About Jeff Green (basketball)
Jeffrey Lynn Green (born August 28, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As of 2025–26, he has played for 11 NBA teams in 18 seasons. A forward, Green played three seasons of college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas. After entering the 2007 NBA draft, he was selected with the fifth overall pick by the Boston Celtics, but was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics. In 2008, following his rookie season, Green was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. He underwent successful open-heart surgery in 2012 and continued his playing career. Green won his first NBA championship as a member of the Denver Nuggets in 2023. As of 2025, Green holds the record for having played with the most number of teammates in the NBA with 272. You would know this better than most: that's a hell of a statement." Green won the 2005 Big East Rookie of the Year award along with Rudy Gay of the University of Connecticut.
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