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Grant Long
Personal information
Born (1966-03-12) March 12, 1966 (age 58)
Wayne, Michigan, U.S.
High school Romulus (Romulus, Michigan)
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College Eastern Michigan (1984–1988)
NBA Draft 1988 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall
Selected by the Miami Heat
Pro career 1988–2003
Career history
1988–1994 Miami Heat
1994–1996 Atlanta Hawks
1996–1998 Detroit Pistons
1999 Atlanta Hawks
1999–2002 Vancouver / Memphis Grizzlies
2003 Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
  • MAC Player of the Year (1988)
  • 2× First-team All-MAC (1987, 1988)
  • No. 43 retired by Eastern Michigan Eagles
Career NBA statistics
Points 9,518 (9.5 ppg)
Rebounds 6,154 (6.1 rpg)
Assists 1,716 (1.7 apg)

Grant Andrew Long (born March 12, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. He played over 1,000 games for the National Basketball Association over a 15-year career. 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. His brother is professional boxer Julius Long.

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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1988–89 Miami 82 73 29.7 .486 .000 .749 6.7 1.8 1.5 .6 11.9
1989–90 Miami 81 31 22.9 .483 .000 .714 5.0 1.2 1.1 .5 8.5
1990–91 Miami 80 66 31.4 .492 .167 .787 7.1 2.2 1.5 .5 9.2
1991–92 Miami 82 82 37.4 .494 .273 .807 8.4 2.7 1.7 .5 14.8
1992–93 Miami 76 62 35.9 .469 .231 .765 7.5 2.4 1.4 .4 14.0
1993–94 Miami 69 59 31.9 .446 .167 .786 7.2 2.5 1.3 .4 11.4
1994–95 Miami 2 2 31.0 .417 – .600 5.5 2.0 1.0 .0 8.0
1994–95 Atlanta 79 77 32.6 .479 .355 .756 7.5 1.6 1.4 .4 11.7
1995–96 Atlanta 82 82* 36.7 .471 .360 .763 9.6 2.2 1.3 .4 13.1
1996–97 Detroit 65 24 18.0 .447 .362 .750 3.4 .6 .7 .1 5.0
1997–98 Detroit 40 17 18.5 .427 .000 .719 3.8 .6 .7 .3 3.5
1998–99 Atlanta 50* 13 27.6 .421 .167 .783 5.9 1.1 1.1 .3 9.8
1999–00 Vancouver 42 1 21.9 .443 .000 .775 5.6 1.0 1.1 .2 4.8
2000–01 Vancouver 66 27 22.8 .439 .267 .713 4.2 1.3 1.1 .2 6.0
2001–02 Memphis 66 56 28.3 .426 .176 .699 3.5 2.1 1.0 .2 6.3
2002–03 Boston 41 1 11.9 .386 .000 .783 2.0 .6 .2 .0 1.8
Career 1,003 673 28.4 .467 .283 .761 6.1 1.7 1.2 .4 9.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992 Miami 3 3 40.0 .417 .000 .700 5.0 2.7 1.7 .0 12.3
1994 Miami 4 2 27.5 .389 – .778 4.5 1.8 .8 .5 12.3
1995 Atlanta 3 3 36.7 .500 .000 .722 11.3 1.3 1.3 .3 13.7
1996 Atlanta 10 10 36.2 .396 .250 .800 8.6 2.8 .7 .3 11.4
1997 Detroit 5 0 17.2 .444 .000 .818 2.2 .6 .8 .0 5.0
1999 Atlanta 9 9 39.8 .409 .250 .727 8.2 .9 2.0 .4 11.7
2003 Boston 8 0 4.3 .250 – – .6 .1 .0 .0 .3
Career 42 27 28.1 .411 .200 .756 5.8 1.4 1.0 .2 8.9

Broadcasting career

Having served as the broadcast analyst for the Oklahoma City Thunder since 2008, Long resigned from the position in July 2014. In October 2014 Long joined Fox Sports Detroit as a Detroit Pistons analyst and sideline reporter.

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