Jeremy Emmanuel Lamb (born May 30, 1992) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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(NBA). As a freshman, he was the second-leading scorer on the 2011 national champion

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team.

High school career

Lamb attended

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, 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

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, who felt that Lamb reminded him of former UConn star Richard "Rip" Hamilton. 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.

College career

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

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. He scored a career-high 24 points against Marquette on January 25, 2011. 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

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in the Sweet 16 on March 24, 2011. 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. In the national title game, he scored 12 points and grabbed 7 rebounds as the Huskies defeated

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by a score of 53–41. Following the season, he was invited to the June 17–24, 2011, 17-man tryouts for the 12-man

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team by

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, 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. 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. Lamb and UConn, despite their overall talent, failed to meet expectations after suffering a losing record in

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play during the regular season and bowing out in the first round of the NCAA Tournament after losing to

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. Following the 2012 season, Lamb declared for the NBA draft.

Professional career

Oklahoma City Thunder (2012–2015)

Lamb was selected with the 12th overall pick in the

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by the

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. On October 27, 2012, Lamb was traded to the

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along with Kevin Martin, two first-round draft picks, and a second-round draft pick, in exchange for

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, Cole Aldrich,

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and Daequan Cook. During his rookie season, Lamb had several assignments with the

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of the

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. On February 4, 2013, Lamb was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game. 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. On December 29, 2013, Lamb scored a then career-high 22 points in a 117–86 win over the Houston Rockets. 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.

Charlotte Hornets (2015–2019)

On June 25, 2015, Lamb was traded to the

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in exchange for Luke Ridnour and a 2016 second-round draft pick. On November 2, 2015, he signed a three-year, $21 million contract extension with the Hornets. The following day, he scored a season-high 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting in a 130–105 win over the

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. He surpassed that mark on January 4, 2016, scoring 22 points in a 111–101 loss to the

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. 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

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. 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

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On December 20, 2017, Lamb scored a career-high 32 points on 11-of-17 shooting in a 129–111 loss to the

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. He scored 19 points in 15 first-half minutes. Prior to the start of the 2018–19 season, Lamb was named the team's starting shooting guard. On November 21, he scored 21 points on a career-high five 3-pointers in a 127–109 win over the

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. On December 26, he scored 31 points in a 134–132 double-overtime loss to the

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. 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. Lamb would hit another game winning 3-pointer against the Raptors less than two weeks later with 3.3 seconds remaining to lift the Hornets to a 113–111 win on April 5.

Indiana Pacers (2019–2022)

On July 7, 2019, Lamb signed a three-year contract worth $31.5 million with the

. On February 24, 2020, the

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

hosted on February 23. This injury sidelined Lamb for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.

Sacramento Kings (2022)

On February 8, 2022, Lamb was traded, alongside

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and a 2023 second-round pick, to the

in exchange for

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and

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. 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

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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Personal life

Lamb is the son of Rolando and Angela Lamb and is the third of four siblings. 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. His brother, Zach, played college basketball for

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References

External links

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UConn Huskies bio
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