Antawn Jamison

Antawn Jamison: Biography in Details

Who is Antawn Jamison?

Antawn Jamison is a well-known retired American basketball player who has been playing basketball since high school.

He is best known as a two-time NBA All-Star and won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2004. He retired from NBA in 2014.

Antawn Jamison: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

Retired professional basketball player Antawn Jamison was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on 12 June 1976. He is of African-American ethnicity and has American nationality.

His name was misprinted as ‘Antawn’ instead of ‘Antwan’. Antawn’s mother’s name is Kathy Jamison and her father’s name is Albert Jamison. His sister’s name is Latosha Jamison and his brother’s name is Albert Jamison Jr.

In which school did Antawn Jamison attend?

For his schooling, he joined Providence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina where he was named the McDonald’s All-American after his senior year.

Later, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he majored in Afro-American and African studies. He was also awarded Naismith and Wooden Awards as the most outstanding men’s college basketball player.

Antawn Jamison: Professional Life and Career

Reflecting on the career journey of Antawn Jamison, he started playing basketball professionally after being selected by Toronto Raptors in the 1998 NBA draft.

He started playing professionally from the Raptors but soon he was traded to Golden State Warriors in exchange for Vince Carter.

After playing around 5 years from the Warriors he was traded to Dallas Mavericks. Then he started to play for Mavericks and became the NBA’s Sixth Man of the year in 2004. At the end of the season, he was traded to Washington Wizards 2004.

In 2006, he also played for the US national team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship winning a bronze medal.

On 20 June 2008, he signed a four-year contract with the Wizards for $50 million but he was traded to Cleveland Cavaliers on 17 February 2010. While he was playing against the 76ers, he was fouled and broke his pinky for which he went through surgery.

On 25 July 2012, Jamison signed a year contract with Los Angeles Lakers and after his tenure got over he joined Los Angeles Clippers on 28 August 2013. He was traded to Atlanta Hawks on 20 February 2014 but he was waved goodbye the very next day.

In October 2014, he retired from NBA and became a broadcaster for Time Warner Cable SportsNet as a TV analyst for Lakers.

Antawn Jamison: Net Worth, Salary

As per 2022’s data, he has a net worth of $70 million but his salary is around $15 million per year.

Is Antawn Jamison involved in any rumors and controversies?

Unlike other celebrities, he hasn’t been in much rumor.

The only rumor he got into was being traded to this and that team while he was playing professional basketball.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Antawn Jamison has a height of 6 feet 9 inches. His body weighs 107kg. He has black hair and black eyes.

Social Media

Antawn is currently active on Facebook.

He has more than 81k followers on Facebook. Besides these, he is not active on Instagram and Twitter.

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