Richard Jefferson

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 Richard Jefferson: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.

Seventeen NBA seasons carried this athletic small forward from back-to-back Finals trips with the Nets to a championship at last with Cleveland in 2016. In between, Utah acquired the former Arizona standout in the 2013 three-team trade that sent Andre Iguodala to Golden State, and he gave the rebuilding Jazz a season of veteran wing play. He also won bronze with the U.S. team at the 2004 Olympics.

Raised in Phoenix by a mother and stepfather who were Christian missionaries, Jefferson moved often as a boy and gave back in scale as a man — a $3.5 million pledge toward Arizona's practice facility, later named in his honor. He retired in 2018 and became an ESPN basketball analyst.

HOW HE CAME & WENTHe came to Utah on July 10, 2013 as salary in the three-team trade that sent Andre Iguodala to Golden State, played one season and signed with Dallas as a free agent.

Full name

Richard Allen Jefferson Jr.

Utah Jazz tenure

2013–14

Position

Forward

Born

1980, Los Angeles

Height

6′7″ (201 cm)

Weight

223 lb (101 kg)

College

Arizona

Drafted

2001, 1st round (No. 13), Houston