Jeffrey Lynn Green (born August 28, 1986) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played three seasons of

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for the

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,pent 3½ seasons with the franchise before being traded back to the Celtics in February 2011, where he played until 2015 before being traded to the

Memphis Grizzlies The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference ...

. In 2016, he was traded to the

Los Angeles Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...

. He spent half a season with the Clippers before joining the

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following the 2015–16 season. Green has also played for the

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

Washington Wizards The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast D ...

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference, Northwest Division (NBA), ...

Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...

and

Brooklyn Nets The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The t ...

College career

Green was born in

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, to Jeffrey Green Sr. and Felicia Akingube. He was raised in

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and then attended Northwestern High School in

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, where he led the NHS Wildcats to the state basketball championship in 2004. Green was recruited to

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by coach

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in 2003. Esherick was fired before Green arrived on campus and

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was hired as the new coach. The two top recruits of Esherick's tenure, Green and center

Roy Hibbert Roy Denzil Hibbert (born December 11, 1986) is a Jamaican-American former professional basketball player. He is a two-time NBA All-Star, and earned NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors in 2014. Hibbert was the runner-up for the NBA Defensive Play ...

, were the key components of Thompson's future success. Thompson stated in a

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interview: "You'll stop and think when I say this, but it's true: Jeff Green is the smartest player I've ever coached. You would know this better than most: that's a hell of a statement." Green won the 2005 Big East Rookie of the Year award along with

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of the

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. He was named to the All-Big East Second Team in 2006 along with teammate

. In 2007, Green was named the Big East Player of the Year. He and Hibbert were unanimous selections to the All-Big East First Team. After his 30-point performance in the 2007 Big East tournament semifinal against Notre Dame and his 21-point performance in the championship against

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, Green was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament, as the Hoyas won their first Big East title since 1989. He led the Hoyas to the Final Four of the 2007 NCAA tournament, beating Belmont and Boston College in the first two rounds. Green beat Vanderbilt with a game-winning shot after a controversial no-call in the game's closing seconds as well as fearlessly leading the Hoyas to victory against No. 1 seed UNC in a stunning second-half comeback victory and bringing the Hoyas back to their first Final Four since

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led them to the 1985 National Championship game. The Hoyas eventually lost to

Greg Oden Gregory Wayne Oden Jr. (born January 22, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. Oden, a 7'0" (2.13m) center (basketball), center, played college basketball at Ohio State University for 2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's bask ...

and the

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, bringing their remarkable title run to a close as well as Green's collegiate playing career, as he chose to forgo his senior year and entered the NBA draft. Green spent the next four summers taking classes at Georgetown and graduated in 2012 with a degree in English and a minor in theology.

Professional career

Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder (2007–2011)

On June 28, 2007, Green was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the

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. He was later traded to the

Seattle SuperSonics The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Confe ...

alongside

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and

Delonte West Delonte Maurice West (born July 26, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Dallas Mavericks. He als ...

in exchange for

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and Glen Davis. On April 6, 2008, Green scored a career-high 35 points against the

. Green made the

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in 2008 after averaging 10.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 80 games. The Sonics were sold and moved to

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before the start of the 2008–09 season, becoming the Thunder. In January 2009, Green hit his first career game-winner, lifting the Thunder to a 122–121 win over the

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. In 2009–10, Green played and started in all 82 games. On December 1, 2010, Green set a new career high with 37 points against the

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Boston Celtics (2011–2015)

On February 24, 2011, Green was traded, along with

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and a 2012 first-round pick, to the

in exchange for

Kendrick Perkins Kendrick Le'Dale "Perk" Perkins (born November 10, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst for ESPN. He entered the NBA directly out of high school and played for the Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder ...

and

Nate Robinson Nathaniel Cornelius Robinson (born May 31, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Seattle, Robinson played college basketball for the University of Washington in Seattle and was the 21st pick in the 2005 NBA draft. ...

. Green recorded a double-double in his first start as a Celtic against the

on April 11, 2011, recording 20 points, a career high-tying 15 rebounds, four assists and two steals. Green improved his field goal percentage after the trade to the Celtics, shooting 48.5 percent from the floor in 26 games after shooting 43.7 percent with the Thunder. On December 10, 2011, following the conclusion of the

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, Green re-signed with the Celtics. Eight days later, his contract was voided by the Celtics after a routine physical examination detected an

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. He subsequently underwent heart surgery in January 2012 and missed the entire 2011–12 season. Former teammate

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dedicated his season to Green. Green used his downtime not only to rehab from surgery but to complete his coursework at Georgetown, graduating in May 2012 with a degree in English and a minor in theology. On August 22, 2012, Green signed with the Celtics. On March 18, 2013, Green scored a career-high 43 points in a 105–103 loss to the

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. On April 3, 2013, he scored 34 points against the

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. In 2013–14, Green played and started in all 82 games for the Celtics following the departure of

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and

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in the off-season. He subsequently had a career-best season as he averaged a career-high 16.9 points per game. On January 22, he scored 39 points against the Wizards. On March 16 against the

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, he had a second 39-point game. Over the first two months of the 2014–15 season, Green averaged a career-best 17.6 points per game.

Memphis Grizzlies (2015–2016)

On January 12, 2015, Green was traded to the

in a three-team deal involving the Celtics and the

. He made his debut for the Grizzlies two days later, recording 10 points and 3 rebounds off the bench in a 103–92 win over the Brooklyn Nets. On June 18, 2015, Green exercised his player option with the Grizzlies for the 2015–16 season. On December 13, 2015, Green scored a season-high 26 points in a loss to the Miami Heat. He topped that mark on January 25, 2016, scoring 30 points off the bench in a 108–102 overtime win over the Orlando Magic. In that game, he converted an 11-footer with 1.3 seconds left for a 100–100 tie at the end of regulation.

Los Angeles Clippers (2016)

On February 18, 2016, Green was traded to the

in exchange for Lance Stephenson and a future protected first-round pick. Two days later, he made his debut for the Clippers in a 115–112 loss to the

, recording five points, two rebounds and one assist in 20 minutes off the bench. On February 26, he made his first start for the Clippers, scoring 22 points in 31 minutes of action in a 117–107 win over the Sacramento Kings.

Orlando Magic (2016–2017)

On July 7, 2016, Green signed with the

. He made his debut for the Magic in their season opener on October 26, 2016, scoring seven points off the bench in a 108–96 loss to the

. On April 5, 2017, he was shut down for the rest of the season due to lower back soreness that plagued him throughout the season. Green missed the final nine games of the season with the back injury.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018)

On July 11, 2017, Green signed with the

. On May 27, 2018, Green scored 19 points starting in place of the injured

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, helping the Cavaliers defeat the Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern

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. The Cavaliers reached the 2018 NBA Finals, where they were defeated in four games by the

Washington Wizards (2018–2019)

On July 10, 2018, Green signed with his hometown team the

Utah Jazz (2019)

On July 20, 2019, Green signed with the

. On December 24, the Jazz waived Green.

Houston Rockets (2020)

On February 18, 2020, Green was signed by the

to a 10-day contract. On February 28, 2020, the

announced that they had signed Green for the remainder of the season. The signing reunited Green with former Thunder teammates

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and

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Brooklyn Nets (2020–2021)

On November 23, 2020, Green signed with the

, reuniting him with former Sonics and Thunder teammate

and once again with James Harden upon his trade to the Nets. On June 15, in the Eastern Conference Semifinal game five against the Milwaukee Bucks, Green scored a season-high 27 points to help lead the Nets to victory.

Denver Nuggets (2021–present)

On August 12, 2021, Green signed with the

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

"Georgetown's Green: 'New-Age Scottie Pippen'"
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