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Grant Long
Personal information
Born	March 12, 1966 (age 58); Wayne, Michigan
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Romulus (Romulus, Michigan)
College	Eastern Michigan (1984–1988)
NBA draft	1988: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
	Selected by the Miami Heat
Playing career	1988–2003
Position	Power forward
Number	43
Career history
1988–1994	Miami Heat
1994–1996	Atlanta Hawks
1996–1998	Detroit Pistons
1998–1999	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)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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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]

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

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

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Career Stats

[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.

[julius-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.

[fsd-6] "Grant Long joins FSD as analyst, reporter". Fox Sports Detroit. October 10, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.

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-| birth_place     = [[Wayne, Michigan]]
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-| nationality     = American
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+| high_school = [[Romulus Senior High School|Romulus]] ([[Romulus, Michigan]])
-| college         = [[Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball|Eastern Michigan]] (1984–1988)
+| college = [[Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball|Eastern Michigan]] (1984–1988)
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+| career_start = 1988
-| career_end      = 2003
+| career_end = 2003
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 | career_position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
-| years1          = {{nbay|1988|start}}–{{nbay|1994|start}}
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-| team1           = [[Miami Heat]]
+| team1 = [[Miami Heat]]
-| years2          = {{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}}
+| years2 = {{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}}
-| team2           = [[Atlanta Hawks]]
+| team2 = [[Atlanta Hawks]]
-| years3          = {{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|1997|end}}
+| years3 = {{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|1997|end}}
-| team3           = [[Detroit Pistons]]
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-| years4          = {{nbay|1998|full=y}}
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-| years5          = {{nbay|1999|start}}–{{nbay|2001|end}}
+| years5 = {{nbay|1999|start}}–{{nbay|2001|end}}
-| team5           = [[Vancouver Grizzlies|Vancouver]]/[[Memphis Grizzlies]]
+| team5 = [[Vancouver Grizzlies|Vancouver]] / [[Memphis Grizzlies]]
-| years6          = {{nbay|2002|end}}
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-| team6           = [[Boston Celtics]]
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 * [[Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|MAC Player of the Year]] (1988)
 * 2× First-team All-[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] (1987, 1988)
 * No. 43 [[Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball#Retired numbers|retired by Eastern Michigan Eagles]]
-| stats_league    = NBA
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-| stat2label      = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
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-| stat3label      = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
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-'''Grant Andrew Long''' (born March 12, 1966)<ref>{{cite web |title=Grant Long Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/longgr01.html |website=Basketball-Reference.com |access-date=1 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> is a retired American professional [[basketball]] player.  He played over 1,000 games for the [[National Basketball Association]] over a 15-year career.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Games|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/g_career.html|website=basketball-reference.com|access-date=3 October 2014}}</ref>  Long had two relatives who were playing in the NBA during his tenure in the league: his uncle [[John Long (basketball)|John Long]], and his cousin [[Terry Mills (basketball)|Terry Mills]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Grant Long|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/longgr01.html|website=basketball-reference.com|access-date=3 October 2014}}</ref>  His brother is professional boxer [[Julius Long]].<ref name="julius">{{cite web |url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Julius_Long |title=Julius Long |publisher=[[BoxRec]] |access-date=December 26, 2014}}</ref>
+'''Grant Andrew Long''' (born March 12, 1966)<ref>{{cite web |title=Grant Long Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/longgr01.html |website=Basketball-Reference.com |access-date=1 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> is an American former professional [[basketball]] player.  He played over 1,000 games for the [[National Basketball Association]] over a 15-year career.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Games|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/g_career.html|website=basketball-reference.com|access-date=3 October 2014}}</ref>  Long had two relatives who were playing in the NBA during his tenure in the league: his uncle [[John Long (basketball)|John Long]], and his cousin [[Terry Mills (basketball)|Terry Mills]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Grant Long|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/longgr01.html|website=basketball-reference.com|access-date=3 October 2014}}</ref>  His brother is professional boxer [[Julius Long]].<ref name="julius">{{cite web |url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Julius_Long |title=Julius Long |publisher=[[BoxRec]] |access-date=December 26, 2014}}</ref>
 ==Broadcasting career==

v t e 1988 NBA draft
First round	Danny Manning Rik Smits Charles Smith Chris Morris Mitch Richmond Hersey Hawkins Tim Perry Rex Chapman Rony Seikaly Willie Anderson Will Perdue Harvey Grant Jeff Grayer Dan Majerle Gary Grant Derrick Chievous Eric Leckner Ricky Berry Rod Strickland Kevin Edwards Mark Bryant Randolph Keys Jerome Lane Brian Shaw David Rivers
Second round	Rolando Ferreira Shelton Jones Andrew Lang Vinny Del Negro Fennis Dembo Everette Stephens Charles Shackleford Grant Long Tom Tolbert Sylvester Gray Ledell Eackles Greg Butler Dean Garrett Tito Horford Orlando Graham Keith Smart Jeff Moe Todd Mitchell Anthony Taylor Tom Garrick Morlon Wiley Vernon Maxwell Micheal Williams José Vargas Steve Kerr

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Broadcasting career

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