Jordan Loyd

Jordan Kenneth Loyd (born July 27, 1993) is an American–born naturalised Polish professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague, and Poland national team. He won an NBA championship in 2019 with the Toronto Raptors. He played college basketball for the Furman Paladins and Indianapolis Greyhounds.

Early life and college career Loyd attended Milton High School in Milton, Georgia, where he led Milton to a playoff appearance in each of his final two seasons, including a state championship as a junior in 2009–10. Loyd earned all-conference and team MVP honors as a senior after leading his squad to a top-five national ranking.

In 2011–12 in his freshman year at Furman University, he averaged 6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.

In 2015-16 Loyd finished his final Greyhound season averaging 20.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists, while shooting 50 percent from the field, 41 percent from 3-point range and 86 percent from the foul line. Loyd's name is all over the UIndy record book, as he finishes 25th all-time in scoring (1,213), fifth in career free throw percentage (.839), seventh in free throws made (329), 10th in 3-point percentage (.424), tied for 12th in 3-pointers made (132) and 16th in career scoring average (16.2).

Professional career

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2016–2017) Loyd went undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft. On October 31, 2016, Loyd was selected with the 48th overall pick in the 2016 NBA D-League draft by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. In 49 games played during the 2016–17 season, Loyd averaged 15.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4 assists per game.

Hapoel Eilat (2017–2018) On June 27, 2017, Loyd joined the Indiana Pacers and the Toronto Raptors for the 2017 NBA Summer League.

On August 2, 2017, Loyd signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Eilat for the 2017–18 season. On January 4, 2018, Loyd recorded a career-high 30 points, along with 11 rebounds and 2 assists in an 85–69 win over Ironi Nes Ziona, he was subsequently named Israeli League Round 11 MVP. On March 2, 2018, Loyd participated in the Israeli League All-Star Game as a replacement for Derwin Kitchen.

Loyd led Eilat to the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Holon. Loyd finished the season as the league third-leading scorer with 17.4 points per game and also averaged 4.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game, with an .860 free three percentage (7th in the league).

Toronto Raptors (2018–2019) On June 25, 2018, Loyd signed a two-year deal with the Turkish team Darüşşafaka. Four days later, Loyd joined the Toronto Raptors and the Boston Celtics for the 2018 NBA Summer League. On August 7, 2018, after impressing during the Summer League, Loyd opted out of his deal with Darüşşafaka and signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors. On October 29, 2018, he made his NBA debut playing two minutes in a 109–124 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.

Loyd won a championship with the Raptors after they defeated the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals. Loyd became known as the "Random Guy in a Suit" due to being beside Kawhi Leonard during the famous Game 7 buzzer beater in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers, which he recognized by wearing a shirt with this slogan during the Raptors Championship parade. Although Loyd did not play in the playoffs nor Finals, Loyd was credited as an important part of the Raptors' championship versus the Warriors, as Loyd was used as a fill-in for Stephen Curry during Raptors' practices, simulating Curry for defensive game planning.

On August 2, 2019, Loyd was waived by the Raptors.

Valencia (2019–2020) On August 5, 2019, Loyd signed a one-year deal with Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. On October 13, 2019, Loyd tied his career-high 30 points in his third league game with Valencia. He also recorded four rebounds, two assists and three steals in a 94–97 loss to Barcelona. He averaged 12.0 points, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steal per game. He was named Euroleague Round 2 MVP after scoring 30 points and adding 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in a 90–73 win over Saski Baskonia. For the season, he averaged 16.2 points, 3.1 assists, and 1.0 steals while shooting .888 from the free throw line.

Zenit Saint Petersburg (2021–2022) On June 14, 2021, Loyd signed a two-year contract, though he only played with the team for one year, with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague. In 2021-22 he averaged 12.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 1.2 steals per game while shooting .849 from the free throw line. In 2022-23 he averaged 12.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.2 steals per game, while shooting .874 from the free throw line. On October 10, Loyd mutually parted ways with the Israeli club due to the unstable political situation in the region.

AS Monaco (2024–2025) On October 12, 2024, Loyd returned to the AS Monaco after leaving Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel due to war concerns. He signed until 2026. Loyd would be immediately available for the team despite having already played twice in the Euroleague with another team.

Anadolu Efes (2025–present) On September 20, 2025, Loyd signed with Anadolu Efes of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

National team career In August 2025, Loyd and fellow American-born player Jerrick Harding received Polish citizenship, and became eligible to play for the Poland national team. In the game against Slovenia at EuroBasket 2025, he scored 32 points, thanks to which Poland defeated the rival 105–95. Loyd, together with Mateusz Ponitka, led Poland to the quarterfinals, finished as the 5th top scorer of the tournament, and was selected to the FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Second Team.

Career statistics

NBA

† Denotes seasons in which Loyd won the NBA Finals

Regular season

National team

Tournament EuroBasket 2025 6/24 7 32 49.0 42.2 87.53.321.30.3 22.4

EuroLeague

Domestic leagues Year Team League

College