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Also known as Jeffrey Lynn Green

American basketball player

Person · Open Library

Born
1946
Works
25

Top works

  • Diccionario de la Pareja / Dictionary for Couples
  • Diccionario del Soltero / Dictionary for Singles
  • The Jeff Green Collection
  • Measuring the Night
  • The Jeff Green Collection

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
United States
Active from
1989
alternativealternative rockamericanpop punkpower poppunk

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
336
Total plays
3,776

Tags

Progressive rockrockguitar rockart rockconcept album

Growing up in the 70’s in Northern California, Jeff was exposed to many Country and Southern Rock bands of the day, including The Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brother, Poco, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Molly Hatchet, The Outlaws, and The Charlie Daniels Band. Although these bands were to play a large part in Jeff’s later career, it was the influence of the Progressive Rock bands, Yes, Rush..., The Who and Pink Floyd (particularly David Gilmour’s solo in the song “Money”) that initially gr

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Key facts

2016
Los Angeles Clippers
2019
Utah Jazz
2020
Houston Rockets
Position
Power forward
League
NBA
Born
( 1986-08-28 ) August 28, 1986 (age 39) , Hyattsville, Maryland , U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight
235 lb (107 kg)
High school
Northwestern ( Hyattsville, Maryland )
College
Georgetown (2004–2007)
Nba draft
2007 : 1st round, 5th overall pick
Drafted by
Boston Celtics
Playing career
2007–present
2007 2011
Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder
2011 2012 2015
Boston Celtics
2015 2016
Memphis Grizzlies
2016 2017
Orlando Magic
2017 2018
Cleveland Cavaliers

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Basketball
Team
Houston Rockets
Position
Small Forward
Nationality
United States

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Wikidata facts

Mass
103
Image
Jeff Green.jpg
Height
206
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Commons category
Jeff Green (basketball player)
date of birth
1986-08-28
sport number
34
start of work period
2007-00-00
social media followers
152022
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Jeffrey Lynn Green (born August 28, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As of 2025–26, he has played for 11 NBA teams in 18 seasons.

A forward, 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. He underwent successful open-heart surgery in 2012 and continued his playing career. Green won his first NBA championship as a member of the Denver Nuggets in 2023.

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