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John Amaechi

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John Ekwugha Amaechi ▪ Twitter: @JohnAmaechi

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 270 lbs.
Born: November 26, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts
High School: Saint John's in Toledo, Ohio
College: Pennsylvania State University
NBA Debut: November 3, 1995

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1995-96 25 CLE NBA PF 28 3 357 29 70 .414 0 0 19 33 .576 13 39 52 9 6 11 34 49 77
1999-00 29 ORL NBA C 80 53 1684 306 700 .437 1 6 .167 223 291 .766 62 204 266 95 35 37 139 161 836
2000-01 30 ORL NBA C 82 36 1710 237 592 .400 0 7 .000 176 279 .631 77 191 268 74 28 29 124 175 650
2001-02 31 UTA NBA PF 54 0 586 54 166 .325 0 0 67 105 .638 52 57 109 29 7 10 55 64 175
2002-03 32 UTA NBA C 50 1 474 37 118 .314 0 0 25 52 .481 26 51 77 21 14 7 34 50 99
Career NBA 294 93 4811 663 1646 .403 1 13 .077 510 760 .671 230 542 772 228 90 94 386 499 1837

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1995-96 25 CLE NBA PF 28 3 12.8 1.0 2.5 .414 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.2 .576 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.2 1.8 2.8
1999-00 29 ORL NBA C 80 53 21.1 3.8 8.8 .437 0.0 0.1 .167 2.8 3.6 .766 0.8 2.6 3.3 1.2 0.4 0.5 1.7 2.0 10.5
2000-01 30 ORL NBA C 82 36 20.9 2.9 7.2 .400 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.4 .631 0.9 2.3 3.3 0.9 0.3 0.4 1.5 2.1 7.9
2001-02 31 UTA NBA PF 54 0 10.9 1.0 3.1 .325 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.9 .638 1.0 1.1 2.0 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.0 1.2 3.2
2002-03 32 UTA NBA C 50 1 9.5 0.7 2.4 .314 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 .481 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.0 2.0
Career NBA 294 93 16.4 2.3 5.6 .403 0.0 0.0 .077 1.7 2.6 .671 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.7 6.2

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1995-96 25 CLE NBA PF 28 3 357 2.9 7.1 .414 0.0 0.0 1.9 3.3 .576 1.3 3.9 5.2 0.9 0.6 1.1 3.4 4.9 7.8
1999-00 29 ORL NBA C 80 53 1684 6.5 15.0 .437 0.0 0.1 .167 4.8 6.2 .766 1.3 4.4 5.7 2.0 0.7 0.8 3.0 3.4 17.9
2000-01 30 ORL NBA C 82 36 1710 5.0 12.5 .400 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 5.9 .631 1.6 4.0 5.6 1.6 0.6 0.6 2.6 3.7 13.7
2001-02 31 UTA NBA PF 54 0 586 3.3 10.2 .325 0.0 0.0 4.1 6.5 .638 3.2 3.5 6.7 1.8 0.4 0.6 3.4 3.9 10.8
2002-03 32 UTA NBA C 50 1 474 2.8 9.0 .314 0.0 0.0 1.9 3.9 .481 2.0 3.9 5.8 1.6 1.1 0.5 2.6 3.8 7.5
Career NBA 294 93 4811 5.0 12.3 .403 0.0 0.1 .077 3.8 5.7 .671 1.7 4.1 5.8 1.7 0.7 0.7 2.9 3.7 13.7

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1995-96 25 CLE NBA PF 28 357 3.1 .456 .414 4.8 14.8 9.7 4.1 1.0 2.7 28.7 16.8 74 108 -0.9 0.4 -0.6 -0.075
1999-00 29 ORL NBA C 80 1684 13.2 .505 .438 4.0 13.2 8.6 9.1 1.0 1.5 14.4 24.1 98 104 0.6 1.8 2.4 .067
2000-01 30 ORL NBA C 82 1710 8.7 .455 .400 4.9 12.7 8.7 7.0 0.8 1.2 14.8 21.7 89 105 -1.3 1.4 0.0 .001
2001-02 31 UTA NBA PF 54 586 5.4 .412 .325 10.6 11.8 11.2 7.8 0.6 1.4 20.6 20.6 83 109 -1.0 0.3 -0.7 -0.056
2002-03 32 UTA NBA C 50 474 3.1 .351 .314 6.9 12.5 9.8 6.8 1.6 1.1 19.4 17.0 73 105 -1.1 0.4 -0.7 -0.070
Career NBA 294 4811 8.9 .464 .403 5.5 12.9 9.2 7.6 1.0 1.5 16.3 21.6 90 105 -3.8 4.2 0.5 .005

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1995-96 25 CLE NBA PF 1 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000-01 30 ORL NBA C 4 0 29 3 8 .375 0 0 3 4 .750 1 2 3 3 3 2 0 2 9
2002-03 32 UTA NBA C 2 0 16 1 4 .250 0 0 2 4 .500 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 4
Career NBA 7 0 47 4 13 .308 0 0 5 8 .625 1 3 4 3 3 2 0 6 13

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1995-96 25 CLE NBA PF 1 0 2.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000-01 30 ORL NBA C 4 0 7.3 0.8 2.0 .375 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.0 .750 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.5 2.3
2002-03 32 UTA NBA C 2 0 8.0 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0
Career NBA 7 0 6.7 0.6 1.9 .308 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.1 .625 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.9

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1995-96 25 CLE NBA PF 1 0 2 0.0 18.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000-01 30 ORL NBA C 4 0 29 3.7 9.9 .375 0.0 0.0 3.7 5.0 .750 1.2 2.5 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.5 0.0 2.5 11.2
2002-03 32 UTA NBA C 2 0 16 2.3 9.0 .250 0.0 0.0 4.5 9.0 .500 0.0 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 9.0
Career NBA 7 0 47 3.1 10.0 .308 0.0 0.0 3.8 6.1 .625 0.8 2.3 3.1 2.3 2.3 1.5 0.0 4.6 10.0

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1995-96 25 CLE NBA PF 1 2 -21.0 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.6 0 120 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.609
2000-01 30 ORL NBA C 4 29 19.4 .461 .375 3.4 7.1 5.3 15.0 5.3 4.8 0.0 14.8 116 107 0.1 0.0 0.1 .122
2002-03 32 UTA NBA C 2 16 -2.2 .347 .250 0.0 7.8 3.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.1 84 122 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.105
Career NBA 7 47 10.3 .393 .308 2.1 7.0 4.5 9.3 3.3 3.0 0.0 15.7 100 113 0.0 0.0 0.0 .014

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 5 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
John Amaechi 2.4 0.0 -0.6 -0.7 -0.7
George Johnson -16.3 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.1
Darrall Imhoff -22.2 2.4 0.7 0.7 0.0 -0.6
Dave Hoppen -27.8 2.6 0.8 0.2 0.0 -0.1
Jack Haley -28.4 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.3
Ed Mikan -32.6 2.7 0.8 0.8 -0.7
Evan Eschmeyer -33.8 2.5 0.7 0.5 0.2
Irv Rothenberg -34.3 2.3 1.6 -0.2
Michael Stewart -35.1 3.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1
Pete Cross -37.1 2.6 1.8 -0.2
Vladimir Stepania -40.0 2.9 1.7 0.2 -0.1 -0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
John Amaechi 2.4 0.0 -0.6 -0.7 -0.7
George Johnson -16.3 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.1
Ed Mikan -32.0 2.7 0.8 0.8 0.0 -0.7
Dave Hoppen -32.2 2.6 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Evan Eschmeyer -33.8 2.5 0.7 0.5 0.2
Irv Rothenberg -34.3 2.3 1.6 -0.2
Pete Cross -37.1 2.6 1.8 -0.2
Michael Stewart -39.7 3.0 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Will Frazier -42.5 3.8 0.9 -0.1
Steve Patterson -43.8 3.0 1.5 0.9 0.1 -0.7
Ed Kalafat -47.9 2.6 2.1 0.7

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1990-91 20 VANDY 24 311 26 57 0 0 14 25 65 6 66 .456 .560 13.0 2.8 2.7 0.3
1991-92 21 VANDY 24 311 26 57 0 0 14 25 65 6 10 11 26 36 66 .456 .560 13.0 2.8 2.7 0.3
1992-93 22 PENNST 27 897 114 241 15 48 130 182 206 20 20 65 56 64 373 .473 .313 .714 33.2 13.8 7.6 0.7
1993-94 23 PENNST 25 837 124 243 4 15 171 245 223 37 22 58 64 59 423 .510 .267 .698 33.5 16.9 8.9 1.5
1994-95 24 PENNST 32 1108 168 300 2 6 176 260 316 55 21 68 100 67 514 .560 .333 .677 34.6 16.1 9.9 1.7
Career 132 3464 458 898 21 69 505 737 875 124 73 202 246 226 1442 .510 .304 .685 26.2 10.9 6.6 0.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
2000-01 NBA 82 (2)

Transactions

October 5, 1995: Signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

July 31, 1996: Waived by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

September 20, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic.

July 20, 2001: Signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.

September 30, 2003: Traded by the Utah Jazz with a 2004 2nd round draft pick (Luis Flores) to the Houston Rockets for Glen Rice, a 2004 2nd round draft pick (Pavel Podkolzin), a 2005 2nd round draft pick (Robert Whaley) and a 2006 2nd round draft pick (Dee Brown). Houston also received a trade exception from Utah.

December 30, 2003: Traded by the Houston Rockets with Moochie Norris to the New York Knicks for Clarence Weatherspoon.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1995-96 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $200,000
1999-00 Orlando Magic NBA $385,000
2000-01 Orlando Magic NBA $600,000
2001-02 Utah Jazz NBA $2,175,000
2002-03 Utah Jazz NBA $2,392,500
2003-04 New York Knicks NBA $2,610,000
2004-05 New York Knicks NBA $1,200,000
Career (may be incomplete) $9,562,500

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