Jim Paxson

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Jim Paxson
Position Shooting guard
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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League NBA
Team Retired
Born July 9, 1957 (1957-07-09) (age 50)
Kettering, Ohio
High school Archbishop Alter
College Dayton
Pro career 1979–1990
Former teams Portland Trail Blazers
Boston Celtics
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James Joseph (Jim) Paxson (born July 9, 1957 in Kettering, Ohio) was a guard/forward with an 11-year career from 1979-1990 in the NBA. He played for the Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics of the NBA and was subsequently inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. He then served as general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1999 until 2005. He is the older brother of retired Chicago Bulls guard and current Bulls general manager John Paxson. On July 5, 2006, Paxson was hired as a consultant for the Chicago Bulls. He was a 2-time All-Star as member of the Portland Trailblazers.

He attended the University of Dayton.

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