John Salley C  #22

Current Team: N/A

Born: May 16, 1964 (60 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Brooklyn, New York

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-11 (211cm)     Weight: 230 (104kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1986 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 11, Detroit Pistons

Pre-Draft Team: Georgia Tech (Sr)

High School: Canarsie High School [Brooklyn, New York]

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John Salley Player Profile

NBA Career

11 Years Of Service - 4x 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
1986-87 DET 82 2 17.8 5.26 1.99 3.54 .562 0.00 0.01 .000 1.28 2.09 .614 1.32 2.29 3.61 0.66 0.54 1.51 0.90 3.12
1987-88 DET 82 16 24.4 8.55 3.15 5.56 .566 0.00 0.00 .000 2.26 3.18 .709 2.02 2.88 4.90 1.38 0.65 1.67 1.46 3.59
1988-89 DET 67 21 21.8 6.97 2.48 4.97 .498 0.00 0.03 .000 2.01 2.91 .692 2.00 3.00 5.00 1.12 0.60 1.07 1.49 2.94
1989-90 DET 82 12 23.3 7.23 2.55 4.98 .512 0.01 0.05 .250 2.12 2.98 .713 1.88 3.48 5.35 0.82 0.62 1.87 1.18 3.44
1990-91 DET 74 1 22.3 7.35 2.42 5.09 .475 0.00 0.01 .000 2.51 3.46 .727 1.85 2.57 4.42 0.95 0.70 1.51 1.23 3.24
1991-92 DET 72 38 24.6 9.50 3.46 6.75 .512 0.00 0.04 .000 2.58 3.61 .715 1.47 2.64 4.11 1.61 0.68 1.53 1.42 3.08
1992-93 MIA 51 34 27.9 8.29 3.02 6.02 .502 0.00 0.00 .000 2.25 2.82 .799 2.22 3.92 6.14 1.63 0.63 1.37 1.98 3.76
1993-94 MIA 76 45 25.1 7.66 2.74 5.74 .477 0.03 0.04 .667 2.16 2.96 .729 1.74 3.62 5.36 1.78 0.74 1.03 1.24 3.42
1994-95 MIA 75 50 26.1 7.29 2.63 5.27 .499 0.00 0.00 .000 2.04 2.76 .739 1.47 3.01 4.48 1.64 0.63 1.13 1.29 3.72
1995-96 * All Teams 42 6 16.0 4.40 1.50 3.33 .450 0.00 0.00 .000 1.40 2.02 .694 1.10 2.24 3.33 1.29 0.45 0.64 1.31 2.62
1995-96 * TOR 25 6 19.3 5.96 2.04 4.20 .486 0.00 0.00 .000 1.88 2.60 .723 1.04 2.84 3.88 1.56 0.44 0.48 1.56 2.88
1995-96 * CHI 17 0 11.2 2.12 0.71 2.06 .343 0.00 0.00 .000 0.71 1.18 .600 1.18 1.35 2.53 0.88 0.47 0.88 0.94 2.24
1999-00 LAL 45 3 6.7 1.58 0.56 1.53 .362 0.00 0.00 .000 0.47 0.62 .750 0.44 1.00 1.44 0.58 0.18 0.31 0.40 1.49
CAREER   748 228 22.1 6.99 2.50 4.94 .506 0.00 0.02 .214 1.98 2.78 .714 1.64 2.85 4.49 1.22 0.60 1.31 1.27 3.21

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
1986-87 DET 82 2 1,463 431 163 290 .562 0 1 .000 105 171 .614 108 188 296 54 44 124 74 256
1987-88 DET 82 16 2,003 701 258 456 .566 0 0 .000 185 261 .709 166 236 402 113 53 137 120 294
1988-89 DET 67 21 1,458 467 166 333 .498 0 2 .000 135 195 .692 134 201 335 75 40 72 100 197
1989-90 DET 82 12 1,914 593 209 408 .512 1 4 .250 174 244 .713 154 285 439 67 51 153 97 282
1990-91 DET 74 1 1,649 544 179 377 .475 0 1 .000 186 256 .727 137 190 327 70 52 112 91 240
1991-92 DET 72 38 1,774 684 249 486 .512 0 3 .000 186 260 .715 106 190 296 116 49 110 102 222
1992-93 MIA 51 34 1,422 423 154 307 .502 0 0 .000 115 144 .799 113 200 313 83 32 70 101 192
1993-94 MIA 76 45 1,910 582 208 436 .477 2 3 .667 164 225 .729 132 275 407 135 56 78 94 260
1994-95 MIA 75 50 1,955 547 197 395 .499 0 0 .000 153 207 .739 110 226 336 123 47 85 97 279
1995-96 * All Teams 42 6 673 185 63 140 .450 0 0 .000 59 85 .694 46 94 140 54 19 27 55 110
1995-96 * TOR 25 6 482 149 51 105 .486 0 0 .000 47 65 .723 26 71 97 39 11 12 39 72
1995-96 * CHI 17 0 191 36 12 35 .343 0 0 .000 12 20 .600 20 23 43 15 8 15 16 38
1999-00 LAL 45 3 303 71 25 69 .362 0 0 .000 21 28 .750 20 45 65 26 8 14 18 67
CAREER   748 228 16,524 5,228 1,871 3,697 .506 3 14 .214 1,483 2,076 .714 1,226 2,130 3,356 916 451 982 949 2,399

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
1986-87 DET 82 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .061 0.73 0.59 0.59 52 30 .634 1.35 2.33 3.68
1987-88 DET 82 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 .107 0.94 0.44 0.57 54 28 .659 2.99 3.03 6.02
1988-89 DET 67 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 .087 0.75 0.40 0.59 50 17 .746 1.08 2.30 3.38
1989-90 DET 82 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0.69 0.53 0.60 59 23 .720 2.11 3.83 5.94
1990-91 DET 74 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .086 0.77 0.57 0.68 47 27 .635 1.78 2.90 4.68
1991-92 DET 72 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 .130 1.14 0.48 0.53 43 29 .597 2.28 2.70 4.98
1992-93 MIA 51 34 5 0 0 0 0 0 .123 0.82 0.32 0.47 21 30 .412 0.82 1.66 2.49
1993-94 MIA 76 45 6 0 0 0 0 0 .116 1.44 0.60 0.52 39 37 .513 2.42 2.33 4.75
1994-95 MIA 75 50 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111 1.27 0.48 0.52 28 47 .373 1.77 1.79 3.56
1995-96 * All Teams 42 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .074 0.98 0.35 0.61 21 21 .500 -0.10 0.87 0.77
1995-96 * TOR 25 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .098 1.00 0.28 0.62 7 18 .280 0.09 0.30 0.39
1995-96 * CHI 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .041 0.94 0.50 0.57 14 3 .824 -0.21 0.46 0.25
1999-00 LAL 45 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .029 1.44 0.44 0.41 37 8 .822 -0.05 0.62 0.57
CAREER   748 228 28 0 0 0 0 0 .093 0.97 0.48 0.56 451 297 .603 17.70 23.40 41.11

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
1986-87 DET 82 2 .590 .562 8.17 13.44 10.88 4.72 16.85 1.43 4.88 12.18 117.61 -2.59 1.49 112.3 103.9 11.84
1987-88 DET 82 16 .614 .566 9.48 12.85 11.21 7.56 17.37 1.30 4.01 14.37 127.46 -2.26 1.54 116.4 104.4 14.16
1988-89 DET 67 21 .558 .498 10.76 14.92 12.92 6.96 19.28 1.38 3.05 15.29 119.08 -3.62 1.40 107.2 103.6 12.45
1989-90 DET 82 12 .575 .513 9.20 16.86 13.05 4.78 15.84 1.36 5.07 13.81 147.54 -2.85 1.45 113.0 100.5 13.46
1990-91 DET 74 1 .556 .475 9.48 13.22 11.35 6.07 15.67 1.65 4.31 15.48 120.14 -2.85 1.44 111.0 102.3 13.51
1991-92 DET 72 38 .570 .512 6.81 12.01 9.43 9.80 14.52 1.45 3.87 17.44 122.77 -1.47 1.41 112.3 104.6 14.69
1992-93 MIA 51 34 .571 .502 9.00 16.47 12.67 8.84 21.43 1.14 3.31 14.47 130.02 -3.28 1.38 106.2 107.4 11.85
1993-94 MIA 76 45 .544 .479 7.78 16.34 12.05 10.14 14.94 1.50 2.82 14.24 187.26 -0.21 1.33 112.5 105.4 12.97
1994-95 MIA 75 50 .563 .499 6.42 13.83 10.04 9.05 16.64 1.25 3.32 13.23 123.79 -0.77 1.38 111.3 109.9 11.47
1995-96 * All Teams 42 6 .521 .450 8.21 16.26 12.30 11.73 23.67 1.47 3.07 15.45 114.41 -2.81 1.32 98.2 106.2 10.05
1995-96 * TOR 25 6 .558 .486 6.66 17.97 12.35 12.40 22.60 1.18 1.95 16.03 120.88 -2.66 1.42 101.5 111.8 10.44
1995-96 * CHI 17 0 .411 .343 12.10 13.14 12.63 10.56 26.76 2.21 5.82 13.99 94.29 -3.16 1.03 88.1 97.0 8.77
1999-00 LAL 45 3 .437 .362 7.09 15.69 11.43 11.96 18.12 1.35 3.22 14.34 111.23 -0.22 1.03 94.0 96.0 8.25
CAREER   748 228 .567 .506 8.44 14.42 11.45 7.78 17.07 1.39 3.85 14.50 143.47 -2.05 1.41 110.6 104.2 12.78

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NBA Transactions

Jun 17, 1986 - The Detroit Pistons selected John Salley in Round 1 with Pick 11 in the 1986 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1986 - John Salley signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Jun 26, 1990 - The Detroit Pistons exercised their Team Option to extend the contract of John Salley.
Jun 30, 1991 - The Detroit Pistons tendered a Qualifying Offer to make John Salley a Restricted FA.
Jul 1, 1991 - John Salley, previously with the Detroit Pistons, became a free agent.
Aug 30, 1991 - John Salley signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Sep 8, 1992 - John Salley was acquired by the Miami Heat from the Detroit Pistons in a trade.
Sep 9, 1992 - John Salley signed a veteran extension with the Miami Heat.
Jun 24, 1995 - John Salley was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the Expansion Draft from the Miami Heat.
Jan 29, 1996 - The Toronto Raptors placed the contract of John Salley on waivers.
Jan 31, 1996 - John Salley, previously with the Toronto Raptors, became a free agent.
Mar 4, 1996 - John Salley signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls.
Mar 14, 1996 - John Salley, previously with the Chicago Bulls, became a free agent.
Mar 14, 1996 - John Salley signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls.
Mar 24, 1996 - John Salley, previously with the Chicago Bulls, became a free agent.
Mar 24, 1996 - John Salley signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls.
Jul 1, 1996 - John Salley, previously with the Chicago Bulls, became a free agent.
Jan 21, 1999 - The Chicago Bulls renounced their free-agent exception rights to John Salley.
Sep 29, 1999 - John Salley signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Jul 1, 2000 - John Salley, previously with the Los Angeles Lakers, became a free agent.
Nov 1, 2000 - John Salley retired from professional basketball.
Jul 13, 2014 - The Los Angeles Lakers renounced their free-agent exception rights to John Salley.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1989, 1990, 1996, 2000

* 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
1986-87 DET 15 0 20.7 6.20 2.20 4.40 .500 0.00 0.00 .000 1.80 2.80 .643 2.00 2.80 4.80 0.73 0.20 1.13 0.93 4.00
1987-88 DET 23 0 27.1 7.00 2.43 4.52 .538 0.00 0.04 .000 2.13 3.00 .710 2.78 3.96 6.74 0.91 0.65 1.61 0.91 3.83
1988-89 DET 17 0 23.1 8.94 3.41 5.82 .586 0.00 0.00 .000 2.12 3.18 .667 2.00 2.65 4.65 0.53 0.53 1.47 0.71 3.41
1989-90 DET 20 0 27.4 9.50 2.90 6.10 .475 0.00 0.00 .000 3.70 4.90 .755 2.85 3.00 5.85 1.00 0.45 1.65 1.10 3.80
1990-91 DET 15 0 20.5 7.47 2.53 4.67 .543 0.00 0.00 .000 2.40 4.00 .600 1.33 2.80 4.13 0.73 0.40 1.33 0.87 3.87
1991-92 DET 5 1 29.8 12.60 4.00 8.80 .455 0.00 0.20 .000 4.60 5.60 .821 2.00 4.00 6.00 2.80 0.60 2.80 1.80 3.60
1993-94 MIA 5 5 40.2 11.00 4.40 11.40 .386 0.00 0.00 .000 2.20 3.20 .688 3.20 4.80 8.00 1.60 0.40 1.00 1.20 4.20
1995-96 CHI 16 0 5.3 0.88 0.38 0.69 .545 0.00 0.00 .000 0.12 0.44 .286 0.25 0.44 0.69 0.38 0.06 0.12 0.25 1.56
1999-00 LAL 18 0 4.3 0.94 0.28 0.72 .385 0.00 0.00 .000 0.39 0.56 .700 0.50 0.72 1.22 0.22 0.06 0.33 0.22 0.89
CAREER   134 6 20.1 6.40 2.21 4.37 .505 0.00 0.01 .000 1.98 2.87 .690 1.82 2.57 4.39 0.78 0.37 1.19 0.78 3.13

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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
1986-87 DET 15 0 311 93 33 66 .500 0 0 .000 27 42 .643 30 42 72 11 3 17 14 60
1987-88 DET 23 0 623 161 56 104 .538 0 1 .000 49 69 .710 64 91 155 21 15 37 21 88
1988-89 DET 17 0 392 152 58 99 .586 0 0 .000 36 54 .667 34 45 79 9 9 25 12 58
1989-90 DET 20 0 547 190 58 122 .475 0 0 .000 74 98 .755 57 60 117 20 9 33 22 76
1990-91 DET 15 0 308 112 38 70 .543 0 0 .000 36 60 .600 20 42 62 11 6 20 13 58
1991-92 DET 5 1 149 63 20 44 .455 0 1 .000 23 28 .821 10 20 30 14 3 14 9 18
1993-94 MIA 5 5 201 55 22 57 .386 0 0 .000 11 16 .688 16 24 40 8 2 5 6 21
1995-96 CHI 16 0 85 14 6 11 .545 0 0 .000 2 7 .286 4 7 11 6 1 2 4 25
1999-00 LAL 18 0 78 17 5 13 .385 0 0 .000 7 10 .700 9 13 22 4 1 6 4 16
CAREER   134 6 2,694 857 296 586 .505 0 2 .000 265 384 .690 244 344 588 104 49 159 105 420

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
1986-87 DET 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .068 0.79 0.21 0.64 10 5 .667 0.27 0.49 0.77
1987-88 DET 23 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .087 1.00 0.71 0.66 14 9 .609 1.02 1.43 2.45
1988-89 DET 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .104 0.75 0.75 0.55 15 2 .882 0.95 0.81 1.76
1989-90 DET 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .101 0.91 0.41 0.80 15 5 .750 1.12 1.04 2.16
1990-91 DET 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .085 0.85 0.46 0.86 7 8 .467 0.41 0.38 0.80
1991-92 DET 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .215 1.56 0.33 0.64 2 3 .400 0.16 0.33 0.49
1993-94 MIA 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 1.33 0.33 0.28 2 3 .400 0.06 0.11 0.17
1995-96 CHI 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .021 1.50 0.25 0.64 13 3 .813 -0.01 0.14 0.12
1999-00 LAL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .013 1.00 0.25 0.77 11 7 .611 0.07 0.09 0.16
CAREER   134 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .079 0.99 0.47 0.66 89 45 .664 4.54 4.38 8.92

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
1986-87 DET 15 0 .550 .500 10.87 15.03 12.96 4.46 14.22 0.48 3.40 13.44 114.29 -2.25 1.41 113.8 108.0 11.28
1987-88 DET 23 0 .599 .538 12.00 16.96 14.49 4.85 13.52 1.27 3.90 11.20 124.86 -1.23 1.55 123.7 101.2 14.10
1988-89 DET 17 0 .619 .586 10.15 13.50 11.82 3.58 8.90 1.24 4.56 15.78 125.25 -1.74 1.54 126.7 102.8 17.77
1989-90 DET 20 0 .575 .475 12.23 12.60 12.42 5.28 11.76 0.86 4.10 15.14 123.05 -1.69 1.56 122.4 102.9 15.32
1990-91 DET 15 0 .581 .543 6.86 15.79 11.12 5.31 11.88 1.05 4.26 15.53 114.29 -2.00 1.60 116.4 110.2 14.60
1991-92 DET 5 1 .559 .455 8.06 14.81 11.58 18.40 13.78 1.14 6.19 21.50 127.60 0.25 1.43 111.1 102.9 19.23
1993-94 MIA 5 5 .429 .386 8.61 13.52 11.00 6.99 8.57 0.54 1.67 15.55 107.35 -0.35 0.96 100.7 110.5 10.42
1995-96 CHI 16 0 .497 .545 5.49 10.66 7.95 10.50 22.12 0.65 2.14 9.69 83.12 - 1.27 96.7 103.4 4.30
1999-00 LAL 18 0 .489 .385 12.58 19.44 15.90 7.27 18.69 0.69 6.02 12.36 108.46 -1.77 1.31 106.3 104.6 12.57
CAREER   134 6 .568 .505 10.31 14.90 12.58 5.72 12.21 0.97 4.14 14.28 119.52 -1.39 1.46 118.3 104.5 14.27

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NBA Training Camp Experience

1999 NBA Training Camp - Los Angeles Lakers

NCAA Career

College: Georgia Tech (1986)

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
1982-83 Georgia Tech Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1983-84 Georgia Tech So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1984-85 Georgia Tech Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1985-86 Georgia Tech Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

NABC All-American Third Team - 1986


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John Salley is 60 years old.

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John Salley is 6-11 (211cm) tall.

What is the weight of John Salley?

John Salley is 230 lbs (104kg).

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John Salley was born on May 16, 1964.

What position does John Salley play?

John Salley plays the C position.

What was the pre-draft team of John Salley?

John Salley was drafted out of Georgia Tech.

What high school did John Salley attend?

John Salley attended Canarsie High School in Brooklyn, New York.

What nationality is John Salley?

John Salley has a United States nationality.

Where was John Salley born?

John Salley was born in Brooklyn, New York.

What is the jersey number of John Salley?

John Salley last wore the #22 jersey number.

How many NBA seasons has John Salley played?

John Salley played 11 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of John Salley?

John Salley had career averages 7.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.3 blocks, 0.6 steals in 748 games.

What are the career totals of John Salley?

John Salley had career totals of 5,228 points, 3,356 rebounds, 916 assists, 982 blocks, 451 steals in 748 games.

How many teams has John Salley been on?

John Salley played for 5 NBA teams in his career - Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors.

When was John Salley drafted?

John Salley was drafted in the 1st round (#11 overall) of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons.

What is John Salley's career high in points?

John Salley averaged a career high 9.5 points per game in 1991-1992.

What is John Salley's career high in rebounds?

John Salley averaged a career high 6.1 rebounds per game in 1992-1993.

What is John Salley's career high in assists?

John Salley averaged a career high 1.8 assists per game in 1993-1994.

What is the career PER of John Salley's?

John Salley had a career PER of 12.8.

How many championships has John Salley won?

John Salley has won 4 NBA championships.