James Jones (basketball player)
Jones with the Miami Heat in 2009
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| No. 1 – Cleveland Cavaliers | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 4, 1980 Miami, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | American (Hialeah, Florida) |
| College | Miami (Florida) (1999–2003) |
| NBA draft | 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49th overall |
| Selected by the Indiana Pacers | |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2005 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2005–2007 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2007–2008 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2008–2014 | Miami Heat |
| 2014–present | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
James Andrew Jones (born October 4, 1980) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He currently serves as the secretary-treasurer of the National Basketball Players Association.
Jones was a four-year letterman at American High School in Hialeah, Florida. He averaged 25 points per game as a senior, earning Class 6A Player of the Year and First Team All-State honors. He then played college basketball for the Miami Hurricanes of the University of Miami, where he was a three-year starter and finished his career averaging 11 points per game. He was named Third Team All-Big East his junior year and Second Team Verizon Academic All-American his senior year. He was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
Jones was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the 2003 NBA Draft. He has since played for the Pacers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat and Cavaliers. He has won three NBA championships, two with the Heat and one with the Cavaliers. He is one of nine players to have reached six consecutive NBA Finals. Jones has never been on an NBA team with a losing record and has only missed the playoffs once—with the Trail Blazers in 2007–08. He finished third in the NBA in three-point percentage during the 2007–08 season and won the Three-Point Contest in 2011. His nickname is "Champ".
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