PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Acquired: First round (fifth overall) of the 2021 NBA Draft by Orlando.

2024-25 SEASON: Appeared and started in 35 games with Orlando, averaging 16.2 ppg., 4.0 rpg., 3.7 apg. and 1.46 stlpg. in 28.6 minpg.…Shot .882 (97-110) from the free throw line…Led (or tied) the team in scoring seven times, in rebounding once and in assists nine times…Scored in double figures 26 times, 20+ points 11 times and 30+ points twice, including a career-high 32 points on Dec. 10 @ Milwaukee…Had first career 30+ point game on Nov. 27 vs. Chicago, scoring 31 points…Made his 300th career NBA three-point field goal on Nov. 27 vs. Chicago…Pulled down career-high-tying nine rebounds on Dec. 10 @ Milwaukee…Had at least one steal 29 times and two-or-more steals 12 times, including a season-high four steals three times, the last on Dec. 10 @ Milwaukee…Had at least one blocked shot 22 times and two-or-more blocks 10 times, including a career-high-tying three blocks on Dec. 15 vs. New York…Recorded his 100th career NBA blocked shot on Nov. 3 @ Dallas…Played in his 200th career NBA regular season game on Dec. 6 @ Philadelphia…Missed 47 games due to injury: missed one game (Nov. 25) due to a left hamstring strain, one game (Dec. 21) due to a right ankle sprain, 10 games (Jan. 5-23) due to a low back strain, 14 games (Jan. 27-Feb. 27) due to a left quad contusion and 21 games (Mar. 2-Apr. 13) due to a left knee trochlea cartilage tear…Underwent arthroscopic surgery on Mar. 4 to remove a cartilage fragment, which also involved a mosaicplasty to repair the trochlear joint surface.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Played in 211 career NBA regular season games (174 starts), all with Orlando, averaging 12.3 ppg., 3.3 rpg., 3.3 apg. and 1.34 stlpg. in 26.4 minpg….Named to the 2023-24 NBA All-Defensive Second Team…Also played and started in seven career NBA playoff games, averaging 14.7 ppg., 5.1 rpg., 3.3 apg. and 1.29 sltpg. in 33.2 minpg….2023-24: Appeared and started in 75 games with Orlando, averaging 12.6 ppg., 3.1 rpg., 2.7 apg. and a team-high 1.41 stlpg. in 27.0 minpg.…Shot .397 (153-385) from three-point range…Tied for eighth in the NBA in steals and tied for 12th in steals-to-turnover ratio (0.80, 106/132)…Named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team…Led (or tied) the team in scoring five times, in rebounding twice and in assists eight times…Scored in double figures 53 times and 20+ points 11 times…Recorded at least one steal 57 times and two-or-more steals 31 times, including a career-high six steals on Nov. 9 vs. Atlanta…Recorded at least one blocked shot 35 times and two-or-more blocks 11 times, including a career-high-tying three blocked shots on Jan. 12 @ Miami…Played a career-high 39:15 on Jan. 3 @ Sacramento…Missed seven games due to injury: missed one game (Nov. 17) due to a sore left knee, one game (Dec. 8) due to a right ankle strain, two games (Dec. 21-23) due to a left wrist sprain, one game (Feb. 14) due to a sore right groin and two games (Mar. 8-10) due to a right thigh contusion…Also played and started in seven playoff games, averaging 14.7 ppg., 5.1 rpg., 3.3 apg. and 1.29 sltpg. in 33.2 minpg.…2022-23: Played in 53 games (19 starts) with Orlando, averaging 9.0 ppg., 3.0 rpg., 2.9 apg. and 1.26 stlpg. in 23.5 minpg….As a starter, averaged 12.1 ppg., 4.4 apg., 3.7 rpg. and 1.26 stlpg. in 27.4 minpg.…Led (or tied) the team in scoring three times and in assists 11 times…Scored in double figures 25 times and 20+ points six times…Hit game-winning three-pointer with 4.1 seconds left on Nov. 18 @ Chicago…Recorded at least one steal 33 times and two-or-more steals 18 times…Recorded at least one blocked shot 19 times and two-or-more blocked shots five times…Suspended by the NBA for one game (Feb. 5) for his role during on-court altercation on Feb. 3 @ Minnesota…Incident occurred with 1:32 left during third quarter and he was ejected…Missed 28 games due to injury/illness: missed five games (Oct. 22-30) due to a right ankle sprain, 19 games (Nov. 27-Jan. 4) due to right ankle soreness and four games (Mar. 18-23) due to a concussion…2021-22: Appeared in 48 games (45 starts) during his rookie campaign with Orlando, averaging 11.8 ppg., 4.4 apg., 3.6 rpg. and 1.23 stlpg. in 27.2 minpg….As a starter, averaged 11.7 ppg., 4.4 apg., 3.5 rpg. and 1.27 stlpg. in 27.5 minpg.…Ranked among all NBA rookies in scoring (8th), rebounding (T-16th), assists (3rd), FT percentage (10th, .773) and steals (3rd)…Led (or tied) the team in scoring seven times and in assists 15 times…Scored in double figures 33 times and 20+ points four times…Dished out 10+ assists twice - a career-high 10 assists on Feb. 12 @ Phoenix and Feb. 28 vs. Indiana…Had two double-doubles…Recorded first career double-double with 20 points and 10 assists on Feb. 12 @ Phoenix…Had at least one steal 37 times and two-or-more steals 16 times…Had at least one blocked shot 17 times and two-or-more blocks twice…Made his NBA debut and first career NBA start on Oct. 20 @ San Antonio, tallying 10 points, one rebound, one assist and one steal in 30:17…Scored first NBA points on a jumper with 8:59 left in the first quarter…Missed 34 games due to injury: missed three games (Nov. 15, Mar. 5-8) due to a sprained right ankle, 20 games (Dec. 1-Jan. 12) due to a fractured right thumb and 11 games (Mar. 15-Apr. 3, Apr. 10) due to a bone bruise in his right ankle…Participated in the Rising Stars event during 2022 NBA All-Star in Cleveland…Underwent surgery on Apr. 26 to address a slight stress fracture in his right ankle.

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE CAPSULE: Played and started in 30 games during his only season (2020-21) at Gonzaga University, averaging 14.4 ppg., 5.3 rpg., 4.5 apg. and 1.90 stlpg. in 29.0 minpg., while shooting .503 (155-308) from the floor…A consensus All-America Second Team selection…Named to the 2020-21 All-West Coast Conference First Team, the WCC Newcomer of the Year and the 2021 WCC Tournament Most Outstanding Player…Also one of five finalists for the 2020-21 Bob Cousy Award, given to the nation’s top point guard, as well as one of five finalists for the 2020-21 USWBA National Freshman of the Year award…Led the Bulldogs to a 31-1 record, with their only loss coming to Baylor in the 2021 NCAA Championship game…Hit a game-winning three-pointer as time expired on Apr. 3 vs. UCLA in the NCAA Final Four.

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Jalen Rashon Suggs…Son of Larry Suggs and Molly Manley…Second cousin is NFL linebacker Terrell Suggs…Participated in the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders in Johannesburg, South Africa during the summer of 2023…As a high school senior (2019-20) at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis, was named the National MaxPreps Male Athlete of the Year…Selected to participate in the 2020 McDonald’s All-American Game and was one of five finalists for the Naismith High School Boys National Player of the Year…During his high school career, Minnehaha went 111-15 (.881) and won three straight 2A state titles…Was the first athlete in Minnesota history to be named the state’s Mr. Basketball and Mr. Football in the same year…Was a four-star dual-threat quarterback who had more than a dozen college football offers…Passed for 2,213 yards and 25 touchdowns, while also rushing for 978 yards and 12 touchdowns…Also played defensive back, intercepting nine passes, including two touchdowns…Chosen to the 2024 USA Men’s Select Team…Won three gold medals with USA Basketball at the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup, 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup and 2017 FIBA Americas U16 Championship...You can follow him on X: @jalensuggs and on Instagram: @jalensuggs.

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