Gerald Green Biography
Gerald Green is an American professional basketball player. Currently, he plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the 2005 NBA draft, he was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 18th overall pick.
Best known for his dunking skill, he has performed well in many slam dunk competitions, having won the 2005 McDonald’s All-American Slam Dunk Contest and the 2007 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, while finishing as the runner-up in the 2008 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
Gerald Green Age
He was born on January 26, 1986, in Houston, Texas.
Gerald Green Girlfriend | Kids
He has a relationship with Dorislyn Martinez, and I believe she is the mother of his two children Geremiah and Julius.
Gerald Green Weight | Height
He has a billed weight of 93 kg (205 lb) and stands at a height of 6 ft 7 in.
Gerald Green Position
He plays the small forward/ Shooting guard one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game.
Gerald Green Net worth
He has an estimated net worth of $20 million as of 2019.
Gerald Green Background
He was and raised up in Houston, Texas. He was involved in an accident that left a significant portion of his right ring finger cut off when he was in the 6th grade. When he attempted a dunk on a makeshift basketball hoop, he wore a ring on his right ring finger.
The ring caught onto a nail on the goal and his finger was ripped, with amputation being the only option.
Gerald Green High school career
He began playing basketball in his sophomore year when he played junior varsity for J. Frank Dobie High School. He transferred to a charter school, Gulf Shores Academy in Houston where he repeated his junior year. He averaged 33 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocked shots per game during his senior year at Gulf Shores.
He was named an All-American and was the high scorer with 24 points in the 2005 McDonald’s All-American Game. He won the McDonald’s All-American Slam Dunk Contest that year, defeating future Duke player Josh McRoberts.
Rivals.com considered him a five-star recruit and was listed as the number 1 player in the nation in 2005. He initially committed to Oklahoma State University but later decided to enter the NBA Draft after graduation. He hired an agent, thereby making himself ineligible to participate in NCAA athletics.
Gerald Green Professional Career
Draft
He was expected by many analysts to be one of the top players chosen but he fell to the Celtics, who selected him with the 18th pick in the draft. He drew comparisons to former Houston Rockets teammate and star Tracy McGrady in the period leading up to the 2005 NBA draft.
He was one of the last players to enter the NBA directly from high school, as the collective bargaining agreement between NBA owners and the NBA Players’ Association now mandates that American players who enter the NBA Draft must be at least one year removed from the graduation of their high school class and reach age 19 no later than December 31 of the calendar year of the draft.
2005-2007: Boston Celtics
He averaged 8 points and 1.3 rebounds per game for the Celtics in the 2005 Las Vegas Summer League during his pre-season. In January 2006, after seeing limited playing time during the first part of the season, he was placed on the Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA D-League by the Celtics.
On February 3, he was recalled and activated to an NBA roster position. On February 16, he was reassigned to the NBDL, to the Florida Flame. On February 21, he was recalled and activated again and saw his first significant NBA game action on the following night, scoring 13 points and grabbing 9 rebounds in 23 minutes.
He averaged 11.8 minutes, 5.2 points, and 1.2 rebounds and appeared in 32 games. He left marks on the league with his highlight plays including a shot clock-beating half court three against Indiana and two SportsCenter top play dunks in the closing seconds in two games against the Toronto Raptors.
He aimed at improving all aspects of his game in order to gain playing time over the off-season. During the end of the 2005-2006 season, he showed flashes of his capability. He started off the 2006–07 season slowly, earning a somewhat limited role and playing time behind captain Paul Pierce, and swingman Wally Szczerbiak.
In early December he started his ever game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He averaged 10.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game in the 2006-2007 season. He won the 2007 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, beating out Nate Robinson Tyrus Thomas, and Dwight Howard on February 17, 2007.
He scored a career-high 25 points in a Celtics loss to the Dallas Mavericks on March 16, 2007, and topped that with 33 points (12-22 FG, 4-5 3FG) at Atlanta on April 10, 2007. It was made official that Green was to be traded along with Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Theo Ratliff, Sebastian Telfair, and draft picks, to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Garnett on July 31, 2007.
2007-08 Minnesota Timberwolves
He found himself stuck on the bench behind a number of players at his same position at Minnesota. His agent asked Timberwolves to trade his client in early January 2008. He opened the competition with a dunk he called “The Birthday Cake” in which he blew out a birthday candle on a cupcake set on the back of the rim while dunking at the 2008 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
In the second round, his first dunk was an alley-oop from behind the basket which he put between his legs before dunking. His final dunk of the night was a between-the-legs one-handed slam that he performed after taking off his shoes. He finished second to Dwight Howard after Howard received 78% of the votes cast by fans through text message.
Houston 2008
He was traded to his hometown team Houston Rockets for Kirk Snyder on February 21, 2008. Subsequently, he was released by the Rockets on March 8, and in July he became an unrestricted free agent.
2008-09 Dallas Mavericks
He signed with the Dallas Mavericks on July 1, 2008. During the summer league, he chose to go to learn the plays and get a feeling of the Mavericks organization early and not let his chance slip away. He averaged an underwhelming 13.3 ppg and 3.8 rpg on 38% shooting from the field in the Vegas Summer League.
Return to Houston 2017-present
He signed with the Houston Rockets on December 28, 2017, returning to the Franchise for a second stint. He scored a season-high 27 points in a 116–98 win over the Orlando Magic on January 3, 2018.
He became the first player in franchise history to make seven or more 3-pointers in consecutive games after he made seven against Orlando. he hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to snatch a win against the Phoenix Suns on March 30. He later re-signed with the Rockets on July 10, 2018.
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