Full Name | Houston Jerami Grant |
Date of Birth | March 12, 1994 |
Nationality | American |
Height | 6 ft 9 in |
Current Team(s) | |
Role | Forward |
Past Team(s) |
Jerami Grant is an American professional basketball player who plays as a forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. He attended Syracuse University for college. His father, Harvey is a former NBA player and his brothers Jerian and Jerai are also professional basketball players. Grant was part of the national team which won gold at FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship in 2012.
Grant was selected with the 39th pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. In his rookie season on January 21, 2015, he recorded 8 blocks in a loss against the New York Knicks. During his second season in the league, he played in 77 games and averaged 9.7 points per game.
He scored a career-high 21-points twice against the Milwaukee Bucks and the Detroit Pistons in 2016. On November 1, 2016, Grant was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Ersan Ilyasova and a protected draft pick. On July 7, 2018, he re-signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.