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Melvin Ely

Melvin Anderson Ely

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
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
Draft: Los Angeles Clippers, 1st round (12th pick, 12th overall), 2002 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 28, 2002
Age: 35 years, 20 days ▪ Experience: 8 years
D-League: 37 G, 10.7 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 0.9 APG (Full Record)

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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
2002-03 24 LAC NBA C 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF-C 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 PF 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 C 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 C 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 C 31 4 373 37 95 .389 0 0 23 36 .639 30 34 64 18 2 9 23 58 97
2010-11 32 DEN NBA C 30 2 366 28 51 .549 0 0 13 21 .619 27 47 74 14 4 11 14 50 69
Career NBA 373 55 5978 780 1696 .460 0 3 .000 426 682 .625 448 766 1214 261 99 208 392 760 1986

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
2002-03 24 LAC NBA C 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF-C 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 PF 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 C 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 C 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 C 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
2010-11 32 DEN NBA C 30 2 12.2 0.9 1.7 .549 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 .619 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.7 2.3
Career NBA 373 55 16.0 2.1 4.5 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.8 .625 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.7 0.3 0.6 1.1 2.0 5.3

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
2002-03 24 LAC NBA C 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF-C 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 PF 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 C 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 C 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 C 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
2010-11 32 DEN NBA C 30 2 366 2.8 5.0 .549 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.1 .619 2.7 4.6 7.3 1.4 0.4 1.1 1.4 4.9 6.8
Career NBA 373 55 5978 4.7 10.2 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 4.1 .625 2.7 4.6 7.3 1.6 0.6 1.3 2.4 4.6 12.0

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
2002-03 24 LAC NBA C 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 .048
2003-04 25 LAC NBA PF 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 .039
2004-05 26 CHA NBA PF 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 .004
2005-06 27 CHA NBA PF 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 .072
2006-07 28 TOT NBA PF-C 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 -0.039
2006-07 28 CHA NBA PF 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 -0.047
2006-07 28 SAS NBA C 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 -0.009
2007-08 29 NOH NBA C 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 .022
2008-09 30 NOH NBA C 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 -0.008
2010-11 32 DEN NBA C 30 366 8.3 .573 .549 8.8 14.4 11.7 5.3 0.5 2.3 18.9 9.0 113 109 0.3 0.3 0.6 .083
Career NBA 373 5978 10.6 .497 .460 8.4 15.3 11.7 7.1 0.9 2.6 16.4 18.0 97 108 -0.6 4.6 4.0 .032

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
2007-08 29 NOH NBA C 7 0 59 4 15 .267 0 0 7 10 .700 5 6 11 1 0 0 4 13 15
Career NBA 7 0 59 4 15 .267 0 0 7 10 .700 5 6 11 1 0 0 4 13 15

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
2007-08 29 NOH NBA C 7 0 8.4 0.6 2.1 .267 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.4 .700 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.9 2.1
Career NBA 7 0 8.4 0.6 2.1 .267 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.4 .700 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.9 2.1

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
2007-08 29 NOH NBA C 7 0 59 2.4 9.2 .267 0.0 0.0 4.3 6.1 .700 3.1 3.7 6.7 0.6 0.0 0.0 2.4 7.9 9.2
Career NBA 7 0 59 2.4 9.2 .267 0.0 0.0 4.3 6.1 .700 3.1 3.7 6.7 0.6 0.0 0.0 2.4 7.9 9.2

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
2007-08 29 NOH NBA C 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 -0.079
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 -0.079

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 8 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Melvin Ely 2.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.3
Greg Kite 84.1 2.0 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
Rickey Brown 69.5 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.4
Evan Eschmeyer 64.2 2.5 0.7 0.5 0.2
Jack Haley 60.5 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.3
Mark McNamara 60.2 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2
Walt Davis 59.5 1.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6
Johan Petro 59.3 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2
Bob Elliott 56.1 1.6 0.8 0.7
Eric Fernsten 55.9 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.0
Jawann Oldham 54.5 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Melvin Ely 2.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.3
Rickey Brown 69.5 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.4
Evan Eschmeyer 64.2 2.5 0.7 0.5 0.2
Mark McNamara 60.2 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2
Walt Davis 59.5 1.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6
Johan Petro 59.3 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2
Greg Kite 57.9 2.0 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.3
Bob Elliott 56.1 1.6 0.8 0.7
Eric Fernsten 55.9 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.0
Chris Anstey 53.6 1.9 0.6 0.3
Predrag Drobnjak 53.3 2.4 1.6 1.0 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
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 Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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.

September 24, 2010: Signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.

December 14, 2011: Signed as a free agent with the Charlotte Bobcats.

December 23, 2011: Waived by the Charlotte Bobcats.

October 27, 2012: Signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.

October 28, 2012: Waived by the Dallas Mavericks.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2002-03 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $1,490,120
2003-04 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $1,628,760
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
2010-11 Denver Nuggets NBA $1,223,166
Career (may be incomplete) $13,683,025

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