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Jonas Jerebko

Jonas Jerebko (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjuːnas jɛˈrɛbːkʊ]; born March 2, 1987) is a Swedish professional basketball player who last played for the Santeros de Aguada of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He was selected as the 39th overall pick in the second round of the 2009 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons, becoming the second Swedish-born basketball player (after Miles Simon) to be selected in the NBA draft. Jerebko played a total of 10 seasons in the NBA with four different teams, the Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz and Golden State Warriors.

Jonas Jerebko
Jerebko in 2019
Free agent
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1987-03-02) March 2, 1987 (age 37)
Kinna, Sweden
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2009: 2nd round, 39th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2006Borås Basket
2006–2007Plannja Basket
2007–2009Angelico Biella
2009–2015Detroit Pistons
2015–2017Boston Celtics
2017–2018Utah Jazz
2018–2019Golden State Warriors
2019–2021Khimki Moscow
2022CSKA Moscow
2024Santeros de Aguada
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
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Current team
TeamRenegades
GameCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
Personal information
NameJonas Jerebko
Career information
Playing career2016–present
Team history
2016Renegades

Early life

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As a child growing up in Sweden, Jerebko was involved in many sports, but he excelled at basketball. Having parents who played basketball was good for Jerebko because there was very little interest in the game among his friends. He moved to Massachusetts during his senior year for a better opportunity He attended Norwood High School for his senior year and would impress on the court, receiving a few different offers.[1]

In 2005, Jerebko signed to play basketball at the University at Buffalo in his father's hometown. Ultimately, he gave up a basketball scholarship for a professional career.[2]

Professional career

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Europe (2005–2009)

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Jerebko began his career playing with second-tiered Swedish club Borås Basket in the 2005–06 season before joining first-tiered Swedish club Plannja Basket for the 2006–07 season. He averaged 20.0 points, 11.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocks in 19 games for Borås, and 10.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in 22 games for Plannja.

In 2007, Jerebko moved to Italy where he joined Angelico Biella, playing for the club for two seasons.

Detroit Pistons (2009–2015)

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In May 2009, ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla considered Jerebko one of the top five European prospects in the 2009 NBA draft.[2] He was subsequently selected with the 39th overall pick by the Detroit Pistons, becoming the second Swedish national player to be selected in the NBA after the Swedish-born American Miles Simon. His career in the NBA got off to a rough-and-tumble start; in a preseason game, Jerebko was accused of punching Miami Heat center Jamaal Magloire in the face. Both players were suspended for the opening game of the regular season game for the ensuing fight.[3] Jerebko's hustle and determination early on in 2009–10 made him a fan favorite. He was selected as a member of the Rookie Team as part of the 2010 Rookie Challenge and Youth Jam during the NBA All-Star Weekend. He appeared in 80 games (73 starts) for the Pistons as a rookie, averaging 9.3 points (.481 FG, .313 3FG), 6.0 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.99 steals in 27.9 minutes per game. He was among NBA rookie leaders ranked third in rebounds, fourth in blocks (0.36 bpg), fifth in minutes (27.9 mpg), eighth in steals, 10th in scoring and tied for 18th in assists. His 73 games as a starter ranks second in franchise history amongst rookies behind Kelly Tripucka who started all 82 games during the 1981–82 season.[4]

On October 5, 2010, Jerebko strained his right Achilles' tendon in a preseason game against the Miami Heat.[5] He subsequently missed the entire 2010–11 season.

On December 9, 2011, Jerebko re-signed with the Pistons on a four-year, $16 million deal.[6]

Boston Celtics (2015–2017)

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On February 19, 2015, Jerebko was traded, along with Luigi Datome, to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Tayshaun Prince.[7]

On July 9, 2015, Jerebko re-signed with the Celtics.[8]

Utah Jazz (2017–2018)

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On July 17, 2017, Jerebko signed with the Utah Jazz.[9] On July 7, 2018, he was waived by the Jazz.[10]

Golden State Warriors (2018–2019)

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On July 12, 2018, Jerebko signed with the Golden State Warriors.[11] On October 19, he tipped in a shot against his former team with 0.3 seconds remaining to lift the Warriors to a 124–123 victory over the Jazz.[12] On November 13, he posted his 11th career double-double with season bests of 14 points and 14 rebounds in a 110–103 win over the Atlanta Hawks.[13] On December 22, he scored a career-high 23 points on 10-for-12 shooting with six rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench in a 120–116 win over the Dallas Mavericks.[14] The Warriors made it to the 2019 NBA Finals, where they were defeated by the Toronto Raptors in six games.

Khimki (2019–2021)

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On August 14, 2019, Jerebko signed with Khimki of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague.[15] On January 23, 2021, Khimki terminated the contract of Jerebko, reportedly for personal reasons.[16]

CSKA Moscow (2022)

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On March 30, 2022, Jerebko signed with CSKA Moscow for the rest of the season. The news of the signing, which occurred one month after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, was met with widespread criticism in his home country Sweden. He was swiftly suspended from the Sweden national team, and at least one of his main sponsors terminated his contract.[17] On June 18, 2022, Jerebko left CSKA Moscow.[18]

Santeros de Aguada (2024)

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On March 13, 2024, Jerebko signed with the Santeros de Aguada.[19] On April 9, he left the team after an injury.[20]

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 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
2009–10 Detroit 80 73 27.9 .481 .313 .710 6.0 .7 1.0 .4 9.3
2011–12 Detroit 64 13 22.9 .468 .302 .806 4.8 .7 .6 .3 8.7
2012–13 Detroit 49 2 18.2 .449 .301 .773 3.8 .9 .8 .2 7.7
2013–14 Detroit 64 0 11.6 .471 .419 .729 2.7 .6 .3 .1 4.2
2014–15 Detroit 46 0 15.3 .460 .368 .861 3.1 .9 .6 .2 5.2
2014–15 Boston 29 0 18.2 .431 .406 .833 4.8 1.0 .7 .2 7.1
2015–16 Boston 78 0 15.1 .413 .398 .782 3.7 .8 .3 .3 4.4
2016–17 Boston 78 6 15.8 .435 .346 .703 3.5 .9 .3 .2 3.8
2017–18 Utah 74 19 15.3 .466 .414 .807 3.3 .6 .3 .2 5.8
2018–19 Golden State 73 6 16.7 .459 .367 .800 3.9 1.3 .4 .2 6.3
Career 635 119 17.8 .457 .363 .770 4.0 .8 .5 .2 6.2

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015 Boston 4 0 17.0 .333 .000 .500 3.5 .3 .5 .3 2.8
2016 Boston 6 4 27.0 .478 .318 .800 6.8 1.7 .3 .7 9.2
2017 Boston 12 0 10.7 .484 .333 1.000 2.4 1.0 .4 .3 3.6
2018 Utah 10 0 7.9 .421 .167 1.000 1.6 .3 .3 .0 1.9
2019 Golden State 16 0 7.6 .286 .263 .833 2.1 .8 .1 .1 2.1
Career 48 4 11.6 .405 .273 .870 2.8 .8 .3 .2 3.4

EuroLeague

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* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2019–20 Khimki 28* 14 23.7 .525 .424 .818 4.7 1.7 .8 .4 11.2 12.8
2020–21 15 15 26.1 .470 .404 .828 5.5 1.6 .2 .5 11.5 12.0
Career 43 29 24.5 .504 .415 .821 5.0 1.7 .6 .4 11.3 12.5

National team career

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Jerebko playing for Sweden in 2022

Jerebko debuted for the Swedish national team as an 18-year-old, and has since played for them at the 2013 EuroBasket,[21] 2022 EuroBasket qualifiers, and 2023 World Cup qualifiers. Following his decision of joining CSKA Moscow in the spring of 2022, Jerebko was expelled by the Swedish national team.[17]

Personal life

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Jerebko is the son of former Syracuse forward Chris Jerebko, a Russian American who played professionally in Sweden with Borås Basket for five seasons before settling in that country.[22][23] Jerebko's mother also played basketball professionally.[1] Jerebko and his wife Johanna have two daughters and a son.[24]

On August 26, 2016, Jerebko purchased the Renegades esports organization from Chris Badawi and Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles.[25]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Blakely, A. Sherrod (October 1, 2009). "New Piston Jonas Jerebko hopes NBA catches on in Sweden". MLive.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Fraschilla, Fran (May 20, 2009). "NBA draft: Top 5 European prospects". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Watson, Matt (October 8, 2009). "Detroit's fighting Swede penalized". detroitbadboys.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Jonas Jerebko Stats, Video, Bio, Profile". NBA.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  5. ^ Langlois, Keith (October 5, 2010). "Heat Check; Jerebko's injury casts dark cloud over Pistons' preseason-opening loss". NBA.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "Pistons Re-Sign Forward Jonas Jerebko". NBA.com. December 9, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  7. ^ "Celtics Acquire Thomas From Phoenix". NBA.com. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  8. ^ "Boston Celtics Resign Jonas Jerebko". NBA.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  9. ^ "Jazz Sign Forward Jonas Jerebko". NBA.com. July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  10. ^ Utah Jazz (July 7, 2018). "We've waived Jonas Jerebko". Twitter. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Jonas Jerebko". NBA.com. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  12. ^ "Jerebko, Durant lead Warriors past Jazz 124-123". ESPN.com. October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  13. ^ "Kevin Durant leads undermanned Warriors past Hawks 110-103". ESPN.com. November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  14. ^ "Durant scores 29 points, Warriors hold of Mavericks 120-116". ESPN.com. December 22, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  15. ^ "Khimki Moscow signs Jonas Jerebko". Sportando. August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  16. ^ "Khimki parts ways with Greg Monroe and Jonas Jerebko". Eurohoops. January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Jonas Jerebko gets expelled from Swedish NT after signing with CSKA".
  18. ^ "Ex-NBA Star Jonas Jerebko Leaves CSKA Moscow". News 18. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  19. ^ "Former Golden State Warriors Player Signs With New Team". SI.com. March 13, 2024.
  20. ^ La Guerra del BSN [@LaGuerraBSN] (April 9, 2024). "#BSNPR OFICIAL: El delantero Cameron Mcgriff es el nuevo refuerzo de los Santeros de Aguada en sustitución de Jonas Jerebko. Jerebko sale de la franquicia tras sufrir una lesión que lo dejará sin poder jugar de manera indefinida" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved April 9, 2024 – via Twitter.
  21. ^ "Jonas Jerebko – FIBA Archive". FIBA.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  22. ^ "#32 Chris Jerebko". OrangeHoops.org. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  23. ^ Waters, Mike (June 24, 2009). "Jonas Jerebko, son of former Syracuse University player, is on the fast track to the NBA". Syracuse.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  24. ^ "Embiid, 76ers spoil DeMarcus Cousins' home Warriors debut". ESPN.com. January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019. Jonas Jerebko shared a photo of new daughter [...] to join big sister [...]. He planned to head back to the hospital after the game to see the baby and wife, Johanna.
  25. ^ "Boston Celtics player buys Renegades". dailydot.com. August 30, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
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