Jaylen Joseph Hands was born on February 12,1999 and is an American professional basketball player for PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League.
23 Facts About Jaylen Hands
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Jaylen Hands was selected in the second round of the 2019 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 56th pick before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets.
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Jaylen Hands played a season in the NBA G League with Brooklyn's affiliate, the Long Island Nets before beginning his European career in 2021.
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Jaylen Hands began his high school career playing with Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista, California where he was named an All-County player, San Diego Metro League Player of the Year, and won the 2014 CIF championship.
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That year, Jaylen Hands averaged 29 points, 6.7 rebounds and 6.5 assists a game.
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Jaylen Hands won the slam dunk contest at the Ballislife All-American Game.
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However, Jaylen Hands' play was erratic, and he came off the bench for much of the season.
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Jaylen Hands started the first five games of the season before missing a game after spraining his left foot against Wisconsin.
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Jaylen Hands missed the regular season finale after spraining his right ankle in practice.
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Jaylen Hands returned for UCLA's Pac-12 tournament opener, but played just 10 minutes and did not start.
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Jaylen Hands ended the season with averages of 9.9 points in 25.2 minutes, with almost as many turnovers as assists.
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Jaylen Hands hoped to become a better leader and improve his assist-to-turnover ratio.
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Jaylen Hands followed up with 12 points and a career-high-tying 11 assists for his second straight double-double in a win against Notre Dame.
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Jaylen Hands became the first Bruins player with 10 or more assists in three consecutive games after achieving it only once in his first 37 career games.
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Jaylen Hands conceded that he committed an intentional foul too early with 6.9 seconds left in the game, helping to set up the Utes' game-winning shot.
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Jaylen Hands had sat out the first 2:19 of overtime as the Bruins opted for a stronger defensive lineup, but he returned to make a 30-foot three-pointer with 21 seconds remaining to extend the Bruins' one-point lead and help secure the victory.
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Jaylen Hands finished the year as the Pac-12 leader in assists, and was named second-team All-Pac-12.
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Jaylen Hands was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round of the 2019 draft with the 56th overall pick.
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Jaylen Hands was acquired by the Brooklyn Nets along with a 2020 first-round pick in exchange for Mfiondu Kabengele, who was taken earlier with the 27th overall pick.
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On December 11,2019, Jaylen Hands had 28 points, six rebounds, five assists, and three steals in a win over the Westchester Knicks.
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On January 1,2021, Jaylen Hands signed a two-year contract with Serbian team FMP of the ABA League.
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On October 11,2021, Jaylen Hands signed with Telenet Giants Antwerp of the BNXT League.
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On July 4,2022, Jaylen Hands signed with PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League.