NBA Player Profile – Jason Terry
Name: Jason Terry
Team: Dallas Mavericks
Position: Shooting Guard
NBA Statistics: 16.2 (points), 4.7 (assists), 2.7 (rebounds)
Background: Born September 15, 1977 in Seattle, Jason Eugene Terry saw his love of basketball coming to the forefront at Franklin High School where he recently had his jersey number retired. In 1995, he moved to the University of Arizona where he had great success. Playing with current Miami Heat point guard Mike Bibby, Jason captured the NCAA Championship in 1997.
Generally, when players are removed from the starting five, their performances dwindle. But this has not been the case for the 33-year-old Terry. Since his relegation to the bench, the ‘Jet’ has emerged as one of the best sixth men in the league and one of the best fourth quarter players as well. While many would believe that the nickname ‘Jet’ is as a result of his notable speed with and without the basketball it originally came about because of his initials.
Fresh from being named Pacific-10 Player of the Year, he was drafted as the 10th overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1999 NBA Draft.
In no time, he surfaced as a star for the franchise averaging 19.7 points to lead the team in scoring in his second season. he spent five seasons with the franchise before being traded to the Dallas Mavericks. Being removed from the starting line-up has not deterred his contributions as he claimed the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award in 2009 and continues to contribute offensively.
His franchise recently swept the defending champions the Los Angeles Lakers in the play-offs in a game which saw him equaling the NBA play-off record of nine made three-pointers.
