John Salmons

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John Salmons
John Salmons.jpg
Salmons with the Chicago Bulls
No. 5 – Sacramento Kings
Small forward / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1979-12-12) December 12, 1979 (age 33)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school Plymouth-Whitemarsh
(Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania)
College Miami (Florida) (1998–2002)
NBA Draft 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Pro playing career 2002–present
Career history
2002–2006 Philadelphia 76ers
2006–2009 Sacramento Kings
2009–2010 Chicago Bulls
2010–2011 Milwaukee Bucks
2011–present Sacramento Kings

John Rashall Salmons (born December 12, 1979) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. He played college basketball at the University of Miami.

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High school and college career[edit]

Salmons was a member of a Pennsylvania high school state championship team while at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School in 1997, where he reached the 1,000 point club. He went on to play college basketball at the University of Miami, in Florida.

NBA career[edit]

Philadelphia 76ers (2002-2006)[edit]

Salmons was drafted out of the University of Miami, with the 26th overall selection by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2002 NBA Draft. He was then immediately traded with Mark Bryant and rights to Randy Holcomb for Speedy Claxton to the Philadelphia 76ers for whom he played through the 2006 season, averaging 4.1 points per game.

Sacramento Kings (2006-2009)[edit]

Salmons was set to be acquired by the Toronto Raptors on July 13, 2006, in a sign-and-trade deal with Philadelphia. On July 21, 2006, however, there were reports that Salmons was having second thoughts about going to Toronto, and the sign and trade to Toronto was canceled.[1]

On July 24, 2006, Salmons signed a multi-year contract with the Sacramento Kings.[2] On December 22, 2006, he recorded his first triple-double of his NBA career against the Denver Nuggets with 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.[3]

Chicago Bulls (2009-2010)[edit]

Salmons was traded to the Chicago Bulls along with former Bull Brad Miller on February 18, 2009 in exchange for four players.[4] He proved to be a key contributor in the Bulls making the 2009 NBA Playoffs, continuing to average over 18 points per game for the season. Salmons also logged a whopping 44.7 minutes per game in the playoffs, as there were a combined 7 overtime periods in the Bulls' first round series against the Boston Celtics. The Bulls were eventually eliminated in game seven of that series.

Milwaukee Bucks (2010-2011)[edit]

On February 18, 2010, Salmons was sent to the Milwaukee Bucks for Hakim Warrick and Joe Alexander. Additionally, the Bulls traded their second round picks in 2011 and 2012 to Milwaukee, with the Bucks given the option to swap first round picks, provided it is not a top 10 pick, in 2010 NBA Draft.[5] Salmons averaged nearly 20 points per game for the Bucks after his acquisition. He opted out of his final year of his contract but then signed a 5 year deal to stay with the Bucks.

Return to the Sacramento Kings (2011-present)[edit]

On June 23, 2011 he was traded back to the Sacramento Kings as part of a three-way deal among the Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Bobcats. The Kings also received Jimmer Fredette.[6]

NBA career statistics[edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002–03 Philadelphia 64 1 7.9 .414 .323 .743 .9 .7 .3 .1 2.1
2003–04 Philadelphia 77 24 20.8 .387 .340 .772 2.5 1.7 .8 .2 5.8
2004–05 Philadelphia 58 8 17.1 .405 .341 .729 2.1 2.0 .7 .2 4.1
2005–06 Philadelphia 82 24 25.1 .420 .299 .775 2.7 2.7 .9 .2 7.5
2006–07 Sacramento 79 19 27.0 .456 .357 .779 3.3 3.2 .9 .3 8.5
2007–08 Sacramento 81 41 31.1 .477 .325 .823 4.3 2.6 1.1 .4 12.5
2008–09 Sacramento 53 53 37.4 .472 .418 .823 4.2 3.7 1.1 .2 18.3
2008–09 Chicago 26 21 37.7 .473 .415 .843 4.3 2.0 1.0 .6 18.3
2009–10 Chicago 51 28 33.2 .420 .380 .789 3.4 2.5 1.3 .4 12.7
2009–10 Milwaukee 30 28 37.6 .467 .385 .867 3.2 3.3 1.1 .1 19.9
2010–11 Milwaukee 73 70 35.0 .415 .379 .813 3.6 3.5 1.0 .4 14.0
2011–12 Sacramento 46 32 27.2 .409 .295 .644 2.9 2.0 .8 .2 7.5
2012–13 Sacramento 76 72 30.0 .399 .371 .773 2.7 3.0 .7 .3 8.8
Career 796 421 27.2 .436 .364 .801 3.0 2.5 .9 .3 9.9

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003 Philadelphia 6 0 2.7 .000 .000 .000 .5 .0 .0 .0 .0
2005 Philadelphia 2 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .5 .0 .0 .0
2009 Chicago 7 7 44.7 .402 .316 .853 4.4 2.3 1.3 1.0 18.1
2010 Milwaukee 7 7 40.7 .404 .174 .964 3.7 4.0 1.4 .6 17.0
Career 22 14 28.0 .401 .258 .875 2.7 2.0 .9 .5 11.2

References[edit]

  1. ^ Salmons nixes sign-and-trade deal with Raptors, Associated Press, July 22, 2006
  2. ^ John Salmons signs with Kings, Canadian Press, July 24, 2006
  3. ^ Iverson doesn't start, but Nuggets rally around the Answer
  4. ^ "Bulls acquire Miller and Salmons". NBA.com. 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  5. ^ "Bucks Acquire John Salmons from Bulls". NBA.com. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-02-18. 
  6. ^ 2011 Draft Day Trade Tracker

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