Doron Emmanuel Calvin Lamb (born November 6, 1991) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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High school career

Lamb was born in

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to father Calvin Lamb. He graduated from Oak Hill Academy. Lamb averaged 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game his senior season, which led to McDonald's All-American and Jordan Brand Classic selections. Considered a five-star recruit by

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, Lamb was listed as the No. 3 shooting guard and the No. 21 player in the nation in 2010.

College career

Lamb committed to play collegiate basketball for the University of Kentucky. In his freshman year, the Wildcats advanced to the NCAA Final Four and lost by a single point to the University of Connecticut Huskies. In his sophomore year, the Wildcats achieved an NCAA record 38-2 record and won the 2012 NCAA Championship. While he was a great scorer at the rim and midrange, Lamb was most known for his consistently great three-point shooting, shooting over 46% from beyond the arc both of his seasons in college. Lamb scored a game-high 22 points in the 2012 national championship against Kansas, where Kentucky won, giving the Wildcats their eighth NCAA championship.

College statistics

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Professional career

In April 2012, Lamb declared for the

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along with teammates Anthony Davis,

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. Lamb was selected by the

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with the 42nd overall pick. On July 11, 2012, he signed a multi-year contract with the Bucks.Doron Lamb Player Profile – RealGM
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of the

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. He was recalled on January 21, 2013, reassigned on February 3, 2013, and recalled again on February 10, 2013. Lamb was traded to the Orlando Magic along with

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and Beno Udrih for

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, Gustavo Ayon, and

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at the trade deadline on February 21, 2013. On June 30, 2014, Lamb was waived by the Magic. On September 22, 2014, Lamb signed with the Dallas Mavericks. However, he was later waived by the Mavericks on October 25, 2014. On November 3, 2014, he was acquired by the

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as an affiliate player. On February 19, 2015, Lamb was traded, along with a 2015 sixth-round pick, to the

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in exchange for the

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's 2015 second-round pick and the returning player rights to

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and

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. On March 31, he was ruled out for the rest of the 2014–15 season with a wrist injury. His D-League rights are still retained by Westchester for the next two seasons. In July 2015, Lamb joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2015 Summer League. On November 25, 2015, Lamb signed a contract with Budućnost Podgorica of Montenegro. He left Budućnost after appearing in only one game, and on December 23, 2015, he signed with Torku Konyaspor of the

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. However, only two days later he was released after failing to pass physicals. On February 8, 2016, Lamb signed a tryout contract with Manital Torino of Italy. However, he did not stay with Torino and on February 24, he signed a one-month contract with

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of the French LNB Pro A. On November 16, 2016, Lamb was reacquired by the Westchester Knicks. On June 6, 2017, Lamb signed with Greek club

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for the 2017–18 season. Lamb left the Greek team temporarily before the end of the season to address family matters, but then re-signed with them for another season on August 14, 2018. On July 8, 2019, Lamb signed with Turkish club Darüşşafaka that competes in the EuroCup. He averaged 9.9 points and 2.3 assists per game. On March 22, 2020, Lamb and the Turkish club mutually agreed to part ways, amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. On August 5, 2021, he has signed with

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of the PLK. Lamb did not conclude the season with Star Lublin signing in the Italian

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with

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on November 24, 2021. On August 7, 2022, he has signed with

of the Serie A2 Basket.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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References

External links

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