Jodie Meeks
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| birthday | August 21, 1987 (33 years 11 days) | |
| place of birth | Nashville , Tennessee , United States | |
| size | 193 cm | |
| position | Shooting Guard | |
| college | Kentucky | |
| NBA draft | 2009 , 41st Pick, Milwaukee Bucks | |
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2009–2010 Milwaukee Bucks 2010–2012 Philadelphia 76ers 2012–2014 Los Angeles Lakers 2014–2016 Detroit Pistons 2016–2017 Orlando Magic 2017–2018 Washington Wizards 2019 Toronto Raptors
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Jodie Meeks (born August 21, 1987 in Nashville , Tennessee ) is an American basketball player who plays on the position of the shooting guard .
Career
Meeks played three years for the University of Kentucky before he was selected in the 2009 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second draft round in 41st place. After half a year with the Bucks, Meeks was transferred to the Philadelphia 76ers, where he played for two years. 2010-11 he had his best season with the Sixers when he scored 10.5 points per game and started in 64 of 74 games. With Philadelphia he reached the playoffs in 2011 and 2012.
In 2012 Meeks signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. On March 9, 2014, he set a career record with 42 points against the Oklahoma City Thunder . Meeks ended his best season with 15.7 points per game. After the end of the season he signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons as a free agent . Meeks played two years for the Pistons, with only three games in the 2015-16 season after suffering a serious foot injury at the beginning of the season and being out for several months. For the last game of the season Meeks was then eligible to play again.
In the summer of 2016, Meeks then signed a contract with the Orlando Magic . Due to a thumb injury, Meeks was missing a lot of games and only played 36 games at the end of the season, with 9.1 points per game. Then he moved to the Washington Wizards . In 2018 he was suspended for 25 games after a positive growth hormone test .
Web links
- Jodie Meeks - player profile on basketball-reference.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lakers 114, Thunder 110 ( Memento of the original from October 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Pistons' Meeks out 12-16 weeks after foot surgery
- ^ Doping whirlwind around Wizards-Guard Meeks before the play-off start
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| SURNAME | Meeks, Jodie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nashville , Tennessee, USA |