Aaron James (born October 5, 1952) is a retired American professional

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player. He spent his entire five-year

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(NBA) career with the New Orleans Jazz. James, a 6'8"

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, averaged 10.8 points and 4.1 rebounds over 356 career games from 1974 to 1979 with the Jazz, who drafted him out of Grambling State University with the 10th pick of the second round of the 1974 NBA draft. He was the team's first ever selection.Jazz History
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in the third round of the 1974

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Draft.

Career statistics

NBA

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Regular season

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