1. Jason Eugene Terry was born on September 15,1977 and is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association.
34 Facts About Jason Terry
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Jason Terry played 19 seasons in the NBA as a combo guard and is known by the initialism "the Jet".
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Jason Terry attended Franklin High School in Seattle, Washington, where he won back-to-back state championships in 1994 and 1995.
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Jason Terry played college basketball for Arizona from 1995 to 1999.
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Jason Terry was named Pac-10 Player of the Year and was an All-Conference First Team selection as a senior.
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Jason Terry concluded his career at Arizona ranked 12th in points, 5th in assists and 2nd in three-point field goals.
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In 2015, Jason Terry earned a bachelor's degree in general studies with an emphasis on social, behavioral and human understanding from his alma mater, profiting from their program for former athletes to finish their course work.
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Jason Terry was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 10th overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft.
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On March 6,2000, Jason Terry recorded a career-high 6 steals, alongside 12 points and 11 assists, in a loss against the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Jason Terry quickly emerged as a fan favorite despite arriving as the replacement for Steve Nash after the unpopular decision to let Nash leave in free agency.
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Jason Terry helped the Mavericks reach the 2006 NBA Finals.
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Jason Terry had 32 points in 37 minutes in Game 1 against the Miami Heat to become the fifth player to score at least 30 points in his first NBA Finals game, joining Michael Jordan, Shawn Kemp, Tim Duncan and Allen Iverson.
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Jason Terry scored 23 of his 26 points in the 1st half, the most he's recorded in the first half of a game in his career.
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Jason Terry recorded 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in 30 minutes in Game 5 to become the first sub to record at least 20 points and 5 assists in a Finals game since Michael Cooper in 1987.
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Jason Terry had a game-high 27 points in 34 minutes in the series-clinching Game 6 to claim his first NBA Championship.
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Jason Terry finished second in the league with 138 made three-pointers and was third in the NBA in three-point field goal attempts.
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Jason Terry concluded his time in Dallas with the fourth-most three-point shots in NBA history with 1,788, trailing only Ray Allen, Reggie Miller and teammate Jason Kidd.
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On July 18,2012, Jason Terry signed a multi-year deal with the Boston Celtics.
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Jason Terry recorded his first double-double as a Celtic with 17 points and season-high 11 assists to go along with three steals against the Milwaukee Bucks on December 1,2012.
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Jason Terry scored a season-high 26 points against the Denver Nuggets on February 10,2013.
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On June 28,2013, the day of the NBA draft, the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets reached a deal to trade Jason Terry, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett for future first-round picks in the 2014,2016, and 2018 drafts and Kris Humphries, Gerald Wallace, Kris Joseph, MarShon Brooks, and Keith Bogans.
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On February 19,2014, Jason Terry was traded, along with Reggie Evans, to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Marcus Thornton.
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Jason Terry did not appear in a game for the Kings during his time with the organization.
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On September 17,2014, Jason Terry was traded, along with two future second-round picks, to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Alonzo Gee and Scotty Hopson.
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Jason Terry hadn't scored in double figures since his 15-point outing against Charlotte on April 10,2017.
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Jason Terry blocked three shots for the first time since December 22,2010, with Dallas against Philadelphia.
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Jason Terry was a member of the United States squad that competed in the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia.
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In September 2019, Jason Terry was appointed assistant general manager of the Texas Legends of the NBA G League, ending his 19-year playing career.
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In May 2020, Jason Terry was appointed an assistant coach for the Arizona Wildcats.
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An elite shooter, Jason Terry has made the tenth-most career three-pointers in NBA history.
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Jason Terry frequently pulled up for midrange jump shots off the dribble, and during his time in Dallas, Terry relished the role of fourth-quarter specialist.
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Jason Terry was one of ten children raised by his mother, Andrea Cheatham, and his father, Curtis Jason Terry.
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Jason Terry is the cousin of former NBA player Martell Webster.
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Jason Terry got a tattoo related to the Brooklyn Nets in 2013, though it did not reference a championship trophy.