John Salmons 
#28 SF | 6-7, 223lbs | Spirits | Experience: 4 years
Born: 12/12/1979 (27) | College: Miami | Philadelphia, PA

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 Potential: - - - - - - - - - - - -          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013 
 Value: $8,000,000  $9,200,000  $10,400,000  $11,600,000  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2006 NBA STL 82 82 31.6 20.5 1.3 3.4 2.4 1.7 1.44 1.3 0.3 2.0 .462 .739 .370  
 2005 NBA CLE 82 0 19.3 7.6 0.6 2.0 1.4 0.9 1.64 1.0 0.1 1.3 .403 .765 .344  
 2004 NBA CLE 82 82 33.4 14.9 1.3 3.5 2.6 1.7 1.55 1.3 0.2 2.4 .420 .745 .361  
 2003 NBA CLE 82 82 28.2 15.1 1.1 2.6 2.9 1.6 1.83 1.3 0.3 1.7 .420 .747 .380  
 2002 NBA SEA 80 0 20.8 10.2 0.9 2.7 1.4 1.1 1.31 0.8 0.2 1.9 .410 .797 .366  
 Career     408 246 26.7 13.7 1.0 2.8 2.2 1.4 1.56 1.1 0.2 1.8 .429 .755 .366  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 2006 NBA STL 8.0 17.3 .462 2.0 2.7 .739 3.4 4.8 .708 2.1 5.7 .365 2.5 6.8 .370  
 2005 NBA CLE 2.8 6.8 .403 1.1 1.5 .765 0.9 1.6 .583 0.8 2.3 .351 1.0 2.9 .344  
 2004 NBA CLE 5.6 13.4 .420 1.8 2.4 .745 2.2 3.4 .649 1.5 4.7 .319 1.9 5.2 .361  
 2003 NBA CLE 5.5 13.1 .420 2.0 2.7 .747 1.8 2.9 .625 1.6 4.8 .342 2.0 5.4 .380  
 2002 NBA SEA 3.8 9.2 .410 1.4 1.8 .797 1.3 2.3 .579 1.2 3.4 .341 1.3 3.5 .366  
 Career     5.1 12.0 .429 1.7 2.2 .755 1.9 3.0 .646 1.4 4.2 .344 1.7 4.8 .366  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2006 82 82 2595 657 1421 164 222 207 559 1685 103 378 200 104 139 104 25 160 -390 
 2005 82 0 1586 226 561 91 119 83 241 626 50 212 118 81 72 81 12 103 0 
 2004 82 82 2735 461 1098 146 196 154 427 1222 106 396 211 110 136 110 18 195 -187 
 2003 82 82 2313 452 1075 168 225 167 440 1239 94 311 236 103 129 103 21 143 -354 
 2002 80 0 1662 300 732 114 143 102 279 816 71 284 114 61 87 61 13 152 -127 
 Career 408 246 10891 2096 4887 683 905 713 1946 5588 424 1581 879 459 563 459 89 753 -1058 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 2006 NBA STL .554 1.19 10.8 7.5 27.5 4.4 12.3 8.2 23.1 487.8 16.3 -4.8 103.4 111.0  
 2005 NBA CLE .511 1.12 14.7 9.0 18.6 3.3 11.0 7.1 15.7 123.8 4.1 0.0 100.2 100.1  
 2004 NBA CLE .516 1.11 13.8 8.9 21.1 4.0 12.4 8.0 17.2 272.2 9.1 -2.3 103.1 106.4  
 2003 NBA CLE .528 1.15 15.3 8.4 24.3 4.1 10.7 7.2 20.5 329.0 11.0 -4.3 99.0 107.4  
 2002 NBA SEA .513 1.11 11.4 8.7 21.5 4.2 13.3 8.6 16.2 140.5 4.7 -1.6 101.1 103.8  
 Career     .529 1.14 13.1 8.4 23.0 4.0 12.0 7.8 18.9 1353.3 45.1 -2.6 101.5 106.4  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 Career     0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 Career     0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 Career     .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2001 - 34 0 30.0 11.8 1.4 4.2 3.4 1.7 1.97 1.8 0.5 2.3 .472 .829 .351  
 Total   34 0 30.0 11.8 1.4 4.2 3.4 1.7 1.97 1.8 0.5 2.3 .472 .829 .351  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2001 34 0 1021 162 343 63 76 13 37 400 48 190 116 60 59 60 16 78 0 
 Career 34 0 1021 162 343 63 76 13 37 400 48 190 116 60 59 60 16 78 0 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 41 5 10 6 5 2 5 16 28 7 10 8 15  
 Playoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 Career 41 5 11 9 6 3 6 16 28 8 10 8 15  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/17 SAC L 32 8 22 2 2 2 9 20 0 3 6 2 2 0 2 -2
 10/18 LVE W 33 4 12 2 2 2 7 12 1 6 0 1 1 0 2 9
 10/21 TOR L 32 9 20 2 2 3 9 23 0 6 4 0 1 0 3 -11
 10/22 GSW L 34 5 18 2 4 0 8 12 2 4 3 0 2 1 2 -13
 10/24 MIN L 37 7 20 1 6 3 4 18 3 7 3 4 0 1 0 -10
 10/31 IND L 26 3 12 2 2 0 4 8 2 5 0 2 2 0 4 -6
 11/1 GSW W 36 11 25 2 2 2 7 26 1 4 3 1 2 0 2 6
 11/4 SAS W 37 4 15 3 4 2 7 13 1 5 5 2 3 2 0 13
 11/5 CHI W 32 6 13 1 2 2 5 15 2 5 6 3 1 1 4 0
 11/7 NYK L 32 12 21 2 2 4 9 30 2 5 4 5 1 0 1 -19
 11/9 MIL L 30 6 11 3 6 1 4 16 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 -20
 11/10 MIN W 34 11 19 4 5 2 7 28 2 10 5 2 0 0 1 -3
 11/13 ORL L 29 2 11 2 2 1 6 7 1 6 6 0 1 0 3 -5
 11/15 BAL W 32 7 15 0 0 3 5 17 1 6 5 2 1 0 3 6
 11/17 NOJ L 32 10 18 0 0 4 8 24 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 -13
 11/20 ANA L 32 12 21 0 0 0 5 24 2 5 1 2 2 0 2 -17
 11/21 TOR L 35 10 24 0 0 3 9 23 1 7 1 1 1 0 1 -10
 11/24 POR L 36 11 24 4 6 6 15 32 0 2 1 4 1 0 5 -9
 11/26 SAC L 37 9 19 4 6 2 7 24 2 5 2 2 1 0 3 -8
 12/1 MIA W 31 10 22 0 0 1 8 21 1 6 1 1 2 0 1 -8
 12/3 MIN W 33 8 21 3 4 1 5 20 2 4 1 1 5 1 1 -1
 12/4 DEN L 28 6 13 1 2 1 6 14 2 4 5 1 1 0 2 -25
 12/7 DEN L 32 11 23 6 8 6 8 34 1 5 2 3 1 0 3 -11
 12/8 GSW L 29 7 20 4 4 5 9 23 4 10 3 1 1 1 1 -12
 12/10 LAL L 27 5 14 2 2 0 6 12 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 -2
 12/12 BOS L 34 7 23 0 0 5 15 19 3 3 4 3 1 2 3 4
 12/13 VAN L 31 9 19 1 2 3 9 22 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 -19
 12/16 TOR L 33 11 22 1 2 3 7 26 1 8 3 0 0 0 3 3
 12/17 HOU L 39 10 26 1 2 4 12 25 1 8 3 1 1 0 0 -15
 12/19 HOU L 31 4 15 1 2 2 7 11 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 3
 12/20 SEA L 34 9 16 0 0 3 7 21 1 3 2 0 1 0 2 -13
 12/23 PHX L 36 9 17 4 6 5 7 27 1 3 3 1 1 0 2 -18
 12/24 SAC L 29 8 18 0 0 4 9 20 2 4 0 2 1 0 3 -13
 12/28 PHI L 32 4 12 2 2 1 7 11 0 2 3 2 1 0 1 -34
 12/29 BOS L 29 5 16 3 3 3 6 16 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 -16
 1/2 DAL L 27 9 18 0 0 0 6 18 0 3 1 4 2 0 1 -21
 1/4 MIA L 33 8 23 0 0 1 12 17 2 6 2 0 1 0 1 -6
 1/6 DET L 35 10 22 5 6 2 9 27 1 3 4 3 1 0 4 -5
 1/8 CAL L 28 11 22 0 0 5 11 27 1 2 5 2 0 0 3 -19
 1/10 SEA L 30 7 17 0 0 4 10 18 1 5 2 3 1 0 3 -8
 1/12 WAS L 31 7 17 4 4 3 5 21 0 5 2 1 1 0 3 -12
 1/14 POR W 33 6 13 3 4 1 5 16 0 3 3 3 1 1 4 6
 1/15 WAS W 32 7 18 5 6 4 10 23 3 6 3 2 1 0 3 4
 1/18 CAL L 25 5 11 0 0 1 4 11 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 -16
 1/20 HOU L 34 12 19 2 2 4 11 30 2 10 1 5 0 1 3 -4
 1/22 PHX L 27 5 16 0 0 4 7 14 2 6 4 3 0 0 2 -15
 1/23 PHX L 30 8 15 7 10 2 4 25 0 5 1 2 1 0 2 -20
 1/26 CHI L 29 9 22 3 4 4 9 25 1 3 2 0 0 0 3 -4
 1/28 LAL W 35 8 21 2 2 2 6 20 4 8 1 2 1 0 1 3
 1/29 CLE L 25 3 11 2 2 0 2 8 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 -32
 2/2 NJN W 36 16 28 1 2 8 15 41 1 3 3 1 4 0 4 3
 2/3 CHA W 33 11 20 0 2 3 7 25 0 3 0 2 2 0 3 1
 2/7 MIN L 30 4 10 0 0 2 4 10 0 3 4 2 0 0 2 1
 2/8 IND W 27 5 14 1 2 1 2 12 0 4 3 0 0 1 2 21
 2/14 VAN L 32 6 14 4 4 2 6 18 1 3 3 2 5 0 3 -7
 2/15 ATL L 34 14 26 0 0 4 13 32 1 3 0 0 2 0 4 -13
 2/17 SAC W 35 12 27 4 6 5 11 33 0 5 3 2 1 1 1 24
 2/19 GSW L 34 7 25 3 6 4 11 21 5 7 2 0 3 1 0 -5
 2/20 ORL L 32 11 21 1 3 2 4 25 5 7 0 3 1 0 1 -16
 2/22 PHI L 27 8 14 0 0 4 8 20 0 2 3 2 1 0 5 1
 2/24 LVE W 30 6 16 2 2 3 5 17 0 4 1 5 1 0 2 11
 2/26 POR L 38 9 17 1 2 2 6 21 1 7 4 4 3 2 0 0
 2/27 DAL L 22 3 9 0 0 1 5 7 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 -28
 3/3 ATL W 31 9 16 0 0 2 5 20 1 6 2 2 0 0 2 11
 3/4 LAL W 33 12 16 6 8 5 7 35 1 4 6 2 0 0 1 13
 3/8 ANA L 32 10 16 0 0 2 5 22 1 7 1 1 1 0 2 -2
 3/9 SAS W 33 13 18 2 4 5 7 33 1 4 2 2 3 0 1 1
 3/12 CAL W 27 7 9 2 2 3 4 19 1 4 1 5 4 0 2 19
 3/13 SLS W 36 12 17 6 8 2 3 32 3 5 4 2 2 1 2 12
 3/16 LVE L 30 3 8 0 0 1 4 7 1 6 2 2 2 0 1 -6
 3/17 SLS W 29 11 18 2 3 3 8 27 3 5 3 0 0 0 2 15
 3/20 VAN L 36 7 20 6 6 3 8 23 1 6 2 3 2 0 3 3
 3/22 MIL L 34 10 19 2 2 1 4 23 1 1 2 2 4 0 1 -6
 3/23 SAS L 31 9 17 4 4 2 5 24 2 7 2 0 1 0 1 5
 3/26 DAL L 35 11 21 0 0 4 7 26 1 4 3 1 3 1 1 2
 3/27 LVE W 32 6 9 3 6 1 3 16 0 2 4 1 1 1 0 4
 3/30 CLE W 36 10 20 6 10 3 8 29 3 9 4 2 0 0 1 5
 4/1 ANA L 29 6 13 0 0 1 2 13 0 0 3 4 1 0 1 -16
 4/2 NJN L 33 6 16 0 0 1 6 13 2 6 1 2 2 1 3 -17
 4/5 CHA L 36 10 23 0 2 1 8 21 2 3 0 2 1 1 2 15
 4/6 SLS L 30 7 16 4 4 1 4 19 2 6 1 0 2 0 1 6
 4/9 BAL L 29 4 11 4 4 1 4 13 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 -8
 4/12 DET L 29 8 13 1 2 4 7 21 3 7 3 0 2 0 2 -18
 4/13 NYK W 29 4 11 2 2 2 3 12 0 4 2 2 2 0 2 10
 4/15 NOJ L 32 7 14 6 8 0 1 20 1 9 2 1 2 1 0 0
 4/17 SEA L 32 6 16 0 0 2 9 14 2 4 3 1 0 0 2 -3
 4/19 DEN L 29 5 13 2 2 0 3 12 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 -17

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 25
 2002 NBA Rookie Game Participant
 2002 NBA All-Rookie First Team
 2003 NBA Rookie Game Participant

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/26/2002 Drafted by the Supersonics with pick #31 of round 1.
 6/25/2003 Traded to the Cavaliers
 7/30/2006 Signed with the Spirits for $39,200,000 over 4 years.

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