$Signed a two-year, $4.63 million contract with the Cavaliers in July of 2023.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary
Jerome was born in 1997 in New York City to parents Melanie Walker and Mark Jerome, both of whom played collegiate basketball. He also has two brothers and two sisters. Jerome attended all four years of high school at Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle, New York. He was named first-team All-Conference, All-Metropolitan and All-State after averaging 20.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a junior. He averaged 24.7 points as a senior before a hip injury cut his season short. Jerome attended Virginia for three years, where he majored in American studies. You can follow Jerome on Twitter (@tyjerome_) and Instagram (@tyjerome_). Jerome helped lead Virginia to the 2019 NCAA Tournament title. He had 16 points, eight assists and six rebounds in the championship game victory over Texas Tech. The New Rochelle, New York native was named to the 2019 NCAA All-Tournament Team. He also collected 2018-19 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Second Team honors. The Cavaliers guard led the ACC in assists -- both total (202) and per game (5.5) -- during the 18-19 season. He was also seventh in steals (57) in the 18-19 ACC season. Jerome announced that he would enter the 2019 NBA Draft after his junior year at Virginia. He was selected in the first round (24th) by the Philadelphia 76ers and subsequently traded to the Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns, respectively.
Another double-digit performance
GCleveland Cavaliers
October 27, 2024
Jerome finished with 14 points (4-6 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 5-6 FT), two rebounds, three assists and one steal in 15 minutes during Saturday's 135-116 victory over the Wizards.
ANALYSIS Jerome has scored at least 13 points in three straight games to start the season. After missing most of last season due to injury, Jerome has carved out a consistent backup role in Cleveland's backcourt. While his role remains safe, Jerome isn't expected to continue scoring at this rate, as he's shooting an unsustainable 73.7 percent from the field to begin the campaign.
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Stat Review
How does Ty Jerome compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
True Shooting %
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Effective Field Goal %
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3-Point Attempt Rate
Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
Free Throw Rate
Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
Offensive Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Defensive Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Total Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Assist %
An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
Steal %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
Block %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
Turnover %
An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
Usage %
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True Shooting %
69.7%
Effective Field Goal %
64.3%
3-Point Attempt Rate
28.6%
Free Throw Rate
40.5%
Offensive Rebound %
3.6%
Defensive Rebound %
13.5%
Total Rebound %
8.9%
Assist %
29.3%
Steal %
3.7%
Block %
0.0%
Turnover %
6.5%
Usage %
23.1%
Fantasy Points Per Game
20.5
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.4
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Despite a couple of positive moments last season, Jerome ended well outside the top 300, partly thanks to a season-ending injury. While he should be ready to go on opening night, there is a decent chance he fails to crack the rotation consistently. At this stage, the Thunder have too many moving pieces to nail down a productive backcourt, meaning Jerome could very well be on the outside looking in when it comes to minutes.
The 2019 first-round pick has appeared in only 64 total games through his first two NBA seasons, but he logged 23.9 minutes per game for the Thunder in 2020-21 -- a notable jump from his 10.6 MPG figure as a rookie in Phoenix. Jerome benefited from injuries and nights off for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luguentz Dort, however, so it's unclear exactly where he'll fit in the rotation this season when the Thunder are at full strength. Oklahoma City also added Josh Giddey and Tre Mann in the 2021 Draft, while 2020 second-rounder Theo Maledon also returns. All three of those players, as well as Gilgeous-Alexander, could open the season ahead of Jerome on the depth chart, so his fantasy impact projects to be relatively minimal in 2021-22. However, the Thunder have one of the youngest and most unproven rosters in the league, and winning is not a priority, so like last season, it's possible Jerome could find his way into a consistent role off the bench at some point.
The 24th overall pick in the 2019 Draft, Jerome landed with the Suns. He's coming off of a National Championship with Virginia, where he averaged 13.6 points (43.5 FG%, 39.9 3P%, 73.6 FT%), 5.5 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 34.0 minutes as a junior. Those numbers were good enough to land him an ACC All-Second Team selection. With the Suns adding Ricky Rubio during the offseason, Jerome will have to fight for backup minutes along with Tyler Johnson, Elie Okobo and Jevon Carter. More clarity on the Suns' rotation may emerge during training camp and the preseason, but it doesn't seem like Jerome will be able to carve out a role that will result in standard fantasy league relevance.
More Fantasy News
Back to bench
GCleveland Cavaliers
October 16, 2024
Jerome won't start Wednesday's preseason game against the Pistons.
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Comes close to double-double
GCleveland Cavaliers
October 10, 2024
Jerome delivered 15 points (5-14 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 3-3 FT), four rebounds and eight assists across 23 minutes in Thursday's 129-117 preseason loss to the Pacers.
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Ready for training camp
GCleveland Cavaliers
September 27, 2024
Cavaliers president Koby Altman said Friday that Jerome (ankle) is healthy ahead of training camp, Spencer Davies of SI.com reports.
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Another absence coming
GCleveland Cavaliers
Ankle
May 14, 2024
Jerome (ankle) is out for Wednesday's Game 5 against the Celtics.
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Falls out of rotation
GGolden State Warriors
November 17, 2022
Jerome hasn't appeared in any of the Warriors' last four games.
ANALYSIS Jerome played double-digit minutes in seven of his eight appearances between late October and early November and averaged 6.0 points in 15.1 minutes per game during that time. However, the Warriors have struggled to find much consistency early in the season, and Jerome has fallen out of the team's rotation. He's with the organization on a two-way deal, so it's possible he heads to the G League at some point so he can get some more playing time.