Isaiah Joe

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Isaiah Joe
Isaiah Joe.jpg
Joe with Arkansas in 2019
No. 11Oklahoma City Thunder
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1999-07-02) July 2, 1999 (age 24)
Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school Northside
(Fort Smith, Arkansas)
College Arkansas (2018–2020)
NBA draft 2020: 2nd round, 49th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career2020–present
Career history
20202022 Philadelphia 76ers
2022–present Oklahoma City Thunder
Career highlights and awards
  • SEC All-Freshman team (2019)
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Derrick Isaiah Joe (born July 2, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

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Early life and high school career

Joe grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he attended Northside High School alongside Jaylin Williams, his now professional teammate. [1] He shot 41% from three-point range in his sophomore season and committed to play college basketball at the University of Arkansas during the summer going into his junior year over offers from Alabama and Arkansas-Little Rock. [2] As a junior, Joe averaged 18.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game and helped lead the Grizzlies to an Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) 7A state championship and was named first-team All-State. [3] 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 North Little Rock High School. [4] [5]

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. [6] He made 113 three-pointers on 273 attempts (41.4%), breaking the Arkansas record previously held by Scotty Thurman (102) and tying the record for a freshman in the SEC while also leading the conference in three-point percentage. [7] [8] 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. [9]

Entering his sophomore season, Joe was named preseason All-SEC and to Jerry West Award watchlist. [10] [11] Joe was also named the 80th-best collegiate basketball player going into the 2019–20 season by CBS Sports and the 33rd-best prospect for the 2020 NBA draft by ESPN. [12] [13] 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. [14] 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. [15] On February 4, Joe underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his knee after an MRI revealed inflammation and was ruled out indefinitely. [16] As a sophomore, Joe averaged 16.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. [17] Following the season he declared for the 2020 NBA draft. [18] On August 1, Joe announced he was withdrawing from the draft and returning to Arkansas. [19] However, on August 17 he reversed course and left Arkansas for the professional ranks. [20] Joe is also a member of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.

Professional career

Philadelphia 76ers (2020–2022)

Joe was selected with the 49th overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. [21] [22] On December 3, he signed with the 76ers. [23] 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 Cleveland Cavaliers. [24] [25] On October 13, 2022, he was waived. [26]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2022–present)

On October 16, 2022, Joe signed a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder. [27] On February 24, 2023, Joe scored a career-high 28 points in a 124–115 loss to the Phoenix Suns. [28]

On 16 November 2023, Joe made all 7 of his 3-pointer attempts in a 128–109 win against the Golden State Warriors. [29]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Philadelphia 4119.3.361.368.750.9.5.3.13.7
2021–22 Philadelphia 55111.1.350.333.9351.0.6.3.13.6
2022–23 Oklahoma City 731019.1.441.409.8202.41.2.7.19.5
Career1691214.1.408.386.8321.6.8.4.16.2

Play-in

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023 Oklahoma City 2020.2.286.2502.01.0.0.55.0
Career2020.2.286.2502.01.0.0.55.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021 Philadelphia 402.3.333.000.0.3.0.0.5
2022 Philadelphia 702.1.400.333.3.0.0.0.7
Career1102.2.375.200.2.1.0.0.6

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Arkansas 343430.1.413.414.7562.81.71.5.113.9
2019–20 Arkansas 262536.1.367.342.8904.11.71.4.316.9
Career605932.7.390.378.8273.41.71.5.215.2

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