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NBA STRAYA #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION!

Name: Ronald ‘Popeye’ Jones

Nickname: ‘Popeye’

‘Strayan Nickame:
‘Shrek’

Teams played for:
Dallas Mavericks (’93-’96)
Toronto Raptors (’96-’98)
Boston Celtics (’98-’99)
Denver Nuggets (’99-’00)
Washington Wizards (’00-’02)
Mavs (’02-’03)
Golden State Warriors (’03-’04)

Career Stats (per game):
7.0 pts // 7.4 rebs // 1.3 asts// 44.7 FG% // 28.1 3P%

Best known for:
– All-time GREAT NBA nickname
– Once had a game where he had 12 offensive rebounds… but 0 defensive: a record that still stands
– Actually being a beast and averaging 11 & 11 in his 3rd year with Dallas… and then spudding it up
– Never dunked in a game
– His son is ice hockey star Seth Jones
– Looking like he got wanged in gob with a shovel and being a gloriously odd-looking bloke

Dead-Set Ledge Status:
Assured! Little known fact: a Popeye Jones Dallas card came in every pack of Fleer in 1994… and from all reports, Popeye Jones is a bit of a dead-set ledge

#ONYA Popeye!

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