Trentyn Flowers
October 9, 2023
Jamaal Franklin
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 21/07/91
- Place of Birth: Moreno Valley, California (USA)
- Position: SG
- Height (CM): 196
- Weight (KG): 86
- Junior Assoc:
- College: San Diego State University (2010-2013)
- AGE AT DEBUT: 0
- LAST NBL GAME: 30/12/99
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 0
- NBL History: #N/A
- Championships: 0
- None
NICKNAME/S: The Grindson
BIO: Jamaal Franklin was born in Moreno Valley, California (USA). During his high school years, Franklin played four years at Serrano High School in Phelan, California, then played a prep season at Westwind Prep in Phoenix, Arizona. As a senior at Serrano, he led the state of California in scoring at 31.7 points per game and was a two-time All-California Interscholastic Federation selection. In his season at Westwind, he averaged 18.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.
Franklin was rated as the 24th-best shooting guard in the class of 2009 coming out of Serrano High School and had a ESPN.com grade of 90. Out of high school, Franklin was offered to play basketball at Long Beach State University and San Diego State University.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
Jamaal Franklin was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies with pick #41 in the 2013 NBA Draft.
On July 26, 2013, he signed with the Grizzlies despite not appearing for them in the 2013 NBA Summer League. During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League.
In July 2014, Franklin played for the Grizzlies at the 2014 NBA Summer League.
After a season in China, Franklin was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League. On February 21, he had a season-best game with 27 points and 13 rebounds in a loss to the Austin Spurs.
On the back of his D-League play, Franklin signed with the Denver Nuggets (Apr 12, 2015). He made his debut for the team later that day, recording one rebound and one assist in a 122–111 win over the Sacramento Kings. On July 13, 2015, he was waived by the Nuggets.
Franklin returned to China but left before appearing in any games, returning to play with the Los Angeles D-Fenders.
Franklin played 24 games in the NBA. He averaged 1.8 points, 1 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game over his NBA career.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 22 | Memphis | SG | 21 | 0 | 161 | 39 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 49% | 47% | |||
| 2013-14 | 22 | Memphis | SG | 21 | 0 | 161 | 39 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 41% | 5 | 11 | 45% | 2 | 2 | 100% | 49% | 47% |
| 2014-15 | 23 | Denver | SG | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 75% | 75% | Total | 24 | 0 | 174 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 17 | 41 | 41% | 6 | 13 | 46% | 2 | 2 | 100% |
NBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 22 | Memphis | SG | 21 | 0 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 41% | 0.2 | 0.5 | 45% | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100% | 49% | 47% |
| 2014-15 | 23 | Denver | SG | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50% | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 75% | 75% | Total | 24 | 0 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 41% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 46% | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100% |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- China - Zhejiang (2014–2015), Shanxi (2015–2017, 2019-2021), Sichuan (2017-2019), Shanghai (2021-2022) | Puerto Rican - Brujos de Guayama (2016) | Philippines - Converge (2023)
On October 7, 2014, Franklin signed a two-month contract with the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). On November 26, 2014, he signed a one-month contract extension with the Lions. Later that day, he scored 53 points on 19-of-29 shooting in Zhejiangs 120–112 win over the Chongqing Flying Dragons. On January 5, 2015, he left Zhejiang after appearing in 26 games. Over those 26 games, he averaged 28.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game.
On August 29, 2015, Franklin signed a deal to play inn the CBA with the Guangdong Southern Tigers, but left the team before appearing in a game for them. On December 4, he had returned to play in the D-League with the Los Angeles D-Fenders.
On December 18, Franklin parted ways with the D-Fenders and signed with Chinas Shanxi Brave Dragons (Shanxi Zhongyu). On January 10, 2016, Franklin recorded 44 points, 10 rebounds and 20 assists in a 133–123 win over the Jilin Tigers. He dominated the CBA, averaging incredible numbers during his time with Shanxi. In 19 games, he averaged a triple-double with 33.9 points, 10.8 rebounds and 10.3 assists, in addition to 3.3 steals and 1.5 blocks.
On April 5, 2016, Franklin signed with Brujos de Guayama of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He left the team later that month after appearing in just four games.
In May 2016, Franklin re-signed with the Shanxi Brave Dragons for his third stint in Chinna. On November 14, 2016, Franklin scored 61 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in a 125–104 win over the Beijing Ducks. Franklins performance was the first 60-point triple-double in the history of the CBA.
On August 18, 2017, Franklin moved clubs, playing for the Sichuan Blue Whales for two seasons.
On July 29, 2019, Franklin agreed to a contract to rejoin the Shanxi team, which had been renamed the Shanxi Loongs. On December 10, 2019, Franklin collected a quadruple-double with forty-two points, twelve rebounds, twelve assists and ten steals in a 110–114 loss to the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. He averaged 30.1 points, 9.5 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.4 blocks per game. On September 12, 2020, Franklin re-signed with the team.
Franklin spend the 2021/22 season with the Shanghai Sharks in the CBA. There, he played 40 games for the Sharks during the 2021/22 season. He re-joined the Sharks for the 2022–23 season but left after eight games.
On January 25, 2023, Franklin signed with the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) to replace Ethan Rusbatch as the teams import for the 2023 PBA Governors Cup. In the PBA, he averaged 34 points, 10.9 rebounds and 7 assists with Converge but was axed after clashing with PBA coaches, officials and referees. After exploding for 57 points on 36 attempts in a March PBA game, was reportedly asked by coaches to pass the ball more. He took the instruction literally, attempting just five shots for four points in his next outing and was consequently told his services were no longer required. The month before, he had been fined AU$800 fine for a confrontation with game officials.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
July 25, 2013: Signed a contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.
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August 31, 2014: Waived by the Memphis Grizzlies.
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April 12, 2015: Signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets.
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July 12, 2015: Waived by the Denver Nuggets.
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COLLEGE
Franklin enrolled at San Diego State to play for coach Steve Fisher. As a freshman, he was part of arguably the best season in school history, along with teammates Kawhi Leonard and Malcolm Thomas, as the Aztecs went 34–3 and captured a #2 seed in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. Franklin averaged 2.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 8.1 minutes per game.
In his sophomore campaign, Franklin was thrust into the starting lineup as the Aztecs returned only one starter. He responded by averaging 17.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per game and leading the Aztecs to a unexpected shared regular-season title and a #6 seed in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Franklin was named Mountain West player of the year and was recognized nationally as a All-American by the Associated Press.
Franklin resisted the lure of the professional ranks and returned to San Diego State in 2012/13 for his junior season. He went on to average 16.9 points and 9.5 rebounds in 32 games. On April 12, 2013, Franklin announced he would forgo his senior season to enter the NBA draft
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