Jeremy Lamb introduced his retirement from the NBA by way of Instagram on Wednesday. The 6-foot-5, 180-pounder performed 10 seasons (2012-22) within the league as a small ahead and taking pictures guard.
“Basketball has been good to me all through my whole life, so this choice didn’t come straightforward, however I’ve determined to retire from the sport that has given me all the pieces,” Lamb shared within the publish.
Jeremy Lamb — who performed 573 NBA video games with Oklahoma Metropolis, Charlotte, Indiana and Sacramento — is retiring from basketball, he introduced on Instagram. Lamb was a part of UConn’s 2011 NCAA championship staff. pic.twitter.com/XeE1MtyDkS
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 7, 2024
In 573 profession NBA regular-season video games (136 begins) throughout 10 seasons, he averaged 10.1 factors, 3.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 20.8 minutes per sport whereas taking pictures 43.9% from the ground, 34.2% from 3-point vary, and 85.7% on the free throw line.
Lamb, 32, was chosen twelfth general by the Houston Rockets within the 2012 NBA draft out of UConn earlier than getting traded to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder as a part of the deal that despatched James Harden to Houston.
Jeremy Lamb averaged career-high numbers with the Charlotte Hornets, sunk a buzzer-beating half-court heave towards the Toronto Raptors
Lamb then performed 4 seasons (2015-19) with the Charlotte Hornets after spending his first three campaigns (2012-15) with OKC. He averaged profession highs in factors, rebounds, assists, and minutes performed with Charlotte.
Throughout the 2018-19 season with the Hornets, he averaged profession highs of 15.3 factors, 5.5 rebounds, and 28.5 minutes per sport in 79 video games (55 begins). Plus, the guard/ahead shot 44% from the sphere and 34.8% from deep.
In Charlotte’s 129-111 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Dec. 20, 2017, Jeremy Lamb recorded a career-high 32 factors on 11-of-17 (64.7%) taking pictures from the ground, 2-of-2 (100%) from past the arc, and 8-of-10 (80%) on the foul line.
On March 24, 2019, he additionally sunk a buzzer-beating half-court heave to defeat the Raptors.
Jeremy Lamb let it fly from past half-court for a jaw-dropping game-winner! #BESTofNBA
*The Arc of this shot is 🤯* pic.twitter.com/WQZSXVKiEu
— NBA Historical past (@NBAHistory) September 14, 2022
His most up-to-date stint within the NBA got here with the Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings within the 2021-22 season. In 56 video games off the bench that season, he averaged 7.3 factors, 2.8 boards, 1.4 assists, and 16.7 minutes per contest.
At UConn, Lamb gained the 2011 NCAA championship alongside Kemba Walker and Shabazz Napier. He averaged 14.1 factors, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 75 video games (74 begins) with the Huskies.
