Offensive Game
Excellent catch-and-shoot efficiency; capable off-screen creator. Strong shooter from mid-range and three-point range.
Career Journey
Phoenix Suns
2019-2021
Oklahoma City Thunder
2021-2023
Cleveland Cavaliers
2023-2025
Memphis Grizzlies
2025-present
2024-25 breakout with Cleveland
Averaged 12.5 points on 51.6% shooting and 43.9% from three across 70 games, finishing third in Sixth Man of the Year voting.
Signed with Memphis (2025)
Agreed to a three-year, roughly $28M contract with the Grizzlies in free agency after his Cleveland breakout.
Career resurgence from injury
Overcame ankle injuries that stalled his early career to become a reliable rotation scoring guard, years after his 2019 first-round selection.
| Season | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 15 | 19.7 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 47.4% | 42.0% |
A crafty combo guard with a pro's feel for pace and angles, Jerome authored one of 2024-25's best comeback stories. After ankle trouble nearly derailed his career, he broke out for Cleveland as a microwave scorer off the bench — 12.5 points on 51.6 percent shooting and a scorching 43.9 percent from three, good for third in Sixth Man of the Year voting. He parlayed that into a three-year, roughly $28M deal with Memphis in the summer of 2025. His game is not about burst; it is changes of speed, patient probing and a smooth pull-up that punishes drop coverage. The questions trailing him to Memphis are durability and whether the efficiency travels to a new roster, but his shot-making and secondary playmaking give the Grizzlies a real lift in the second unit.
Offensive Game
Excellent catch-and-shoot efficiency; capable off-screen creator. Strong shooter from mid-range and three-point range.
Defensive Game
Uses length to contest shots; Virginia-trained defensive positioning. Can gamble for steals.
Intangibles
Virginia-trained decision-maker. One of the highest basketball IQs on any roster he joins; reads the game multiple possessions ahead.
Personal Life & Family
Status
Single
Parents & Siblings
Did You Know?
Was part of the Virginia team that won the program's only NCAA championship in 2019 — one of the most dramatic title runs in tournament history.
Has played for six NBA teams by age 27, developing a reputation as a consummate professional valued in every locker room.
His Virginia background gave him a defensive foundation and basketball IQ that coaches consistently cite as his greatest assets.
Grew up in Bronxville, a suburb of New York City, before heading to prep school in Westchester.
Career Honors
NCAA Champion (Virginia, 2019)
All-ACC (2019)
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