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Jodie Meeks announces his retirement
This past season, his Toronto connections led him to play 18 games for Raptors 905 in the NBA G League. Jodie Meeks also played this summer in the Big3, but he says he has “officially retired” from pro ball, making this opportunity a little more special. “I’m young, but in basketball, I’m a little older,” Meeks said matter-of-factly. “I’m no spring chicken anymore. But that’s OK. I can still move, I still feel like I can still play. And obviously I’m out here doing well. So for my career, it’s definitely been a good one and this will be the icing on the cake.”
Meeks’ next hoops adventure will be as an assistant coach with the Birmingham Squadron, the New Orleans Pelicans’ G League affiliate. “Obviously, you want to play as long as possible and then when it’s over, it’s hard to just give it up cold turkey,” Meeks said. “So you want to stay around the game, whether that’s broadcasting or coaching or front office. But I felt like coaching was my calling card because I felt like I have so much to give to the younger generation on just the mental aspect of basketball — shooting, coverages, all those types of things.”
Marc Stein: Kris Dunn has been sent an @nbagleague contract, sources say, and Terrance Ferguson has signed a G League contract that should lead him to a new team upon clearing waivers. Other NBA names back in the G League: Jodie Meeks (@Raptors905) and Marcus Thornton (@MotorCityCruise).
Veteran Jodie Meeks seeks NBA return
With several games postponed and fewer players available due to the league’s health and safety protocols, 10-year NBA veteran Jodie Meeks hopes to earn a roster spot this season. “I haven’t retired, and I’m not looking to retire,” Meeks told HoopsHype. “I’m still healthy, and I’m only 33. The way my game is, it’s not like I’m super athletic running and jumping like Russell Westbrook. I’m strictly shooting and playing defense. I could still move. I could still play for a while. I just need an opportunity.”
Meeks worked out in Los Angeles at the Mamba Academy with several Brooklyn Nets players in November, including Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, James Harden, and DeAndre Jordan. The former Kentucky Wildcat also trained with Chris Brickley in New York during the fall. “They need to get me in Brooklyn,” Meeks told HoopsHype. “They need some shooting.”
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Meeks has still not found an NBA home for the 2019-20 season, though he continues to work out, and is optimistic that he will find his way back into the league, if not sometime this season, then next year. “I would like to be playing right now,” Meeks said. “It’s not in the cards right now, but I’m still working out, I’m still waiting on teams to call. I think it will happen just like last year. It happened later on (in the season). So we’ll see what happens.”
Meeks was met with a unique honor by becoming the first player in Norcross history to have his uniform number (23) retired during a ceremony prior to the current Blue Devils’ game against Tucker in the Hawks-Naismith Holiday Classic on Saturday at the House of Blue. “All the people that were here before me, they were the main people I heard about,” Meeks said following Saturday’s ceremony. “That intrigued me to come here.”
Dave McMenamin: Free agent guard Jodie Meeks, fresh off a championship with the Raptors, has drawn interest from the Clippers and Hornets, league sources tell ESPN. A career 37.3 percent 3-point shooter, he shot 44.4 percent from 3 in spot duty with Toronto.
Brett Dawson: The Thunder are among teams to have expressed interest in veteran guard Jodie Meeks, per a league source.
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Josh Lewenberg: The Raptors are bringing back Jodie Meeks, this time for the remainder of the season, per @Shams Charania. He impressed during his 10-day trial last month, shooting 3-8 from 3-point range in 2 games. Gives them another shooter at the end of the bench. He is playoff eligible.
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