Jason Terry
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 Jason "The JET" Terry | |
| Position: | Point Guard, Shooting Guard |
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| Height: | 6'2" |
| Weight: | 180 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Born: | 9/15/1977 |
| Birthplace: | Seattle, WA |
| Draft: | 10th overall |
| Drafted By: | Atlanta |
| College: | Arizona |
| NBA Career: | 1999-Present |
| Mavs Tenure: | 2004-Present |
His full name is Jason Eugene Terry, and thus the nickname "The JET".
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[edit] NBA
Terry was drafted out of the University of Arizona by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1999 NBA Draft as the 10th overall selection. After spending his first five seasons with the Hawks, Terry was traded to the Mavericks just prior to the start of the 2004-2005 season. He had a mediocre first few months with the Mavericks, the reason for which he cites to be he was trying to play the game of Steve Nash, whom he'd replaced, and not his own. After realizing this, Terry put up above average numbers and by the end of the season had earned his spot as the Mavs' number one guard.
In the 2004-05 NBA Playoffs, Terry averaged 17.5 points on 51% shooting while hitting 49% from three point range in his first playoff run. Yet his team failed to advance to the conference finals, losing its 2nd round series 4-2 to Nash's Phoenix Suns. In game 6 of that series Terry got in a confrontation with teammate Dirk Nowitzki, who was frustrated by his own erratic play during the playoffs, for committing the crucial error of backing off of Steve Nash in the final seconds of regulation with his team up by 3, who subsequently hit the 3 point shot to send the game into overtime resulting eventually in the second round ouster of the Mavericks.
In the following year Terry helped his team advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. In game 1 of the 2006 NBA Finals Terry became just the fifth player to score at least 30 points in his first NBA Finals game (also Michael Jordan, Shawn Kemp, Tim Duncan and Allen Iverson). In game 6 of the 2006 NBA Finals, Terry shot 7-25 from the field and 2-11 from three point territory as the cold shooting Mavericks were eliminated in 6 games by the champion Heat.
On July 1, 2006, after spending only 12 hours on the free-agent market, Jason Terry agreed to a 6-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks.
[edit] Player profile
Once criticized for his shot selection as an Atlanta Hawk, Terry transformed himself into a better shooter. Other than his shooting, Terry is also a quick penetrator who can drive toward the basket for layups or use his favorite teardrop. Analysts point out that that Terry's assist numbers are low for a point guard and that he is actually a tweener, or a shooting guard trapped in a point guard's body.
DALLAS (August 4, 2004) -- The Dallas Mavericks traded guard Tony Delk and forward Antoine Walker to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for forward Alan Henderson, guard Jason Terry and a future first round pick the Hawks owned via Philadelphia.
[edit] International career
- Terry was also a member of the United States squad for the 2001 Goodwill Games in Australia.
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