JaMychal Green

JaMychal Green
Green (left) as a college player
Player information
birthday	21st June 1990 (age 30)
place of birth	Montgomery , Alabama , USA
size	203 cm
Weight	103 kg
position	Power forward
college	University of Alabama
NBA draft	undrafted, 2012
Club information
society	Los Angeles Clippers
league	NBA
Jersey number	4th
Clubs as active
2012-2013	Austin Toros ( G-League )
2013-2014	Chorale Roanne (LNB Pro A)
2014-2015	Austin Spurs (G-League)
2014	San Antonio Spurs
2014-2018	Memphis grizzlies
2019–	Los Angeles Clippers

JaMychal Green (born June 21, 1990 in Montgomery , Alabama ) is an American basketball player who is currently under contract with the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Green played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama . In the meantime, Green was also active for teams in the NBA G-League .

High school career

Green attended the St. Jude Educational Institute in his hometown of Montgomery, Alabama and played for the local basketball team. In 2006 and 2008 the team won the championship of the Alabama High School Athletic Association. In 2006 Green was named the most valuable player ( MVP ) of the tournament. He scored more than 2,500 points in his high school career and received several awards, including the 2008 Alabama Mr. Basketball title.

College career

Green also spent his college days in his home state. In his first year at the University of Alabama , Green was with one exception in all 32 games of the season on the starting line-up and was able to put on an average of 11.6 points and 7.9 rebounds. He scored five double-doubles , including four in consecutive games. Green was named to the all-freshman selection of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) after the season

During his sophomore season, he finished ninth in the SEC on rebounding (7.2 average) and 17th in points (14.1 average). This season Green was able to put up his college highs of 27 points and 13 rebounds in a victory over the Mercer Bears. For this he was named SEC Player of the Week.

At the beginning of his junior season (2010/11) Green changed his number from 32 to 1. At the end of the season he was called up to the All-SEC-First team. In his last year (2011/12) he was appointed to the All-SEC-Second-Team.

Professional career

G-League and France

Green had signed up for the 2012 NBA draft , but was not selected by any team. However, he was given the opportunity to join the San Antonio Spurs for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On October 22, 2012, he then signed a contract with Spurs, which was canceled on October 26. On November 1, he was taken over by the Austin Toros ( NBA G-League ). In 40 games for the Toros in the 2012/13 season, he averaged 12.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

From July 2013, Green played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Clippers, but was released on October 8th. On October 31, he signed for the 2013/14 season with the French team Chorale Roanne Basket in the LNB Pro A, the French first division. In 25 games for the club, he averaged 11.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. The team relegated to LNB Pro B at the end of the season.

In July 2014, Green was able to play again for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2014 NBA Summer League. On August 6, 2014, he signed with Spurs, but this time the contract was canceled again (October 25). On November 1, he was taken over by the Austin Spurs (the successor to the Austin Toros, for which he had already played).

San Antonio Spurs (2015)

On January 18, 2015, he signed a 10-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs and made his NBA debut in the win against the Utah Jazz alongside players like Kawhi Leonard and Tim Duncan . After his contract expired on January 28, the Spurs decided not to sign Green any further. Green had played four games for Spurs at this point and scored eight points.

Memphis Grizzlies (2015-2019)

On February 2, 2015, Green then signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies . He signed a second 10-day contract with the Grizzlies on February 19, and then a regular multi-year contract on March 2. After a few detours via the G-League and a stay abroad in France, he subsequently managed to establish himself in the NBA.

In the 2015/16 season he played a few minutes as a bench player in the first half of the season. Due to some injuries in the team, his playing time increased significantly after the All-Star Game break. On March 6, 2016, he achieved a career high of 17 points in a loss to the Phoenix Suns . On March 9, he was again able to score 17 points in the defeat by the Boston Celtics , and he also contributed 13 rebounds (also meanwhile a career high). Two days later he was able to achieve a new personal high of 21 points in the 121: 114 overtime win against the New Orleans Pelicans . Green still acted mainly as a bench player this season, he played 78 games this season, but only 15 of them as part of the starting line-up. With 42 wins and 40 losses, the Grizzlies were able to reach the playoffs in seventh place in the Western Conference. There, however, they were defeated by the former Greens team, the San Antonio Spurs, in the first round 4-0.

The 2016/17 season began Green with highs in the rebound area (17 rebounds in the game against the New Orleans Pelicans and 18 rebounds against the Portland Trail Blazers ). On February 4, 2017, he set a new career high of 29 points in beating the Minnesota Timberwolves . Green was able to establish himself as a starter this season: He was on the field in 77 games, 75 of which were part of the starting grid. With 43 wins and 39 defeats, the Grizzlies improved only slightly this season and again reached the playoffs as seventh-placed team in the Western Conference. Again they were defeated there in the first lap by the San Antonio Spurs.

After the 2016-17 season, Green became a restricted free agent. On September 27, 2017, Green signed a two-year deal with the Grizzlies for $ 17 million. After the season, the statistics for Green showed a new record in terms of points: with an average of 10.3 points per game, he was in double digits in this category for the first time. He also achieved new statistical highs in the area of ​​rebounds (8.4 per game) and assists (1.4 per game). Due to injuries, however, Green was only able to play 55 games (54 of them as part of the starting line-up). With only 22 wins and 60 defeats, the Grizzlies were penultimate in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs by a long way.

At the beginning of the 2018/19 season, Green injured himself after a few games and was out for twelve games with a broken jaw. After his return, he switched to a reserve role and scored 7 December in the 107: 103 win against the New Orleans Pelikans, his season high of 24 points. On January 12, he recorded again 24 points and was also able to record 11 rebounds in the 108: 112 defeat against the Miami Heat .

Los Angeles Clippers (since 2019)

On February 7, 2019, shortly before the trading deadline, Green was given to the Los Angeles Clippers together with Garrett Temple in exchange for Avery Bradley . There he played 24 times in the remaining games of the season, but was only on the starting line-up twice. The Clippers slipped into the playoffs as eighth-placed team in the Western Conference, but had to admit defeat 2: 4 to the later finalist Golden State Warriors .

From the 2019/20 season, Green played again with his former teammate from San Antonio, Kawhi Leonard , who had come to the Clippers from the Toronto Raptors champions . Green advanced to become a reliable banker who got an average of about 20 minutes playing time and was able to put on an average of over 6 points and over 6 rebounds per game.

statistics

Legend
GP	Matches played (Games Played)	GS	Games from the beginning (Games started)	MPG	Graduated minutes per game (Minutes per game)
FG%	Throw rate from the field (field goal percentage)	3P%	Throwing quota three-point throws (3-point field-goal percentage)	FT%	Free throw rate (free-throw percentage)
RPG	Rebounds per game (rebounds per game)	APG	Assists per game (assists per game)	SPG	Steals per game (steals per game)
BPG	Blocks per game (blocks per game)	PPG	Points per game (points per game)	FAT	Career record

NBA

Regular season

season	team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	San Antonio	4th	0	6.3	.571	.000	-	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	2.0
2014–15	Memphis	20th	1	7.0	.575	.000	.800	2.0	0.2	0.3	0.2	2.7
2015–16	Memphis	78	15th	18.5	.465	.333	.752	4.8	0.9	0.6	0.4	7.4
2016–17	Memphis	77	75	27.3	.500	.382	.802	7.1	1.1	0.6	0.4	8.9
2017-18	Memphis	55	54	28.0	.457	.339	.721	8.4	1.4	0.6	0.5	10.3
2018–19	Memphis	41	4th	22.0	.484	.396	.788	6.1	0.9	0.8	0.6	9.8
2018–19	los Angeles	24	2	19.6	.482	.413	.810	6.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	8.7
total		299	151	22.2	.479	.369	.770	6.1	0.9	0.6	0.4	8.4

Playoffs

season	team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	Memphis	5	0	1.6	.000	.000	1,000	0.6	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.4
2015–16	Memphis	4th	0	18.0	.545	.000	.500	3.8	0.8	0.8	1.3	6.8
2016–17	Memphis	4th	2	19.7	.472	.438	1,000	3.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	7.3
2018–19	los Angeles	6th	3	23.5	.535	.522	.800	5.3	0.8	0.7	0.0	11.0
total		21st	5	16.1	.505	.463	.762	3.3	0.5	0.4	0.3	6.6

college

season	team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008-09	Alabama	32	31	24.8	.538	-	.710	7.6	0.8	0.9	1.6	10.3
2009-10	Alabama	31	28	27.0	.495	0,000	.695	7.2	1.1	0.9	1.7	14.1
2010-11	Alabama	34	33	27.9	.508	-	.737	7.5	1.4	1.4	2.1	15.5
2011-12	Alabama	26th	22nd	29.2	.546	0.200	.690	7.4	1.8	0.7	1.5	14.0
total		123	114	27.2	.519	0.100	.711	7.4	1.2	1.0	1.7	13.5

Awards

• 2008 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
• 2008 Alabama Mr. Basketball
• 2008 Third-team Parade All-America
• 2008-09 SEC All-Freshman
• 2010–11 All-SEC-First-Team
• 2011–12 All SEC Second Team
• NBA D-League All-Rookie Second Team (2013)
• NBA D-League All-Star (2015)

Web links

• JaMychal Green - player profile on basketball-reference.com
• JaMychal Green - player profile on NBA.com
• ESPN page JaMychal Green (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Basketball Past State Champions. Retrieved March 4, 2020 . 
2. ↑ High School Awards: Alabama Mr. Basketball. Retrieved March 4, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Austin Toros announce returning Players. Retrieved March 4, 2020 . 
4. ↑ basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020 . 
5. ↑ basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020 . 
6. ↑ basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020 . 
7. ↑ basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020 . 
8. ↑ basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020 . 
9. ↑ basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020 .