Background:
Birthdate: February 23, 1997
Canada
Current Home/Team: Denver Nuggets
Position: Point Guard
College: Kentucky
Height: 6ft 4in
Born and raised in Ontario. Jamal was drafted 7th overall by the Denver Nuggets in 2016 and remains with the team. He is an NBA Champion and had one of the most historic stat lines during the 2023 NBA Playoffs. He’s played basketball since age 3 and began playing competitively at age 6. As he grew older, his father put him through rigorous basketball drills, kung fu exercises, and meditation. Likes video games. Bruce Lee Fan/Kung Fu fanatic. He is Jamaican and fellow New Balance Athlete, Raheem Sterling, is also Jamaican.
Major Achievements:
2015 BioSteel All-Canadian MVP
2016 SEC All Freshman Team
2016 First team All-SEC
2016 Third team All American
2017 NBA All Rookie Second Team
2017 Rising Stars Challenge MVP
2023 Best Comeback Athlete at the ESPY awards
2023 NBA Champion
All time leader in Nuggets’ franchise history for three-pointers made
Holds the Nuggets franchise record for most 40 point playoff games
First player in NBA history to averae 30 PPG on 50/40/90 shooting splits in the Conference Finals