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CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by the Indiana Pacers in the first round (49th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft…traded to the Phoenix Suns for a second-round draft choice on Aug. 25, 2005…traded to the Portland Trail Blazers along with the draft rights to Rudy Fernandez for cash considerations on July 11, 2007…signed by the HEAT as a free agent on July 9, 2008.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:

Has appeared in 290 regular season games and has made 58 starts in his five-year NBA career…has averaged 7.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 19.9 minutes while shooting 40.4 percent from the floor, 39.9 percent from three-point range and 86.5 percent from the foul line…has missed a total of 100 games due to injury and has been a DNP-CD on 20 occasions…has scored in double figures on 92 occasions, including 11 games with at least 20 points (nine of which have come off the bench)…his longest streak of consecutive games scoring in double figures is five and occurred from Nov. 1, 2005-Nov. 10, 2005…his highest scoring effort off the bench was a 25-point outing against Golden State on Jan. 7, 2007…has grabbed double-figure rebounds on five occasions and recorded four double-doubles…has shot at least 85 percent from the foul line every season of his career…his career high for consecutive free throws made is 45 and occurred from Jan. 5, 2007-Mar. 29, 2007…has hit at least 90 three-point field goals in each of the past three seasons…his longest streak of consecutive games with at least one three-point field goal made is 14 and occurred from Feb. 11, 2007-Mar. 14, 2007…has hit at least one three-point field goal in a game 180 times and recorded multiple treys in 96 games…his longest streak of consecutive games with a steal is seven and occurred from Apr. 20, 2005-Nov. 12, 2005…his longest streak of consecutive games with a block is six and occurred from Feb. 9, 2007-Feb. 23, 2007…has registered 16 multi-steal and 34 multi-block games…has appeared in 44 NBA postseason games (12 starts) and has averaged 4.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 16.8 points while shooting 40.2 percent from the floor, 37.7 percent from three-point range and 76.1 percent from the foul line…has scored in double figures in seven postseason contests…in his 12 postseason starts he has averaged 6.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 20.8 minutes.

2007-08 SEASON:

Saw action in 58 games (three starts) for the Portland Trail Blazers and averaged 8.0 points (.437 FG%, .878 FT%), 2.8 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 22.0 minutes…missed a total of 17 games due to injury and was a DNP-CD on seven occasions…was placed on the inactive list for five games from Nov. 19-28 with a sore left knee and for another 12 games from Feb. 4-27…ranked third in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage (.444)…led the Blazers in three-point field goal percentage and ranked third in three-point field goals made (91)…established career highs in three-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage…led the team in scoring once, in steals on eight occasions and in blocks six times…scored in double figures on 21 occasions, including a pair of 20-point outings…in his three starts he averaged 4.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 22.7 minutes…hit at least one three-point field goal in a season-high 10 consecutive games, the second longest streak of his career, from Feb. 29-Mar. 18…made at least one three-point field goal in a game 41 times and recorded multiple treys in 27 contests…hit a season-high 23 consecutive free throws (the second longest streak of his career) from Dec. 2-16…Portland was 22-6 when he played 24-plus minutes and 15-2 when he sank at least three three-point field goals in a game…scored his 2,000th career point on Apr. 8 against the L.A. Lakers…reached the 5,000-minute mark in his career on Jan. 5 against Utah…matched his career-high with six three-point field goals made against Memphis on Apr. 15…had three multi-steal and three-multi-block games…Season Highs: 21 points (vs. Golden State, Dec. 12), seven rebounds (at Denver, Dec. 16), three assists (four times), two steals (three times), two blocks (three times) and 34:18 minutes (vs. Golden State, Dec. 12).

2006-07 SEASON:

Appeared in a career-high 76 games (seven starts) for the Phoenix Suns and averaged 6.4 points (.368 FG%, .877 FT%), 2.3 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 18.1 minutes…was a DNP-CD on six occasions…made a career-high 45 consecutive free throw attempts from Jan. 5-Mar. 29, the longest consecutive free throws made streak by a player in the NBA in the 2006-07 season…ranked 47th in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage (.378)…ranked third on the Suns in blocked shots (42) and fourth in both three-point field goals made (90) and three-point field goal percentage…led the team with three four-point plays (Jan. 9 vs. Seattle, Jan. 23 at Washington and Apr. 16 at Houston)…led the Suns in steals five times and in blocks in 12 contests…scored in double figures 21 times, including one 20-point performance…in his seven starts he averaged 9.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 26 minutes…hit at least one three-point field goal in a career-high 14 consecutive games from Feb. 11-Mar. 14…made at least one three-point field goal in a game 51 times and recorded multiple treys in 25 games…amassed at least one blocked shot in a career-high six consecutive games from Feb. 9-23…his season-high 25-point performance against Golden State on Jan. 7 marks his highest scoring output off the bench in his career…had four multi-steal and 10 multi-block games…Season Highs: 25 points (vs. Golden State, Jan. 7), seven rebounds (vs. Indiana, Mar. 2), four assists (at L.A. Clippers, Nov. 4), three steals (at Golden State, Mar. 29), two blocks (10 times) and 32:22 minutes (vs. L.A. Clippers, Apr. 17).

2005-06 SEASON

Saw action in 75 games (24 starts) for the Phoenix Suns and averaged 9.3 points (.418 FG%, .851 FT%), 3.4 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 23.6 minutes…missed a total of seven games due to injury…was sidelined for four games from Dec. 12-17 with a sprained right ankle…missed a pair of games from Feb. 16-22 with a right wrist sprain…sat out one game (Mar. 6) due to a right second metatarsal phalange (toe) joint…ranked 41st in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage (.386) and tied for 41st in three-point field goals made (110)…recorded career highs in minutes played (1,772), points scored (699), scoring average, field goals made (243) and attempted (581), three-point field goals made (110) and attempted (285), free throws made (103) and attempted (121), offensive rebounds (44), defensive rebounds (209), total rebounds (253), steals (38) and blocks (49) and tied his career high in assists (57) and starts…finished fourth on the team in both three-point field goals made and blocked shots…led the Suns in scoring three times, in rebounds once, in steals in eight contests and in blocked shots on 14 occasions…in his 24 starts he averaged 9.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 24.8 minutes…scored in double figures a career-high 34 times, including a career-high six 20-point performances…scored in double figures in a career-high five consecutive games from Nov. 1-10…recorded back-to-back 20-point outings for the first time in his career against Atlanta on Dec. 4 and against Portland on Dec. 6…had one 20-point/10-rebound game (Apr. 17 vs. New Orleans/Oklahoma City)…grabbed double-figure rebounds twice and recorded a pair of double-doubles…made at least one three-point field goal in a game 47 times and recorded multiple treys in 29 games…hit a season-high 21 consecutive free throw attempts from Feb. 1-27…recorded career highs in free throws made (9) and attempted (11) at Denver on Jan. 10…totaled career highs in field goal attempts (16) and three-point field goal attempts (12) and matched his career high in three-point field goals made (6) against Portland on Dec. 6…handed out a career-high five assists against New Orleans/Oklahoma City on Apr. 17…amassed a career-high four blocked shots against Memphis on Feb. 8…scored his 1,000th career point on Apr. 7 against the L.A. Lakers…scored 17 of his 20 points at Miami on Jan. 26 in the second quarter…had four multi-steal and 13 multi-block games…Season Highs: 22 points (twice), 10 rebounds (twice), five assists (vs. New Orleans/Oklahoma City, Apr. 17), four blocks (vs. Memphis, Feb. 8), three steals (vs. Golden State, Nov. 12) and 46:39 minutes (vs. Dallas, Nov. 1).

2004-05 SEASON:

Appeared in 75 games (career-high 24 starts) for the Indiana Pacers and averaged 4.9 points (.396 FG%, .855 FT%), 2.3 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 17.7 minutes…was a DNP-CD on seven occasions…ranked 25th in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage (.398)…led the Pacers in three-point field goal percentage and ranked fourth in three-point field goals made (66)…topped the Pacers in scoring once and in rebounds five times…scored in double figures on 13 occasions, including a pair of 20-point performances…grabbed double-figure rebounds three times and registered a pair of double-doubles…had one 20-point/10-rebound game (Nov. 23 vs. Boston)…averaged 7.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 27.3 minutes in his 24 starts…hit at least one three-point field goal in a game 40 times and recorded multiple treys in 15 games…hit a season-high 21 consecutive free throw attempts from Dec. 11-Mar. 1…recorded career highs in points (27), field goals made (10) and three-point field goals made (6) at Seattle on Nov. 28…made his first career start against Orlando on Nov. 20 and recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds and added three steals in 43 minutes…registered career highs in defensive rebounds (12) and total rebounds (12) in the Nov. 20 game against the Magic…grabbed a career-high five offensive rebounds against Boston on Nov. 23…had five multi-steal and eight multi-block games…Season Highs: 27 points (at Seattle, Nov. 28), 12 rebounds (vs. Orlando, Nov. 20), three assists (twice), three steals (three times), three blocks (vs. Philadelphia, Apr. 15) and 44 minutes (twice).

2003-04 SEASON:

Came off the bench in all six games in which he appeared for the Pacers and averaged 1.2 points (.222 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 0.3 rebounds and 4.3 minutes…missed a total of 76 games due to injury…sat out the first 28 games of the season (Oct. 29-Dec. 23) due to a strained left hamstring…missed 15 games from Jan. 14-Feb. 20 with a strained left gastroc…was sidelined for 23 games from Mar. 2-Apr. 14 with a left quadriceps contusion…made his NBA debut at Milwaukee on Dec. 26 and was scoreless in four minutes of play…scored his first NBA points on a pair of free throws at Miami on Jan. 5…Season Highs: three points (at New Orleans, Feb. 27), two rebounds (vs. New Jersey, Dec. 27), one steal (at New Orleans, Feb. 27) and eight minutes (vs. Philadelphia, Feb. 28).

NBA PLAYOFFS:

2007: Saw action in all 11 postseason contests (six starts) for the Phoenix Suns and averaged 5.0 points (.528 FG%, .818 FT%), 1.4 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 15.5 minutes…scored in double figures twice…started all five games in the Opening Round series against the Lakers and averaged 7.0 points (.478 FG%, .857 FT%), 1.8 rebounds and 18.8 minutes…scored a postseason career-high 12 points in Game 2 against the Lakers on Apr. 24…matched his postseason career high with three three-point field goals made in Game 4 at Los Angeles on Apr. 29…made one start in the Western Conference Semifinal series against the Spurs and averaged 3.3 points (.615 FG%, .750 FT%), 1.0 rebounds and 12.8 minutes in the six-game series…2006: Appeared in all 20 postseason games (six starts) for the Suns and averaged 4.3 points (.341 FG%, .846 FT%), 3.6 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 17.7 minutes…scored in double figures on three occasions…averaged 6.4 points (.400 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 3.7 rebounds, 0.71 blocks and 18.9 minutes in the seven-game Opening Round series against the Lakers…started four games against the Lakers and averaged 9.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 27 minutes in those contests…hit all 11 of his free throw attempts in the series against the Lakers…matched his postseason career high with nine rebounds in Game 5 against the Lakers on May 2 and set his career high for defensive rebounds (7)…made his first career postseason start against the Lakers in Game 4 at Los Angeles on Apr. 30 and totaled eight points, five rebounds, one assist and one block in 35 minutes…appeared in all seven games (two starts) in the Western Conference Semifinal series against the Clippers and averaged 3.4 points (.267 FG%, .778 FT%), 3.4 rebounds and 15.4 minutes…grabbed a postseason career-high five offensive rebounds against the Clippers in Game 5 on May 16…averaged 2.8 points (.353 FG%, .667 FT%), 3.7 rebounds, 1.67 blocks and 18.8 minutes in the six-game Western Conference Finals series against Dallas…blocked a postseason career-high six shots in Game 2 at Dallas on May 26…matched his postseason career high by grabbing seven defensive rebounds in Game 4 against the Mavericks on May 30…2005: Came off the bench in all 13 postseason games for the Pacers and averaged 4.0 points (.413 FG%, .444 FT%), 2.1 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 16.5 minutes…topped the Pacers in three-point field goal percentage (.400) and ranked third in three-point field goals made (10) and blocks (7)…scored in double figures twice (consecutive games against Boston on Apr. 30 and May 3)…hit at least one three-point field goal in a postseason career-high six consecutive games from Apr. 23-May 5…in the seven-game Opening Round series against Boston he averaged 5.9 points (.452 FG%, .444 FT%), 2.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.86 steals, 0.71 blocks and 20.6 minutes…recorded postseason career highs in three-point field goals made (3), total rebounds (9) and minutes played (36) in Game 4 against the Celtics on Apr. 30…made his postseason debut in Game 1 at Boston on Apr. 23 and totaled four points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal in 15 minutes…averaged 1.8 points (.333 FG%, .000 FT%), 1.7 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 11.7 minutes in the six-game Eastern Conference Semifinal series against Detroit…2004: Was not included on the Pacers’ postseason roster.

OLYMPICS:

2004: Was a member of the bronze-medal winning USA Basketball Senior National Team that participated in Athens, Greece…appeared in all eight games off the bench and averaged 9.9 points (.531 FG%, .778 FT%), 5.9 rebounds, 1.13 steals and 0.8 assists…was tied for second on the team in field goals made (34) and ranked third in rebounds (47)…led Team USA in scoring with 22 points in a 104-96 victory over Lithuania in the bronze medal game

HONORS:

2006-07: Was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference for the NBA All-Star Game in Las Vegas…2005-06: Earned All-NBA Third Team honors…was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference for the NBA All-Star Game in Houston…was named the NBA Western Conference Player of the Month for the month of February…was named the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 1…2004-05: Earned Third Team All-NBA honors…was chosen as a reserve for the Western Conference for the NBA All-Star Game in Denver…was named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week twice (weeks ending Nov. 28 and Dec. 19)…2003-04: Was named to the 2004 USA Basketball Senior National Team which represented the country and won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece…was a recipient of the NBA’s Community Assist Award for August of 2004 with his USA Basketball Olympic teammates…2002-03: Was a recipient of the NBA’s Community Assist Award for June 2003…was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference for the NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta…was named the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Apr. 13…2001-02: Was named the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Mar. 31…received the NBA Community Assist Award for August 2002…was a member of Team USA at the 2002 FIBA World Championships in Indianapolis…2000-01: Was named the NBA Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 25…was a reserve for the Sophomores in the Schick Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Washington, DC…was a member of the gold-medal winning Team USA squad that competed at the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia…1999-00: Selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

COLLEGE:

Played four seasons at the University of Miami and averaged 11.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.57 blocks, 1.2 assists, 1.12 steals and 27.5 minutes in 122 games while shooting 42.6 percent from the floor, 38.3 percent from three-point range and 83.1 percent from the foul line…earned Big East All-Academic honors in each of his four seasons and was the school’s first Verizon Academic All-American as a senior in 2002-03..finished his career ranked third in blocked shots (192), starts (89) and games played (122) on UM’s all-time list and ranked 11th on the school’s all-time scoring list (1,356 points)…started all 89 games his final three seasons and missed just one game during his collegiate career…was named Honorable Mention All Big East Conference as a senior after averaging a career-high 16.9 points and leading the Hurricanes in rebounds (6.0 rpg) and blocked shots (1.79 bpg) in 28 games…ranked among the 2002-03 Big East leaders in scoring (13th), rebounding (15th), field goal percentage (10th), free throw percentage (8th) and blocked shots (7th)…became the 25th player in UM history to surpass 1,000 points on Dec. 18, 2002 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff…was named Third Team All Big East Conference and a 2002 Verizon Academic All-District III selection as a junior in 2001-02 after averaging 12.8 points, a career-high 6.3 rebounds, a career-high 2.44 blocks, 1.5 assists, 1.34 steals and 32.8 minutes in 32 games…ranked third in the Big East and 25th in the NCAA in blocked shots in 2001-02…started all 29 games as a sophomore in 2000-01 and averaged 11.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.59 blocks, 1.2 assists, 1.17 steals and 31.8 minutes…shot a team-leading and career-high 47.1 percent from three-point range in 2000-01…saw action in 33 of UM’s 34 games as a freshman in 1999-00 (all off the bench) and averaged 3.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 12.8 minutes.

PERSONAL:

Full name is James Andrew Jones…answers to the nicknames: “JHoops” (pronounced Joops, the h is silent) and “J.R.”…is launching his own website (iamjamesjones.com) which will be up and running by the fall of 2008…he and his wife, Destiny, have a son (James Dylan “J.D.” Jones) and a daughter (Jadynn Jones)…is the son of Jennifer and Earl Harris…lists his mother as the person that made a difference in his life because she gave up her aspirations to take care of him…has one brother (Brandon Harris) and two sisters (Jade Harris and Silver Harris)…graduated with a degree in finance from the University of Miami where he was a member of the National Honor Society and carried a 3.41 GPA…he chose his major because of his love for numbers…when his playing career is over he would like to become a financial advisor or educator…owns a couple of urban redevelopment companies (The JHoops Group and Forefathers)…his uncle, Ricky Gutierrez, is a former infielder who played 12 seasons of Major League Baseball from 1993-2004 with the San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets and Boston Red Sox…his aunt, Lisa Gutierrez, and his cousin, Mionsha Gay, each played basketball at the University of Miami and his aunt, Hope Jones, and his cousin, Shelnita Jackson, each played basketball locally at Barry University…his father, Jay Lee (Southern University), his uncle, Mitchell Lee (University of Minnesota), and his cousin, Shawn Brailsford (Marshall University) also played college basketball…has been very active in the Miami community since signing with the HEAT…has been involved in the HEAT’s Learn to Swim water safety campaign and has also participated in the HEAT’s Summer Jam and summer camps…enjoys fishing, bowling and waterskiing in his free time…hosted a basketball camp with his former high school coach in his hometown at American Senior High School in July 2006…his favorite sport other than basketball is football and his favorite teams are the Miami Hurricanes and the Miami Dolphins…does not watch television…lists Saving Private Ryan and LIFE as his favorite movies…enjoys listening to soul and R&B and lists Anthony Hamilton as his favorite artist…says something most people don’t know about him is “that he can sing with the best of them” and “is a real showstopper”…his most treasured possession is his 1972 Chevelle Malibu…his favorite type of food is Cuban food…selected Claimjumpers as his favorite restaurant…claims to cook everything well and jokes he is Emeril Lagasse’s mentor…lists Barbados as his dream vacation destination…chose Rome as the best place he has already visited because it’s rich with tradition and monuments…was a four-year letter winner at American Senior High School in Miami and was the Class 6A Player of the Year in Florida in 1999…has no special pre-game routines…has one tattoo, it’s a basketball with the lines being formed with the names of his mother and his sisters…wears a size 16 shoe.