Jon Leuer

Leuer announced his retirement over Instagram on May 24, 2020, at the age of 31.

On June 20, 2019, Leuer was traded back to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Tony Snell and the draft rights to Kevin Porter Jr.. On July 9, 2019, Leuer was waived by the Bucks.

Leuer played in only eight games during the 2017–18 season due to an ankle injury, that he decided to have season-ending surgery on in January. In August 2018, he was reported to have taken surgery on his right knee to repair his medial meniscus. On October 27, 2018, in a 109–89 loss to the Boston Celtics, Leuer made his 2018–19 season debut, his first appearance since October 31, 2017.

On March 21, 2016, Leuer recorded his seventh double-double of the season (ninth of his career) with 13 points and 13 rebounds in a loss to his former team, the Memphis Grizzlies. Two days later, he had 22 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in a 119–107 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, recording back-to-back double-doubles for the first time in his career. In the Suns' season finale on April 13, Leuer recorded 16 points and matched his career best with 14 rebounds in a 114–105 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

On July 8, 2016, Leuer signed with the Detroit Pistons. On December 30, 2016, he scored a then season-high 22 points in a 105–98 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. On February 3, 2017, he scored a career-high 24 points in a 116–108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

On June 25, 2015, Leuer was traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for the draft rights to Andrew Harrison. He made his debut for the Suns in the team's season opener against the Dallas Mavericks on October 28, recording 14 points and 7 rebounds off the bench in a 111–95 loss. On November 12, he recorded his first double-double as a Sun, recording 10 points and 11 rebounds in a 118–104 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Two days later, he received his first starting assignment for the Suns, recording 7 points and 5 rebounds in just under 19 minutes of action, helping the Suns defeat the Denver Nuggets 105–81. On November 25, he had a then season-best game with 20 points and 12 rebounds in a loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.

On December 7, 2014, Leuer had a season-best game with 20 points and career-high tying 12 rebounds in a 103-87 win over the Miami Heat.

On January 22, 2013, Leuer was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Marreese Speights, Wayne Ellington, Josh Selby, and a future first-round draft pick.

On July 15, 2013, Leuer was re-signed by the Grizzlies to a three-year, $3 million contract.

On December 3, 2013, Leuer recorded a career-high 23 points, along with 9 rebounds and 3 blocks, in a 110-91 win over the Phoenix Suns. Six days later, he recorded his first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in a 94-85 win over the Orlando Magic. He tied his career high of 23 points on January 5, 2014 in a 112-84 win over the Detroit Pistons.

On June 27, 2012, Leuer was traded to the Houston Rockets along with Jon Brockman, Shaun Livingston and the 12th pick in the 2012 NBA draft in exchange for Samuel Dalembert and the 14th pick in the 2012 NBA draft. He was waived by the Rockets on July 18, 2012.

On July 20, 2012, Leuer was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Cavaliers. On December 7, 2012, he was sent down to the Cavaliers' D-League affiliate, the Canton Charge. He was recalled on December 20, reassigned on January 3, and recalled again on January 7.

On March 1, 2011, Leuer was named to the Yahoo Sports All-Big Ten 1st team.

On June 23, 2011, Leuer was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 40th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. After a stint in Germany with Skyliners Frankfurt during the NBA lockout, Leuer joined the Bucks for the 2011–12 season in December 2011.

On December 28, 2010, the Badgers upset then #13 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers, 68-60. During the first half of the game, Leuer became the 36th player in Wisconsin Badgers history to score 1,000 points in a career.

The Badgers went into the 2009–2010 season picked 9th in the Big Ten. However, they upset the Arizona Wildcats and Maryland Terrapins in the Maui Invitational. On December 2, 2009, in a game on ESPN, Wisconsin shocked the #5 Duke Blue Devils (who would be the eventual National Champions). Leuer poured in 17 points on his way to scoring double digits in 13 of the first 15 games of the year. He followed up the effort against Duke with back-to-back double doubles at UW-Green Bay (a career high 26 points and 10 rebounds) and against Marquette University (24 points, 12 rebounds). He would also score 25 against UW-Milwaukee and 21 at Michigan State. Wisconsin was off to a surprising 13-3 start (3-1 in the Big Ten) after a 73-66 upset against #4 Purdue. However, Leuer had an off night against Purdue and only scored 4 points on 2-15 shooting. It was revealed after the game that Leuer had broken his wrist in the first half, yet still played 38 of the 40 minutes in the game. Leuer was ruled out indefinitely and he ended up missing the next 9 games.

Leuer played in all 33 games and started the final 12 games of the year during the 2008–2009 season. He had 13 double digit scoring games including 17 in a victory at Virginia Tech in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. He had a season high of 19 points against SIU-Edwardsville. He averaged 8.8 points per game and 3.8 rebounds in 21.3 minutes. The Badgers finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten with a 10-8 record, and a 20-13 record overall. They would upset the #5 seeded Florida State Seminoles in the first round of the NCAA tournament before succumbing to the Xavier Musketeers in the second round. Leuer was named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team.

Leuer was born in Long Lake, Minnesota and attended Orono High School in Long Lake, where he was ranked the 82nd-best college recruit in the nation from the class of 2007. One scouting report read:

Leuer never started, but played in 32 games during the 2007–2008 season for the Wisconsin Badgers. The most points he scored during the non-conference season was 12, but he exploded for 25 (on 8 of 9 shooting) against the Michigan Wolverines in the Big Ten opener. However, after scoring 7 in the follow-up game, Leuer would only score 9 points for the remainder of the season. Much of this spoke to Wisconsin's great depth, as the Badgers would go on to win both the Big Ten regular season, with a 16-2 record, and Big Ten Conference Tournament. They would later advance to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament and finished with a 31-5 record. Leuer finished the season averaging 2.9 points per game and 1.3 rebounds in 8.6 minutes.

"Flew under the radar prior to the spring of 2006. Excellent player from behind the stripe, especially when you consider that he pushes 6-10. Face up four man will need to add strength to reach his potential. Could be an Andrew Brackman type of forward."

Leuer ended up leading the Badgers in points per game (15.4), rebounds per game (5.8), and blocks per game (1.33). Due to the wrist injury, he only played in 24 games, starting 22 of them. His .522 field-goal percentage was the highest by a Wisconsin player since Alando Tucker's .533 mark in 2003. He earned honorable mention All-Big Ten, despite missing half of the conference games. He also made the Academic All-Big Ten team for the second straight year.

Jon Leuer (born May 14, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected by the Bucks with the 40th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. During his National Basketball Association (NBA) career, he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns and Detroit Pistons.