Grant Long

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Grant Long
Personal information
Born (1966-03-12) March 12, 1966 (age 59)
Wayne, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Romulus (Romulus, Michigan)
College Eastern Michigan (1984–1988)
NBA draft 1988: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Drafted by Miami Heat
Playing career1988–2003
Position Power forward
Number43
Career history
19881994 Miami Heat
19941996 Atlanta Hawks
19961998 Detroit Pistons
1999 Atlanta Hawks
19992002 Vancouver / Memphis Grizzlies
2003 Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 9,518 (9.5 ppg)
Rebounds 6,154 (6.1 rpg)
Assists 1,716 (1.7 apg)
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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]

Contents

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1988–89 Miami 827329.7.486.000.7496.71.81.5.611.9
1989–90 Miami 813122.9.483.000.7145.01.21.1.58.5
1990–91 Miami 806631.4.492.167.7877.12.21.5.59.2
1991–92 Miami 828237.4.494.273.8078.42.71.7.514.8
1992–93 Miami 766235.9.469.231.7657.52.41.4.414.0
1993–94 Miami 695931.9.446.167.7867.22.51.3.411.4
1994–95 Miami 2231.0.417.6005.52.01.0.08.0
1994–95 Atlanta 797732.6.479.355.7567.51.61.4.411.7
1995–96 Atlanta 8282*36.7.471.360.7639.62.21.3.413.1
1996–97 Detroit 652418.0.447.362.7503.4.6.7.15.0
1997–98 Detroit 401718.5.427.000.7193.8.6.7.33.5
1998–99 Atlanta 50*1327.6.421.167.7835.91.11.1.39.8
1999–00 Vancouver 42121.9.443.000.7755.61.01.1.24.8
2000–01 Vancouver 662722.8.439.267.7134.21.31.1.26.0
2001–02 Memphis 665628.3.426.176.6993.52.11.0.26.3
2002–03 Boston 41111.9.386.000.7832.0.6.2.01.8
Career1,00367328.4.467.283.7616.11.71.2.49.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1992 Miami 3340.0.417.000.7005.02.71.7.012.3
1994 Miami 4227.5.389.7784.51.8.8.512.3
1995 Atlanta 3336.7.500.000.72211.31.31.3.313.7
1996 Atlanta 101036.2.396.250.8008.62.8.7.311.4
1997 Detroit 5017.2.444.000.8182.2.6.8.05.0
1999 Atlanta 9939.8.409.250.7278.2.92.0.411.7
2003 Boston 804.3.250.6.1.0.0.3
Career422728.1.411.200.7565.81.41.0.28.9

Broadcasting career

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, made the transition to Bally Sports Detroit, and now FanDual Sports Network Detroit. [6]

Notes

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