Richard Jefferson
- Height: 6-7
- Weight: 225
- Born: Jun 21, 1980 - Los Angeles, California
- College: Arizona
- Draft: 2001 - 1st round (13th pick) by the Houston Rockets
News and Notes
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Nov 7
Jefferson hit 7 of 13 and scored 19 points in Friday's 96-84 loss to Portland. Advice: Jefferson is averaging 18.0 points on 63.3 percent shooting in his last three games. |
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Nov 1
F Richard Jefferson showed why the San Antonio Spurs targeted him despite the salary-cap ramifications of his lucrative contract.
After averaging 7.0 points in the first two games and clanking the majority of his shots, the forward had 19 of his 21 points by the end of the third quarter. He made seven of eight shots, including two of three from behind the arc, where he had been ice-cold.
The Spurs will always take Jefferson's offensive explosion. Along with Tony Parker's strong game, they allowed Tim Duncan to have an easy night with just seven points in less than 25 minutes, the second time in three games that Duncan hasn't had to exert himself.
Yet, offense isn't really the area Spurs coach Gregg Popovich targeted when San Antonio traded for Jefferson. Popovich is always about defense and the Spurs didn't bring back their defensive stalwart, Bruce Bowen. Immediately, Popovich started talking about Jefferson's role as Bowen's replacement.
Jefferson will take some time to get the Spurs' system down, but he's willing to take on the defensive responsibilities that come with playing on a Popovich team. |
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Nov 1
Jefferson scored 21 points on an efficient 7-for-8 FG and 5-for-6 FT in 27 minutes of a blowout win Saturday night. Recommendation: This was a breakout scoring effort for Jefferson, who had only scored 14 points combined on 4-for-16 shooting in his first two games in a Spurs uniform. He still isn't producing much else (two boards, zero assists, one combined steal/block on the night) but the scoring is at least a step in the right direction. |
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