P. J. Tucker

P. J. Tucker
Tucker with the Houston Rockets in 2019
No. 17 New York Knicks
PositionPower forward / small forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1985-05-05) May 5, 1985
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolWilliam G. Enloe
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
CollegeTexas (2003–2006)
NBA draft2006: 2nd round, 35th overall pick
Drafted byToronto Raptors
Playing career2006–2026
Career history
2006–2007Toronto Raptors
2007–2008Hapoel Holon
2008–2010BC Donetsk
2010Bnei HaSharon
2010–2011Aris Thessaloniki
2011Montegranaro
2011Piratas de Quebradillas
2011–2012Brose Bamberg
20122017Phoenix Suns
2017Toronto Raptors
20172021Houston Rockets
2021Milwaukee Bucks
2021–2022Miami Heat
20222023Philadelphia 76ers
20232025Los Angeles Clippers
2025–presentNew York Knicks
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Anthony Leon "P.J." Tucker Jr. (born May 5, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded as a reliable perimeter defender all throughout his career, Tucker won an NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021. He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns. Outside his NBA career, he was also the 2008 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP, and Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP and also won championships overseas in the Israeli Super League in 2008 with the Hapoel Holon, the German League and the German Cup in 2012 with Brose Bamberg.