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Melvin Ely

Melvin Anderson Ely

Position: Center
Height: 6-10    Weight: 260 lbs.
Born: May 2, 1978 in Harvey, Illinois
High School: Thornton Township in Harvey, Illinois
College: California State University, Fresno

Drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1st round (12th pick, 12th overall) of the 2002 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2002-03 24 LAC NBA 52 7 802 92 186 .495 0 0 52 74 .703 64 110 174 15 10 32 50 95 236
2003-04 25 LAC NBA 42 2 510 66 153 .431 0 1 .000 25 42 .595 48 53 101 22 9 17 20 68 157
2004-05 26 CHA NBA 79 17 1649 227 526 .432 0 0 122 212 .575 142 184 326 76 32 69 115 199 576
2005-06 27 CHA NBA 57 22 1348 216 425 .508 0 2 .000 128 192 .667 94 183 277 76 29 44 100 160 560
2006-07 28 TOT NBA 30 0 309 29 80 .363 0 0 31 47 .660 15 38 53 18 6 8 28 51 89
2006-07 28 CHA NBA 24 0 244 23 60 .383 0 0 24 35 .686 12 27 39 14 2 6 23 39 70
2006-07 28 SAS NBA 6 0 65 6 20 .300 0 0 7 12 .583 3 11 14 4 4 2 5 12 19
2007-08 29 NOH NBA 52 1 621 85 180 .472 0 0 32 58 .552 28 117 145 22 7 18 42 79 202
2008-09 30 NOH NBA 31 4 373 37 95 .389 0 0 23 36 .639 30 34 64 18 2 9 23 58 97
Career NBA 343 53 5612 752 1645 .457 0 3 .000 413 661 .625 421 719 1140 247 95 197 378 710 1917

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2002-03 24 LAC NBA 52 7 15.4 1.8 3.6 .495 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.4 .703 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.0 1.8 4.5
2003-04 25 LAC NBA 42 2 12.1 1.6 3.6 .431 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.0 .595 1.1 1.3 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.6 3.7
2004-05 26 CHA NBA 79 17 20.9 2.9 6.7 .432 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.7 .575 1.8 2.3 4.1 1.0 0.4 0.9 1.5 2.5 7.3
2005-06 27 CHA NBA 57 22 23.6 3.8 7.5 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.4 .667 1.6 3.2 4.9 1.3 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.8 9.8
2006-07 28 TOT NBA 30 0 10.3 1.0 2.7 .363 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.6 .660 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.7 3.0
2006-07 28 CHA NBA 24 0 10.2 1.0 2.5 .383 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 .686 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.6 2.9
2006-07 28 SAS NBA 6 0 10.8 1.0 3.3 .300 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.0 .583 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.8 2.0 3.2
2007-08 29 NOH NBA 52 1 11.9 1.6 3.5 .472 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.1 .552 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.5 3.9
2008-09 30 NOH NBA 31 4 12.0 1.2 3.1 .389 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.2 .639 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.7 1.9 3.1
Career NBA 343 53 16.4 2.2 4.8 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .625 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.7 0.3 0.6 1.1 2.1 5.6

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2002-03 24 LAC NBA 52 7 802 4.1 8.3 .495 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.3 .703 2.9 4.9 7.8 0.7 0.4 1.4 2.2 4.3 10.6
2003-04 25 LAC NBA 42 2 510 4.7 10.8 .431 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 3.0 .595 3.4 3.7 7.1 1.6 0.6 1.2 1.4 4.8 11.1
2004-05 26 CHA NBA 79 17 1649 5.0 11.5 .432 0.0 0.0 2.7 4.6 .575 3.1 4.0 7.1 1.7 0.7 1.5 2.5 4.3 12.6
2005-06 27 CHA NBA 57 22 1348 5.8 11.4 .508 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 5.1 .667 2.5 4.9 7.4 2.0 0.8 1.2 2.7 4.3 15.0
2006-07 28 TOT NBA 30 0 309 3.4 9.3 .363 0.0 0.0 3.6 5.5 .660 1.7 4.4 6.2 2.1 0.7 0.9 3.3 5.9 10.4
2006-07 28 CHA NBA 24 0 244 3.4 8.9 .383 0.0 0.0 3.5 5.2 .686 1.8 4.0 5.8 2.1 0.3 0.9 3.4 5.8 10.3
2006-07 28 SAS NBA 6 0 65 3.3 11.1 .300 0.0 0.0 3.9 6.6 .583 1.7 6.1 7.8 2.2 2.2 1.1 2.8 6.6 10.5
2007-08 29 NOH NBA 52 1 621 4.9 10.4 .472 0.0 0.0 1.9 3.4 .552 1.6 6.8 8.4 1.3 0.4 1.0 2.4 4.6 11.7
2008-09 30 NOH NBA 31 4 373 3.6 9.2 .389 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.5 .639 2.9 3.3 6.2 1.7 0.2 0.9 2.2 5.6 9.4
Career NBA 343 53 5612 4.8 10.6 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 4.2 .625 2.7 4.6 7.3 1.6 0.6 1.3 2.4 4.6 12.3

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
2002-03 24 LAC NBA 52 802 10.8 .540 .495 9.1 15.4 12.3 3.1 0.7 2.8 18.6 15.1 100 107 0.4 0.4 0.8
2003-04 25 LAC NBA 42 510 11.1 .458 .431 10.6 11.9 11.3 7.4 0.9 2.4 10.4 16.6 101 110 0.3 0.1 0.4
2004-05 26 CHA NBA 79 1649 10.5 .465 .432 9.3 13.5 11.3 7.6 1.0 3.1 15.7 19.7 92 109 -1.1 1.2 0.1
2005-06 27 CHA NBA 57 1348 14.3 .550 .508 7.6 16.8 11.9 9.7 1.1 2.5 16.4 20.1 103 107 0.8 1.2 2.0
2006-07 28 TOT NBA 30 309 5.2 .442 .363 5.7 14.8 10.2 9.0 1.0 2.0 21.8 19.1 83 107 -0.6 0.3 -0.3
2006-07 28 CHA NBA 24 244 4.8 .464 .383 5.7 13.5 9.5 8.9 0.4 1.9 23.4 18.3 84 110 -0.4 0.1 -0.2
2006-07 28 SAS NBA 6 65 6.7 .376 .300 5.8 19.7 13.0 9.2 3.3 2.3 16.5 22.1 78 94 -0.2 0.2 0.0
2007-08 29 NOH NBA 52 621 9.0 .491 .472 5.1 22.6 13.6 5.4 0.6 2.3 17.0 18.5 91 105 -0.5 0.8 0.3
2008-09 30 NOH NBA 31 373 6.0 .438 .389 9.7 11.0 10.4 7.6 0.3 2.0 17.2 17.3 91 111 -0.3 0.3 -0.1
Career NBA 343 5612 10.8 .495 .457 8.4 15.3 11.7 7.3 0.9 2.7 16.3 18.5 96 108 -1.0 4.3 3.4

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2007-08 29 NOH NBA 7 59 4 15 0 0 7 10 5 11 1 0 0 4 13 15 .267 .700 8.4 2.1 1.6 0.1
Career NBA 7 59 4 15 0 0 7 10 5 11 1 0 0 4 13 15 .267 .700 8.4 2.1 1.6 0.1

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
2007-08 29 NOH NBA 7 59 1.2 .387 .267 9.6 11.2 10.4 2.4 0.0 0.0 17.1 19.3 82 113 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
Career NBA 7 59 1.2 .387 .267 9.6 11.2 10.4 2.4 0.0 0.0 17.1 19.3 82 113 -0.1 0.0 -0.1

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
1998-99 20 FRESNOST 32 988 155 276 1 2 48 111 207 17 26 91 76 98 359 .562 .500 .432 30.9 11.2 6.5 0.5
1999-00 21 FRESNOST 31 1035 180 297 0 0 51 77 216 27 23 92 65 96 411 .606 .662 33.4 13.3 7.0 0.9
2000-01 22 FRESNOST 33 1009 208 357 0 0 112 167 247 45 29 90 89 85 528 .583 .671 30.6 16.0 7.5 1.4
2001-02 23 FRESNOST 28 999 246 437 0 1 161 219 254 50 19 89 73 67 653 .563 .000 .735 35.7 23.3 9.1 1.8
Career 124 4031 789 1367 1 3 372 574 924 139 97 362 303 346 1951 .577 .333 .648 32.5 15.7 7.5 1.1

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1997 McDonald's All American

Transactions

June 26, 2002: Drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2002 NBA Draft.

July 14, 2004: Traded by the Los Angeles Clippers with Eddie House to the Charlotte Bobcats for a 2005 2nd round draft pick (Daniel Ewing) and a 2006 2nd round draft pick (Paul Davis).

February 13, 2007: Traded by the Charlotte Bobcats to the San Antonio Spurs for Eric Williams, cash and a 2009 2nd round draft pick (Robert Vaden).

September 13, 2007: Signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Hornets.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
2002-03 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $1,490,120
2003-04 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $1,629,000
2004-05 Charlotte Bobcats NBA $1,742,400
2005-06 Charlotte Bobcats NBA $2,401,027
2006-07 San Antonio Spurs NBA $3,303,813
2007-08 New Orleans Hornets NBA $895,341
2008-09 New Orleans Hornets NBA $998,398
Career (may be incomplete) $12,460,099
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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