Richard Jefferson is average

Well, we already knew he liked (below) average girls, and it turns out Richard Jefferson may have an excuse for it. NBA.com today has declared the Nets SF to be “Mr. Average”.

All talent and athleticism aside, Jefferson is the most average player we can find, taking the title of Mr. Average 2005-06 based on the results of this year’s NBA Roster Survey.
While the Nets swingman has the statistics to prove he stands above your everyday NBA player, it’s the numbers he can’t control that have us singling him out. Standing 6-7 — the league average is 6-7.18 — and weighing 225 (223.08 pounds), Jefferson celebrated his 25th birthday (26.7 years) during the offseason after completing his fourth year in the league (4.382).

We’d actually argue against this, since being the biggest photo-whore on the planet makes one anything but average. Basically, if you want to take a pic with RJ, he’s down. Doesn’t matter if he’s on vacation, at the game, a party, club, bathtub, whatever. We even found one titled “Me and Richard Jefferson at an airport”, but it was too small to see anything.

Also of note – he apparently comes from the Harvard Business School picture posing program.