stockton Kings.[36] On March 10, 2024, it was announced that Lamb had suffered a season–ending ankle injury while playing for Stockton.[37]

On August 7, 2024, Lamb announced his retirement from professional basketball.[38]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Oklahoma City 23 0 6.4 .353 .300 1.000 .8 .2 .1 .1 3.1
2013–14 Oklahoma City 78 0 19.7 .432 .356 .797 2.4 1.5 .7 .3 8.5
2014–15 Oklahoma City 47 8 13.5 .416 .342 .891 2.3 .9 .4 .1 6.3
2015–16 Charlotte 66 0 18.6 .451 .309 .727 3.8 1.2 .6 .5 8.8
2016–17 Charlotte 62 5 18.4 .460 .281 .853 4.3 1.2 .4 .4 9.7
2017–18 Charlotte 80 18 24.6 .457 .370 .861 4.1 2.3 .8 .4 12.9
2018–19 Charlotte 79 55 28.5 .440 .348 .888 5.5 2.2 1.1 .4 15.3
2019–20 Indiana 46 42 28.1 .451 .335 .836 4.3 2.1 1.2 .5 12.5
2020–21 Indiana 36 8 21.3 .435 .406 .947 3.6 1.5 .9 .6 10.1
2021–22 Indiana 39 0 15.7 .373 .333 .838 2.4 1.3 .6 .4 7.1
2021–22 Sacramento 17 0 18.9 .403 .302 .846 3.5 1.8 .5 .5 7.9
Career 573 136 20.8 .439 .342 .857 3.6 1.6 .7 .4 10.1

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 Oklahoma City 11 0 9.1 .405 .143 1.000 1.5 .6 .6 .1 3.6
2016 Charlotte 3 0 4.0 .556 1.000 .000 1.3 .3 .0 .0 3.7
Career 14 0 8.0 .431 .200 1.000 1.4 .6 .5 .1 3.6

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Connecticut 41 40 28.8 .487 .368 .797 4.5 1.6 .9 .6 11.1
2011–12 Connecticut 34 34 37.2 .478 .336 .810 4.9 1.7 1.2 .6 17.7
Career 75 74 32.1 .482 .348 .806 4.7 1.7 1.0 .6 14.1

Personal life

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Lamb is the son of Rolando and Angela Lamb and is the third of four siblings.[1] His father is a pastor, and a former college basketball player who famously scored a game-winning buzzer-beater for Virginia Commonwealth against Northeastern in the 1984 NCAA tournament.[2] He was also selected with the 53rd pick in the 1985 NBA draft, though he never played in the NBA. His brother, Zach, played college basketball for Cal State Bakersfield.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jeremy Lamb". Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Father of UConn's Jeremy Lamb once beat Jim Calhoun for VCU". USA Today. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  3. ^ Jeremy Lamb Recruiting Profile
  4. ^ "UConn Huskies Team Stats". ESPN. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Jeremy Lamb Stats". ESPN. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  6. ^ "NCAAM Gamecast - Kentucky vs Connecticut". ESPN. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  7. ^ "Connecticut vs. Butler Box Score, April 4, 2011". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Smith, Jeff (May 12, 2011). "UConn's Jeremy Lamb Invited To Under-19 Trials". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
  9. ^ Smith, Jeff (June 20, 2011). "Jeremy Lamb Named Finalist For USA U19 Team". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  10. ^ "Most Popular E-mail Newsletter". USA Today. April 10, 2012.
  11. ^ "Thunder trade Harden to Rockets for Martin, Lamb and picks". NBA.com. October 27, 2015. Archived from the original on August 4, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  12. ^ 2012-13 NBA Assignments Archived March 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ 2013 NBA Development League All-Star Game Rosters Announced Archived October 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Two Replacements Named for the 2013 NBA Development League All-Star Game Archived June 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Notebook: Thunder 117, Rockets 86
  16. ^ Thunder vs. Detroit Pistons Game Recap - Nov. 14, 2014
  17. ^ "Hornets Acquire Jeremy Lamb from OKC for Ridnour and 2nd Round Pick". NBA.com. June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  18. ^ Hornets Sign Guard Jeremy Lamb To Contract Extension
  19. ^ Jeremy Lamb shuns restricted free agency for extension with Hornets
  20. ^ "Hot-shooting Hornets hammer Bulls 130-105 for 1st victory". NBA.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  21. ^ "Green's triple-double leads Warriors past Hornets 111-101". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  22. ^ Hornets top Knicks 107-102 to snap 4-game skid
  23. ^ Walker and Lamb lead Hornets past Grizzlies, 104-85
  24. ^ Raptors overcome sluggish start to beat Hornets 129-111
  25. ^ "Lamb scores 19, Hornets rout Cavaliers 126-94". ESPN.com. November 3, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  26. ^ "Lamb scores 21, Hornets topple Pacers 127-109". ESPN.com. November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  27. ^ "Nets beat Hornets 134-132 in 2OTs on Harris' late layup". ESPN.com. December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  28. ^ "Hornets win on Lamb's half-court buzzer-beater". ESPN.com. March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  29. ^ "Lamb hits 3-point winner, Hornets beat Raptors 113-111". ESPN.com. April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  30. ^ "Report: Jeremy Lamb agrees to three-year, $31.5 million contract with Pacers". July 2019.
  31. ^ "Jeremy Lamb Update". NBA.com. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  32. ^ "Kings Acquire Domantas Sabonis, Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb and 2023 Second-Round Draft Selection". NBA.com. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  33. ^ "SABONIS' DOUBLE-DOUBLE LEADS KINGS PAST TIMBERWOLVES 132-119". NBA.com. January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  34. ^ "Kings Announce 2023-24 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  35. ^ Gauruder, Dana (October 9, 2023). "Kings Waive Jeremy Lamb". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  36. ^ "Stockton Kings Announce 2023-24 Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  37. ^ Gauruder, Dana (March 10, 2024). "And-Ones: Lamb, Thomas, McLemore, Biggest Buyers". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  38. ^ Tucker, Tristan (August 7, 2024). "Jeremy Lamb Retiring From Basketball". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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