- Green, a third-year forward, started all 82 games this season, averaging 15.1 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.27 steals in 37.1 minutes.
- Green tallied 11 double-doubles on the season and scored 20 or more points 13 times.
- Green posted a career-high four steals in the Thunder's 104-94 win over Utah on Nov. 24.
- Green scored a season-high 27 points in the Thunder's 104-102 win over the New Jersey Nets on March 12.
- Green grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds twice, once against Washington on Nov. 20 and again against Minnesota on Feb. 21.
- Green netted two key 3-pointers in the final two minutes of the Thunder's 109-104 win over the Boston Celtics on March 30.
- Green averaged 15.2 points and 9.8 rebounds in four games against the Minnesota Timberwolves this season.
- Green averaged season-highs in points (16.9), rebounds (6.2) and field goal shooting (48.3 percentage) in 11 games in February.
Jeff Green considers himself his own worst critic.
Judging by the improvements he made in his second season, and what he’s shown through the 2009-10 training camp, there can’t be a lot to be critical about.
After closing out his rookie season playing some of his best basketball, Green went into the off-season determined to improve his jump shot, rebounding and overall defense. This past offseason, it was more of the same as Green concentrated on improving his midrange jump shot and defense.
Green, whom the Thunder acquired from the Boston Celtics on a draft day trade in 2007, puts in arduous work during the offseason. That work led to a drastic rise in his statistics last season, including rebounding and three-point shooting.
During All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, with a nationally televised audience, an arena full of fans and the courtside lined with the game’s biggest names and celebrities, Green’s play caught the attention of many, including Cleveland’s LeBron James, who as one of TNT’s guest analysts kept referring to Green as “Uncle Jeff.”
The nickname caught on, and soon enough fans at the Ford Center and in visiting NBA arenas started calling him Uncle Jeff.
Green said the nickname actually goes back to the summer of 2007, right after he was drafted and was a part of the USA Basketball Select Team, along with teammates Kevin Durant and Nick Collison, that practiced and scrimmaged with the Olympic gold medalist Team USA.
James was on that team and, according to Green, King James came up with the nickname on the spot.
Green was raised by his mother and sister in Cheverly, MD. He attended college nearby at Georgetown, where as a junior he led the Hoyas to their first Final Four appearance since 1985. Green ranks 17th in scoring, 16th in rebounding and 12th in assists on Georgetown’s all-time lists.
Judging by the improvements he made in his second season, and what he’s shown through the 2009-10 training camp, there can’t be a lot to be critical about.
After closing out his rookie season playing some of his best basketball, Green went into the off-season determined to improve his jump shot, rebounding and overall defense. This past offseason, it was more of the same as Green concentrated on improving his midrange jump shot and defense.
Green, whom the Thunder acquired from the Boston Celtics on a draft day trade in 2007, puts in arduous work during the offseason. That work led to a drastic rise in his statistics last season, including rebounding and three-point shooting.
During All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, with a nationally televised audience, an arena full of fans and the courtside lined with the game’s biggest names and celebrities, Green’s play caught the attention of many, including Cleveland’s LeBron James, who as one of TNT’s guest analysts kept referring to Green as “Uncle Jeff.”
The nickname caught on, and soon enough fans at the Ford Center and in visiting NBA arenas started calling him Uncle Jeff.
Green said the nickname actually goes back to the summer of 2007, right after he was drafted and was a part of the USA Basketball Select Team, along with teammates Kevin Durant and Nick Collison, that practiced and scrimmaged with the Olympic gold medalist Team USA.
James was on that team and, according to Green, King James came up with the nickname on the spot.
Green was raised by his mother and sister in Cheverly, MD. He attended college nearby at Georgetown, where as a junior he led the Hoyas to their first Final Four appearance since 1985. Green ranks 17th in scoring, 16th in rebounding and 12th in assists on Georgetown’s all-time lists.
