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Aaron James
One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Aaron James: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you have a better example of his signature, or a story about it, the note at the foot of this page still stands.
The franchise's first pick in a college draft came out of Grambling State — New Orleans took Aaron James with the 10th pick of the second round in 1974. The 6-foot-8 small forward spent all five of his NBA seasons with the Jazz, averaging 10.8 points and 4.1 rebounds over 356 games, every one of them in a Jazz uniform.
The Utah Stars had also claimed him in the third round of the 1974 ABA draft, but James chose New Orleans and stayed until the franchise's Louisiana years ended in 1979 — his whole NBA career fit inside them.
HOW HE CAME & WENTNew Orleans used its first college draft pick on him, 28th overall in 1974, and he never played for anyone else — his five seasons were the club's five seasons in Louisiana.
- New Orleans Jazz tenure
- 1974–79
- Position
- Forward
- Born
- 1952, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Height
- 6′8″ (203 cm)
- Weight
- 209 lb (95 kg)
- College
- Grambling State
- Drafted
- 1974, 2nd round
With the Jazz
AARON JAMES · 1974–79 · PER GAME| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–75 | NOJ | 76 | 22.8 | 11.7 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .477 | — | .778 |
| 1975–76 | NOJ | 75 | 17.9 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .441 | — | .750 |
| 1976–77 | NOJ | 52 | 20.4 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .490 | — | .781 |
| 1977–78 | NOJ | 80 | 26.5 | 12.2 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .497 | — | .745 |
| 1978–79 | NOJ | 73 | 19.4 | 10.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .494 | — | .750 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 5 SEASONS | 356 | 21.5 | 10.8 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .481 | — | .760 |
Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗ · Wikipedia ↗
Did you know
AARON JAMES · 4 NOTES- Came out of Grambling State, the Louisiana program better known for producing NFL talent.
- Known around the game as A.J., he also carried the wonderfully odd nickname Parking Lot in the record books.
- He grew up in New Orleans and played at Walter L. Cohen High, a hometown boy the whole way through.
- His last season was 1978-79, the franchise's final year in New Orleans before the move west.
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