Grant Long

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]

For the South African cricketer, see Grant Long (cricketer).
Grant Long
Personal information
Born (1966-03-12) March 12, 1966
Wayne, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolRomulus (Romulus, Michigan)
CollegeEastern Michigan (1984–1988)
NBA draft1988: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Miami Heat
Playing career1988–2003
PositionPower forward
Number43
Career history
1988–1994Miami Heat
1994–1996Atlanta Hawks
1996–1998Detroit Pistons
1999Atlanta Hawks
1999–2002Vancouver / Memphis Grizzlies
2003Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points9,518 (9.5 ppg)
Rebounds6,154 (6.1 rpg)
Assists1,716 (1.7 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

NBA career statistics
Legend
  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
 *  Led the league

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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 828236.7.471.360.7639.62.21.3.413.1
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
Career 1,00367328.4.467.283.7616.11.71.2.49.5

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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
Career 422728.1.411.200.7565.81.41.0.28.9

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.[6]

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