John Salmons
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| Full name | John Rashalld Salmons | |
| birthday | December 12, 1979 | |
| place of birth | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA | |
| size | 198 cm | |
| position |
Shooting Guard / Small Forward |
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| college | Miami | |
| NBA draft | 2002 , 26th Pick, San Antonio Spurs | |
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2002–2006 Philadelphia 76ers 2006–2009 Sacramento Kings 2009–2010 Chicago Bulls 2010–2011 Milwaukee Bucks 2011–2013 Sacramento Kings 2013–2014 Toronto Raptors 2014–2015 New Orleans Pelicans 
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John Rashalld Salmons (born December 12, 1979 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American basketball player . Most recently he played for the New Orleans Pelicans team in the NBA .
High school and college careers
With the team from Plymouth Whitemarsch High School Salmons won the 1997 Pennsylvania High School State Championship. After high school he played at the University of Miami in Florida .
NBA career
Salmons was selected in the 2002 NBA Draft in 26th place by the San Antonio Spurs , who immediately traded him on to the Philadelphia 76ers .
On July 24, 2006, he signed a multi-year contract with the Sacramento Kings . In the game against the Denver Nuggets he succeeded on December 22, 2006 with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, the first triple-double of his NBA career.
On February 18, 2009, Salmons joined the Chicago Bulls with Brad Miller in exchange for Drew Gooden , Andrés Nocioni , Cedric Simmons and Michael Ruffin .
In the game against the Boston Celtics he succeeded on March 17, 2009 with 38 points scored his previous career best.
On February 18, 2010, he was traded for Joe Alexander and Hakim Warrick at the Milwaukee Bucks .
June 2011 he was transferred back to the Sacramento Kings . Salmons ran for the Kings until December 2013. On December 10, 2013, he was traded by the Kings to the Toronto Raptors . In return, Rudy Gay moved to California.
In the summer of 2014, Salmons joined the New Orleans Pelicans as a free agent . He has been without a club since February 2015.
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- ↑ Chicago dupes Boston (www.kicker.de, March 18, 2009)
- ↑ nba.com - Bucks OK deal for Salmons; Warrick, Alexander to Bulls ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , February 18, 2010
Web links
- John Salmons - player profile on NBA.com
- John Salmons - player profile on basketball-reference.com
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| SURNAME | Salmons, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Salmons, John Rashalld (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |