John Long GF  #25

Current Team: N/A

Born: Aug 28, 1956 (67 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Romulus, Michigan

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-5 (196cm)     Weight: 195 (88kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1978 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 2, Pick 7, Detroit Pistons

Pre-Draft Team: Detroit-Mercy (Sr)

High School: Romulus High School [Romulus, Michigan]

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John Long Player Profile

NBA Career

15 Years Of Service - NBA Champion

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1978-79 DET 82 - 30.5 16.09 7.09 15.12 .469 - - - 1.91 2.32 .826 1.55 1.70 3.24 1.48 1.24 0.23 1.67 2.73
1979-80 DET 69 - 34.3 19.38 8.52 16.87 .505 0.01 0.17 .083 2.32 2.81 .825 2.20 2.68 4.88 2.99 1.87 0.38 2.99 3.20
1980-81 DET 59 - 29.7 17.69 7.47 16.22 .461 0.03 0.19 .182 2.71 3.12 .870 1.61 1.73 3.34 1.80 1.61 0.37 2.56 2.78
1981-82 DET 69 66 32.0 21.94 9.23 18.75 .492 0.03 0.22 .133 3.45 3.99 .865 1.38 2.35 3.72 2.14 0.94 0.36 2.42 2.51
1982-83 DET 70 30 21.2 10.53 4.46 9.89 .451 0.03 0.10 .286 1.59 2.09 .760 0.80 1.77 2.57 1.50 0.63 0.17 2.06 1.86
1983-84 DET 82 82 30.7 16.27 6.65 14.09 .472 0.01 0.06 .200 2.96 3.35 .884 1.70 1.83 3.52 2.50 1.13 0.22 1.74 2.43
1984-85 DET 66 55 27.6 14.74 6.53 13.41 .487 0.08 0.23 .333 1.61 1.86 .862 1.23 1.65 2.88 1.97 1.08 0.21 1.48 2.11
1985-86 DET 62 30 19.0 10.00 4.26 8.87 .480 0.05 0.26 .188 1.44 1.68 .856 0.76 0.82 1.58 1.32 0.66 0.21 0.94 1.48
1986-87 IND 80 68 28.3 15.22 6.12 14.62 .419 0.24 0.84 .284 2.74 3.08 .890 0.95 1.76 2.71 3.23 1.20 0.10 1.93 2.09
1987-88 IND 81 81 25.0 12.77 5.15 10.85 .474 0.42 0.95 .442 2.05 2.26 .907 0.89 1.94 2.83 2.14 1.04 0.14 1.57 2.02
1988-89 * All Teams 68 1 13.5 5.47 2.16 5.28 .409 0.12 0.29 .400 1.03 1.12 .921 0.26 0.87 1.13 1.18 0.43 0.04 0.84 1.24
1988-89 * IND 44 1 17.4 7.34 2.91 7.25 .401 0.18 0.45 .400 1.34 1.43 .937 0.36 1.14 1.50 1.48 0.66 0.02 1.09 1.55
1988-89 * DET 24 0 6.3 2.04 0.79 1.67 .475 0.00 0.00 .000 0.46 0.54 .846 0.08 0.38 0.46 0.62 0.00 0.08 0.38 0.67
1989-90 ATL 48 19 21.5 8.42 3.62 8.00 .453 0.21 0.60 .345 0.96 1.15 .836 0.54 1.19 1.73 1.77 0.94 0.10 1.56 1.38
1990-91 DET 25 0 10.2 3.84 1.40 3.40 .412 0.08 0.24 .333 0.96 1.00 .960 0.36 0.92 1.28 0.72 0.36 0.08 0.56 0.68
1996-97 TOR 32 0 11.6 4.03 1.44 3.66 .393 0.38 1.06 .353 0.78 0.88 .893 0.19 1.06 1.25 0.66 0.28 0.06 0.75 0.88
CAREER   893 432 25.4 13.58 5.72 12.24 .467 0.12 0.39 .322 2.03 2.36 .862 1.12 1.67 2.79 1.95 1.02 0.20 1.74 2.09

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1978-79 DET 82 - 2,498 1,319 581 1,240 .469 - - - 157 190 .826 127 139 266 121 102 19 137 224
1979-80 DET 69 - 2,364 1,337 588 1,164 .505 1 12 .083 160 194 .825 152 185 337 206 129 26 206 221
1980-81 DET 59 - 1,750 1,044 441 957 .461 2 11 .182 160 184 .870 95 102 197 106 95 22 151 164
1981-82 DET 69 66 2,211 1,514 637 1,294 .492 2 15 .133 238 275 .865 95 162 257 148 65 25 167 173
1982-83 DET 70 30 1,485 737 312 692 .451 2 7 .286 111 146 .760 56 124 180 105 44 12 144 130
1983-84 DET 82 82 2,514 1,334 545 1,155 .472 1 5 .200 243 275 .884 139 150 289 205 93 18 143 199
1984-85 DET 66 55 1,820 973 431 885 .487 5 15 .333 106 123 .862 81 109 190 130 71 14 98 139
1985-86 DET 62 30 1,176 620 264 550 .480 3 16 .188 89 104 .856 47 51 98 82 41 13 58 92
1986-87 IND 80 68 2,265 1,218 490 1,170 .419 19 67 .284 219 246 .890 76 141 217 258 96 8 154 167
1987-88 IND 81 81 2,022 1,034 417 879 .474 34 77 .442 166 183 .907 72 157 229 173 84 11 127 164
1988-89 * All Teams 68 1 919 372 147 359 .409 8 20 .400 70 76 .921 18 59 77 80 29 3 57 84
1988-89 * IND 44 1 767 323 128 319 .401 8 20 .400 59 63 .937 16 50 66 65 29 1 48 68
1988-89 * DET 24 0 152 49 19 40 .475 0 0 .000 11 13 .846 2 9 11 15 0 2 9 16
1989-90 ATL 48 19 1,030 404 174 384 .453 10 29 .345 46 55 .836 26 57 83 85 45 5 75 66
1990-91 DET 25 0 256 96 35 85 .412 2 6 .333 24 25 .960 9 23 32 18 9 2 14 17
1996-97 TOR 32 0 370 129 46 117 .393 12 34 .353 25 28 .893 6 34 40 21 9 2 24 28
CAREER   893 432 22,680 12,131 5,108 10,931 .467 101 314 .322 1,814 2,104 .862 999 1,493 2,492 1,738 912 180 1,555 1,868

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1978-79 DET 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 0.88 0.74 0.15 30 52 .366 2.20 1.40 3.60
1979-80 DET 69 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 1.00 0.63 0.17 15 54 .217 2.40 1.20 3.60
1980-81 DET 59 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .169 0.70 0.63 0.19 14 45 .237 0.60 1.80 2.40
1981-82 DET 69 66 0 0 1 0 0 0 .220 0.89 0.39 0.21 33 36 .478 3.10 1.60 4.70
1982-83 DET 70 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0.73 0.31 0.21 31 39 .443 -0.70 0.90 0.20
1983-84 DET 82 82 0 0 1 0 0 0 .197 1.43 0.65 0.24 49 33 .598 3.60 1.70 5.30
1984-85 DET 66 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 1.33 0.72 0.14 38 28 .576 1.80 1.60 3.30
1985-86 DET 62 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 1.41 0.71 0.19 31 31 .500 1.23 0.62 1.85
1986-87 IND 80 68 0 0 2 0 0 0 .222 1.68 0.62 0.21 40 40 .500 -0.40 2.27 1.86
1987-88 IND 81 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 1.36 0.66 0.21 38 43 .469 1.92 1.93 3.85
1988-89 * All Teams 68 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 1.40 0.51 0.21 33 35 .485 -0.20 0.57 0.37
1988-89 * IND 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .106 1.35 0.60 0.20 11 33 .250 -0.37 0.41 0.03
1988-89 * DET 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .034 1.67 0.00 0.33 22 2 .917 0.10 0.08 0.18
1989-90 ATL 48 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 1.13 0.60 0.14 22 26 .458 -0.19 0.34 0.15
1990-91 DET 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .054 1.29 0.64 0.29 15 10 .600 0.17 0.29 0.47
1996-97 TOR 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061 0.88 0.38 0.24 12 20 .375 -0.09 0.17 0.08
CAREER   893 432 0 0 5 0 0 0 .163 1.12 0.59 0.19 401 492 .449 15.45 16.38 31.73

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1978-79 DET 82 - .498 .469 5.12 5.98 5.53 6.87 9.38 1.83 0.39 22.27 129.49 -2.23 1.06 102.5 107.4 13.60
1979-80 DET 69 - .535 .506 6.70 8.29 7.49 12.96 14.15 2.45 0.58 23.68 141.32 -2.79 1.15 104.0 109.4 16.41
1980-81 DET 59 - .503 .462 5.96 7.19 6.54 10.68 12.70 2.58 0.74 27.47 151.22 -4.62 1.09 99.1 105.1 15.67
1981-82 DET 69 66 .535 .493 4.57 8.29 6.37 10.98 10.56 1.36 0.62 27.94 149.11 -2.99 1.17 107.4 109.4 17.40
1982-83 DET 70 30 .487 .452 3.84 8.87 6.30 10.08 16.00 1.34 0.43 23.41 149.69 -4.85 1.07 92.7 108.1 10.76
1983-84 DET 82 82 .523 .472 5.67 6.60 6.12 11.06 10.08 1.71 0.40 21.73 155.55 -0.25 1.15 110.6 110.5 14.98
1984-85 DET 66 55 .518 .490 4.45 6.52 5.44 9.77 9.45 1.78 0.42 21.87 168.21 -0.61 1.10 107.2 109.3 14.17
1985-86 DET 62 30 .520 .483 4.15 4.71 4.42 9.66 8.87 1.60 0.61 21.78 152.33 -0.28 1.13 107.6 111.8 13.78
1986-87 IND 80 68 .476 .427 3.59 6.92 5.23 17.52 10.75 2.07 0.21 26.45 159.26 0.81 1.04 98.8 108.9 13.72
1987-88 IND 81 81 .539 .494 3.95 8.43 6.21 12.86 11.69 2.05 0.32 22.74 182.31 -0.59 1.18 107.0 109.1 15.18
1988-89 * All Teams 68 1 .474 .421 2.35 6.79 4.71 12.32 12.68 1.55 0.19 20.66 173.05 -0.41 1.04 97.6 111.6 9.51
1988-89 * IND 44 1 .466 .414 2.42 6.78 4.72 12.19 12.16 1.80 0.07 21.32 173.78 -0.61 1.01 95.4 112.3 9.57
1988-89 * DET 24 0 .536 .475 1.68 6.46 4.25 13.16 16.45 - 0.81 15.78 132.12 0.71 1.23 106.6 112.2 8.35
1989-90 ATL 48 19 .495 .466 2.82 6.60 4.65 11.92 15.52 2.23 0.30 19.85 163.43 -1.84 1.05 98.3 114.5 10.73
1990-91 DET 25 0 .500 .424 3.94 10.05 7.00 10.34 12.73 1.85 0.49 18.93 170.51 -0.84 1.13 106.0 107.5 12.20
1996-97 TOR 32 0 .499 .444 1.85 10.46 6.16 9.75 15.65 1.29 0.42 18.73 163.90 -2.70 1.10 96.0 111.4 8.83
CAREER   893 432 .512 .472 4.68 7.27 5.95 11.46 11.59 1.90 0.45 23.67 165.11 -1.69 1.11 103.4 109.3 14.21

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NBA Transactions

Jun 9, 1978 - The Detroit Pistons selected John Long in Round 2 with Pick 7 in the 1978 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1978 - John Long signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Jul 1, 1981 - John Long, previously with the Detroit Pistons, became a free agent.
Sep 1, 1981 - John Long signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Jul 1, 1984 - John Long, previously with the Detroit Pistons, became a free agent.
Nov 27, 1984 - John Long signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Jul 1, 1985 - John Long, previously with the Detroit Pistons, became a free agent.
Sep 23, 1985 - John Long signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Sep 30, 1986 - John Long was acquired by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Detroit Pistons in a trade.
Oct 2, 1986 - John Long was acquired by the Indiana Pacers from the Seattle SuperSonics in a trade.
Feb 20, 1989 - The Indiana Pacers placed the contract of John Long on waivers.
Feb 22, 1989 - John Long, previously with the Indiana Pacers, became a free agent.
Feb 23, 1989 - John Long signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Jul 1, 1989 - John Long, previously with the Detroit Pistons, became a free agent.
Oct 3, 1989 - John Long signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks.
Oct 31, 1989 - The Dallas Mavericks placed the contract of John Long on waivers.
Nov 2, 1989 - John Long, previously with the Dallas Mavericks, became a free agent.
Jan 5, 1990 - John Long signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks.
Jan 15, 1990 - John Long, previously with the Atlanta Hawks, became a free agent.
Jan 15, 1990 - John Long signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks.
Jan 25, 1990 - John Long, previously with the Atlanta Hawks, became a free agent.
Jan 25, 1990 - John Long signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks.
Jul 1, 1990 - John Long, previously with the Atlanta Hawks, became a free agent.
Sep 18, 1990 - The Atlanta Hawks renounced their free-agent exception rights to John Long.
Jan 25, 1991 - John Long signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Feb 4, 1991 - John Long, previously with the Detroit Pistons, became a free agent.
Feb 5, 1991 - John Long signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Feb 15, 1991 - John Long, previously with the Detroit Pistons, became a free agent.
Feb 15, 1991 - John Long signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Apr 6, 1991 - The Detroit Pistons placed the contract of John Long on waivers.
Apr 10, 1991 - John Long, previously with the Detroit Pistons, became a free agent.
Nov 29, 1996 - John Long signed a contract with the Toronto Raptors.
Jul 1, 1997 - John Long, previously with the Toronto Raptors, became a free agent.
Oct 2, 1997 - John Long signed a contract with the Toronto Raptors.
Nov 9, 1997 - John Long, previously with the Toronto Raptors, became a free agent.
Nov 9, 1997 - The Toronto Raptors placed the contract of John Long on waivers.
Nov 12, 1997 - John Long retired from professional basketball.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1989

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1983-84 DET 5 0 29.8 11.00 4.00 11.00 .364 0.00 0.20 .000 3.00 3.00 1.000 1.40 0.80 2.20 0.40 1.40 0.00 2.00 3.00
1984-85 DET 9 9 28.3 12.44 5.33 11.67 .457 0.11 0.44 .250 1.67 1.67 1.000 1.11 0.78 1.89 1.44 1.56 0.22 1.22 2.44
1985-86 DET 1 0 13.0 7.00 2.00 5.00 .400 0.00 0.00 .000 3.00 3.00 1.000 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 2.00 1.00
1986-87 IND 4 4 27.3 11.00 4.00 13.00 .308 0.25 1.50 .167 2.75 3.25 .846 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.25 1.50 0.00 1.25 4.00
1988-89 DET 4 0 2.0 1.25 0.25 0.25 1.000 0.00 0.00 .000 0.75 0.75 1.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
CAREER   23 13 23.2 9.70 3.78 9.48 .399 0.09 0.48 .182 2.04 2.13 .959 0.83 0.70 1.52 1.04 1.22 0.09 1.22 2.35

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1983-84 DET 5 0 149 55 20 55 .364 0 1 .000 15 15 1.000 7 4 11 2 7 0 10 15
1984-85 DET 9 9 255 112 48 105 .457 1 4 .250 15 15 1.000 10 7 17 13 14 2 11 22
1985-86 DET 1 0 13 7 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 3 3 1.000 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1
1986-87 IND 4 4 109 44 16 52 .308 1 6 .167 11 13 .846 2 4 6 9 6 0 5 16
1988-89 DET 4 0 8 5 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 3 3 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER   23 13 534 223 87 218 .399 2 11 .182 47 49 .959 19 16 35 24 28 2 28 54

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1983-84 DET 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 0.20 0.70 0.27 2 3 .400 -0.10 0.10 -
1984-85 DET 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 1.18 1.27 0.14 5 4 .556 0.10 0.10 0.30
1985-86 DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040 0.00 0.50 0.60 0 1 .000 -0.02 - -0.02
1986-87 IND 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 1.80 1.20 0.25 1 3 .250 -0.33 0.19 -0.14
1988-89 DET 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .007 0.00 0.00 3.00 3 1 .750 0.07 0.01 0.08
CAREER   23 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116 0.86 1.00 0.22 11 12 .478 -0.28 0.39 0.22

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1983-84 DET 5 0 .446 .364 4.96 3.07 4.06 1.87 13.97 2.24 - 19.25 136.36 -5.86 1.00 91.7 111.1 6.79
1984-85 DET 9 9 .502 .462 3.99 3.03 3.53 6.74 8.97 2.56 0.43 18.78 170.71 -0.91 1.07 106.1 114.6 12.05
1985-86 DET 1 0 .554 .400 - 9.98 4.01 - 24.04 3.40 - 22.61 140.00 -14.12 1.40 92.4 121.5 10.13
1986-87 IND 4 4 .381 .317 2.26 4.49 3.38 14.44 7.97 2.92 - 26.93 132.05 1.02 0.85 83.1 106.7 6.55
1988-89 DET 4 0 1.078 1.000 - - - - - - - 12.95 200.00 - 5.00 232.5 111.9 27.86
CAREER   23 13 .465 .404 3.84 3.45 3.65 6.44 10.46 2.55 0.23 20.63 154.01 -2.31 1.02 98.0 111.4 9.71

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NBA Training Camp Experience

1997 NBA Training Camp - Toronto Raptors

NCAA Career

College: Detroit-Mercy (1978)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1974-75 Detroit-Mercy Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1975-76 Detroit-Mercy So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1976-77 Detroit-Mercy Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1977-78 Detroit-Mercy Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


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John Long is 67 years old.

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John Long is 6-5 (196cm) tall.

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John Long is 195 lbs (88kg).

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John Long was born on Aug 28, 1956.

What position does John Long play?

John Long plays the GF position.

What was the pre-draft team of John Long?

John Long was drafted out of Detroit-Mercy.

What high school did John Long attend?

John Long attended Romulus High School in Romulus, Michigan.

What nationality is John Long?

John Long has a United States nationality.

Where was John Long born?

John Long was born in Romulus, Michigan.

What is the jersey number of John Long?

John Long last wore the #25 jersey number.

How many NBA seasons has John Long played?

John Long played 14 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of John Long?

John Long had career averages 13.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.0 steals in 893 games.

What are the career totals of John Long?

John Long had career totals of 12,131 points, 2,492 rebounds, 1,738 assists, 180 blocks, 912 steals in 893 games.

How many teams has John Long been on?

John Long played for 4 NBA teams in his career - Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors.

When was John Long drafted?

John Long was drafted in the 2nd round (#29 overall) of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons.

What is John Long's career high in points?

John Long averaged a career high 21.9 points per game in 1981-1982.

What is John Long's career high in rebounds?

John Long averaged a career high 4.9 rebounds per game in 1979-1980.

What is John Long's career high in assists?

John Long averaged a career high 3.2 assists per game in 1986-1987.

What is the career PER of John Long's?

John Long had a career PER of 14.2.

How many championships has John Long won?

John Long has won 1 NBA championships.