Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an American-Israeli former professional

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player who played in the

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(NBA). In high school, he was named the ''

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'' High School Player of the Year in 2003–04. Playing

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for the

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, he was the '' Rivals.com'' National Freshman of the Year in 2004–05. Farmar was selected 26th overall in the first round of the

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by the

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. With the Lakers, he won two

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in 2009 and 2010.

Early life

Farmar was born in

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. His mother is named Melinda, known as "Mindy", and his father is Damon Farmar, a former

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outfielder who was a second round pick in both the 1981 January draft and the 1982 June draft secondary phase. His father is

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. His maternal grandfather, Dr. Howard Baker, attended UCLA and worked at the UCLA Medical Center as a neurologist. Farmar has a half-sister, Shoshana Kolani. Farmar's parents divorced when he was two years old, and he went to live with his mother. She soon met and married her current husband (Farmar's stepfather),

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i Yehuda Kolani from

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. Farmar is

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, as are his mother and stepfather. He attended

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and had his

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at Temple Judea in

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. Farmar started playing basketball at age 4. He credits his stepfather Yehuda Kolani with instilling discipline, mental strength, persistence, and a sense of obligation. Farmar inherited his competitive drive from his father and mentor, Damon Farmar, who played football and baseball at University High and baseball in the minor leagues. The younger Farmar spent hours in his father's clubhouses, with his father's teammates, and watching his father play. Farmar's godfather is former major league baseball player Eric Davis.

High school career

Farmar attended Portola Middle School and Temple Judea in Tarzana and

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, before transferring his second year to Taft High School in Woodland Hills, a suburban community of the

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within Los Angeles. At Taft High School, Farmar scored a record 54 points in a single game. As a junior, he averaged 28.5 points per game, 8.0 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 4.5 steals. As a senior, he averaged 27.5 points and 6.5 assists, and led Taft to the school's first Los Angeles City title. He had over 2,000 points in two seasons at Taft. Farmar was named the ''

'' Player of the Year, LA City Co-Player of the Year, and

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Los Angeles City Section High School Player of the Year. He earned ''

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'' Super 25 selection, second-team ''Parade'' All-American, ''Slam Magazine'' Honorable Mention All-American, CalHi Sports All-State honors, and the

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Jewish Athlete of the Year. He was a teammate with former

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Steve Smith. Additionally, he was selected to play in the

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High School All American game, where he scored 6 points and had 3 assists and 7 steals in 19 minutes of playing time.

College career

Considered one of the elite

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s in the nation at UCLA, Farmar was named to the All-Pac-10 First Team and the all Pac-10 Tournament team. As a freshman in 2004–05, Farmar was the Rivals.com National Freshman of the Year, and Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. He led the team in assists (5.28 average) and free throw percentage (.801), and was # 2 in minutes (34.3) and points (13.2 points; # 1 among freshman guards), while topping all Pac-10 freshmen in scoring, assists, free throw percentage, and minutes played, as he was second in steals. He was named All-Pac-10 First Team the next season. In the 2006 NCAA Tournament, Farmar led the

to the National Championship game against the

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, which they lost by a score of 73–57. Farmar led all scorers with 18 points, and finished with 2

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, 4 assists, and 2 steals. Farmar made a notable steal and assist at the end of UCLA's Sweet Sixteen matchup with the

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, giving his team the lead for good after an impressive comeback effort. On April 20, 2006, he declared for the

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Professional career

Los Angeles Lakers (2006–2010)

Farmar impressed NBA

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at the pre-draft combine with a

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, the highest of any player there. Later, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 26th pick in the

, which was acquired along with

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and

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in a trade that sent

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to the

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. On July 8, 2006, he made his debut at the

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, which was held at the

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. His final game totals were 17 points and 3 assists in 31 minutes of play. For most of the

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, Farmar played backup to

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. On March 31, 2007, Farmar was assigned to the Lakers'

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team, the

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. On April 1, Farmar scored 18 points in a 109–101 home loss against the Anaheim Arsenal. Later on that afternoon, he was re-called by the Lakers to play against the visiting

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. Farmar added 4 points and 4 rebounds in 7:38 minutes playing time, helping the Lakers take a home victory, thereby making history by becoming the first player ever to participate in both a D-League and an NBA game on the same day. On April 15, against the

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, Farmar got his first professional career start, replacing Parker in the starting lineup. Along with two starts in the regular season, Farmar started all five playoff games at

. In those games against first round opponent the

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, he averaged 6.4 ppg and 1.2 spg against

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. With the departure of Smush Parker,

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, and Shammond Williams, the Lakers lacked a point guard. Therefore, with the 19th selection in the

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the Los Angeles Lakers selected point guard

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, who was later traded to the

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. As a result, during the summer and fall of 2007 Farmar became a denizen of the team training facility, working on his shot from June through September. He knew his job was in jeopardy with a new point guard in town, and knew he had to work to keep his position within the organization. His hard work paid off, and he averaged 9.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game, in 20.6 minutes per game, as the backup to veteran point guard

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, who made his return to the Lakers. He played in all 82 games in the 2007–08 season, and shot 46.1% from the field, 3.9% up from the prior season, as well as 37.1% from three-point range, 4.3% up from the prior season. "I'm just trying to shorten y shot square my shoulders up and just knock it down", Farmar said. "It's all hand–eye coordination, and I believe in my ability." He had a career high of 24 points in a game against the Miami Heat. Jordan Farmar shooting vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Jordan Farmar shooting vs Minnesota Timberwolves

On December 24, 2008, Farmar underwent surgery to repair a torn

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in his left knee after suffering an injury in a game against the Miami Heat. He was expected to miss 8 weeks. Farmar was averaging 7.9 points and 2.4 assists before his injury. On January 25, 2009, Farmar returned to action nearly a month earlier than expected, recording 14 points and 2 assists against San Antonio. On April 13, 2010, Farmar suffered a slight strain of his left hamstring, on the second-to-last game of the season. However, head coach

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said Farmar would dress up for the season finale, to ensure that he would record a full 82-game season. He would recover in time for the playoffs, where he would help the team win a second consecutive championship.

New Jersey Nets (2010–2011)

After winning two championship rings with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, Farmar agreed to a three-year, $12 million contract with the

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on July 14, 2010. A large factor in his decision was his feeling stifled playing behind the established Fisher with the Lakers. In 2010–11, he averaged 9.6 points per game on .467 field goal percentage.

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2011)

On August 3, 2011, Farmar signed a one-year contract with the

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champion

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, in the wake of the

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. Farmar was very excited to go to

, because his step-father is from the city, and he spent time there as a child. Because Farmar is Jewish, he is eligible to apply for

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, and he has expressed an interest in doing so. That way he would be considered an Israeli player, and thereby avoid being counted against the Israeli league's limit of four non-Israeli players per team. He would also be eligible to play for the

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in the

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and other international competitions. Jordan Farmar - Maccabi

Farmar began playing for the team when its season began on October 1, 2011. His teammates included former

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guard

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, who joined the team in June. In the first week of November 2011, he won EuroLeague Player of the Week honors after a 27-point game against

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. His final game with the team was a 74–71 loss to

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. He averaged 14.1 points in seven

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games.

Return to the Nets (2011–2012)

Farmar returned to the

after the NBA lockout ended. On March 7, 2012, Farmar hit an open game-winning 3-point shot against the

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, leaving the clock with 0.2 seconds left. The final score was 101–100. In 2011–12, he averaged 10.4 points per game and 5.0 assists per game, as he played 24.6 minutes per game. On July 11, 2012, Farmar, Anthony Morrow, Jordan Williams,

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, and a 2013 first round draft pick were traded to the

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for Joe Johnson. Five days later, he was waived by the Hawks.

Anadolu Efes (2012–2013)

On July 12, 2012, Farmar signed a three-year $15 million contract, with opt-outs after each season, with the

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team

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. He averaged 13.8 points in 29 EuroLeague games.

Return to the Lakers (2013–2014)

On July 17, 2013, Farmar returned to the Lakers, signing for the 2013–14 season. On December 1, Farmar tore his left

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and was expected to miss a month of action. He only played 56 seconds before leaving the game. On February 28, 2014, he scored a career-high 30 points in a 126–122 win over Sacramento. He was a career-high 8-for-10 on 3-pointers in the game, and the Lakers set a franchise record for most threes made in a regulation game, shooting 19-for-27. In 2013–14, he averaged 10.1 points per game, 4.9 assists per game, and 2.5 rebounds per game.

Los Angeles Clippers (2014–2015)

On July 9, 2014, Farmar signed with the

. The team signed him to replace former UCLA teammate

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, who left the Clippers as a free agent. Farmar never quite fit in with the team, and was waived on January 16, 2015, after agreeing to a buyout. He had complained of an inconsistent role and playing time on the team, while coaches were unhappy with his performance. In 36 games, he averaged 4.6 points, 1.9 assists and 1.2 rebounds.

Darüşşafaka (2015)

On February 7, 2015, Farmar signed with Darüşşafaka of Turkey for the rest of the

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season. He averaged 14.9 points in 14 Turkish national league games.

Return to Maccabi Tel Aviv (2015–2016)

On July 6, 2015, he returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv, signing a contract for the 2015–16 season. On January 10, 2016, he parted ways with Maccabi. He averaged 8.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in eight

games.

Memphis Grizzlies (2016)

On March 21, 2016, Farmar signed a 10-day contract with the

. That night, he made his debut for the Grizzlies in a 103–97 win over the

, recording 12 points, three rebounds, one assist, and one steal in 23 minutes. On March 31, he signed with the Grizzlies for the rest of the season. Then, on the same day, Farmar scored a season-high 14 points and dished out 5 assists in a losing effort against the Denver Nuggets. On April 5, Farmar, scored a new season-high with 15 points in a 108–92 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls. He also grabbed 2 rebounds and dished out 4 assists.

Sacramento Kings (2016)

On September 14, 2016, Farmar signed with the

. He was waived by the Kings on October 24, and later re-signed on November 2. On November 7, he was waived by the Kings after appearing in two games.

Accolades

In 2010 he was inducted into the

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Personal life

On July 29, 2012, Farmar married soccer player Jill Oakes. Farmar has a tattoo on his left arm of him with his arm around his little half-sister, while the words "just the two of us" surround them. He also has a tattoo across his back that reads "Farmar." He is a

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. O ...

supporter, and attended a fundraiser for Obama in

Orange County, California Orange County (officially the County of Orange; often initialized O.C.) is a county (United States), county located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population ...

. In 2009, Farmar played himself in the television series ''

Numb3rs ''Numbers'' (stylized as ''NUMB3RS'') is an American crime drama television series that originally aired on CBS from January 23, 2005, to March 12, 2010, with a total of six seasons consisting of 118 episodes. The series was created by Nico ...

''.

Philanthropy

In one week in August 2008, he led a basketball camp for Israeli and

Palestinian Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine. *: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 638. The indigenous p ...

children, having them play together on the same team. He also started Hoop Farm, a children's basketball camp at

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the C ...

which he leads that promotes

eco-friendly Environment friendly processes, or environmental-friendly processes (also referred to as eco-friendly, nature-friendly, and green), are sustainability and marketing terms referring to goods and services, laws, guidelines and policies that c ...

behavior. He joined the

Chabad Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch (; ; ), is a dynasty in Hasidic Judaism. Belonging to the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) branch of Orthodox Judaism, it is one of the world's best-known Hasidic movements, as well as one of ...

Telethon A telethon (a portmanteau of "television" and "marathon") is a televised fundraising event that lasts many hours or days, the purpose of which is to raise money for a charitable, political or other cause. Most telethons feature heavy solicitatio ...

in September 2008, shooting free-throws in order to raise funds. Rabbi Chaim Cunin, executive producer of the telethon and CEO of Chabad of California, said: "Jordan is a real

mensch Mensch or mentsh () is a Yiddish word which literally translates to "person", and figuratively means "a person of integrity and honor".. Jewish American humorist Leo Rosten describes a as "someone to admire and emulate, someone of noble characte ...

. He raised $66,600 in 90 seconds. He made 37 free throws in 90 seconds." In 2009, during the summer he was the host of the first annual Jordan Farmar Celebrity Golf Classic, which was held at

Sherwood Country Club Sherwood Country Club is a private, member owned golf and country club in Lake Sherwood, California set at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains just south of city of Thousand Oaks, California, Thousand Oaks. Sherwood is home to a championship 18- ...

Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks is the second-largest city in Ventura County, California, located in the northwestern part of Greater Los Angeles. Approximately from the city of Los Angeles and from Downtown Los Angeles, it is named after the many oak trees pr ...

. The money that was raised was contributed to the Jordan Farmar Foundation, which his mother runs and which is focused on assisting at-risk youths and children who are taking

cancer treatment Cancer treatments are a wide range of treatments available for the many different types of cancer, with each cancer type needing its own specific treatment. Treatments can include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, targ ...

at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA.

References

External links

UCLA bio

Euroleague.net profile

TBLStat.net profile
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