 Lamb with theCharlotte Hornets in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1992-05-30)May 30, 1992 (age 33) Henrico, Virginia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Norcross (Norcross, Georgia) |
| College | UConn (2010–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012: 1st round, 12th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Houston Rockets |
| Playing career | 2012–2024 |
| Position | Shooting guard /small forward |
| Number | 3, 11, 26, 2 |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2015 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2012–2013 | →Tulsa 66ers |
| 2015–2019 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 2019–2022 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2022 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2023–2024 | Stockton Kings |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Jeremy “Fly Guy”[1]Emmanuel Lamb (born May 30, 1992)[2] is an American former professionalbasketball player. He playedcollege basketball for theUConn Huskies. As a freshman, Lamb was the second-leading scorer on the 2011 national championUConn Huskies team. He was drafted by theHouston Rockets in the first round of the2012 NBA Draft.
Lamb attendedNorcross High School inNorcross, Georgia, where he captained the basketball team and averaged 20 points and six rebounds per game, leading Norcross to the regional championship, the Elite 8 of the state playoffs and a final record of 27–3. Lamb was recruited by UConn after drawing the attention of coachJim Calhoun, who felt that Lamb reminded him of former UConn starRichard "Rip" Hamilton.[3]
Considered a four-star recruit byRivals.com, Lamb was listed as the No. 19 shooting guard and the No. 76 player in the nation in 2010.[4]
During his freshman year at UConn, Lamb played in every game. He averaged 11.1 points per game, which was second on the team behindKemba Walker.[5] Lamb scored a career-high 24 points againstMarquette on January 25, 2011.[6] In the2011 Big East tournament, he averaged 14.2 points and helped the #9-seeded Huskies win the tournament and earn the #3-seed in theNCAA tournament.
In the 2011 NCAA Tournament, Lamb increased his scoring output to 16.2 points per game and tied his career-high with 24 points againstSan Diego State in the Sweet 16.[6] Preceding UConn's Final Four game against Kentucky, Lamb was 11-for-15 from three-point range in the NCAA Tournament, the highest all-time percentage by a player who has reached the Final Four.[7] During the national title game, he scored 12 points and grabbed 7 rebounds as the Huskies defeatedButler by a score of 53–41.[8]
Following the season, Lamb was invited to the 17-man tryouts for the 12-manFIBA Under-19 World Cup team byUSA Basketball,[9] and was ultimately selected to be a part of the team. The 12 selected players competed as Team USA in the2011 FIBA U19 World Cup in Latvia.[10] Lamb was the only American player selected tothe five-man All-Tournament Team.
The 2012 basketball season was a bitter disappointment for both Lamb and UConn.[citation needed] Despite their overall talent, they failed to meet expectations after suffering a losing record inBig East play during the regular season and bowing out in the first round of the NCAA Tournament after losing toIowa State University. Following the 2012 season, Lamb declared for the NBA draft.[11]
Lamb was selected with the 12th overall pick in the2012 NBA draft by theHouston Rockets. On October 27, 2012, Lamb was traded to theOklahoma City Thunder along withKevin Martin, two first-round draft picks, and a second-round draft pick, in exchange forJames Harden,Cole Aldrich,Lazar Hayward andDaequan Cook.[12]
During his rookie season, Lamb had several assignments with theTulsa 66ers of theNBA Development League.[13] On February 4, 2013, he was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[14] However, Lamb was replaced byTony Mitchell because he was later recalled by the Thunder and thus was not an "active" player on a D-League roster at the time of the game.[15]
On December 29, 2013, Lamb scored a then career-high 22 points in a 117–86 victory over the Rockets.[16] On November 14, 2014, he recorded his first career double-double with career-highs of 24 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to theDetroit Pistons.[17]
On June 25, 2015, Lamb was traded to theCharlotte Hornets in exchange forLuke Ridnour and a 2016 second-round draft pick.[18] On November 2, he signed a three-year, $21 million contract extension with the Hornets.[19][20] The following day, Lamb scored a season-high 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting in a 130–105 victory over theChicago Bulls.[21] He surpassed that mark on January 4, 2016, scoring 22 points in a 111–101 loss to theGolden State Warriors.[22]
On November 26, 2016, after recovering from a hamstring injury that sidelined him for 10 games, Lamb made his first start for the Hornets and had a career-best game with 18 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in a 107–102 victory over theNew York Knicks.[23] Lamb set a season high in points for a second straight game two days later, recording 21 points and nine rebounds off the bench in a 104–85 victory over theMemphis Grizzlies.[24]
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On December 20, 2017, Lamb scored a career-high 32 points on 11-of-17 shooting in a 129–111 loss to theToronto Raptors. He scored 19 points in 15 first-half minutes.[25]
Prior to the start of the 2018–19 season, Lamb was named the team's starting shooting guard.[26] On November 21, he scored 21 points on a career-high five three-pointers in a 127–109 win over theIndiana Pacers.[27] On December 26, he scored 31 points in a 134–132 double-overtime loss to theBrooklyn Nets.[28] On March 24, 2019, he made a half-court shot at the buzzer to lift the Hornets to a narrow 115–114 victory over the Raptors. It was the second-longest game-winning buzzer-beater in the previous 20 seasons.[29] On April 5, Lamb hit another game-winning three-pointer against the Raptors, this time with 3.3 seconds remaining to lift the Hornets to a 113–111 victory.[30]
On July 7, 2019, Lamb signed a three-year contract worth $31.5 million with theIndiana Pacers.[31] On February 24, 2020, theIndiana Pacers announced that Lamb had sustained a torn ACL, a torn lateral meniscus, and a lateral femoral condylar fracture during an 81–127 blowout loss to theToronto Raptors hosted on February 23. This injury sidelined Lamb for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[32]
On February 8, 2022, Lamb was traded, alongsideJustin Holiday,Domantas Sabonis and a 2023 second-round pick, to theSacramento Kings in exchange forTyrese Haliburton,Buddy Hield andTristan Thompson.[33] He made his debut for the team a day later, logging 14 points, six rebounds, five assists, and two blocks in a 132–119 victory over theMinnesota Timberwolves.[34]
On October 2, 2023, Lamb re-signed with Sacramento,[35] but was waived exactly a week later.[36] On November 9, he was named to the opening night roster for theStockton Kings.[37] On March 10, 2024, it was announced that Lamb had suffered a season-ending ankle injury while playing for Stockton.[38]
On August 7, 2024, Lamb announced his retirement from professional basketball.[39]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Oklahoma City | 23 | 0 | 6.4 | .353 | .300 | 1.000 | .8 | .2 | .1 | .1 | 3.1 |
| 2013–14 | Oklahoma City | 78 | 0 | 19.7 | .432 | .356 | .797 | 2.4 | 1.5 | .7 | .3 | 8.5 |
| 2014–15 | Oklahoma City | 47 | 8 | 13.5 | .416 | .342 | .891 | 2.3 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 6.3 |
| 2015–16 | Charlotte | 66 | 0 | 18.6 | .451 | .309 | .727 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .6 | .5 | 8.8 |
| 2016–17 | Charlotte | 62 | 5 | 18.4 | .460 | .281 | .853 | 4.3 | 1.2 | .4 | .4 | 9.7 |
| 2017–18 | Charlotte | 80 | 18 | 24.6 | .457 | .370 | .861 | 4.1 | 2.3 | .8 | .4 | 12.9 |
| 2018–19 | Charlotte | 79 | 55 | 28.5 | .440 | .348 | .888 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .4 | 15.3 |
| 2019–20 | Indiana | 46 | 42 | 28.1 | .451 | .335 | .836 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .5 | 12.5 |
| 2020–21 | Indiana | 36 | 8 | 21.3 | .435 | .406 | .947 | 3.6 | 1.5 | .9 | .6 | 10.1 |
| 2021–22 | Indiana | 39 | 0 | 15.7 | .373 | .333 | .838 | 2.4 | 1.3 | .6 | .4 | 7.1 |
| 2021–22 | Sacramento | 17 | 0 | 18.9 | .403 | .302 | .846 | 3.5 | 1.8 | .5 | .5 | 7.9 |
| Career | 573 | 136 | 20.8 | .439 | .342 | .857 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .7 | .4 | 10.1 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Oklahoma City | 11 | 0 | 9.1 | .405 | .143 | 1.000 | 1.5 | .6 | .6 | .1 | 3.6 |
| 2016 | Charlotte | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | .556 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 3.7 |
| Career | 14 | 0 | 8.0 | .431 | .200 | 1.000 | 1.4 | .6 | .5 | .1 | 3.6 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Connecticut | 41 | 40 | 28.8 | .487 | .368 | .797 | 4.5 | 1.6 | .9 | .6 | 11.1 |
| 2011–12 | Connecticut | 34 | 34 | 37.2 | .478 | .336 | .810 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .6 | 17.7 |
| Career | 75 | 74 | 32.1 | .482 | .348 | .806 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .6 | 14.1 | |
Lamb is the son of Rolando and Angela Lamb and is the third of four siblings.[2] Ronaldo is a pastor, and a former college basketball player who famously scored a game-winning buzzer-beater forVirginia Commonwealth againstNortheastern in the1984 NCAA tournament.[3] He was also selected with the 53rd pick in the1985 NBA draft, though Rolando never played in the NBA. Lamb's brother, Zach, played college basketball forCal State Bakersfield. Lamb is currently in a relationship with Anjali Ranadive, the daughter of Sacramento Kings ownerVivek Ranadive.[40]
