1. Richard Jefferson played for eight teams in his 17-season career in the National Basketball Association.
32 Facts About Richard Jefferson
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Richard Jefferson was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team following his first season.
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Richard Jefferson played seven seasons for the Nets, reaching the NBA Finals in each of his first two seasons.
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Richard Jefferson later played for the Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Denver Nuggets.
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Richard Jefferson won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016 and a bronze medal as a member of the United States national team in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Richard Jefferson retired from the NBA in 2018, becoming a basketball analyst for ESPN in 2019.
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Richard Jefferson was born in Los Angeles and was raised in Phoenix.
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Richard Jefferson attended Moon Valley High School in West Phoenix, where he was an integral part of the varsity basketball team that won the 4A State Championship in 1998.
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Richard Jefferson played college basketball at the University of Arizona, under Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson from 1998 to 2001.
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Richard Jefferson capped his career by being part of the Arizona team that advanced to the 2001 national championship game where the Wildcats fell to Duke.
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Along the way, Richard Jefferson was an all-Midwest Regional and all-Final Four selection.
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Richard Jefferson was inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, March 10,2012.
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Richard Jefferson played seven seasons with the New Jersey Nets and was a key element of their back-to-back Eastern Conference Championship teams of 2002 and 2003.
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Richard Jefferson played in the NBA Finals with the Nets in each of his first two seasons.
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Richard Jefferson competed in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 2003.
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Richard Jefferson began his career as a substitute small forward for Keith Van Horn and showed great defensive skills and all-around ability.
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Richard Jefferson blossomed in the role, becoming a good mid- and long-range shooter in addition to his slashing ability.
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Richard Jefferson ended up missing 49 games, but returned to action for the first round of the playoffs against the Miami Heat.
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Richard Jefferson had been enjoying his best professional season, averaging 22.2 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game.
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On January 21,2007, Richard Jefferson decided to have ankle surgery.
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On June 26,2008, Richard Jefferson was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for Yi Jianlian and future teammate Bobby Simmons.
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Richard Jefferson was not happy with the trade at first because he planned on being a Net until retirement.
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On June 23,2009, Richard Jefferson was traded to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas, and Fabricio Oberto.
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On June 30,2010, Richard Jefferson opted out of his contract with San Antonio and became an unrestricted free agent.
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On July 21,2014, Richard Jefferson signed with the Dallas Mavericks.
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On October 14,2017, Richard Jefferson was traded, along with Kay Felder, two future second-round draft picks and cash considerations, to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for the rights to Sergiy Gladyr and Dimitrios Agravanis.
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On October 19,2017, Richard Jefferson signed a one-year, $2.3 million contract with the Denver Nuggets.
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On October 13,2018, Richard Jefferson announced his retirement from professional basketball.
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On October 16,2018, Richard Jefferson joined the YES Network as the Nets' game and studio analyst.
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Richard Jefferson has appeared as a basketball analyst on FS1 and the Pac-12 Network.
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Richard Jefferson dated dancer and cheerleader Kesha Ni'cole Nichols for five years.
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The couple was scheduled to be married on July 11,2009, at the Mandarin Oriental; however, Richard Jefferson called off the wedding the night before it was scheduled to occur.