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Luc Longley

Lucien James Longley (Luc)

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 7-2 ▪ Weight: 265 lbs.
Born: January 19, 1969 in Melbourne, Australia
High School: Scotch College in Perth, Australia
College: University of New Mexico
Draft: Minnesota Timberwolves, 1st round (7th pick, 7th overall), 1991 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 30, 1991

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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
1991-92 23 MIN NBA C 66 3 991 114 249 .458 0 0 53 80 .663 67 190 257 53 35 64 83 157 281
1992-93 24 MIN NBA C 55 25 1045 133 292 .455 0 0 53 74 .716 71 169 240 51 47 77 88 169 319
1993-94 25 TOT NBA C 76 46 1502 219 465 .471 0 1 .000 90 125 .720 129 304 433 109 45 79 119 216 528
1993-94 25 MIN NBA C 49 29 989 134 289 .464 0 1 .000 56 80 .700 87 208 295 46 35 58 79 131 324
1993-94 25 CHI NBA C 27 17 513 85 176 .483 0 0 34 45 .756 42 96 138 63 10 21 40 85 204
1994-95 26 CHI NBA C 55 0 1001 135 302 .447 0 2 .000 88 107 .822 82 181 263 73 24 45 86 177 358
1995-96 27 CHI NBA C 62 62 1641 242 502 .482 0 0 80 103 .777 104 214 318 119 22 84 114 223 564
1996-97 28 CHI NBA C 59 59 1472 221 485 .456 0 2 .000 95 120 .792 121 211 332 141 23 66 111 191 537
1997-98 29 CHI NBA C 58 58 1703 277 609 .455 0 0 109 148 .736 113 228 341 161 34 62 130 206 663
1998-99 30 PHO NBA C 39 39 933 140 290 .483 0 0 59 76 .776 59 162 221 45 23 21 53 119 339
1999-00 31 PHO NBA C 72 68 1417 186 399 .466 0 0 80 97 .825 100 223 323 77 22 42 136 221 452
2000-01 32 NYK NBA C 25 2 301 18 54 .333 0 0 13 17 .765 26 40 66 7 3 9 22 51 49
Career NBA 567 362 12006 1685 3647 .462 0 5 .000 720 947 .760 872 1922 2794 836 278 549 942 1730 4090

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
1991-92 23 MIN NBA C 66 3 15.0 1.7 3.8 .458 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.2 .663 1.0 2.9 3.9 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.3 2.4 4.3
1992-93 24 MIN NBA C 55 25 19.0 2.4 5.3 .455 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.3 .716 1.3 3.1 4.4 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.6 3.1 5.8
1993-94 25 TOT NBA C 76 46 19.8 2.9 6.1 .471 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.6 .720 1.7 4.0 5.7 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.6 2.8 6.9
1993-94 25 MIN NBA C 49 29 20.2 2.7 5.9 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.6 .700 1.8 4.2 6.0 0.9 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.7 6.6
1993-94 25 CHI NBA C 27 17 19.0 3.1 6.5 .483 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.7 .756 1.6 3.6 5.1 2.3 0.4 0.8 1.5 3.1 7.6
1994-95 26 CHI NBA C 55 0 18.2 2.5 5.5 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 1.9 .822 1.5 3.3 4.8 1.3 0.4 0.8 1.6 3.2 6.5
1995-96 27 CHI NBA C 62 62 26.5 3.9 8.1 .482 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.7 .777 1.7 3.5 5.1 1.9 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.6 9.1
1996-97 28 CHI NBA C 59 59 24.9 3.7 8.2 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.0 .792 2.1 3.6 5.6 2.4 0.4 1.1 1.9 3.2 9.1
1997-98 29 CHI NBA C 58 58 29.4 4.8 10.5 .455 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.6 .736 1.9 3.9 5.9 2.8 0.6 1.1 2.2 3.6 11.4
1998-99 30 PHO NBA C 39 39 23.9 3.6 7.4 .483 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.9 .776 1.5 4.2 5.7 1.2 0.6 0.5 1.4 3.1 8.7
1999-00 31 PHO NBA C 72 68 19.7 2.6 5.5 .466 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.3 .825 1.4 3.1 4.5 1.1 0.3 0.6 1.9 3.1 6.3
2000-01 32 NYK NBA C 25 2 12.0 0.7 2.2 .333 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.7 .765 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.9 2.0 2.0
Career NBA 567 362 21.2 3.0 6.4 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.7 .760 1.5 3.4 4.9 1.5 0.5 1.0 1.7 3.1 7.2

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
1991-92 23 MIN NBA C 66 3 991 4.1 9.0 .458 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.9 .663 2.4 6.9 9.3 1.9 1.3 2.3 3.0 5.7 10.2
1992-93 24 MIN NBA C 55 25 1045 4.6 10.1 .455 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.5 .716 2.4 5.8 8.3 1.8 1.6 2.7 3.0 5.8 11.0
1993-94 25 TOT NBA C 76 46 1502 5.2 11.1 .471 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.0 .720 3.1 7.3 10.4 2.6 1.1 1.9 2.9 5.2 12.7
1993-94 25 MIN NBA C 49 29 989 4.9 10.5 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .700 3.2 7.6 10.7 1.7 1.3 2.1 2.9 4.8 11.8
1993-94 25 CHI NBA C 27 17 513 6.0 12.4 .483 0.0 0.0 2.4 3.2 .756 2.9 6.7 9.7 4.4 0.7 1.5 2.8 6.0 14.3
1994-95 26 CHI NBA C 55 0 1001 4.9 10.9 .447 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 3.8 .822 2.9 6.5 9.5 2.6 0.9 1.6 3.1 6.4 12.9
1995-96 27 CHI NBA C 62 62 1641 5.3 11.0 .482 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.3 .777 2.3 4.7 7.0 2.6 0.5 1.8 2.5 4.9 12.4
1996-97 28 CHI NBA C 59 59 1472 5.4 11.9 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 2.9 .792 3.0 5.2 8.1 3.4 0.6 1.6 2.7 4.7 13.1
1997-98 29 CHI NBA C 58 58 1703 5.9 12.9 .455 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.1 .736 2.4 4.8 7.2 3.4 0.7 1.3 2.7 4.4 14.0
1998-99 30 PHO NBA C 39 39 933 5.4 11.2 .483 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.9 .776 2.3 6.3 8.5 1.7 0.9 0.8 2.0 4.6 13.1
1999-00 31 PHO NBA C 72 68 1417 4.7 10.1 .466 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.5 .825 2.5 5.7 8.2 2.0 0.6 1.1 3.5 5.6 11.5
2000-01 32 NYK NBA C 25 2 301 2.2 6.5 .333 0.0 0.0 1.6 2.0 .765 3.1 4.8 7.9 0.8 0.4 1.1 2.6 6.1 5.9
Career NBA 567 362 12006 5.1 10.9 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.8 .760 2.6 5.8 8.4 2.5 0.8 1.6 2.8 5.2 12.3

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
1991-92 23 MIN NBA C 66 991 10.1 .494 .458 7.2 21.8 14.3 7.3 1.8 3.9 22.6 15.8 90 107 -0.9 1.1 0.2 .009
1992-93 24 MIN NBA C 55 1045 10.7 .491 .455 8.2 19.3 13.8 7.6 2.3 4.7 21.3 17.5 89 106 -1.1 1.3 0.2 .007
1993-94 25 TOT NBA C 76 1502 13.5 .508 .471 10.2 23.4 16.9 11.3 1.5 3.4 18.6 18.7 98 103 0.0 2.2 2.2 .071
1993-94 25 MIN NBA C 49 989 12.6 .500 .464 10.6 24.1 17.5 7.5 1.8 3.8 19.6 17.8 94 104 -0.4 1.3 0.9 .043
1993-94 25 CHI NBA C 27 513 15.2 .521 .483 9.6 21.9 15.7 18.8 1.0 2.8 17.0 20.3 105 101 0.5 0.9 1.3 .125
1994-95 26 CHI NBA C 55 1001 12.3 .513 .447 9.7 21.3 15.5 10.9 1.3 3.4 19.8 19.3 100 102 0.0 1.8 1.8 .087
1995-96 27 CHI NBA C 62 1641 11.9 .515 .482 7.4 15.2 11.3 10.6 0.7 3.9 17.2 17.8 103 102 0.7 2.8 3.5 .101
1996-97 28 CHI NBA C 59 1472 13.4 .499 .456 9.4 15.9 12.7 14.1 0.8 3.4 17.1 19.7 103 102 0.9 2.3 3.1 .103
1997-98 29 CHI NBA C 58 1703 13.5 .492 .455 7.6 15.4 11.5 15.5 1.1 2.6 16.2 21.2 99 100 0.6 2.8 3.4 .096
1998-99 30 PHO NBA C 39 933 13.5 .524 .483 7.2 20.6 13.8 8.1 1.3 1.7 14.1 18.6 101 102 0.8 1.0 1.8 .092
1999-00 31 PHO NBA C 72 1417 8.8 .512 .466 8.0 17.2 12.7 8.4 0.8 2.1 23.5 18.0 90 100 -0.9 2.2 1.3 .044
2000-01 32 NYK NBA C 25 301 3.7 .399 .333 10.8 15.6 13.3 3.7 0.6 2.4 26.4 13.6 78 99 -0.5 0.5 0.0 .000
Career NBA 567 12006 11.8 .503 .462 8.4 18.4 13.4 10.7 1.2 3.2 18.8 18.5 97 102 -0.4 17.9 17.5 .070

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
1993-94 25 CHI NBA C 10 2 170 25 50 .500 0 0 13 18 .722 13 32 45 18 6 8 21 38 63
1994-95 26 CHI NBA C 10 8 204 24 50 .480 0 0 8 10 .800 6 26 32 11 7 5 10 41 56
1995-96 27 CHI NBA C 18 18 439 61 130 .469 0 0 28 37 .757 34 48 82 28 7 25 38 83 150
1996-97 28 CHI NBA C 19 19 432 57 104 .548 0 0 10 26 .385 39 45 84 35 7 16 28 65 124
1997-98 29 CHI NBA C 18 16 456 54 120 .450 0 0 34 39 .872 34 56 90 35 12 15 36 73 142
1998-99 30 PHO NBA C 3 2 51 2 12 .167 0 0 0 0 2 7 9 1 3 0 2 2 4
1999-00 31 PHO NBA C 9 9 162 18 51 .353 0 0 2 3 .667 12 18 30 8 4 4 10 36 38
Career NBA 87 74 1914 241 517 .466 0 0 95 133 .714 140 232 372 136 46 73 145 338 577

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
1993-94 25 CHI NBA C 10 2 17.0 2.5 5.0 .500 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.8 .722 1.3 3.2 4.5 1.8 0.6 0.8 2.1 3.8 6.3
1994-95 26 CHI NBA C 10 8 20.4 2.4 5.0 .480 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.0 .800 0.6 2.6 3.2 1.1 0.7 0.5 1.0 4.1 5.6
1995-96 27 CHI NBA C 18 18 24.4 3.4 7.2 .469 0.0 0.0 1.6 2.1 .757 1.9 2.7 4.6 1.6 0.4 1.4 2.1 4.6 8.3
1996-97 28 CHI NBA C 19 19 22.7 3.0 5.5 .548 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.4 .385 2.1 2.4 4.4 1.8 0.4 0.8 1.5 3.4 6.5
1997-98 29 CHI NBA C 18 16 25.3 3.0 6.7 .450 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.2 .872 1.9 3.1 5.0 1.9 0.7 0.8 2.0 4.1 7.9
1998-99 30 PHO NBA C 3 2 17.0 0.7 4.0 .167 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.3
1999-00 31 PHO NBA C 9 9 18.0 2.0 5.7 .353 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 .667 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.4 1.1 4.0 4.2
Career NBA 87 74 22.0 2.8 5.9 .466 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.5 .714 1.6 2.7 4.3 1.6 0.5 0.8 1.7 3.9 6.6

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
1993-94 25 CHI NBA C 10 2 170 5.3 10.6 .500 0.0 0.0 2.8 3.8 .722 2.8 6.8 9.5 3.8 1.3 1.7 4.4 8.0 13.3
1994-95 26 CHI NBA C 10 8 204 4.2 8.8 .480 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.8 .800 1.1 4.6 5.6 1.9 1.2 0.9 1.8 7.2 9.9
1995-96 27 CHI NBA C 18 18 439 5.0 10.7 .469 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.0 .757 2.8 3.9 6.7 2.3 0.6 2.1 3.1 6.8 12.3
1996-97 28 CHI NBA C 19 19 432 4.7 8.7 .548 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.2 .385 3.2 3.7 7.0 2.9 0.6 1.3 2.3 5.4 10.3
1997-98 29 CHI NBA C 18 16 456 4.3 9.5 .450 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.1 .872 2.7 4.4 7.1 2.8 0.9 1.2 2.8 5.8 11.2
1998-99 30 PHO NBA C 3 2 51 1.4 8.5 .167 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 4.9 6.4 0.7 2.1 0.0 1.4 1.4 2.8
1999-00 31 PHO NBA C 9 9 162 4.0 11.3 .353 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 .667 2.7 4.0 6.7 1.8 0.9 0.9 2.2 8.0 8.4
Career NBA 87 74 1914 4.5 9.7 .466 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.5 .714 2.6 4.4 7.0 2.6 0.9 1.4 2.7 6.4 10.9

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
1993-94 25 CHI NBA C 10 170 13.8 .544 .500 9.8 22.6 16.4 18.4 2.0 3.7 26.6 22.2 94 100 -0.1 0.3 0.2 .064
1994-95 26 CHI NBA C 10 204 8.6 .515 .480 3.7 15.2 9.6 8.4 1.9 2.1 15.5 14.6 100 108 0.0 0.3 0.2 .057
1995-96 27 CHI NBA C 18 439 11.1 .513 .469 9.0 14.1 11.4 10.8 0.9 5.2 20.6 19.0 98 100 0.0 0.8 0.8 .091
1996-97 28 CHI NBA C 19 432 12.3 .537 .548 10.1 12.7 11.4 13.7 0.9 3.4 19.5 15.5 104 103 0.2 0.7 0.9 .098
1997-98 29 CHI NBA C 18 456 12.3 .518 .450 8.9 16.0 12.3 13.1 1.5 2.6 20.8 18.1 100 101 0.2 0.7 0.9 .092
1998-99 30 PHO NBA C 3 51 0.6 .167 .167 4.4 21.7 11.6 2.9 3.1 0.0 14.3 12.7 44 111 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.197
1999-00 31 PHO NBA C 9 162 3.8 .363 .353 7.8 11.9 9.8 8.4 1.3 1.8 16.0 17.2 77 102 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.032
Career NBA 87 1914 10.7 .501 .466 8.5 15.1 11.7 12.0 1.3 3.3 20.1 17.5 97 102 -0.2 3.0 2.7 .069

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Luc Longley 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.0
Vitaly Potapenko 85.1 3.4 3.1 2.5 2.2 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.1
Jim Davis 84.9 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.3 2.3 1.8 0.9 0.2
Nathaniel Clifton 84.3 3.7 3.3 2.4 2.1 1.8 1.6 0.5 -0.4
Leon Douglas 83.6 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.1 2.1 1.0 0.0
Len Elmore 80.4 4.1 3.4 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.6 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.0
Adonal Foyle 79.8 4.0 3.4 2.8 1.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.7 -0.1
Bill Wennington 79.8 3.5 2.8 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.4
Brad Lohaus 78.9 3.3 2.7 2.7 1.8 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.1 -0.1
Mike Brown 78.8 3.7 3.7 2.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.1 -0.4
Jim Barnes 78.4 3.4 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.1 0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Luc Longley 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.0
Jim Davis 84.9 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.3 2.3 1.8 0.9 0.2
Vitaly Potapenko 84.6 3.4 3.1 2.5 2.2 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Nathaniel Clifton 84.3 3.7 3.3 2.4 2.1 1.8 1.6 0.5 -0.4
Leon Douglas 83.6 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.1 2.1 1.0 0.0
Len Elmore 80.4 4.1 3.4 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.6 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.0
Brad Lohaus 78.7 3.3 2.7 2.7 1.8 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Mike Brown 78.6 3.7 3.7 2.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 -0.4
Jim Barnes 78.4 3.4 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.1 0.3
Kurt Nimphius 77.7 4.8 3.3 3.1 2.9 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.1
Duane Causwell 77.1 3.9 2.9 2.8 1.8 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.0

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
1987-88 19 NMEXICO 35 424 60 120 20 51 94 22 10 34 39 64 140 .500 .392 12.1 4.0 2.7 0.6
1988-89 20 NMEXICO 33 966 174 301 80 104 223 78 25 90 79 92 428 .578 .769 29.3 13.0 6.8 2.4
1989-90 21 NMEXICO 34 1192 233 417 161 196 330 108 31 117 112 90 627 .559 .821 35.1 18.4 9.7 3.2
1990-91 22 NMEXICO 30 1067 229 349 0 2 116 162 275 109 26 95 113 83 574 .656 .000 .716 35.6 19.1 9.2 3.6
Career 132 3649 696 1187 0 2 377 513 922 317 92 336 343 329 1769 .586 .000 .735 27.6 13.4 7.0 2.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1996 Chicago Bulls (NBA)
1997 Chicago Bulls (NBA)
1998 Chicago Bulls (NBA)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.001 (604)

Transactions

June 26, 1991: Drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1991 NBA Draft.

February 23, 1994: Traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Dragan Tarlac) to the Chicago Bulls for Stacey King.

January 23, 1999: Traded by the Chicago Bulls to the Phoenix Suns for Mark Bryant, Martin Muursepp, Bubba Wells and a 1999 1st round draft pick (Metta World Peace).

September 20, 2000: As part of a 4-team trade, traded by the Phoenix Suns to the New York Knicks; the Los Angeles Lakers traded Travis Knight, Glen Rice and a 2001 1st round draft pick (Jamaal Tinsley) to the New York Knicks; the New York Knicks traded Chris Dudley and a 2001 1st round draft pick (Jason Collins) to the Phoenix Suns; the New York Knicks traded Patrick Ewing to the Seattle SuperSonics; the Seattle SuperSonics traded Emanual Davis, Greg Foster, Horace Grant and Chuck Person to the Los Angeles Lakers; and the Seattle SuperSonics traded Lazaro Borrell, Vernon Maxwell, Vladimir Stepania, a 2001 2nd round draft pick (Eric Chenowith), a 2001 2nd round draft pick (Michael Wright) and a 2002 1st round draft pick (Kareem Rush) to the New York Knicks.

September 25, 2001: Waived by the New York Knicks.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1991-92 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $1,590,000
1992-93 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $1,590,000
1993-94 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $1,590,000
1994-95 Chicago Bulls NBA $1,590,000
1995-96 Chicago Bulls NBA $2,300,000
1996-97 Chicago Bulls NBA $2,790,000
1997-98 Chicago Bulls NBA $3,184,900
1998-99 Phoenix Suns NBA $4,000,000
1999-00 Phoenix Suns NBA $5,175,000
2000-01 New York Knicks NBA $5,750,000
2001-02 New York Knicks NBA $6,325,000
2002-03 New York Knicks NBA $6,900,000
Career (may be incomplete) $42,784,900

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