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My Take
Jordan Farmar interests me as a quintessentially Los Angeles success story with an international twist. A hometown product who starred at UCLA, won Los Angeles Times High School Player of the Year, and broke into the NBA, he later embraced his American-Israeli heritage by playing in Israel as well. That dual identity, carried with evident pride, makes his career more textured than a typical box score. As a Lakers championship contributor, he absorbed a winner's mentality early. He wasn't the franchise's biggest name, but I admire a point guard who blends local roots with global ambition and keeps proving himself wherever the game leads him.
Overview
Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In high school, he was named the Los Angeles Times High School Player of the Year in 2003–04. Playing college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, he was the Rivals.com National Freshman of the Year in 2004–05.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jordan Farmar
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョーダン・ファーマー
- Reading
- じょーだん・ふぁーまー
- Born
- November 30, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 188 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- William Howard Taft Charter High School
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.