John Rashall Salmons was born on December 12,1979 and is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association.
22 Facts About John Salmons
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John Salmons played college basketball for the University of Miami.
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John Salmons went on to play college basketball at the University of Miami, in Florida, where he was a four-year starter for the Hurricanes.
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John Salmons started 107 consecutive games for Miami, the second longest streak in school history.
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John Salmons was the first player in school history to surpass 1000 career points, 600 rebounds, 400 assists and 150 steals.
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John Salmons was drafted out of the University of Miami by the San Antonio Spurs with the 26th overall selection in the 2002 NBA draft.
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John Salmons was then immediately traded with Mark Bryant and the rights to Randy Holcomb to the Philadelphia 76ers for Speedy Claxton.
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John Salmons played for the 76ers through the 2006 season, averaging 4.1 points per game.
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John Salmons was set to be acquired by the Toronto Raptors on July 13,2006, in a sign-and-trade deal with Philadelphia.
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On July 21,2006 there were reports that John Salmons was having second thoughts about going to Toronto, and the sign and trade to Toronto was canceled.
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On July 24,2006, John Salmons signed a multi-year contract with the Sacramento Kings.
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John Salmons was traded to the Chicago Bulls along with former Bull Brad Miller on February 18,2009, in exchange for Cedric Simmons, Drew Gooden, Andres Nocioni, and Michael Ruffin.
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John Salmons proved to be a key contributor in the Bulls making the 2009 NBA Playoffs, continuing to average over 18 points per game for the season.
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John Salmons logged a whopping 44.7 minutes per game in the playoffs, as there were a combined 7 overtime periods in the Bulls' first round series against the Boston Celtics.
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On February 18,2010, John Salmons was sent to the Milwaukee Bucks for Hakim Warrick and Joe Alexander.
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John Salmons averaged nearly 20 points per game for the Bucks after his acquisition.
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John Salmons opted out of his final year of his contract but then signed a 5-year deal to stay with the Bucks.
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On June 30,2014, John Salmons was traded, along with a 2015 second round pick, to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Louis Williams and the draft rights to Lucas Nogueira.
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On February 19,2015, John Salmons was traded to the Phoenix Suns as a part of a three-team deal that involved the Miami Heat.
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John Salmons was waived by the Suns two days later alongside former Suns player Kendall Marshall.
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John Salmons has spoken on behalf of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
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In 2018, John Salmons was inducted into his alma mater's Sports Hall of Fame.