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Jazz SF Jefferson: 'I'm going to go championship hunting'

Utah Jazz small forward and 13-year NBA veteran Richard Jefferson still feels like he has a lot to give and wants to chase a championship.  

The 13th overall pick by the Houston Rockets in 2001, Jefferson has started all 28 games for a Jazz team that sit last in the Western Conference. 

The 33-year-old is averaging 9.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 26.7 minutes a game this season, after being acquired from the Warriors in July. 

Jefferson came close to a title in 2003, when his then New Jersey Nets lost in six games to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals. 

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