Grant Long

For the South African cricketer, see Grant Long (cricketer).

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]

Grant Long

Personal information
Born	(1966-03-12) March 12, 1966 (age 59) Wayne, Michigan, U.S.
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
Drafted by	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
1999	Atlanta Hawks
1999–2002	Vancouver / Memphis Grizzlies
2003	Boston Celtics
Career highlights
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

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
*	Led the league

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.^[5] In October 2014 Long joined Fox Sports Detroit as a Detroit Pistons analyst and sideline reporter, made the transition to Bally Sports Detroit, and now FanDual Sports Network Detroit. ^[6]