Gerald Raymond Lee Jr. (born November 23, 1987) is a Finnish professional

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player who last played for

Ironi Nes Ziona Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. (or spelled as Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.) is a professional basketball club based in Ness Ziona, Israel. The team plays its home games at the Lev Hamoshava, which has capacity for 1,200 people. The club plays in the Israeli Bask ...

of the

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. He played

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for

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Basketball career

Lee began his professional career in 2004 with UU-Korihait of the Finnish

Korisliiga The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total o ...

, and played with them for two seasons. From 2006 to 2010, he played

at the

, with the

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. From 2010 to 2012 he played in the Italian

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, first with

Snaidero Udine Pallalcesto Amatori Udine, better known by the sponsorship name Snaidero Udine, was an Italian professional basketball club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. In 2011, following the dissolution of the club, a new team, APU Udine, was founde ...

and then with Prima Veroli. In August 2012, he signed a two-year contract with

Budućnost Podgorica Budućnost means "the future" in many Slavic languages, and it may also refer to: *SD Budućnost Podgorica, a sports society from Podgorica, Montenegro ** KK Budućnost Podgorica, a professional basketball club FK Budućnost may refer to: * FK Bud ...

of Montenegro. He left Budućnost after one season. In September 2013, he signed a one-year deal with the Romanian team

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. In July 2014, he extended his contract with Asesoft for one more season. On February 2, 2015, he left Asesoft Ploiești and signed with

UCAM Murcia UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as UCAM Murcia, is a professional basketball team based in Murcia, Spain. It plays their home games at Palacio de Deportes. History Founded in 1985 u ...

of Spain for the rest of the

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. On September 16, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Steaua București of Romania. On September 13, 2016, Lee signed with French club

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. He left Le Mans after appearing in only three games, and on October 13, 2016, he signed with

Helsinki Seagulls Helsinki Seagulls is a professional basketball team, based in Helsinki, Finland. The club is playing in the Korisliiga, the highest tier of basketball in Finland. The Seagulls were founded in 2013 and made its debut in the Korisliiga in 2014, aft ...

for the rest of the season. On August 2, 2017, Lee signed with Israeli club

Maccabi Ashdod Maccabi Ashdod B.C. ( he, מכבי אשדוד) is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League. History The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports ...

for the 2017–18 season. Lee helped Ashdod to reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...

. In 28 games played during the 2017–18 season, Lee averaged 11.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, shooting 58.9 percent from the field. On July 6, 2018, Lee signed a one-year deal with

. On January 8, 2019, Lee parted ways with Nes Ziona after appearing in 22 games.

National team career

Lee is a member of the

Finland national basketball team The Finland men's national basketball team ( fi, Suomen koripallomaajoukkue, sv, Finlands herrlandslag i basket) represents Finland in international basketball competition. The national team is governed by Basketball Finland. Finland has playe ...

. He played for them at the

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and

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Personal life

His American-born father Gerald Lee Sr. played in Finland from 1973 to 1997. He also played 8 matches for Finland national team in 1992.

Basketball career

National team career

Personal life

References

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