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Jermaine O'Neal

Center-Forward  at Indiana Pacers
Age47
NationalityUSA
Height211 cm (6'11")
Weight116 kg
BornOct 13, 1978
CollegeEau Claire HS (SC)
Career
13.4PPG
7.2RPG
1.4APG
1,024 games · 17 seasons

Career snapshot

17seasons
1,024games
13,767career pts
16.1PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Indiana Pacers · 514 games · 2000-01–2007-08

Position rank · 2013-14

#32PPG rank
#31PER rank
#35WS rank
Among 61 Center-Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 24.3 2004-05 · IND
RPG 10.5 2001-02 · IND
APG 2.6 2005-06 · IND
PER 22.9 2004-05 · IND
WS 10.5 2002-03 · IND

Draft

1996
Round 1 · Pick 17
from Eau Claire HS (SC)

Honors & awards

6×
All-Star Selection
2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
3×
All-NBA Team
2003, 2002, 2001
1×
NBA Most Improved Player
2001

Career by team

Golden State Warriors
2013-14 – 2013-14 · 1 seasons
7.9 PPG 5.5 RPG 0.6 APG
44 games
Boston Celtics
2010-11 – 2011-12 · 2 seasons
5.2 PPG 4.6 RPG 0.4 APG
49 games
Miami Heat
2008-09 – 2009-10 · 2 seasons
13.4 PPG 6.5 RPG 1.5 APG
97 games
Toronto Raptors
2008-09 – 2008-09 · 1 seasons
13.5 PPG 7.0 RPG 1.6 APG
41 games
Indiana Pacers
2000-01 – 2007-08 · 8 seasons
18.7 PPG 9.6 RPG 2.0 APG
514 games
Portland Trail Blazers
1996-97 – 1999-00 · 4 seasons
3.9 PPG 3.1 RPG 0.3 APG
211 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1996-97 POR 45 0 10.2 4.1 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 45.1 0.0 60.3 13.7 0.8
1997-98 POR 60 9 13.5 4.5 3.4 0.3 0.3 1.0 48.5 0.0 50.6 12.7 1.2
1998-99 POR 36 1 8.6 2.5 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 43.4 0.0 51.4 13.6 0.8
1999-00 POR 70 8 12.3 3.9 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 48.6 0.0 58.2 13.3 2.1
2000-01 IND 81 80 32.6 12.9 9.8 1.2 0.6 2.8 46.5 0.0 60.1 17.5 6.4
2001-02 IND 72 72 37.6 19.0 10.5 1.6 0.6 2.3 47.9 7.1 68.8 18.1 6.4
2002-03 IND 77 76 37.2 20.8 10.3 2.0 0.9 2.3 48.4 33.3 73.1 21.4 10.5
2003-04 IND 78 78 35.7 20.1 10.0 2.1 0.8 2.6 43.4 11.1 75.7 21.1 9.0
2004-05 IND 44 41 34.8 24.3 8.8 1.9 0.6 2.0 45.2 16.7 75.4 22.9 3.8
2005-06 IND 51 47 35.3 20.1 9.3 2.6 0.5 2.3 47.2 30.0 70.9 20.4 4.9
2006-07 IND 69 69 35.6 19.4 9.6 2.4 0.7 2.6 43.6 0.0 76.7 18.8 4.7
2007-08 IND 42 34 28.7 13.6 6.7 2.2 0.5 2.1 43.9 0.0 74.2 14.4 0.9
2008-09 NBA 68 61 29.8 13.3 6.4 1.8 0.4 2.0 47.4 0.0 78.8 — —
2008-09 MIA 27 27 30.0 13.0 5.4 2.0 0.4 2.0 47.5 0.0 75.0 15.5 1.2
2008-09 TOR 41 34 29.7 13.5 7.0 1.6 0.4 2.0 47.3 0.0 81.0 15.4 1.4
2009-10 MIA 70 70 28.4 13.6 6.9 1.3 0.4 1.4 52.9 0.0 72.0 17.9 5.6
2010-11 BOS 24 10 18.0 5.4 3.7 0.5 0.1 1.3 45.9 0.0 67.4 9.2 0.6
2011-12 BOS 25 24 22.8 5.0 5.4 0.4 0.3 1.7 43.3 0.0 67.7 9.4 1.1
2013-14 GSW 44 13 20.1 7.9 5.5 0.6 0.3 0.9 50.4 0.0 75.0 15.3 2.7

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 2013 Boston Celtics Golden State Warriors offseason From 2011-12 to 2013-14
Jul 2010 Miami Heat Boston Celtics season change
Jul 2009 Toronto Raptors Miami Heat season change
Oct 2008 Miami Heat Toronto Raptors mid season trade From 2008-09 to 2008-09
Jul 2008 Indiana Pacers Toronto Raptors season change
Jul 2008 Indiana Pacers Miami Heat season change
Jul 2000 Portland Trail Blazers Indiana Pacers season change

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Born on October 13

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About Jermaine O'Neal

Jermaine Lee O'Neal Sr. is an American former professional basketball player. A center/power forward, he had a successful high school career and declared his eligibility for the 1996 NBA draft straight out of high school. O'Neal, at just 17 years of age, was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 17th overall pick, and played his first professional game at 18. At the time, he was the youngest player to ever play an NBA game.