Professional career
In April 2012, Lamb declared for the 2012 NBA draft along with teammates Anthony Davis, Marquis Teague, Terrence Jones, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Lamb was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 42nd overall pick. [4] On July 11, 2012, he signed a multi-year contract with the Bucks. [5]
On January 12, 2013, Lamb was assigned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA D-League. [6] He was recalled on January 21, 2013, [7] reassigned on February 3, 2013, [8] and recalled again on February 10, 2013. [5]
Lamb was traded to the Orlando Magic along with Tobias Harris and Beno Udrih for JJ Redick, Gustavo Ayon, and Ish Smith at the trade deadline on February 21, 2013. [9]
On June 30, 2014, Lamb was waived by the Magic. [10]
On September 22, 2014, Lamb signed with the Dallas Mavericks. [11] However, he was later waived by the Mavericks on October 25, 2014. [12] On November 3, 2014, he was acquired by the Texas Legends as an affiliate player. [13]
On February 19, 2015, Lamb was traded, along with a 2015 sixth-round pick, to the Westchester Knicks in exchange for the Idaho Stampede's 2015 second-round pick and the returning player rights to Luke Harangody and Jeff Adrien. [14] On March 31, he was ruled out for the rest of the 2014–15 season with a wrist injury. His D-League rights are still retained by Westchester for the next two seasons. [15]
In July 2015, Lamb joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2015 Summer League.
On November 25, 2015, Lamb signed a contract with Budućnost Podgorica of Montenegro. [16] He left Budućnost after appearing in only one game, and on December 23, 2015, he signed with Torku Konyaspor of the Turkish Basketball Super League. [17] However, only two days later he was released after failing to pass physicals. [18]
On February 8, 2016, Lamb signed a tryout contract with Manital Torino of Italy. [19] However, he did not stay with Torino and on February 24, he signed a one-month contract with JSF Nanterre of the French LNB Pro A. [20]
On November 16, 2016, Lamb was reacquired by the Westchester Knicks. [21]
On June 6, 2017, Lamb signed with Greek club Lavrio for the 2017–18 season. [22] Lamb left the Greek team temporarily before the end of the season to address family matters, but then re-signed with them for another season on August 14, 2018. [23]
On July 8, 2019, Lamb signed with Turkish club Darüşşafaka that competes in the EuroCup. He averaged 9.9 points and 2.3 assists per game. [24] On March 22, 2020, Lamb and the Turkish club mutually agreed to part ways, amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. [25]
On August 5, 2021, he has signed with Start Lublin of the PLK. [26] Lamb did not conclude the season with Star Lublin signing in the Italian Serie A with Victoria Libertas Pesaro on November 24, 2021. [27]
On August 7, 2022, he has signed with Scafati Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A. [28]
On January 18, 2023, he signed with New Basket Brindisi of the Lega Basket Serie A. [29]
In October 2023, Lamb joined the Tunisian champions US Monastir. [30]
In January 2024, Lamb joined Italian club UEB Gesteco Cividale of the Serie A2, the country's second-tier division. [31]
