Grant Long

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Grant Long
Personal information
Born (1966-03-12) March 12, 1966 (age 58)
Wayne, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolRomulus (Romulus, Michigan)
CollegeEastern Michigan (1984–1988)
NBA draft1988: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Miami Heat
Playing career1988–2003
PositionPower forward
Number43
Career history
19881994Miami Heat
19941996Atlanta Hawks
19961998Detroit Pistons
1999Atlanta Hawks
19992002Vancouver / Memphis Grizzlies
2003Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points9,518 (9.5 ppg)
Rebounds6,154 (6.1 rpg)
Assists1,716 (1.7 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Grant Andrew Long (born March 12, 1966)[1] is an American former professional basketball player. He played over 1,000 games for the National Basketball Association over a 15-year career.[2] Long had two relatives who were playing in the NBA during his tenure in the league: his uncle John Long, and his cousin Terry Mills.[3] His brother is professional boxer Julius Long.[4]

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
 *  Led the league

Regular season[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1988–89 Miami 82 73 29.7 .486 .000 .749 6.7 1.8 1.5 .6 11.9
1989–90 Miami 81 31 22.9 .483 .000 .714 5.0 1.2 1.1 .5 8.5
1990–91 Miami 80 66 31.4 .492 .167 .787 7.1 2.2 1.5 .5 9.2
1991–92 Miami 82 82 37.4 .494 .273 .807 8.4 2.7 1.7 .5 14.8
1992–93 Miami 76 62 35.9 .469 .231 .765 7.5 2.4 1.4 .4 14.0
1993–94 Miami 69 59 31.9 .446 .167 .786 7.2 2.5 1.3 .4 11.4
1994–95 Miami 2 2 31.0 .417 .600 5.5 2.0 1.0 .0 8.0
1994–95 Atlanta 79 77 32.6 .479 .355 .756 7.5 1.6 1.4 .4 11.7
1995–96 Atlanta 82 82* 36.7 .471 .360 .763 9.6 2.2 1.3 .4 13.1
1996–97 Detroit 65 24 18.0 .447 .362 .750 3.4 .6 .7 .1 5.0
1997–98 Detroit 40 17 18.5 .427 .000 .719 3.8 .6 .7 .3 3.5
1998–99 Atlanta 50* 13 27.6 .421 .167 .783 5.9 1.1 1.1 .3 9.8
1999–00 Vancouver 42 1 21.9 .443 .000 .775 5.6 1.0 1.1 .2 4.8
2000–01 Vancouver 66 27 22.8 .439 .267 .713 4.2 1.3 1.1 .2 6.0
2001–02 Memphis 66 56 28.3 .426 .176 .699 3.5 2.1 1.0 .2 6.3
2002–03 Boston 41 1 11.9 .386 .000 .783 2.0 .6 .2 .0 1.8
Career 1,003 673 28.4 .467 .283 .761 6.1 1.7 1.2 .4 9.5

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992 Miami 3 3 40.0 .417 .000 .700 5.0 2.7 1.7 .0 12.3
1994 Miami 4 2 27.5 .389 .778 4.5 1.8 .8 .5 12.3
1995 Atlanta 3 3 36.7 .500 .000 .722 11.3 1.3 1.3 .3 13.7
1996 Atlanta 10 10 36.2 .396 .250 .800 8.6 2.8 .7 .3 11.4
1997 Detroit 5 0 17.2 .444 .000 .818 2.2 .6 .8 .0 5.0
1999 Atlanta 9 9 39.8 .409 .250 .727 8.2 .9 2.0 .4 11.7
2003 Boston 8 0 4.3 .250 .6 .1 .0 .0 .3
Career 42 27 28.1 .411 .200 .756 5.8 1.4 1.0 .2 8.9

Broadcasting career[edit]

Having served as the broadcast analyst for the Oklahoma City Thunder since 2008, Long resigned from the position in July 2014.[5] In October 2014 Long joined Fox Sports Detroit as a Detroit Pistons analyst and sideline reporter.[6]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Grant Long Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ "NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Games". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Grant Long". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Julius Long". BoxRec. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  5. ^ Mayberry, Darnell (21 July 2014). "Oklahoma City Thunder TV analyst Grant Long resigns from position". NewsOK.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Grant Long joins FSD as analyst, reporter". Fox Sports Detroit. October 10, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.

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