Jeff Green (basketball)

Jeff Green

Green in 2017
No. 32 – Houston Rockets
Position	Power forward / small forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1986-08-28) August 28, 1986 (age 38) Cheverly, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Northwestern (Hyattsville, Maryland)
College	Georgetown (2004–2007)
NBA draft	2007: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2011	Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder
2011, 2012–2015	Boston Celtics
2015–2016	Memphis Grizzlies
2016	Los Angeles Clippers
2016–2017	Orlando Magic
2017–2018	Cleveland Cavaliers
2018–2019	Washington Wizards
2019	Utah Jazz
2020	Houston Rockets
2020–2021	Brooklyn Nets
2021–2023	Denver Nuggets
2023–present	Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2023) NBA All-Rookie First Team (2008) Second-team All-American – USBWA (2007) Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (2007) Big East Player of the Year (2007) First-team All-Big East (2007) Second-team All-Big East (2006) Big East tournament MVP (2007) Big East Rookie of the Year (2005)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Jeffrey Lynn Green (born August 28, 1986), nicknamed Uncle Jeff,^[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As of 2024, he has played for 11 NBA teams in 15 seasons.

A forward,^[2] Green played three seasons of college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas . After entering the 2007 NBA draft, he was selected with the fifth overall pick by the Boston Celtics, but was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics. In 2008, following his rookie season, Green was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Green underwent successful open-heart surgery in 2012 and continued his playing career. In 2023, as a member of the Denver Nuggets, Green won his first NBA championship.