- Born
- Birth nameRichard Allen Jefferson
- Height6′ 7″ (2.01 m)
- Richard Allen Jefferson is an American former professional basketball player who played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats. Jefferson was drafted in the first round of the 2001 NBA draft with the 13th overall pick, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in his first season with the New Jersey Nets (now known as the Brooklyn Nets). He won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. He was also a member of the United States national team that won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
- IMDb mini biography by: NBA
- Rockets traded draft rights to Jefferson along with draft rights to Jason Collins and Brandon Armstrong to the New Jersey Nets for the draft rights to Eddie Griffin on 6/27/01.
- Attended the University of Arizona with best friend Luke Walton.
- Attended Moon Valley High School in Phoenix, AZ.
- Selected after junior season by the Houston Rockets in the First Round (13th pick overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft.
- NBA forward.
- [on LeBron James and Kevin Durant going face to face during the 2017 NBA Championship] To get those two guys that have won MVPs against each other in the prime of their career is something that I think we all should just kind of relish and enjoy.
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