Jaylen Hands
Jaylen Hands was born in Chula Vista, California, United States on February 12th, 1999 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 25, Jaylen Hands biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Jaylen Joseph Hands (born February 12, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League.
He played for UCLA's basketball team in college.
He was chosen to play in McDonald's All-American Game as a high school senior in 2017 and was ranked as a consensus five-star player and the No. 69. All major scouting firms, including ESPN and 247Sports, have selected the country's best guard in the class of 2017.
In his sophomore year with UCLA, Hands earned second-team All-Pac-12 recognition.
He was drafted in the second round of the 2019 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 56th pick before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets.
He joined Brooklyn's G League affiliate in Long Island.
High school career
Hands began his high school career with Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista, California, where he was named an All-County player and San Diego Metro League Player of the Year and won the 2014 CIF championship. He graduated from Foothills Christian High School in El Cajon during his sophomore year, but the San Diego Section denied him this transfer. Instead, Hands enrolled in Balboa City, a prep school that operated outside of the section's boundaries, where he was teammates with Deandre Ayton, the future top prospect of the class of 2017. He completed his transfer to Foothill Christian, where he served for coach Brad Leaf, father of UCLA star T. J. Leaf. Hands averaged 29 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 6.5 assists in a game last year. He also won the Ballislife All-American Game's slam dunk competition.
Hands was ranked as a consensus five-star college recruit in Arizona, Louisville, and San Diego State, but she eventually transferred to UCLA on September 16, 2015.
College career
Hands and junior Aaron Holiday, both a freshman and a freshman, gave the Bruins two fast guards capable of handling the ball, and they were supposed to play alongside each other as well as share point guard duties. Hands' game was erratic, and he was ruled out of the bench for a good chunk of the season. He started the season on the right foot against Wisconsin before missing a game. On his return, he became the sixth man, while sophomore Prince Ali stayed in the starting lineup. In a 106-73 victory over Detroit Mercy, Hands scored a career-high 23 points, four assists, two steals, and just one turnover in 24 minutes. Hands returned to the starting lineup against California on January 25, 2018, after playing 14 games as a reserve with coach Steve Alford draping the minutes of his two primary ballhandlers. In a 70–57 victory over the Golden Bears, he had 14 points, six rebounds, and one assist. In an 89–73 victory over Stanford, he scored nine points and had a season-high ten assists with just one turnover. Because of spraining his right ankle in practice, the hands missed the regular season finale. He returned to UCLA for the Pac-12 tournament opener, but he only lasted 10 minutes and did not get off, but not the first time. He finished the season with 9.9 points in 25.2 minutes, with almost as many turnovers (1.8) as assists (2.6). Hands signed for the 2019 NBA Draft Combine and watched the NBA Draft Combine, but the Bruins were rejected from the draft to return to the Bruins following the season.
Hands assumed the lead point guard role in 2018-19, with Holiday having left for the NBA. Hands hoped to become a more effective leader and raise his assist-to-turnover ratio. Kris Wilkes, a sophomore, and Sam Wilkes were the team's top two returning scorers. In an 80–61 victory over Hawaii on November 28, 2019, Hands had a career-high 11 assists. In an 82–58 victory over Loyola Marymount, he had his first double-double with 17 points and ten assists. In a victory over Notre Dame, he finished with 12 points and a career-high 11 assists for his second straight double-double. Since winning it only once in his first 37 games, he became the first Bruins player with ten or more assists in three straight games. Hands scored a career-high 27 points against Utah on February 9, 2019, but the Bruins blew a 22-point lead with 12:10 remaining in the game and lost 93–92 on a three-point field goal at the buzzer. Hands admitted that he committed an intentional foul with 6.9 seconds remaining in the game, leading to the United States' game-winning shot. He scored all of his 27 points in the second half when he was 7 of 8 on 3-pointers on February 23, assisting UCLA in overcoming a 19-point deficit in the half and winning 90–83 over Oregon. In a 93–88 overtime victory over their crosstown rivals, he had 21 points and 10 assists with no turnovers in the following game against USC. As the Bruins selected a more offensive lineup, he missed the first 2:19 of overtime, but he returned to make a 30-foot (9.1 m) three-pointer with 21 seconds remaining to extend the Bruins' one-point lead and win. His success against the Trojans earned him his first Pac-12 Player of the Week award. Hands had 22 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in UCLA's first game of the Pac-12 tournament, defeating 10th-seeded Stanford 79–72. He spent the year as the Pac-12 leader in assists (6.1), and was named second-team All-Pac-12 for second-team All-Pac-12. He declared that he would draft the NBA draft and recruit an agent after the season.
Professional career
In the second round of the 2019 draft, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Hands, the 56th overall pick. He was acquired by the Brooklyn Nets alongside a 2020 first-round pick in exchange for Mfiondu Kabengele, who was taken earlier with the 27th overall pick. To have Hands sign with their G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets, Brooklyn used the draft rights player rule. In a victory over the Westchester Knicks on December 11, 2019, Hands had 28 points, six rebounds, five assists, and three steals. Hands averaged 11.3 points, 3.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game in his rookie season. Hands' NBA draft rights were transferred to the Detroit Pistons in a three-team trade on November 19, 2020; the team renounced his draft rights in July 2021.
Hands signed a two-year deal with Serbian Team FMP of the ABA League on January 1, 2021.
Hands signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the NBA Summer League in August 2021. The Bryce Browns' G League rights were purchased by the Westchester Knicks in September. Hands joined MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga on September 22, the first handshake in the NBA.
He signed with Telenet Giants Antwerp of the BNXT League on October 11, 2021. Hands signed with PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League on July 4, 2022.