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John Salmons

Forward  at New Orleans Pelicans
Age46
NationalityUSA
Height198 cm (6'6")
Weight95 kg
BornDec 12, 1979
CollegeMiami
Career
10.1PPG
3.0RPG
2.5APG
1,133 games · 13 seasons

Career snapshot

13seasons
1,133games
11,392career pts
11.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 353 games · 2006-07–2013-14

Position rank · 2013-14

#18PPG rank
#18PER rank
#18WS rank
Among 33 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 19.9 2009-10 · MIL
RPG 4.3 2007-08 · SAC
APG 3.7 2008-09 · SAC
PER 17.6 2009-10 · MIL
WS 4.3 2010-11 · MIL

Draft

2002
Round 1 · Pick 26
from Miami

Career by team

New Orleans Pelicans
2014-15 – 2014-15 · 1 seasons
2.0 PPG 1.0 RPG 0.6 APG
21 games
Sacramento Kings
2006-07 – 2013-14 · 6 seasons
10.7 PPG 3.5 RPG 2.9 APG
353 games
Toronto Raptors
2013-14 – 2013-14 · 1 seasons
5.0 PPG 2.0 RPG 1.7 APG
60 games
Milwaukee Bucks
2009-10 – 2010-11 · 2 seasons
15.7 PPG 3.5 RPG 3.4 APG
103 games
Chicago Bulls
2008-09 – 2009-10 · 2 seasons
14.6 PPG 3.7 RPG 2.3 APG
77 games
Philadelphia 76ers
2002-03 – 2005-06 · 4 seasons
5.1 PPG 2.1 RPG 1.8 APG
281 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
2002-03 PHI 64 1 7.9 2.1 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.1 41.4 32.3 74.3 9.5 0.6
2003-04 PHI 77 24 20.8 5.8 2.5 1.7 0.8 0.2 38.7 34.0 77.2 10.6 2.1
2004-05 PHI 58 8 17.1 4.1 2.1 2.0 0.7 0.2 40.5 34.1 72.9 9.7 1.4
2005-06 PHI 82 24 25.1 7.5 2.7 2.7 0.9 0.2 42.0 29.9 77.5 10.7 1.7
2006-07 SAC 79 19 27.0 8.5 3.3 3.2 0.9 0.3 45.6 35.7 77.9 12.7 3.6
2007-08 SAC 81 41 31.1 12.5 4.3 2.6 1.1 0.4 47.7 32.5 82.3 13.9 3.7
2008-09 NBA 79 74 37.5 18.3 4.2 3.2 1.1 0.3 47.2 41.7 83.0 — —
2008-09 CHI 26 21 37.7 18.3 4.3 2.0 1.0 0.6 47.3 41.5 84.3 16.0 2.6
2008-09 SAC 53 53 37.4 18.3 4.2 3.7 1.1 0.2 47.2 41.8 82.3 16.0 3.0
2009-10 NBA 81 56 34.9 15.4 3.3 2.8 1.2 0.3 44.1 38.2 83.0 — —
2009-10 MIL 30 28 37.6 19.9 3.2 3.3 1.1 0.1 46.7 38.5 86.7 17.6 3.9
2009-10 CHI 51 28 33.2 12.7 3.4 2.5 1.3 0.4 42.0 38.0 78.9 12.7 3.2
2010-11 MIL 73 70 35.0 14.0 3.6 3.5 1.0 0.4 41.5 37.9 81.3 12.8 4.3
2011-12 SAC 46 32 27.2 7.5 2.9 2.0 0.8 0.2 40.9 29.5 64.4 9.0 0.4
2012-2013 SAC 76 0 30.0 8.8 2.7 3.0 0.7 0.3 39.9 37.1 77.3 — —
2013-14 NBA 78 8 22.1 5.2 2.1 1.9 0.6 0.2 36.3 38.7 76.9 — —
2013-14 SAC 18 8 24.7 5.8 2.6 2.4 0.7 0.4 35.0 38.1 100.0 8.3 0.3
2013-14 TOR 60 0 21.4 5.0 2.0 1.7 0.6 0.2 36.8 38.8 73.3 7.6 1.4
2014-15 NOP 21 0 12.9 2.0 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.2 33.3 30.8 50.0 5.1 0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 2014 Toronto Raptors New Orleans Pelicans season change
Jul 2014 Sacramento Kings New Orleans Pelicans season change
Oct 2013 Sacramento Kings Toronto Raptors mid season trade From 2013-14 to 2013-14
Jul 2011 Milwaukee Bucks Sacramento Kings season change
Jul 2009 Sacramento Kings Milwaukee Bucks season change
Jul 2009 Chicago Bulls Milwaukee Bucks season change
Oct 2008 Chicago Bulls Sacramento Kings mid season trade From 2008-09 to 2008-09
Jul 2008 Sacramento Kings Chicago Bulls season change
Jul 2006 Philadelphia 76ers Sacramento Kings season change

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Born on December 12

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About John Salmons

John Rashall Salmons is an American former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Miami Hurricanes.