BREAKING: 10-Year NBA Veteran Announces Retirement

Jeremy Lamb, who played for the Hornets, Thunder, Pacers and Kings, retired from basketball.

June 28, 2012; Newark, NJ, USA; Jeremy Lamb (Connecticut), right, is introduced as the number twelve overall pick to the Houston Rockets by NBA commissioner David Stern during the 2012 NBA Draft at the Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports / Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports

Jeremy Lamb most recently played in the NBA during the 2021-22 season when he was a member of the Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers.

That year, he averaged 7.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest while shooting 38.3% from the field and 32.4% from the three-point range in 56 games.

On Wednesday, Lamb announced his retirement from basketball in an Instagram post.

Lamb: "Basketball has been good to me throughout my entire life, so this decision didn't come easy, but I have decided to retire from the game that has given me everything."

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Lamb was the 12th pick in the 2012 NBA Draft out of UConn.

He won the 2011 National Championship with the Huskies.

Feb 25, 2012; Storrs, CT, USA; Connecticut Huskies guard/forward Jeremy Lamb (3) drives the ball in the first half against the Syracuse Orange at Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports / David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

In addition to the Pacers and Kings, Lamb also spent time with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Charlotte Hornets over his ten seasons.

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The best season of his career came with the Hornets in 2019.

That year, Lamb averaged 15.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 44.0% from the field and 34.8% from the three-point range in 79 games (55 starts).

Via House of Highlights: "Jeremy Lamb retiring 🚨

Never forget one of the best buzzer beaters we’ve ever seen 🤯"

Jeremy Lamb retiring 🚨

Never forget one of the best buzzer beaters we’ve ever seen 🤯 pic.twitter.com/XjkuHTND0r

— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) August 7, 2024

The 32-year-old had career averages of 10.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest while shooting 43.9% from the field and 34.2% from the three-point range in 573 regular season games.

He also appeared in 14 NBA playoff games (three starts) with the Thunder and Hornets.

Jeremy Lamb announced on IG that he is retiring from basketball 👏

Lamb won an NCAA championship with the UConn Huskies and played in 573 NBA games with the Kings, Thunder, Pacers, and Hornets.

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— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) August 7, 2024