Jonas Jerebko

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Early years

Jerebko is the son of former Syracuse forward Chris Jerebko, a Russian American[1] who played professionally in Sweden with the Boras Marbo club for five seasons before settling in that country.[2] In 2005, he signed a letter of intent to play U.S. college basketball for the University at Buffalo in his father's hometown. However, he decided to give up his scholarship in favor of a professional career.[3]

Professional career

Europe

Jerebko began his career playing with the Swedish club Marbo Basket in the 2005–06 season of the second tier (BasketEttan) and in the 2006–07 season he moved to the reigning Swedish champion team Plannja Basket in Sweden's premier league, where he also won a Swedish championship. He then moved to the Italian League club Angelico Biella in 2007.

NBA

Detroit Pistons

Jerebko declared for the 2008 NBA draft, but later withdrew, stating that he wanted to spend one more year in the Italian League to gain more experience before entering the NBA. Former college coach and current ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla considered Jerebko one of the top five European prospects in the 2009 NBA draft.[3] He was selected as a second round pick in the 2009 NBA draft, 39th overall by the Detroit Pistons. He is the second Swedish national player to be selected in the NBA, after the Swedish-born American Miles Simon, although Joakim Noah has a Swedish mother, and Maciej Lampe and Damir Markota are naturalized Swedish citizens. In August 2009, he signed a two-year contract with the Pistons. 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 one regular season game for an ensuing fight.[4] Jerebko's hustle and determination made him a fan favorite, and the Pistons promotional department began handing out Viking helmets and bandanas to fans in "Jerebko Row" for each point scored by Jerebko.[5]

On October 5, 2010, he strained his right Achilles' tendon in a preseason game against the Miami Heat[6] and subsequently missed the entire 2010–11 season.

On December 9, 2011, Jerebko re-signed with the Pistons on 4-year, $18 million deal.[7]

Boston Celtics

On February 19, 2015, Jerebko was traded to the Boston Celtics, along with Luigi Datome, in exchange for Tayshaun Prince.[8]

On July 9, 2015, Jerebko re-signed with the Celtics.[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
Career 332 88 19.8 .465 .344 .764 4.3 .8 .7 .2 7.2

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
Career 4 0 17.0 .333 .000 .500 3.5 .3 .5 .3 2.8

International

Jerebko debuted for Swedish national basketball team at just 18 and has since played for them at the 2013 EuroBasket.[10]

See also

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Blogging through Europe (Part Four: Italy)
  2. ↑ OrangeHoops.org. Retrieved 2015-Apr-19.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Watson, Matt. "Detroit's Fighting Swede penalized." Detroit Bad Boys. http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2009/10/8/1216838/detroits-fighting-swede-penalized/
  5. ↑ Sitto, Natalie. "Jerebko Row." http://need4sheed.com/2009/12/jerebko-row.html
  6. ↑ Heat Check
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  10. ↑ JONAS JEREBKO (SWEDEN)
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