16 Facts About Jerryd Bayless

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Jerryd Andrew Bayless was born on August 20,1988 and is an American former professional basketball player.

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Jerryd Bayless played a year of college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats after playing high school basketball at St Mary's High School in Phoenix.

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Jerryd Bayless was selected 11th overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers and was then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers.

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Jerryd Bayless averaged 4.0 assists and 2.7 rebounds and 35.7 minutes per game in 30 games.

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Jerryd Bayless earned multiple awards including All-Pac-10 second team and All-Freshman honors, First Team All-District honors by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and United States Basketball Writers Association, named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press, and was a finalist for the Wooden Award.

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Jerryd Bayless was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the 11th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft.

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Jerryd Bayless scored a career-high 31 points on December 23,2009 against the San Antonio Spurs, setting a franchise record for points by a Trail Blazer making his first career start.

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Jerryd Bayless was traded by the Trail Blazers to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for a 2011 first-round draft pick that would become Tobias Harris on October 23,2010.

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Jerryd Bayless was traded by New Orleans with Peja Stojakovic to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for David Andersen, Marcus Banks and Jarrett Jack on November 20,2010.

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On July 13,2012, Jerryd Bayless signed a two-year deal with the Memphis Grizzlies.

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On January 7,2014, Jerryd Bayless was traded to the Boston Celtics in a three-team trade that involved the Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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On July 31,2014, Jerryd Bayless signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.

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On December 28,2015, Jerryd Bayless returned to the Bucks' lineup after missing 11 games with a left ankle sprain and led Milwaukee with 19 points and seven assists off the bench in a loss to the Dallas Mavericks.

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On July 13,2016, Jerryd Bayless signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.

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Jerryd Bayless made three appearances for the 76ers before the injury forced him to the sidelines again.

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On November 12,2018, Jerryd Bayless was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with Robert Covington, Dario Saric and a 2022 second-round pick, in exchange for Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton.