Jim Paxson
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| Position | Shooting guard |
|---|---|
| League | NBA |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | {{{weight}}} |
| Team | Retired |
| Born | July 9 1957 Image:Flag of Ohio.svg Kettering, Ohio |
| High school | Archbishop Alter |
| College | Dayton |
| Pro career | 1979–1990 |
| Former teams | Portland Trail Blazers Boston Celtics |
James Joseph (Jim) Paxson (born July 9, 1957 in Kettering, Ohio) was a guard/forward with an 11-year career from 1979-1990 in the NBA. He played for the Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics of the NBA and was subsequently inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. He then served as general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1999 until 2005. He is the older brother of retired Chicago Bulls guard and current Bulls general manager John Paxson. On July 5, 2006, Paxson was hired as a consultant for the Chicago Bulls.
He attended the University of Dayton.
[edit] External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
Categories: 1957 births | Living people | American basketball players | Dayton Flyers men's basketball players | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics players | Portland Trail Blazers players | Portland Trail Blazers executives | People from Dayton, Ohio | Oregon Sports Hall of Fame | Shooting guards | Small forwards | United States basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs
