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Jon Leuer (born May 14, 1989) is an American former professional
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player. He was selected by the
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with the 40th overall pick in the
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. During his
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(NBA) career, he also played for the
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,
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,
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and
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.


High school career

Leuer was born in
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and attended Orono High School in Long Lake, where he was ranked the 82nd-best college recruit in the nation from the class of 2007. One scouting report read: "At 6-foot-10, 228-pounds, Leuer definitely needs some time to fill out his frame for high-major competition. Nonetheless, he is a pure shooter with good overall skills with the ball. He can knock down a jump hook and can play off the dribble. He moves well up and down the court, but has a ways to go defensively and as a rebounder. Could be an impact player with his size and unique skill set if he does get stronger." Another one stated: "Flew under the radar prior to the spring of 2006. Excellent player from behind the stripe, especially when you consider that he pushes 6-10. Face up four man will need to add strength to reach his potential. Could be an
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type of forward." In his
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, he averaged 18 points and 8
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per game and earned honorable mention all-state and first-team all-conference honors. He averaged 23.2 points and 12.0 rebounds per game as a senior and was selected to
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State
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while landing second-team all-state and first-team all-conference honors. He ended up with 35 double digit scoring games and a career high of 37.Jon Leuer Profile
He played
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with the Minnesota Magic. Leuer had originally entered high school as a
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, but had a 10-inch
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before his senior year.


College career


Freshman season (2007–2008)

Leuer never started, but played in 32 games during the 2007–2008 season for the Wisconsin Badgers. The most points he scored during the non-conference season was 12, but he exploded for 25 (on 8 of 9 shooting) against the Michigan Wolverines in the
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opener. However, after scoring 7 in the follow-up game, Leuer would only score 9 points for the remainder of the season. Much of this spoke to Wisconsin's great depth, as the Badgers would go on to win both the
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regular season, with a 16–2 record, and Big Ten Conference tournament. They would later advance to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tournament and finished with a 31–5 record. Leuer finished the season averaging 2.9 points per game and 1.3 rebounds in 8.6 minutes.


Sophomore season (2008–2009)

Leuer played in all 33 games and started the final 12 games of the year during the 2008–2009 season. He had 13 double digit scoring games including 17 in a
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at
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in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. He had a season high of 19 points against SIU-Edwardsville. He averaged 8.8 points per game and 3.8 rebounds in 21.3 minutes. The Badgers finished tied for fourth in the
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with a 10–8 record, and a 20–13 record overall. They would upset the #5 seeded Florida State Seminoles in the first round of the NCAA tournament before succumbing to the
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in the second round. Leuer was named to the
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All-Big Ten Team.


Junior season (2009–2010)

The Badgers went into the 2009–2010 season picked 9th in the
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. However, they upset the Arizona Wildcats and
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in the Maui Invitational. On December 2, 2009, in a game on
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, Wisconsin shocked the #5
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(who would be the eventual National Champions). Leuer poured in 17 points on his way to scoring double digits in 13 of the first 15 games of the year. He followed up the effort against Duke with back-to-back double doubles at UW-Green Bay (a career high 26 points and 10 rebounds) and against
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(24 points, 12 rebounds). He would also score 25 against UW-Milwaukee and 21 at
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. Wisconsin was off to a surprising 13–3 start (3-1 in the
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) after a 73–66 upset against #4
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. However, Leuer had an off night against
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and only scored 4 points on 2-15 shooting. It was revealed after the game that Leuer had broken his
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in the first half, yet still played 38 of the 40 minutes in the game. Leuer was ruled out indefinitely and he ended up missing the next 9 games. When Leuer returned, he was eased back into the lineup, scoring 4 points in his first game back, a loss against the
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. However, Leuer would score double digits in each of the final five games of the year, including 20 against the
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, as the Badgers went 4-1 down the stretch and finished 13–5 in the
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, good enough for fourth place and a #13 national ranking. Leuer won
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Player of the week for the final week of the regular season. Yet, the Badgers would lose to the
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in the first round of the Big Ten tournament and were upset by
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in the second round of the NCAA tournament, despite 14 and 23 points from Leuer respectively. Leuer ended up leading the Badgers in points per game (15.4), rebounds per game (5.8), and blocks per game (1.33). Due to the wrist injury, he only played in 24 games, starting 22 of them. His .522 field-goal percentage was the highest by a Wisconsin player since
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's .533 mark in 2003. He earned honorable mention All-
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, despite missing half of the conference games. He also made the
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All-
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team for the second straight year. During the summer, Leuer was selected to be on the United States men's select team, a team of
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players hand-picked to help the
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prepare for the FIBA World Championships. Leuer went with the team to
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to compete against the likes of Kobe Bryant,
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, and Dwyane Wade. Leuer had been named to the team after impressing
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, and Villanova,
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, Jay Wright. When Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com asked Wright to name the best
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player with the
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select team, Wright picked Leuer over
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,
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, Marcus Morris and others. "He's really good," Wright told Parrish. "Maybe I haven't followed him as well because he's from the
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, and maybe he wouldn't surprise anybody else. But he's got great size, he puts it on the floor, he passes it, he can shoot it. He's just a ballplayer." When asked if he would be an
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player, Wright answered "yes."


Senior season (2010–2011)

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named Leuer their Big Ten preseason player of the year. About Leuer, Luke Winn wrote, "Watch out for Leuer, an ultra-efficient, 6-foot-10 forward who'll be the Badgers' clear No. 1 offensive option for the first time in his career." On December 28, 2010, the Badgers upset then #13 ranked
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, 68–60. During the first half of the game, Leuer became the 36th player in Wisconsin Badgers history to score 1,000 points in a career. On March 1, 2011, Leuer was named to the
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All-Big Ten 1st team. He was picked to the Third Team All-America by
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. Leuer was named to the
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All-American Team Honorable Mention.


Professional career


Skyliners Frankfurt (2011)

On June 23, 2011, Leuer was selected by the
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with the 40th overall pick in the
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. He had a stint in Germany with
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during the
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.


Milwaukee Bucks (2011–2012)

Leuer joined the Bucks for the 2011–12 season in December 2011.


Cleveland Cavaliers (2012–2013)

On June 27, 2012, Leuer was traded to the
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along with
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,
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and the 12th pick in the 2012 NBA draft in exchange for
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and the 14th pick in the 2012 NBA draft. He was waived by the Rockets on July 18. On July 20, 2012, Leuer was claimed off waivers by the
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. On December 7, 2012, he was sent down to the Cavaliers' D-League affiliate, the
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. He was recalled on December 20, reassigned on January 3, and recalled again on January 7.


Memphis Grizzlies (2013–2015)

Leuer in March 2013 On January 22, 2013, Leuer was traded to the
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in exchange for
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,
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,
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, and a future first-round draft pick. On July 15, 2013, Leuer was re-signed by the Grizzlies to a three-year, $3 million contract. On December 3, Leuer recorded a career-high 23 points, along with 9 rebounds and 3 blocks, in a 110–91 win over the Phoenix Suns. Six days later, he recorded his first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in a 94–85 win over the Orlando Magic. He tied his career high of 23 points on January 5, 2014, in a 112–84 win over the Detroit Pistons. On December 7, 2014, Leuer had a season-best game with 20 points and career-high tying 12 rebounds in a 103–87 win over the Miami Heat.


Phoenix Suns (2015–2016)

On June 25, 2015, Leuer was traded to the
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in exchange for the draft rights to Andrew Harrison. He made his debut for the Suns in the team's season opener against the Dallas Mavericks on October 28, recording 14 points and 7 rebounds off the bench in a 111–95 loss. On November 12, he recorded his first double-double as a Sun, recording 10 points and 11 rebounds in a 118–104 win over the
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. Two days later, he received his first starting assignment for the Suns, recording 7 points and 5 rebounds in just under 19 minutes of action, helping the Suns defeat the
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105–81. On November 25, he had a then season-best game with 20 points and 12 rebounds in a loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. On March 21, 2016, Leuer recorded his seventh double-double of the season (ninth of his career) with 13 points and 13 rebounds in a loss to his former team, the Memphis Grizzlies. Two days later, he had 22 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in a 119–107 win over the
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, recording back-to-back double-doubles for the first time in his career. In the Suns' season finale on April 13, Leuer recorded 16 points and matched his career best with 14 rebounds in a 114–105 win over the
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.


Detroit Pistons (2016–2019)

On July 8, 2016, Leuer signed with the
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. On December 30, 2016, he scored a then season-high 22 points in a 105–98 loss to the
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. On February 3, 2017, he scored a career-high 24 points in a 116–108 win over the
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. Leuer played in only eight games during the 2017–18 season due to an ankle injury, and he decided to have season-ending surgery on it in January. In August 2018, he was reported to have taken surgery on his right knee to repair his medial meniscus. On October 27, 2018, in a 109–89 loss to the Boston Celtics, Leuer made his 2018–19 season debut, his first appearance since October 31, 2017. On June 20, 2019, Leuer was traded back to the
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in exchange for Tony Snell and the draft rights to Kevin Porter Jr. On July 9, Leuer was waived by the Bucks. Leuer announced his retirement over
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on May 24, 2020, at the age of 31.


Career statistics


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Regular season

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Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...
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Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...
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Playoffs

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Memphis Memphis most commonly refers to: * Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt * Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city Memphis may also refer to: Places United States * Memphis, Alabama * Memphis, Florida * Memphis, Indiana * Memp ...
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College

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Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
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Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
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Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
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Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
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Personal life

Leuer is the son of Mike and Holly Leuer, has two older sisters, Maren and Katie, and is married to Keegan Billick, the daughter of longtime
Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its ...
head coach
Brian Billick Brian Harold Billick (born February 28, 1954) is an American former American football, football coach and commentator. He was the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings from 1994 to 1998; the team broke the National Football League, NF ...
. He was majoring in
history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...
while at the
University of Wisconsin A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...
.


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