Jordan Hill
Jordan Hill was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on July 27th, 1987 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 37, Jordan Hill 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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Jordan Craig Hill (born July 27, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player.Hill played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats before he was drafted eighth overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.
He was traded in the middle of his rookie season to the Houston Rockets, and was again involved in a midseason trade to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2011–12.
In 2015, he signed with the Indiana Pacers, but departed after just one season, signing with the Timberwolves in 2016.
Early life and college
Jordan Hill was born in Newberry, South Carolina. After Hill's mother died of breast cancer when Hill was three, Hill was raised by his father and grandmother and later older brother and older sister. His cousin, Trevor Booker, introduced him to basketball. Booker, who is four months younger than Hill, also became a player in the NBA. Hill attended North Springs High School in Atlanta, and the parents of a classmate became Hill's legal guardians. After graduating from North Springs in 2005, Hill spent a year at a prep school in Patterson, North Carolina, The Patterson School. As a junior in high school, Hill was ineligible to play on the school basketball team, so he showcased his skills to potential college coaches through an AAU club based in Smyrna, Georgia.
At the University of Arizona, Hill played three years with the Wildcats basketball team. He left Arizona ranked fifth all-time in field goal percentage (57.8%). As a junior (2008–2009), Hill started all 34 games and averaged 18.3 points and 11.0 rebounds. He earned Honorable Mention All-America from the Associated Press, Third-Team All-America honors from The Sporting News, and first-team all-conference and All-Defensive Team honors both from the Pac-10 conference that year.
Professional career
Many had him on the draft board when Hill first entered the NBA draft in 2009, with one even predicting him to be a top-five pick in the draft. As draft night wound down and Stephen Curry was drafted by Golden State, New York was left to pick Jordan Hill.
The New York Knicks drafted Hill as the eighth overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft. Over the next two seasons, Hill earned around $4.3 million.
Hill appeared in five games in the 2009 NBA Summer League, averaging of 14.4 points, 8.2 assists, 0.8 steals, and 1.0 block. Against the Washington Wizards, his highest score was 21 points.
Hill scored his first regular season points for the Knicks against the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 6, 2009.
Hill was drafted 25 games into his rookie season.
On the trading deadline on February 18, 2010, Hill was traded with Jared Jeffries to the Houston Rockets as part of a three-team contract that included Sacramento, which saw the Rockets' Tracy McGrady move to the New York Knicks. Hill was cut by the Knicks for 25 games during his rookie season.
Hill was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for point guard Derek Fisher and a shielded first-round draft pick from Dallas before the trade deadline on March 15, 2012. Hill was involved in seven Lakers games during the regular season, averaging 4.7 points and 4.4 rebounds in 11.7 minutes. He averaged 4.8 points and 6.3 rebounds in 18.1 minutes in 12 playoff games.
Hill re-signed with the Lakers on a two-year, $8 million contract on July 25, 2012. During the 2012-2013 season, the Lakers struggled, but he brought a jolt to the team, which was lacking. Hill sustained a significant injury against the Denver Nuggets on January 6, 2013, but Hill was also moving and pulled his hip; inadvertently stepped on Hill's foot. After doctors discovered loose fragments and a potential labral tear, surgery was required. He was shooting 6.7 points and 5.7 rebounds in 15.8 minutes per game in 29 games. His rebounds-per-minute average was one of the best in the league, prompting teammate Kobe Bryant to mourn Hill's absence after the Lakers were defeated during a game. Hill was cleared to play in the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs.
Hill was a starter for the first time during the season and scored a career-high 21 points against the New Orleans Pelicans in a 116-95 Lakers' home win on November 12, 2013.
Hill re-signed with the Lakers on July 23, 2014.
Hill signed with the Indiana Pacers on July 14, 2015. In a 106-99 loss to the Toronto Raptors, he made his Pacers debut in the team's season opener against the Toronto Raptors on October 28, with 8 points and 8 rebounds off the bench.
Hill signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 20, 2016. He was waived by the Timberwolves on June 26, 2017.
Hill appeared in the Nevada Desert Dogs and Vancouver Knights in North American Premier Basketball league in 2017 and 2018.