1. Jeremy Emmanuel Lamb was born on May 30,1992 and is an American former professional basketball player.
16 Facts About Jeremy Lamb
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Jeremy Lamb was recruited by UConn after drawing the attention of coach Jim Calhoun, who felt that Lamb reminded him of former UConn star Richard "Rip" Hamilton.
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Jeremy Lamb averaged 11.1 points per game, which was second on the team behind Kemba Walker.
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Jeremy Lamb scored a career-high 24 points against Marquette on January 25,2011.
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Jeremy Lamb was the only American player selected to the five-man All-Tournament Team.
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Jeremy Lamb was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets.
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On October 27,2012, Jeremy Lamb was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder along with Kevin Martin, two first-round draft picks, and a second-round draft pick, in exchange for James Harden, Cole Aldrich, Lazar Hayward and Daequan Cook.
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On February 4,2013, Jeremy Lamb was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game.
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On June 25,2015, Jeremy Lamb was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Luke Ridnour and a 2016 second-round draft pick.
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On July 7,2019, Jeremy Lamb signed a three-year contract worth $31.5 million with the Indiana Pacers.
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On February 8,2022, Jeremy Lamb was traded, alongside Justin Holiday, Domantas Sabonis and a 2023 second-round pick, to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson.
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On October 2,2023, Jeremy Lamb re-signed with Sacramento, but was waived a week later.
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Jeremy Lamb is the son of Rolando and Angela Jeremy Lamb and is the third of four siblings.
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Jeremy Lamb's 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.
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Jeremy Lamb was selected with the 53rd pick in the 1985 NBA draft, though he never played in the NBA.
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Jeremy Lamb is currently in a relationship with Anjali Ranadive, daughter of Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive.