Jason Maxiell

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Jason Maxiell

| image = Maxiell warmup.jpg

| caption = Maxiell during his tenure with the Detroit Pistons

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 260

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1983|02|18}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois

| high_school = Newman Smith (Carrollton, Texas)

| college = Cincinnati (2001–2005)

| draft_year = 2005

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 26

| draft_team = Detroit Pistons

| career_start = 2005

| career_end = 2017

| career_number = 54

| career_position = Power forward / center

| years1 = {{nbay|2005|start}}–{{nbay|2012|end}}

| team1 = Detroit Pistons

| years2 = {{nbay|2013|full=y}}

| team2 = Orlando Magic

| years3 = {{nbay|2014|full=y}}

| team3 = Charlotte Hornets

| years4 = 2015–2016

| team4 = Tianjin Ronggang

| years5 = 2016–2017

| team5 = Acıbadem Üniversitesi

| highlights =

2× Second-team All-Conference USA (2004, 2005)
Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year (2002)
Conference USA All-Freshmen Team (2002)

| bbr = maxieja01

}}

Jason Dior Maxiell (born February 18, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player best known for his tenure with the Detroit Pistons from 2005 to 2013. He played college basketball for the University of Cincinnati and professionally in the NBA, China, and Turkey before retiring on August 4, 2017.

College career

After graduating from Newman Smith High School in 2001, Maxiell played college basketball for the University of Cincinnati from 2001 to 2005 where he was coached by Bob Huggins. After earning Conference USA Sixth Man and All-Freshmen team honors as a freshman, Maxiell earned All-Conference USA second team honors in both his junior and senior years. As a senior in 2004–05, he led Conference USA in blocked shots (2.8 bpg) and ranked 18th in the nation. His 91 blocks are the second-highest University of Cincinnati single-season total.

Maxiell finished 13th on Cincinnati's career scoring list with 1,566 points (13th in Conference USA history) and second on the UC career chart for blocked shots with 252 (4th in C-USA). He also played 129 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in Bearcats’ history, and started the last 77 contests.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/draft2005/profiles/JasonMaxiell.html |title=Prospect Profile: Jason Maxiell |website=NBA.com |access-date=2011-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124023702/http://www.nba.com/draft2005/profiles/JasonMaxiell.html |archive-date=2010-01-24 |url-status=dead }}

Professional career

=NBA career=

File:Jason Maxiell dunk Pistons vs Warriors 2009.jpg

Maxiell was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 26th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. On July 5, 2005, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Pistons. On October 31, 2008, he signed a four-year contract extension with the Pistons worth $20 million, keeping him under contract with the franchise until the end of the 2012–13 season.[https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3675949 Pistons announce re-signing of forward Maxiell] On June 29, 2012, he exercised his $5 million player option, returning to the Pistons for the 2012–13 season.[http://www.sportando.com/en/usa/nba/92875/jason-maxiell-picks-up-options-remains-with-the-pistons.html Jason Maxiell picks up options, remains with the Pistons]

On July 18, 2013, Maxiell signed with the Orlando Magic to a reported two-year, $5 million contract.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/2013/news/07/18/magic-sign-jason-maxiell.ap/ |title=Former Pistons big man Maxiell signs deal with Magic |website=NBA.com |access-date=2013-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116193455/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/07/18/magic-sign-jason-maxiell.ap/ |archive-date=2014-01-16 |url-status=dead }}[http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/18/jason-maxiell-to-sign-two-year-5-million-contract-with-magic/ Jason Maxiell to sign two-year, $5 million contract with Magic] On July 4, 2014, he was waived by the Magic.[http://www.nba.com/magic/magic-waive-jason-maxiell Magic Waive Jason Maxiell]

On September 28, 2014, Maxiell signed with the Charlotte Hornets.[http://www.nba.com/hornets/hornets-sign-maxiell Hornets Sign Maxiell]

=Overseas career=

On August 10, 2015, Maxiell signed with Tianjin Ronggang of the Chinese Basketball Association.{{cite web|url=http://www.asia-basket.com/China/news/416251/TianJin-Steel-adds-Jason-Maxiell-to-their-roster|title=TianJin Steel adds Jason Maxiell to their roster|work=Asia-basket.com|date=August 10, 2015|access-date=October 11, 2015}}

In June 2016, Maxiell was signed by Tropang TNT of the Philippine Basketball Association to be the team's import for the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup.{{ cite news |last=Galvez |first=Waylon |title=TNT signs NBA veteran Maxiell |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/tnt-signs-nba-veteran-maxiell/ |work=Manila Bulletin |date=June 8, 2016 |access-date=June 9, 2016 }}{{ cite news |last=Sacamos |first=Karlo |title=TNT in talks to bring in former Pistons mainstay Jason Maxiell as import, says Uichico |url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/tropang-tnt-in-talks-with-jason-maxiell-as-governors-cup-import |work=Spin.ph |date=June 7, 2016 |access-date=June 9, 2016 }}[http://www.sportando.com/en/world/asia/201504/jason-maxiell-to-sign-in-philippines.html Jason Maxiell to sign in Philippines] However, on June 17, 2016, Maxiell was declared ineligible for the 2016 Governors' Cup after failing to make the height limit of 6 feet 5 inches. Maxiell was officially measured at 6'5 11/16" (6 feet 5.6875 inches).{{ cite news |title=Major blow for TNT as NBA veteran Jason Maxiell goes over PBA height limit |url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/nba/news/major-blow-for-tnt-as-nba-veteran-jason-maxiell-goes-over-pba-height-limit |work=Spin.ph |date=June 17, 2016 |access-date=June 17, 2016 }}

On January 30, 2017, Maxiell signed with the second-tier Turkish team Acıbadem Üniversitesi.{{cite news|title=Acibadem Universitesi lands Jason Maxiell|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/224609/acibadem-universitesi-lands-jason-maxiell.html|access-date=January 30, 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=January 30, 2017}}

=Retirement=

On August 4, 2017, Maxiell signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons, which allowed him to retire as a member of the Pistons.[http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2017/08/04/jason-maxiell-retires-member-pistons/104285280/ Jason Maxiell retires as member of Pistons]

Career statistics

=College=

| style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02

| style="text-align:left;"| Cincinnati

| 35 || 3 || 20.9 || .552 || – || .585 || 6.8 || .1 || .7 || 1.5 || 8.1

| style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03

| style="text-align:left;"| Cincinnati

| 29 || 27 || 30.3 || .445 || .000 || .672 || 6.7 || .4 || .4 || 1.5 || 11.9

| style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04

| style="text-align:left;"| Cincinnati

| 32 || 32 || 28.6 || .500 || .000 || .681 || 6.9 || 1.3 || .7 || 2.1 || 13.6

| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–205

| style="text-align:left;"| Cincinnati

| 33 || 33 || 31.4 || .543 || .400 || .645 || 7.7 || .8 || 1.0 || 2.7 || 15.3

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 129 || 95 || 27.6 || .507 || .286 || .653 || 7.0 || .7 || .7 || 1.9 || 12.1