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Francisco Elson

Francisco Marinho Robby Elson

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 7-0 ▪ Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: February 28, 1976 in Rotterdam, Netherlands
High School: Maria Regina M.A.V.O. in Rotterdam, Netherlands
College: University of California
Draft: Denver Nuggets, 2nd round (12th pick, 41st overall), 1999 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 29, 2003

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
2003-04 27 DEN NBA C 62 14 875 94 199 .472 0 1 .000 30 45 .667 65 138 203 32 35 39 35 145 218
2004-05 28 DEN NBA C 67 11 939 101 216 .468 1 3 .333 45 79 .570 61 140 201 34 34 41 40 129 248
2005-06 29 DEN NBA C 72 54 1579 151 284 .532 1 5 .200 49 74 .662 99 240 339 47 54 45 65 211 352
2006-07 30 SAS NBA C 70 41 1332 144 282 .511 0 2 .000 62 80 .775 81 255 336 55 31 59 86 184 350
2007-08 31 TOT NBA C 63 5 813 92 236 .390 0 1 .000 26 37 .703 50 150 200 24 15 20 47 96 210
2007-08 31 SAS NBA C 41 3 534 62 148 .419 0 0 20 24 .833 33 102 135 16 9 14 30 62 144
2007-08 31 SEA NBA C 22 2 279 30 88 .341 0 1 .000 6 13 .462 17 48 65 8 6 6 17 34 66
2008-09 32 MIL NBA C 59 23 977 83 169 .491 1 4 .250 33 39 .846 100 129 229 32 36 36 48 144 200
2009-10 33 TOT NBA C 12 0 66 5 15 .333 0 0 2 5 .400 6 8 14 2 1 0 1 7 12
2009-10 33 MIL NBA C 11 0 62 4 13 .308 0 0 2 2 1.000 5 8 13 2 1 0 1 7 10
2009-10 33 PHI NBA C 1 0 4 1 2 .500 0 0 0 3 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
2010-11 34 UTA NBA C 62 1 610 54 113 .478 0 0 26 31 .839 35 80 115 33 21 14 32 84 134
2011-12 35 PHI NBA C 5 0 16 1 3 .333 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2
Career NBA 472 149 7207 725 1517 .478 3 16 .188 273 390 .700 497 1141 1638 260 228 255 355 1000 1726

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
2003-04 27 DEN NBA C 62 14 14.1 1.5 3.2 .472 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .667 1.0 2.2 3.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.3 3.5
2004-05 28 DEN NBA C 67 11 14.0 1.5 3.2 .468 0.0 0.0 .333 0.7 1.2 .570 0.9 2.1 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 1.9 3.7
2005-06 29 DEN NBA C 72 54 21.9 2.1 3.9 .532 0.0 0.1 .200 0.7 1.0 .662 1.4 3.3 4.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.9 2.9 4.9
2006-07 30 SAS NBA C 70 41 19.0 2.1 4.0 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.1 .775 1.2 3.6 4.8 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.6 5.0
2007-08 31 TOT NBA C 63 5 12.9 1.5 3.7 .390 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.6 .703 0.8 2.4 3.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.5 3.3
2007-08 31 SAS NBA C 41 3 13.0 1.5 3.6 .419 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.6 .833 0.8 2.5 3.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.5 3.5
2007-08 31 SEA NBA C 22 2 12.7 1.4 4.0 .341 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.6 .462 0.8 2.2 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.5 3.0
2008-09 32 MIL NBA C 59 23 16.6 1.4 2.9 .491 0.0 0.1 .250 0.6 0.7 .846 1.7 2.2 3.9 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 2.4 3.4
2009-10 33 TOT NBA C 12 0 5.5 0.4 1.3 .333 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 .400 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 1.0
2009-10 33 MIL NBA C 11 0 5.6 0.4 1.2 .308 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.9
2009-10 33 PHI NBA C 1 0 4.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 .000 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
2010-11 34 UTA NBA C 62 1 9.8 0.9 1.8 .478 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 .839 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.4 2.2
2011-12 35 PHI NBA C 5 0 3.2 0.2 0.6 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4
Career NBA 472 149 15.3 1.5 3.2 .478 0.0 0.0 .188 0.6 0.8 .700 1.1 2.4 3.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.7

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
2003-04 27 DEN NBA C 62 14 875 3.9 8.2 .472 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .667 2.7 5.7 8.4 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.4 6.0 9.0
2004-05 28 DEN NBA C 67 11 939 3.9 8.3 .468 0.0 0.1 .333 1.7 3.0 .570 2.3 5.4 7.7 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.5 4.9 9.5
2005-06 29 DEN NBA C 72 54 1579 3.4 6.5 .532 0.0 0.1 .200 1.1 1.7 .662 2.3 5.5 7.7 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.5 4.8 8.0
2006-07 30 SAS NBA C 70 41 1332 3.9 7.6 .511 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.2 .775 2.2 6.9 9.1 1.5 0.8 1.6 2.3 5.0 9.5
2007-08 31 TOT NBA C 63 5 813 4.1 10.5 .390 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.6 .703 2.2 6.6 8.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 2.1 4.3 9.3
2007-08 31 SAS NBA C 41 3 534 4.2 10.0 .419 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.6 .833 2.2 6.9 9.1 1.1 0.6 0.9 2.0 4.2 9.7
2007-08 31 SEA NBA C 22 2 279 3.9 11.4 .341 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.7 .462 2.2 6.2 8.4 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.2 4.4 8.5
2008-09 32 MIL NBA C 59 23 977 3.1 6.2 .491 0.0 0.1 .250 1.2 1.4 .846 3.7 4.8 8.4 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.8 5.3 7.4
2009-10 33 TOT NBA C 12 0 66 2.7 8.2 .333 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.7 .400 3.3 4.4 7.6 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.5 3.8 6.5
2009-10 33 MIL NBA C 11 0 62 2.3 7.5 .308 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.000 2.9 4.6 7.5 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.6 4.1 5.8
2009-10 33 PHI NBA C 1 0 4 9.0 18.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.0 .000 9.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0
2010-11 34 UTA NBA C 62 1 610 3.2 6.7 .478 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.8 .839 2.1 4.7 6.8 1.9 1.2 0.8 1.9 5.0 7.9
2011-12 35 PHI NBA C 5 0 16 2.3 6.8 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0 4.5
Career NBA 472 149 7207 3.6 7.6 .478 0.0 0.1 .188 1.4 1.9 .700 2.5 5.7 8.2 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.8 5.0 8.6

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
2003-04 27 DEN NBA C 62 875 11.2 .498 .472 8.3 18.1 13.1 5.6 2.1 3.1 13.8 12.7 103 100 0.6 1.2 1.8 .097
2004-05 28 DEN NBA C 67 939 10.7 .494 .470 7.5 17.1 12.3 5.5 1.9 3.3 13.8 13.8 100 102 0.2 1.4 1.6 .081
2005-06 29 DEN NBA C 72 1579 10.1 .556 .533 7.4 17.6 12.5 4.4 1.7 2.1 17.0 10.8 105 104 0.8 2.0 2.9 .087
2006-07 30 SAS NBA C 70 1332 11.2 .552 .511 7.7 22.2 15.2 6.4 1.2 3.3 21.3 14.4 100 97 0.2 2.9 3.1 .111
2007-08 31 TOT NBA C 63 813 6.9 .416 .390 7.1 21.0 14.2 4.6 1.0 1.8 15.7 17.0 83 104 -1.3 1.2 0.0 -0.001
2007-08 31 SAS NBA C 41 534 8.5 .454 .419 7.4 22.2 14.9 4.8 0.9 2.0 15.9 16.9 89 100 -0.5 1.0 0.5 .043
2007-08 31 SEA NBA C 22 279 3.8 .352 .341 6.7 18.7 12.7 4.2 1.1 1.5 15.4 17.2 73 109 -0.7 0.2 -0.5 -0.085
2008-09 32 MIL NBA C 59 977 10.3 .537 .494 11.6 16.3 13.8 4.8 1.9 3.1 20.5 10.8 107 106 0.5 1.3 1.8 .089
2009-10 33 TOT NBA C 12 66 5.5 .349 .333 10.0 14.5 12.1 4.3 0.8 0.0 5.5 12.5 90 107 0.0 0.1 0.0 .022
2009-10 33 MIL NBA C 11 62 5.4 .360 .308 8.7 15.4 11.9 4.6 0.8 0.0 6.7 10.9 94 106 0.0 0.1 0.1 .044
2009-10 33 PHI NBA C 1 4 6.3 .301 .500 29.0 0.0 14.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 37.8 71 120 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.326
2010-11 34 UTA NBA C 62 610 8.9 .529 .478 6.9 16.0 11.4 7.9 1.8 1.9 20.2 11.9 101 109 0.1 0.5 0.6 .046
2011-12 35 PHI NBA C 5 16 6.3 .333 .333 0.0 7.0 3.5 8.8 3.3 4.7 25.0 11.7 61 96 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.026
Career NBA 472 7207 10.0 .511 .479 8.1 18.5 13.3 5.4 1.6 2.7 17.4 12.9 100 103 1.0 10.7 11.7 .078

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
2003-04 27 DEN NBA C 4 0 60 7 12 .583 0 0 1 2 .500 1 8 9 2 2 1 3 14 15
2004-05 28 DEN NBA C 1 0 6 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005-06 29 DEN NBA C 5 2 75 3 5 .600 0 0 0 0 5 6 11 2 4 0 3 13 6
2006-07 30 SAS NBA C 20 8 230 26 44 .591 0 1 .000 14 20 .700 22 40 62 2 8 6 19 41 66
Career NBA 30 10 371 36 62 .581 0 1 .000 15 22 .682 28 57 85 6 14 7 25 68 87

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
2003-04 27 DEN NBA C 4 0 15.0 1.8 3.0 .583 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 .500 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.8 3.5 3.8
2004-05 28 DEN NBA C 1 0 6.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005-06 29 DEN NBA C 5 2 15.0 0.6 1.0 .600 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.2 2.2 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.6 2.6 1.2
2006-07 30 SAS NBA C 20 8 11.5 1.3 2.2 .591 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.0 .700 1.1 2.0 3.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.0 2.1 3.3
Career NBA 30 10 12.4 1.2 2.1 .581 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .682 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.8 2.3 2.9

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
2003-04 27 DEN NBA C 4 0 60 4.2 7.2 .583 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.2 .500 0.6 4.8 5.4 1.2 1.2 0.6 1.8 8.4 9.0
2004-05 28 DEN NBA C 1 0 6 0.0 6.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005-06 29 DEN NBA C 5 2 75 1.4 2.4 .600 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 2.9 5.3 1.0 1.9 0.0 1.4 6.2 2.9
2006-07 30 SAS NBA C 20 8 230 4.1 6.9 .591 0.0 0.2 .000 2.2 3.1 .700 3.4 6.3 9.7 0.3 1.3 0.9 3.0 6.4 10.3
Career NBA 30 10 371 3.5 6.0 .581 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.1 .682 2.7 5.5 8.2 0.6 1.4 0.7 2.4 6.6 8.4

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
2003-04 27 DEN NBA C 4 60 7.9 .582 .583 1.8 16.8 8.6 5.1 1.8 1.3 18.9 11.7 99 102 0.0 0.0 0.1 .057
2004-05 28 DEN NBA C 1 6 1.3 .000 .000 0.0 61.6 29.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.8 0 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.094
2005-06 29 DEN NBA C 5 75 4.9 .600 .600 6.7 10.6 8.4 4.2 2.8 0.0 37.5 4.7 94 103 0.0 0.1 0.1 .073
2006-07 30 SAS NBA C 20 230 11.8 .625 .591 11.6 20.1 15.9 1.4 1.9 2.0 26.5 14.8 102 100 0.1 0.4 0.5 .103
Career NBA 30 371 9.6 .607 .581 8.8 18.3 13.4 2.5 2.0 1.4 25.9 12.1 100 101 0.1 0.5 0.7 .087

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Francisco Elson 3.1 2.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jake Voskuhl 82.6 3.3 2.7 2.5 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 -0.3
Jim Barnes 82.2 3.4 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.1 0.3
Manute Bol 81.0 3.9 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.2 0.0 -0.2
Joel Anthony 80.0 3.4 3.3 3.1 1.7 1.2 0.6
Jake Tsakalidis 79.6 2.8 2.8 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.3
Michael Doleac 79.4 3.0 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.3
Jim McIlvaine 78.1 3.0 1.9 1.8 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.1
Hub Reed 77.8 2.8 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.0
Cherokee Parks 77.4 3.8 2.2 1.9 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0
Steven Hunter 77.0 2.8 2.6 2.5 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Francisco Elson 3.1 2.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jake Voskuhl 82.6 3.3 2.7 2.5 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 -0.3
Jim Barnes 82.2 3.4 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.1 0.3
Manute Bol 80.1 3.9 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.2
Joel Anthony 80.0 3.4 3.3 3.1 1.7 1.2 0.6
Jake Tsakalidis 79.6 2.8 2.8 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.3
Michael Doleac 79.3 3.0 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.0
Jim McIlvaine 78.1 3.0 1.9 1.8 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.1
Hub Reed 77.8 2.8 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.0
Cherokee Parks 77.4 3.8 2.2 1.9 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0
Steven Hunter 77.0 2.8 2.6 2.5 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.1

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant
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
1997-98 21 CALIFORNIA 27 497 53 123 0 0 30 49 126 14 19 25 32 83 136 .431 .612 18.4 5.0 4.7 0.5
1998-99 22 CALIFORNIA 32 632 80 156 0 0 21 51 162 16 26 42 36 84 181 .513 .412 19.8 5.7 5.1 0.5
Career 59 1129 133 279 0 0 51 100 288 30 45 67 68 167 317 .477 .510 19.1 5.4 4.9 0.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
2007 San Antonio Spurs (NBA)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (1059)

Transactions

October 2, 1997: Traded by the Seattle SuperSonics (as a 1999 2nd round draft pick) with Greg Graham, Steve Scheffler and a 1998 2nd round draft pick (Ryan Bowen) to the Denver Nuggets for Dale Ellis.

June 30, 1999: Drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the 2nd round (41st pick) of the 1999 NBA Draft.

August 2, 2006: Signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.

February 20, 2008: Traded by the San Antonio Spurs with Brent Barry and a 2009 1st round draft pick (Rodrigue Beaubois) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Kurt Thomas.

September 9, 2008: Signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks.

February 18, 2010: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks with Jodie Meeks to the Philadelphia 76ers for Primoz Brezec, Royal Ivey and a 2010 2nd round draft pick (Darington Hobson).

September 14, 2010: Signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.

January 27, 2012: Signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2003-04 Denver Nuggets NBA $366,931
2004-05 Denver Nuggets NBA $620,046
2005-06 Denver Nuggets NBA $719,373
2006-07 San Antonio Spurs NBA $3,000,000
2007-08 Seattle SuperSonics NBA $3,000,000
2008-09 Milwaukee Bucks NBA $1,700,000
2009-10 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $1,700,000
2010-11 Utah Jazz NBA $1,146,337
2011-12 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $305,792
Career (may be incomplete) $12,558,479

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