Derrick Isaiah Joe (born July 2, 1999) is an American professional

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player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played

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for the

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Early life and high school career

Joe grew up in

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, where he attended Northside High School alongside

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, his now professional teammate. He shot 41% from three-point range in his sophomore season and committed to play

at the

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during the summer going into his junior year over offers from

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and Arkansas-Little Rock. As a junior, Joe averaged 18.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game and helped lead the Grizzlies to an

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(AAA) 7A state championship and was named first-team All-State. As a senior, Joe averaged 22.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.9 steals per game and was named the Gatorade Arkansas Boys Basketball Player of the Year and the State Player of the Year by USA Today as he led Northside to the state title game before eventually falling to

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College career

Joe averaged 13.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.5 steals per game over 34 games played as a freshman and was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team. He made 113

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s on 273 attempts (41.4%), breaking the Arkansas record previously held by

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(102) and tying the record for a freshman in the SEC while also leading the conference in three-point percentage. He was also named the SEC Player of the Week after scoring 34 points on 10 of 13 shooting from three (11–14 overall) against FIU on December 1, 2018. Entering his sophomore season, Joe was named preseason All-SEC and to

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watchlist. Joe was also named the 80th-best collegiate basketball player going into the 2019–20 season by

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and the 33rd-best prospect for the

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. Joe was named the SEC co-Player of the Week on January 2, 2020, following a 24 point, five rebound performance in a 71–64 win against Indiana. Joe scored 34 points, including 26 in the second half, on January 12 to lead Arkansas in a 76–72 comeback win over Ole Miss. On February 4, Joe underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his knee after an MRI revealed inflammation and was ruled out indefinitely. As a sophomore, Joe averaged 16.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Following the season he declared for the

. On August 1, Joe announced he was withdrawing from the draft and returning to Arkansas. However, on August 17 he reversed course and left Arkansas for the professional ranks. Joe is also a member of the

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Professional career

Philadelphia 76ers (2020–2022)

Joe was selected with the 49th overall pick in the

by the

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. On December 3, he signed with the 76ers. Joe made his NBA debut on December 27, 2020, playing seven minutes and scoring two points on 1-of-2 shooting with one rebound, one assist, and one steal in a 118–94 loss to the

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. On October 13, 2022, he was waived.

Oklahoma City Thunder (2022–present)

On October 16, 2022, Joe signed a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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, 26 , , 25 , , 36.1 , , .367 , , .342 , , .890 , , 4.1 , , 1.7 , , 1.4 , , .3 , , 16.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 60 , , 59 , , 32.7 , , .390 , , .378 , , .827 , , 3.4 , , 1.7 , , 1.5 , , .2 , , 15.2

References

External links

Arkansas Razorbacks bio
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