Johnathan Motley

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Johnathan Motley
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Motley with Fenerbahçe Beko in 2022
No. 0–Hapoel Tel Aviv
Position Center / power forward
League Israeli Basketball Premier League
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1995-05-04) May 4, 1995 (age 29)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school North Shore (Houston, Texas)
College Baylor (2014–2017)
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Dallas Mavericks
2017–2018→Texas Legends
2018–2020 Los Angeles Clippers
2018–2020→Agua Caliente Clippers
2021 Incheon ET Land Elephants
2021–2022 Lokomotiv Kuban
2022–2024 Fenerbahçe Beko
2024–present Hapoel Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
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Johnathan Landus Motley (born May 4, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears, where he was a consensus second-team All-American as a junior.

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High school career

Motley played high school basketball at North Shore High School in Houston, Texas under head coach David Green. He led his team to a 32–4 mark as a junior and a 30–5 mark in as a senior, winning back to back district championships. A top 100 recruit nationally, Motley committed to play at Baylor on September 12, 2012. [1]

College career

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Motley with the Baylor Bears in 2017

Motley blossomed into an All-American player as a junior for Baylor, leading the Bears to their first number one ranking as a program during the 2016–17 season. [2] At the close of the season, Motley was named the winner of the Karl Malone Award as the country's best college power forward. [3]

At the close of his junior season, Motley declared his eligibility for the 2017 NBA draft but did not hire an agent, leaving open the option to return to college. [4] He would later hire an agent before signing up for the 2017 NBA Draft Combine, thus ending any chances of returning for his senior year at Baylor.

Professional career

Dallas Mavericks (2017–2018)

After going undrafted in 2017 NBA draft, Motley signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks. [5] He became the first player in franchise history to sign such a deal. As a result, he got to split his time playing between the Mavericks and their G League affiliate, the Texas Legends. After recovering from a previous injury he had, Motley would make his official NBA debut on December 14, 2017, recording 4 points in two minutes under a 112–97 loss to the defending champion Golden State Warriors. On April 4, 2018, he scored a career high 26 points in a 106–113 loss to the Detroit Pistons. [6]

Los Angeles Clippers (2018–2020)

On July 23, 2018, Motley, along with the draft rights to Renaldas Seibutis, was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the draft rights to Maarty Leunen and cash considerations. [7] He would be the league's first ever two-way contract to be traded to another team. Motley would become an unrestricted free agent on June 28, 2019 [8] but the Clippers eventually re-signed him on July 25, 2019. [9]

On November 30, 2020, Motley signed a training camp deal with the Phoenix Suns, [10] but was waived on December 19. [11]

Incheon ET Land Elephants (2021)

On February 10, 2021, Motley signed with the Incheon ET Land Elephants of the Korean Basketball League (KBL), [12] [13] where he averaged 20.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.4 blocks. [14]

Lokomotiv Kuban (2021–2022)

On August 3, 2021, Motley signed with Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League and the 7DAYS EuroCup. [14] He left the team after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [15]

Fenerbahçe Beko (2022–2024)

On June 20, 2022, Motley signed with Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL), his first EuroLeague club. [16] He awarded EuroLeague MVP of the Round 19 with 22 points and 17 rebounds of 38 PIR. [17]

Hapoel Tel Aviv (2024–present)

On June 25, 2024, he signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [18]

In October 2024, Motley was named MVP of Round 3 of the 2024 BKT EuroCup. He scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and had 4 assists. [19]

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 PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Dallas 11416.0.533.167.5364.5.6.3.28.7
2018–19 L.A. Clippers 2207.1.534.000.6002.3.5.2.14.6
2019–20 L.A. Clippers 1303.2.7331.000.714.8.6.2.02.2
Career4648.1.552.200.5872.4.6.2.14.9

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2022–23 Fenerbahçe 362523.3.609.231.6845.41.6.6.414.516.0
2023–24 361918.7.648.250.7094.21.1.2.211.212.2
Career724421.0.625.235.6964.81.3.4.312.814.1

EuroCup

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2021–22 Lokomotiv Kuban 9926.8.628.333.7347.01.3.91.121.223.9
Career9926.8.628.333.7347.01.3.91.121.223.9

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Flag of the United States.svg Texas Legends G League 3432.5.565.280.6989.82.0.91.122.2
2018–19 Flag of the United States.svg A. C. Clippers G League 2734.2.553.296.70110.03.2.6.924.5
2019–20 Flag of the United States.svg A. C. Clippers G League 2633.0.518.356.7537.92.8.71.024.0
2020–21 Flag of South Korea.svg Incheon Elephants KBL 2425.6.534.347.7228.93.2.71.420.7
2021–22 Flag of Russia.svg Lokomotiv Kuban VTBUL 1430.2.589.333.7987.62.41.31.119.4
2022–23 Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe TBSL 3323.4.621.200.7035.81.6.4.615.4
2023–24 Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe TBSL 1920.1.638.250.7274.91.7.4.614.5

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15 Baylor 343421.5.431.200.6254.2.7.41.47.7
2015–16 Baylor 34920.9.619.0.6075.1.9.51.111.1
2016–17 Baylor 343430.5.541.273.6999.92.3.41.117.3
Career1027724.3.535.240.6546.41.3.41.212.0

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  2. ↑ Hamilton, Brian (March 22, 2017). "Erratic no more: How Johnathan Motley became the centerpiece Baylor needed". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved April 12, 2017.
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