John Salley
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| Nickname | Spider | |
| birthday | May 16, 1964 | |
| place of birth | New York , United States | |
| size | 211 cm | |
| position | Power forward | |
| High school | Canarsia | |
| college | Georgia Tech | |
| NBA draft | 11th Pick, 1986, Detroit Pistons | |
| Clubs as active | ||
1986–1992 Detroit Pistons 1992–1995 Miami Heat 1995–1996 Toronto Raptors 1996 Chicago Bulls 1996 Panathinaikos Athens 1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers  
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John Thomas Salley (born May 16, 1964 in New York ) is a retired American basketball player and actor .
Player career
John Salley began his career at the Georgia Institute of Technology , where he played for the "Yellow Jackets". With a total of 243 blocked throws, he holds the record at Georgia Tech. After Salley was selected in eleventh place in the 1986 NBA drafts by the Detroit Pistons , he moved to the North American professional league. In the following 14 years Salley played for the Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers, among others . During this period he was able to win the NBA championship four times, came to 748 missions and scored 5228 points. Salley is the first NBA player to win the championship with three different clubs.
In 1996 Salley was under contract with Greek record champions Panathinaikos Athens for a short period of time .
Film career
In addition to his playing career, Salley was also active as an actor. The most famous films were Bad Boys - Harte Jungs , Bad Boys II and Eddie .
successes
- NBA Championship: 1989, 1990, 1996, 2000
Web links
- John Salley - player profile on NBA.com
- John Salley in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ motorcitybadboys.com: John Salley ( Memento from February 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ spiegel.de: Robert Horry - The old man and the rings
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| SURNAME | Salley, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Salley, John Thomas (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |