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John Salley
Position: Forward/Center
Full Name: John Thomas Salley
Nickname: Spider
Born: May 16, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York
Height: 6-11
Weight: 230
High School: Canarsie in Brooklyn, New York
College: Georgia Institute of Technology
Drafted: 1st Round, 11th Pick - Detroit Pistons, 1986
Jersey#: 16, 22 (Detroit Pistons/Miami Heat/Chicago Bulls/Toronto Raptors)
Played for the Lakers from 1999 to 2000
Salley played both power forward and center for the Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Lakers. He gained the nickname 'Spider' for his in-your-face style of guarding his opponent. Salley was the first player in NBA history to play on three different championship-winning franchises; Robert Horry joined him in this exclusive club in 2005.
Salley is among the Pistons' all-time leaders in blocked shots, holds Georgia Tech's blocked shot record, and has had his jersey number 22 retired - a very rare honor in college basketball. After joining the Pistons, he became close friends with Adrian Dantley, who taught him proper nutrition, how to exercise, and how to conduct himself off the court. Salley, for his part, called Dantley 'The Teacher'. Salley would become good friends with comedian Eddie Murphy and made several appearances at comedy clubs in the off-season. In 1989 and 1990, he played on two Pistons championship teams.
He was traded to the Miami Heat in 1992 and, after three seasons with the team, was left unprotected in the 1995 expansion draft. Following a short stint with the inaugural Toronto Raptors team where he received little playing time, he negotiated a buyout of his contract in order to sign with the Chicago Bulls, where he helped Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and former Pistons teammates Dennis Rodman and James Edwards lead the Bulls to a record-breaking 72-win season, after which Salley retired. However, in 1996 he came out of retirement to join Greek team Panathinaikos for a few games. During the 1999-2000 season, he joined a Lakers team led by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. He provided a veteran post presence and locker room leadership to the Lakers en route to their first of three consecutive NBA championships. He retired again following the season after proudly proclaiming that he had won 'three championship rings, with three different teams, in three different decades and two different milleniums.' Currently, he is one of the hosts of The Best Damn Sports Show Period on Fox Sports Network. Salley hosted The John Salley Block Party, a radio morning show on Los Angeles station 100.3 The Beat from May 2005 - 2006.
Regular Season Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | DET | 82 | 1463 | 163 | 290 | .562 | 105 | 171 | .614 | 0 | 1 | - | 296 | 3.6 | 54 | 256 | 44 | 74 | 125 | 431 | 5.3 |
| 1988 | DET | 82 | 2003 | 258 | 456 | .566 | 185 | 261 | .709 | 0 | 0 | - | 402 | 4.9 | 113 | 294 | 53 | 120 | 137 | 701 | 8.5 |
| 1989 | DET | 67 | 1458 | 166 | 333 | .498 | 135 | 195 | .692 | 0 | 2 | - | 335 | 5.0 | 75 | 197 | 40 | 100 | 72 | 467 | 7.0 |
| 1990 | DET | 82 | 1914 | 209 | 408 | .512 | 174 | 244 | .713 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 439 | 5.4 | 67 | 282 | 51 | 97 | 153 | 593 | 7.2 |
| 1991 | DET | 74 | 1649 | 179 | 377 | .475 | 186 | 256 | .727 | 0 | 1 | - | 327 | 4.4 | 70 | 240 | 52 | 91 | 112 | 544 | 7.4 |
| 1992 | DET | 72 | 1774 | 249 | 486 | .512 | 186 | 260 | .715 | 0 | 3 | - | 296 | 4.1 | 116 | 222 | 49 | 102 | 110 | 684 | 9.5 |
| 1993 | MIA | 51 | 1422 | 154 | 307 | .502 | 115 | 144 | .799 | 0 | 0 | - | 313 | 6.1 | 83 | 192 | 32 | 101 | 70 | 423 | 8.3 |
| 1994 | MIA | 76 | 1910 | 208 | 436 | .477 | 164 | 225 | .729 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 407 | 5.4 | 135 | 260 | 56 | 94 | 78 | 582 | 7.7 |
| 1995 | MIA | 75 | 1955 | 197 | 395 | .499 | 153 | 207 | .739 | 0 | 0 | - | 336 | 4.5 | 123 | 279 | 47 | 97 | 85 | 547 | 7.3 |
| 1996 | TOT | 42 | 673 | 63 | 140 | .450 | 59 | 85 | .694 | 0 | 0 | - | 140 | 3.3 | 54 | 110 | 19 | 55 | 27 | 185 | 4.4 |
| 1996 | CHI | 17 | 191 | 12 | 35 | .343 | 12 | 20 | .600 | 0 | 0 | - | 43 | 2.5 | 15 | 38 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 2.1 |
| 1996 | TOR | 25 | 482 | 51 | 105 | .486 | 47 | 65 | .723 | 0 | 0 | - | 97 | 3.9 | 39 | 72 | 11 | 39 | 12 | 149 | 6.0 |
| 2000 | LAL | 45 | 303 | 25 | 69 | .362 | 21 | 28 | .750 | 0 | 0 | - | 65 | 1.4 | 26 | 67 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 71 | 1.6 |
| CAREER | 748 | 16524 | 1871 | 3697 | .506 | 1483 | 2076 | .714 | 3 | 14 | .214 | 3356 | 4.5 | 916 | 2399 | 451 | 949 | 983 | 5228 | 7.0 | |
Playoff Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | DET | 15 | 311 | 33 | 66 | .500 | 27 | 42 | .643 | 0 | 0 | - | 72 | 4.8 | 11 | 60 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 93 | 6.2 |
| 1988 | DET | 23 | 623 | 56 | 104 | .538 | 49 | 69 | .710 | 0 | 1 | - | 155 | 6.7 | 21 | 88 | 15 | 23 | 37 | 161 | 7.0 |
| 1989 | DET | 17 | 392 | 58 | 99 | .586 | 36 | 54 | .667 | 0 | 0 | - | 79 | 4.6 | 9 | 58 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 152 | 8.9 |
| 1990 | DET | 20 | 547 | 58 | 122 | .475 | 74 | 98 | .755 | 0 | 0 | - | 117 | 5.8 | 20 | 76 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 190 | 9.5 |
| 1991 | DET | 15 | 308 | 38 | 70 | .543 | 36 | 60 | .600 | 0 | 0 | - | 62 | 4.1 | 11 | 58 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 112 | 7.5 |
| 1992 | DET | 5 | 149 | 20 | 44 | .455 | 23 | 28 | .821 | 0 | 1 | - | 30 | 6.0 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 63 | 12.6 |
| 1994 | MIA | 5 | 201 | 22 | 57 | .386 | 11 | 16 | .688 | 0 | 0 | - | 40 | 8.0 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 11.0 |
| 1996 | CHI | 16 | 85 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 0.7 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0.9 |
| 2000 | LAL | 18 | 78 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 7 | 10 | .700 | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | 1.2 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 0.9 |
| CAREER | 134 | 2694 | 296 | 586 | .505 | 265 | 384 | .690 | 0 | 2 | - | 588 | 4.4 | 104 | 420 | 49 | 107 | 159 | 857 | 6.4 | |
