John Salley
Panathinaikos | |
1999–2000 | Los Angeles Lakers |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 5,228 (7.0 ppg) |
Rebounds | 3,356 (4.5 rpg) |
Blocks | 983 (1.3 bpg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John Thomas Salley (
After being drafted in the first round out of
Early life
John Thomas Salley was born on May 16, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York. Salley played on the basketball team at Canarsie High School in Brooklyn.[5]
College career
Salley is a 1988 graduate of
Professional career
Detroit Pistons (1986–1992)
Salley was drafted by the
Under the coaching of
Miami Heat (1992–1995)
Salley was traded to the Miami Heat in 1992. In the 1995 NBA expansion draft he was selected by the inaugural Toronto Raptors team after being made available by the Heat.
Toronto Raptors (1995–1996)
In February 1996, he negotiated a buyout of his contract and was waived thus ending his stint with the Raptors during which he averaged 19.3 minutes and 6 points per game.
Chicago Bulls (1996)
Free of his Raptors contract, in early March 1996, Salley signed a 10-day contract with the
Panathinaikos (1996)
In September 1996, thirty-two-year-old Salley came out of what turned out to be only a three-month retirement and went to play in
Salley made his Panathinaikos debut on September 25, 1996, in
Salley appeared in seven games for Panathinaikos and ended up getting paid about €300,000.[10]
Los Angeles Lakers (1999–2000)
In 1999, Salley joined a Lakers team led by superstars
Post-basketball activities
Film
In 1995, John Salley had a role in Bad Boys as a thick-glassed computer hacking nerd prisoner named Fletcher, who gets out of jail because he helps crack files for the Miami Police Department. In 1996, Salley appeared as a veteran basketball player alongside Whoopi Goldberg in the film Eddie, about a fan who takes over as coach of the New York Knicks.
In 2003, Salley reprised his role of Fletcher in
He also appeared in the movie Confessions of a Shopaholic in 2009 as a member of the shopaholic help group (playing a retired NBA player) and had a bit role as a pimp in the blaxploitation spoof Black Dynamite.[13]
Salley appeared in the Disney Channel original movie, The Ultimate Christmas Present, as a tall elf.
In 2018, Salley appeared in the Netflix original movie, Nappily Ever After, starring Sanaa Lathan.
In 2022, Salley appears in Sneakerella as a famous sneaker maker and former basketball star.
Television
In season 2, episode 5 of Malcolm & Eddie he plays Lt. Stanley Proctor.
In the fall of 1998, Salley hosted the game show I Can't Believe You Said That, which aired on the
In 2000, he appeared as himself in an episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Appearing in the episode titled "Welcome Back Duke”. In the credits his character's name was just NBA player.
In 2001, he appeared as himself on a special TV Hosts episode of Weakest Link where he was the first contestant voted off.
In 2005, he appeared in the television series Noah's Arc as Victor.
He was one of the hosts of
For a short time, Salley provided analysis for NBC's NBA Showtime.
Salley has also hosted VH1's Basketball Wives (2010–2012) and Basketball Wives LA (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) Reunion Specials.[14]
Starting from 2019, Salley reprised his role of Fletcher in the Bad Boys spinoff TV series
Guest appearances
In 2001, he made an appearance in the
In 2004, he was part of the panel of celebrity judges in the
In
In 2007, Salley appeared in the ABC
Salley joined the cast of the reality competition show
Salley hosted a podcast on
In 2012, he appeared as a celebrity judge on RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4, episode 2).
On an episode of Bravo's
Vegan activism and wellness career
Salley is a
Salley is also noted for speaking at Michigan's Vegfest since 2009 and appearing on VegMichigan's billboard campaign. He also appeared before the U.S. Congress to advocate for vegetarian options to be served in public schools in Nov ’09 and May ’10 as part of the Child Nutrition Act discussions.[20]
On May 4, 2010, it was announced that Salley had joined the Simply Raw team. The group of individuals who produced the documentary Raw for 30 had approached Salley with their video about reversing diabetes, and "it instantly got his attention" since his father had the disease.[21]
Salley teamed up with Farm Sanctuary in 2010 to host their New York City Walk for Farm Animals on Sunday, October 24, 2010.[22]
In June 2012 Salley became the official spokesperson for a natural supplements line called VirMax that is developed by Natural Product Solutions, LLC.[23]
In December 2015, Salley encouraged US First Lady Michelle Obama to go vegan "for the planet" – setting a lifestyle example of reducing environmental impacts from greenhouse gas release.[24][25]
"Vegan eating is not just a slam dunk for human health; it's also the most effective way to combat climate change." ~ John Salley
Salley is an entrepreneur in the cannabis industry, launching his own cannabis brand Deuces22 and taking an ownership stake in the cannabis testing company GreenSpace Labs.[26][27] Salley is also an advisory board member with cannabis social networking platform BudTrader.[28]
Salley is an ambassador for Operation Smile.
Personal life
Salley married Natasha Duffy in 1993.[29] They have two children together, and Salley also has a daughter from a previous relationship.[citation needed] Salley is a member of Omega Psi Phi initiated through Nu Omega Chapter in Detroit. He is also a 33° Scottish Rite Freemason in Los Angeles.[30][unreliable source?]
NBA career statistics
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 |
† | Won an NBA championship |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1986–87 | Detroit | 82 | 2 | 17.8 | .562 | .000 | .614 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
1987–88 | Detroit | 82 | 16 | 24.4 | .566 | – | .709 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 8.5 |
1988–89† | Detroit | 67 | 21 | 21.8 | .498 | .000 | .692 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
1989–90† | Detroit | 82 | 12 | 23.3 | .512 | .250 | .713 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 7.2 |
1990–91 | Detroit | 74 | 1 | 22.3 | .475 | .000 | .727 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 7.4 |
1991–92 | Detroit | 72 | 38 | 24.6 | .512 | .000 | .715 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
1992–93 | Miami | 51 | 34 | 27.9 | .502 | – | .799 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 8.3 |
1993–94 | Miami | 76 | 45 | 25.1 | .477 | .667 | .729 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
1994–95 | Miami | 75 | 50 | 26.1 | .499 | – | .739 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
1995–96 | Toronto | 25 | 6 | 19.3 | .486 | – | .723 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
1995–96† | Chicago | 17 | 0 | 11.2 | .343 | – | .600 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
1999–00† | L.A. Lakers | 45 | 3 | 6.7 | .362 | – | .750 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
Career | 748 | 228 | 22.1 | .506 | .214 | .714 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1987
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Detroit | 15 | 0 | 20.7 | .500 | – | .643 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 6.2 |
1988
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Detroit | 23 | 0 | 27.1 | .538 | .000 | .710 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 7.0 |
1989 †
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Detroit | 17 | 0 | 23.1 | .586 | – | .667 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 8.9 |
1990 †
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Detroit | 20 | 0 | 27.4 | .475 | – | .755 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 9.5 |
1991
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Detroit | 15 | 0 | 20.5 | .543 | – | .600 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
1992
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Detroit | 5 | 1 | 29.8 | .455 | .000 | .821 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 12.6 |
1994
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Miami | 5 | 5 | 40.2 | .386 | – | .688 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
1996 †
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Chicago | 16 | 0 | 5.3 | .545 | – | .286 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
2000 †
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L.A. Lakers | 18 | 0 | 4.3 | .385 | – | .700 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Career | 134 | 6 | 20.1 | .505 | .000 | .690 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 6.4 |
See also
References
- ^ "NBA Finals 2020: LeBron James and Danny Green join exclusive club in winning three championships with three different teams". The Sporting News.
- ^ "The Only 2 Players To Win NBA Championships Across 3 Decades: Tim Duncan And John Salley". Fadeaway World.
- ^ Ogilvie, By Jessica P. (November 16, 2012). "Former NBA star John Salley touts the vegan life". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "NBA Star Turned Vegan Gourmet Shares Healthy Dishes". The Doctors. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ Anderson, Dave. " Sports of The Times; City Teen-Agers Hold A Calm Garden Party", The New York Times, March 19, 1995. Accessed October 10, 2007.
- ^ Leigh Montville. "Holy Cow, What Digs! Archived January 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine". Sports Illustrated. November 6, 1989. Retrieved on January 9, 2010.
- jerseys is not uncommon in college basketball, but retirement of numbers is far more rare. The main reason is that far fewer numbers are available for use by college teams than in the NBA. NCAA rules, unlike those of the NBA, prohibit the use of any digits greater than five in player numbers. Georgia Tech has not only retired Salley's number 22, but also the number 25 worn by Salley's teammate Mark Price, the number 15, worn by current NBA player Matt Harpring, the number 20, worn by former NBA player Tom Hammonds, and the numbers 21 and 40 worn by Roger Kaiser and Rich Yunkus, respectively.
- ^ "Detroit Pistons Career Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ Wolff, Alexander (May 19, 1997). "NO LONGER LA DOLCE VITA". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Ο μήνας της "αράχνης" (in Greek).
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "John Salley Trivia & Quotes". TV.com. July 31, 1993. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Film Review: Black Dynamite". Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- ^ "Sneak Peek Basketball Wives L.A Finale Reunion Airs Right After!". vh1insider.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ^ Ekpo, Ime (June 5, 2018). "'Bad Boys' Spinoff Starring Gabrielle Union 'L.A.'s Finest' Picked Up By Notable Canadian Network". The Source. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "I'm a Celebrity Cast Announced; Blagojevich Inexplicably Still Involved". TVGuide.com. Retrieved April 24, 2009.
- ^ Spider and the Henchman Archived January 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- PETA, Accessed July 4, 2008.
- ^ "John Salley on Animals as Food". YouTube. November 20, 2010. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ Yingling, Jennifer (November 16, 2009). "Four-time NBA champ to lobby Congress". The Hill. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "rawfor30days.com". rawfor30days.com. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "New York City Teams Up with NBA Champion John Salley for the 2010 Walk for Farm Animals". Farmsanctuary.org. October 8, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Natural Product Solutions Navigation John Salley, 4x NBA Champion and wellness advocate, endorses VirMax. John Salley Endorses VirMax". Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ NBA Player Challenges Michelle Obama To Go Vegan, Ecorazzi.com
- ^ NBA Champ Challenges FLOTUS to Take PETA’s Vegan Pledge, December 29, 2015
- ^ Allen, Kevin (February 23, 2019). "Ex-Lion Calvin Johnson joins long list of former athletes entering medical marijuana field". USA Today. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "GreenSpace Labs partners with 4-time NBA champion and cannabis reform advocate, John Salley; launches the GreenLite mobile pesticide screening device" (Press release). PR Newswire. February 20, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "Four-Time NBA Champion John Salley Joins BudTrader.com as Board Member and Investor" (Press release). Los Angeles. PRNewswire. February 21, 2019.
- ^ "WEDDINGS; Natasha Ann Duff, John Salley". The New York Times. August 1993. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ VladTV. "EXCLUSIVE: John Salley on Being a Freemason, Not Believing in the Illuminati (Flashback)". www.vladtv.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
External links
- John Salley NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com
- FOX Sports: The Scoop On John Salley
- John Salley at IMDb