Jonas Jerebko

Jonas Jerebko

Jerebko with the Celtics in 2016
No. 8 – Utah Jazz
Position Small forward / Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1987-03-02) March 2, 1987
Kinna, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career 2005–present
Career history
2005–2006 Borås Basket
2006–2007 Plannja Basket
2007–2009 Angelico Biella
2009–2015 Detroit Pistons
2015–2017 Boston Celtics
2017–present Utah Jazz
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Jonas Jerebko (born March 2, 1987) is a Swedish professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the 39th overall pick in the second round of the 2009 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons, becoming the second Swedish-born basketball player (after Miles Simon) to be selected in the NBA draft.

Early life

As a child growing up in Sweden, Jerebko was involved in many sports, but basketball was what he was best at. Having parents who played basketball was a good thing for Jerebko, because there was very little interest in the game among his friends.[1]

In 2005, Jerebko signed to play basketball at the University of Buffalo in his father's hometown. Ultimately, he gave up a basketball scholarship for a professional career.[2]

Professional career

Europe (2005–2009)

Jerebko began his career playing with second-tiered Swedish club Borås Basket in the 2005–06 season, before joining first-tiered Swedish club Plannja Basket for the 2006–07 season. He averaged 20.0 points, 11.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocks in 19 games for Borås, and 10.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in 22 games for Plannja.

In 2007, Jerebko moved to Italy where he joined Angelico Biella, playing for the club for two seasons.

Detroit Pistons (2009–2015)

In May 2009, ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla considered Jerebko one of the top five European prospects in the 2009 NBA draft.[2] He was subsequently selected with the 39th overall pick by the Detroit Pistons, becoming the second Swedish national player to be selected in the NBA, after the Swedish-born American Miles Simon. His career in the NBA got off to a rough-and-tumble start; in a preseason game, Jerebko was accused of punching NBA veteran Jamaal Magloire in the face. Both players were suspended for the opening game of the regular season game for the ensuing fight.[3] Jerebko's hustle and determination early on in 2009–10 made him a fan favorite. He was selected as a member of the Rookie Team as part of the 2010 Rookie Challenge and Youth Jam during the NBA All-Star Weekend. He appeared in 80 games (73 starts) for the Pistons as a rookie, averaging 9.3 points (.481 FG, .313 3FG), 6.0 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.99 steals in 27.9 minutes per game. He was among NBA rookie leaders ranked third in rebounds (6.0 rpg), fourth in blocks (0.36 bpg), fifth in minutes (27.9 mpg), eighth in steals (0.99 spg), 10th in scoring (9.3 ppg) and T-18 in assists (0.7 apg). His 73 games as a starter ranks second in franchise history amongst rookies behind Kelly Tripucka who started all 82 games during the 1981–82 season.[4]

On October 5, 2010, Jerebko strained his right Achilles' tendon in a preseason game against the Miami Heat.[5] He subsequently missed the entire 2010–11 season.

On December 9, 2011, Jerebko re-signed with the Pistons on a four-year deal.[6]

Boston Celtics (2015–2017)

On February 19, 2015, Jerebko was traded, along with Luigi Datome, to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Tayshaun Prince.[7]

On July 9, 2015, Jerebko re-signed with the Celtics.[8]

Utah Jazz (2017–present)

On July 17, 2017, Jerebko signed with the Utah Jazz.[9]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Detroit 80 73 27.9 .481 .313 .710 6.0 .7 1.0 .4 9.3
2011–12 Detroit 64 13 22.9 .468 .302 .806 4.8 .7 .6 .3 8.7
2012–13 Detroit 49 2 18.2 .449 .301 .773 3.8 .9 .8 .2 7.7
2013–14 Detroit 64 0 11.6 .471 .419 .729 2.7 .6 .3 .1 4.2
2014–15 Detroit 46 0 15.3 .460 .368 .861 3.1 .9 .6 .2 5.2
2014–15 Boston 29 0 18.2 .431 .406 .833 4.8 1.0 .7 .2 7.1
2015–16 Boston 78 0 15.1 .413 .398 .782 3.7 .8 .3 .3 4.4
2016–17 Boston 78 6 15.8 .435 .346 .703 3.5 .9 .3 .2 3.8
Career 488 94 18.4 .456 .352 .763 4.1 .8 .6 .3 6.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015 Boston 4 0 17.0 .333 .000 .500 3.5 .3 .5 .3 2.8
2016 Boston 6 4 27.0 .478 .318 .800 6.8 1.7 .3 .7 9.2
2017 Boston 12 0 10.7 .484 .333 1.000 2.4 1.0 .4 .3 3.6
Career 22 4 16.3 .457 .293 .867 3.8 1.0 .4 .4 5.0

National team career

Jerebko debuted for the Swedish national team as an 18-year-old, and has since played for them at the 2013 EuroBasket.[10]

Personal life

Jerebko is the son of former Syracuse forward Chris Jerebko, a Russian American who played professionally in Sweden with Borås Basket for five seasons before settling in that country.[11][12] Jerebko's mother also played basketball professionally.[1]

On August 26, 2016, Chris Badawi and Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles sold Renegades, an Esports organisation featuring a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Call of Duty team, to Jerebko.[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Blakely, A. Sherrod (October 1, 2009). "New Piston Jonas Jerebko hopes NBA catches on in Sweden". MLive.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Fraschilla, Fran (May 20, 2009). "NBA draft: Top 5 European prospects". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ Watson, Matt (October 8, 2009). "Detroit's fighting Swede penalized". detroitbadboys.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jonas Jerebko Stats, Video, Bio, Profile". NBA.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ Langlois, Keith (October 5, 2010). "Heat Check; Jerebko's injury casts dark cloud over Pistons' preseason-opening loss". NBA.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Pistons Re-Sign Forward Jonas Jerebko". NBA.com. December 9, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Celtics Acquire Thomas From Phoenix". NBA.com. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Boston Celtics Resign Jonas Jerebko". NBA.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Jazz Sign Forward Jonas Jerebko". NBA.com. July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Jonas Jerebko – FIBA Archive". FIBA.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  11. ↑ "#32 Chris Jerebko". OrangeHoops.org. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  12. ↑ Waters, Mike (June 24, 2009). "Jonas Jerebko, son of former Syracuse University player, is on the fast track to the NBA". Syracuse.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  13. ↑ Boston Celtics player buys Renegades
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