John Salmons 
#24 SF | 6-7, 229lbs | Nationals | Experience: 7 years
Born: 12/12/1979 (30) | College: Miami | Philadelphia, PA

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

 Contract
  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016 
 Value: $3,000,000  $0  $0  $0  $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%  
 2009 ABCA SYR 46 0 23.1 12.5 0.7 2.8 3.8 1.8 2.13 1.6 0.2 1.2 .509 .855 .402  
 2008 ABCA MPS 54 0 8.0 3.8 0.2 0.7 1.1 0.6 1.88 0.6 0.1 0.4 .523 .800 .500  
 2007 ABCA ADL 69 59 30.8 14.1 0.8 3.5 3.7 1.8 2.04 1.4 0.2 1.6 .449 .808 .401  
 2006 ABCA MPS 38 0 3.6 1.4 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.31 0.3 0.0 0.2 .500 1.000 .385  
 2005 ABCA MPS 78 0 19.0 7.0 0.4 1.3 1.8 0.9 1.97 0.6 0.1 1.9 .432 .761 .378  
 2004 ABCA MPS 41 0 15.3 5.9 0.5 1.6 0.9 0.8 1.12 0.6 0.2 1.5 .423 .719 .333  
 2003 ABCA ASC 81 0 12.7 4.9 0.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.24 0.6 0.1 1.0 .423 .765 .311  
 2002 ABCA ASC 69 0 7.1 3.0 0.3 0.7 0.9 0.3 2.61 0.3 0.0 0.5 .397 .722 .296  
 Career     476 59 15.5 6.7 0.4 1.6 1.8 1.0 1.82 0.7 0.1 1.1 .451 .787 .380  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 2009 ABCA SYR 5.0 9.9 .509 1.0 1.2 .855 2.2 3.1 .725 1.4 3.3 .420 1.4 3.6 .402  
 2008 ABCA MPS 1.5 2.8 .523 0.3 0.4 .800 0.4 0.5 .808 0.5 1.2 .433 0.5 1.1 .500  
 2007 ABCA ADL 5.5 12.2 .449 1.2 1.5 .808 1.7 2.2 .747 2.0 5.4 .367 1.9 4.6 .401  
 2006 ABCA MPS 0.6 1.1 .500 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.3 0.6 .458 0.1 0.3 .385  
 2005 ABCA MPS 2.8 6.5 .432 0.7 0.9 .761 0.8 1.0 .728 1.3 3.4 .373 0.8 2.0 .378  
 2004 ABCA MPS 2.4 5.7 .423 0.6 0.8 .719 1.0 1.7 .606 0.9 2.6 .349 0.5 1.4 .333  
 2003 ABCA ASC 2.0 4.7 .423 0.5 0.6 .765 0.4 0.5 .674 1.1 2.6 .437 0.5 1.5 .311  
 2002 ABCA ASC 1.2 3.0 .397 0.4 0.5 .722 0.3 0.4 .778 0.6 1.5 .368 0.3 1.0 .296  
 Career     2.7 5.9 .451 0.6 0.8 .787 0.8 1.2 .721 1.1 2.7 .389 0.8 2.0 .380  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2009 46 0 1061 232 456 47 55 66 164 577 32 160 177 73 83 73 10 54 594 
 2008 54 0 433 79 151 16 20 29 58 203 9 47 60 31 32 31 3 23 94 
 2007 69 59 2126 379 844 84 104 128 319 970 55 294 253 98 124 98 14 110 372 
 2006 38 0 137 21 42 7 7 5 13 54 3 20 21 12 16 12 1 7 40 
 2005 78 0 1481 218 505 54 71 59 156 549 32 137 142 48 72 48 4 152 -257 
 2004 41 0 627 99 234 23 32 19 57 240 21 86 37 23 33 23 10 61 -213 
 2003 81 0 1026 160 378 39 51 38 122 397 23 128 109 45 88 45 6 84 -85 
 2002 69 0 490 81 204 26 36 21 71 209 20 65 60 22 23 22 3 37 -82 
 Career 476 59 7381 1269 2814 296 376 365 960 3199 195 937 859 352 471 352 51 528 463 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 2009 ABCA SYR .600 1.27 23.9 11.2 22.5 3.5 11.5 7.9 18.3 123.4 4.1 12.9 114.0 90.4  
 2008 ABCA MPS .638 1.34 23.8 12.7 19.3 2.8 9.9 6.7 17.2 40.1 1.3 1.7 107.8 98.9  
 2007 ABCA ADL .545 1.15 20.0 9.8 20.0 2.8 11.8 7.4 14.5 126.0 4.2 5.4 107.6 100.0  
 2006 ABCA MPS .600 1.29 25.6 19.5 19.7 3.4 14.7 9.8 14.6 7.5 0.2 1.1 118.5 106.3  
 2005 ABCA MPS .511 1.09 18.9 9.6 18.9 2.6 8.7 5.7 10.7 3.4 0.1 -3.3 101.4 110.9  
 2004 ABCA MPS .484 1.03 11.6 10.4 20.3 4.0 13.0 8.4 11.1 -4.1 -0.1 -5.2 96.2 114.0  
 2003 ABCA ASC .495 1.05 18.3 14.7 20.8 2.5 10.5 6.7 11.5 7.9 0.3 -1.0 91.5 96.8  
 2002 ABCA ASC .473 1.02 19.8 7.6 21.4 4.1 10.6 7.2 14.4 28.5 0.9 -1.2 94.0 103.0  
 Career     .537 1.14 19.9 10.9 20.3 3.0 11.0 7.1 13.7 332.6 11.1 1.0 103.6 101.5  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2008 ABCA MPS 9 0 5.8 1.6 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.4 1.50 0.2 0.0 0.4 .357 1.000 .143  
 2006 ABCA MPS 3 0 4.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.00 0.3 0.0 1.7 .250 .000 .500  
 Career     12 0 5.5 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.5 1.00 0.3 0.0 0.8 .333 1.000 .222  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 2008 ABCA MPS 0.6 1.6 .357 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.2 0.3 .667 0.2 0.4 .500 0.1 0.8 .143  
 2006 ABCA MPS 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.7 .000 0.3 0.7 .500  
 Career     0.5 1.5 .333 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.2 0.3 .667 0.2 0.5 .333 0.2 0.8 .222  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2008 9 0 52 5 14 3 3 1 7 14 1 5 6 2 4 2 0 4 -2 
 2006 3 0 14 1 4 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 5 -8 
 Career 12 0 66 6 18 3 3 2 9 17 1 5 6 3 6 3 0 9 -10 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 2008 ABCA MPS .467 1.00 24.0 16.0 16.1 2.0 8.2 5.0 5.4 -4.4 -0.1 -0.2 100.0 101.8  
 2006 ABCA MPS .500 0.75 0.0 33.3 17.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 -6.7 -3.7 -0.1 -2.7 84.6 115.4  
 Career     .421 0.94 19.4 19.4 16.3 1.6 6.5 4.1 2.9 -8.1 -0.3 -0.8 97.0 104.4  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2001 - 36 0 34.8 12.0 1.2 5.8 3.4 1.7 2.03 1.5 0.6 1.9 .461 .823 .440  
 Total   36 0 34.8 12.0 1.2 5.8 3.4 1.7 2.03 1.5 0.6 1.9 .461 .823 .440  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2001 36 0 1253 165 358 79 96 22 50 431 43 250 122 53 60 53 23 68 0 
 Career 36 0 1253 165 358 79 96 22 50 431 43 250 122 53 60 53 23 68 0 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 28 4 9 9 6 2 6 13 20 4 6 5 11  
 Playoff 5 1 2 2 1 0 2 2 5 2 2 1 3  
 Career 30 5 10 9 6 2 6 13 26 6 8 5 13  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 GAR L 41 12 25 0 0 3 7 27 0 6 10 3 2 0 2 -17
 10/21 VAN W 44 8 20 0 0 2 6 18 3 10 11 3 2 0 2 5
 10/24 NJN W 38 7 16 2 2 2 6 18 1 9 5 2 2 0 1 -1
 10/27 TAI W 38 9 21 0 0 2 9 20 0 1 6 3 4 1 2 -1
 10/29 BNG L 38 6 17 0 0 2 5 14 1 5 6 0 1 0 1 0
 10/30 IND L 25 6 10 2 2 0 3 14 1 1 4 3 3 0 0 -29
 11/3 VAN W 17 6 11 0 0 1 2 13 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 -7
 11/4 PAN W 19 4 7 4 4 2 4 14 1 2 4 3 1 0 1 16
 11/6 NYK W 16 3 4 0 0 1 1 7 0 1 4 0 2 0 1 17
 11/8 IND W 13 1 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 5
 11/9 NYK W 17 6 11 0 0 3 6 15 1 3 4 2 0 0 1 9
 11/12 CHI W 18 6 7 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 17
 11/13 IND L 15 5 7 0 0 3 5 13 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7
 11/17 GAR W 22 7 10 4 4 5 5 23 1 2 4 0 4 0 1 38
 11/18 CHI W 19 2 6 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 5 2 3 0 1 13
 11/21 FFC W 17 2 7 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 -6
 11/22 BOR W 8 2 5 2 2 1 1 7 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1
 11/24 FFC W 23 6 9 3 3 1 2 16 3 5 5 2 0 1 0 14
 11/26 MAD W 13 0 2 3 4 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -3
 11/27 LIV W 19 6 11 0 0 1 3 13 1 2 6 3 1 0 1 -5
 11/29 IST W 28 9 17 3 4 0 4 21 1 4 7 6 2 0 2 4
 12/1 LCS W 37 8 15 0 0 5 6 21 3 7 5 2 1 0 0 20
 12/4 NYK W 24 6 10 0 0 1 2 13 2 6 6 3 3 0 2 20
 12/5 PAN W 29 5 9 3 6 3 5 16 0 7 4 4 3 0 3 20
 12/9 LIV W 13 4 8 3 4 1 2 12 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1
 12/11 DEN W 40 9 20 0 0 3 11 21 1 7 9 3 6 0 2 60
 12/13 MPS W 29 7 14 3 3 2 6 19 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 23
 12/15 MIA W 32 6 12 0 0 0 4 12 0 4 3 4 2 0 2 3
 2/14 MIA W 17 1 3 2 2 0 2 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 -1
 2/15 GAR W 10 1 3 2 2 0 1 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 -4
 2/17 IND L 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
 2/20 IST W 17 3 6 0 0 1 1 7 0 6 2 3 2 0 1 5
 2/21 NJN W 8 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 -7
 2/25 VAN W 19 4 8 0 0 1 2 9 1 6 3 1 0 0 1 20
 2/26 VAN W 13 3 4 0 0 1 2 7 1 1 4 2 2 0 0 -8
 3/2 DEN W 31 11 18 0 0 2 3 24 4 8 9 3 3 1 2 56
 3/3 SXF W 26 5 9 0 0 3 3 13 0 4 6 1 1 1 1 1
 3/7 CHI W 26 5 6 2 2 2 2 14 0 1 5 5 3 0 5 1
 3/8 NAG W 33 13 17 0 0 2 3 28 0 4 8 0 2 0 1 55
 3/11 BNG W 35 9 16 2 2 4 8 24 2 9 4 3 3 0 1 26
 3/12 MAN W 27 4 12 3 4 0 3 11 0 4 3 0 1 0 2 42
 3/14 NAG W 37 6 17 0 0 0 7 12 0 9 6 4 2 0 0 39
 3/15 SEA W 27 5 12 0 0 1 6 11 1 5 3 1 2 0 3 5
 3/18 NYK W 30 10 13 3 3 3 4 26 1 7 6 1 1 2 2 38
 3/21 CHI W 31 5 10 0 0 3 6 13 1 3 4 1 1 2 2 21
 3/22 UTA W 27 6 14 0 0 3 6 15 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 -4
 3/25 UTA W 27 3 9 0 0 1 4 7 0 3 7 1 2 0 2 11
 3/26 COP L 25 3 9 0 0 2 5 8 0 2 5 2 0 0 3 -5
 3/30 MPS W 23 5 11 0 0 1 2 11 0 3 4 1 2 0 1 4
 3/31 SXF W 38 8 20 2 2 1 8 19 1 3 5 1 1 0 1 37
 4/4 FFC W 30 12 20 2 2 2 6 28 2 4 4 2 2 0 3 0
 4/5 SXF L 27 0 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 4 2 1 2 -5

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 4

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/26/2002 Drafted by the Mimosas with pick #14 of round 1.
 6/24/2004 Traded to the Lakers
 6/24/2004 Team option declined by Lakers
 7/27/2005 Re-signed with the Lakers for $4,000,000 over one year.
 7/27/2006 Re-signed with the Lakers for $10,000,000 over one year.
 7/23/2007 Signed with the Knicks for $9,500,000 over one year.
 10/29/2007 Traded to the 36ers
 7/23/2008 Signed with the Blaze for $9,500,000 over one year.
 7/26/2008 Signed with the Lakers for $2,100,000 over one year.
 7/27/2009 Signed with the Nationals for $3,000,000 over one year.

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