Ronald Eugene Mercer (Ron)
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-7 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: May 18, 1976 in Nashville, Tennessee
High School: Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
College: University of Kentucky
Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall) of the 1997 NBA draft.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 21 | BOS | NBA | 80 | 62 | 2662 | 515 | 1145 | .450 | 3 | 28 | .107 | 188 | 224 | .839 | 109 | 171 | 280 | 176 | 125 | 17 | 132 | 213 | 1221 |
| 1998-99 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 41 | 40 | 1551 | 305 | 707 | .431 | 5 | 30 | .167 | 83 | 105 | .790 | 37 | 118 | 155 | 104 | 67 | 12 | 89 | 81 | 698 |
| 1999-00 | 23 | TOT | NBA | 68 | 68 | 2377 | 460 | 1080 | .426 | 15 | 48 | .313 | 213 | 270 | .789 | 64 | 186 | 250 | 158 | 75 | 23 | 151 | 151 | 1148 |
| 1999-00 | 23 | DEN | NBA | 37 | 37 | 1408 | 272 | 612 | .444 | 15 | 39 | .385 | 119 | 151 | .788 | 29 | 123 | 152 | 104 | 33 | 15 | 87 | 75 | 678 |
| 1999-00 | 23 | ORL | NBA | 31 | 31 | 969 | 188 | 468 | .402 | 0 | 9 | .000 | 94 | 119 | .790 | 35 | 63 | 98 | 54 | 42 | 8 | 64 | 76 | 470 |
| 2000-01 | 24 | CHI | NBA | 61 | 61 | 2535 | 500 | 1121 | .446 | 14 | 46 | .304 | 188 | 228 | .825 | 72 | 164 | 236 | 201 | 78 | 27 | 129 | 148 | 1202 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | TOT | NBA | 53 | 41 | 1716 | 311 | 784 | .397 | 18 | 62 | .290 | 95 | 119 | .798 | 50 | 128 | 178 | 128 | 32 | 13 | 88 | 108 | 735 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | CHI | NBA | 40 | 40 | 1503 | 286 | 717 | .399 | 17 | 57 | .298 | 84 | 108 | .778 | 44 | 111 | 155 | 118 | 30 | 10 | 79 | 86 | 673 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | IND | NBA | 13 | 1 | 213 | 25 | 67 | .373 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 11 | 11 | 1.000 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 62 |
| 2002-03 | 26 | IND | NBA | 72 | 3 | 1671 | 244 | 597 | .409 | 3 | 16 | .188 | 65 | 81 | .802 | 32 | 122 | 154 | 112 | 49 | 14 | 54 | 123 | 556 |
| 2003-04 | 27 | SAS | NBA | 39 | 0 | 516 | 90 | 211 | .427 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 13 | 17 | .765 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 26 | 37 | 195 |
| 2004-05 | 28 | NJN | NBA | 18 | 3 | 390 | 65 | 158 | .411 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 7 | 10 | .700 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 137 |
| Career | NBA | 432 | 278 | 13418 | 2490 | 5803 | .429 | 60 | 240 | .250 | 852 | 1054 | .808 | 383 | 959 | 1342 | 921 | 456 | 113 | 683 | 881 | 5892 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 21 | BOS | NBA | 80 | 62 | 33.3 | 6.4 | 14.3 | .450 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .107 | 2.4 | 2.8 | .839 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 15.3 |
| 1998-99 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 41 | 40 | 37.8 | 7.4 | 17.2 | .431 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .167 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .790 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 1999-00 | 23 | TOT | NBA | 68 | 68 | 35.0 | 6.8 | 15.9 | .426 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .313 | 3.1 | 4.0 | .789 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 16.9 |
| 1999-00 | 23 | DEN | NBA | 37 | 37 | 38.1 | 7.4 | 16.5 | .444 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .385 | 3.2 | 4.1 | .788 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 1999-00 | 23 | ORL | NBA | 31 | 31 | 31.3 | 6.1 | 15.1 | .402 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 3.0 | 3.8 | .790 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 15.2 |
| 2000-01 | 24 | CHI | NBA | 61 | 61 | 41.6 | 8.2 | 18.4 | .446 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .304 | 3.1 | 3.7 | .825 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 19.7 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | TOT | NBA | 53 | 41 | 32.4 | 5.9 | 14.8 | .397 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .290 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .798 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 13.9 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | CHI | NBA | 40 | 40 | 37.6 | 7.2 | 17.9 | .399 | 0.4 | 1.4 | .298 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .778 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 16.8 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | IND | NBA | 13 | 1 | 16.4 | 1.9 | 5.2 | .373 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .200 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 4.8 |
| 2002-03 | 26 | IND | NBA | 72 | 3 | 23.2 | 3.4 | 8.3 | .409 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .188 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .802 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 7.7 |
| 2003-04 | 27 | SAS | NBA | 39 | 0 | 13.2 | 2.3 | 5.4 | .427 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .286 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .765 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| 2004-05 | 28 | NJN | NBA | 18 | 3 | 21.7 | 3.6 | 8.8 | .411 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .700 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 7.6 |
| Career | NBA | 432 | 278 | 31.1 | 5.8 | 13.4 | .429 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .250 | 2.0 | 2.4 | .808 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 13.6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 21 | BOS | NBA | 80 | 62 | 2662 | 7.0 | 15.5 | .450 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .107 | 2.5 | 3.0 | .839 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 16.5 |
| 1998-99 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 41 | 40 | 1551 | 7.1 | 16.4 | .431 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .167 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .790 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 16.2 |
| 1999-00 | 23 | TOT | NBA | 68 | 68 | 2377 | 7.0 | 16.4 | .426 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .313 | 3.2 | 4.1 | .789 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 17.4 |
| 1999-00 | 23 | DEN | NBA | 37 | 37 | 1408 | 7.0 | 15.6 | .444 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .385 | 3.0 | 3.9 | .788 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 17.3 |
| 1999-00 | 23 | ORL | NBA | 31 | 31 | 969 | 7.0 | 17.4 | .402 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 3.5 | 4.4 | .790 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 17.5 |
| 2000-01 | 24 | CHI | NBA | 61 | 61 | 2535 | 7.1 | 15.9 | .446 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .304 | 2.7 | 3.2 | .825 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 17.1 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | TOT | NBA | 53 | 41 | 1716 | 6.5 | 16.4 | .397 | 0.4 | 1.3 | .290 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .798 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 15.4 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | CHI | NBA | 40 | 40 | 1503 | 6.9 | 17.2 | .399 | 0.4 | 1.4 | .298 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .778 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 16.1 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | IND | NBA | 13 | 1 | 213 | 4.2 | 11.3 | .373 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .200 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 10.5 |
| 2002-03 | 26 | IND | NBA | 72 | 3 | 1671 | 5.3 | 12.9 | .409 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .188 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .802 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 12.0 |
| 2003-04 | 27 | SAS | NBA | 39 | 0 | 516 | 6.3 | 14.7 | .427 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .286 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .765 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 13.6 |
| 2004-05 | 28 | NJN | NBA | 18 | 3 | 390 | 6.0 | 14.6 | .411 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .700 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 12.6 |
| Career | NBA | 432 | 278 | 13418 | 6.7 | 15.6 | .429 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .250 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .808 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 15.8 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 21 | BOS | NBA | 80 | 2662 | 14.1 | .491 | .451 | 4.4 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 11.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 22.3 | 103 | 108 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 1998-99 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 41 | 1551 | 13.5 | .463 | .435 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 24.2 | 94 | 104 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 1999-00 | 23 | TOT | NBA | 68 | 2377 | 12.7 | .479 | .433 | 2.9 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 11.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 11.2 | 24.4 | 96 | 107 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 1999-00 | 23 | DEN | NBA | 37 | 1408 | 13.4 | .500 | .457 | 2.2 | 9.6 | 5.9 | 12.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 11.4 | 23.7 | 99 | 109 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 1999-00 | 23 | ORL | NBA | 31 | 969 | 11.8 | .452 | .402 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 11.0 | 25.3 | 93 | 104 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| 2000-01 | 24 | CHI | NBA | 61 | 2535 | 14.8 | .492 | .452 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 16.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 24.8 | 99 | 110 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | TOT | NBA | 53 | 1716 | 10.2 | .439 | .408 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 14.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 9.5 | 24.8 | 90 | 111 | -1.5 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | CHI | NBA | 40 | 1503 | 10.8 | .440 | .411 | 3.3 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 15.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 25.8 | 90 | 111 | -1.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | IND | NBA | 13 | 213 | 6.0 | .432 | .381 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 11.1 | 17.2 | 89 | 109 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2002-03 | 26 | IND | NBA | 72 | 1671 | 9.3 | .439 | .411 | 2.2 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 18.6 | 94 | 104 | -0.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 2003-04 | 27 | SAS | NBA | 39 | 516 | 9.3 | .446 | .431 | 2.2 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 10.6 | 21.9 | 88 | 98 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| 2004-05 | 28 | NJN | NBA | 18 | 390 | 9.4 | .422 | .411 | 2.7 | 9.7 | 6.2 | 9.8 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 7.9 | 21.2 | 86 | 105 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Career | NBA | 432 | 13418 | 12.5 | .470 | .434 | 3.2 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 12.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 9.8 | 23.2 | 96 | 107 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | IND | NBA | 5 | 117 | 18 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 39 | .500 | .750 | 23.4 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | |
| 2002-03 | 26 | IND | NBA | 6 | 135 | 16 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 39 | .327 | .875 | 22.5 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | |
| Career | NBA | 11 | 252 | 34 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 78 | .400 | .833 | 22.9 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | |||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | 25 | IND | NBA | 5 | 117 | 9.5 | .516 | .500 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 16.7 | 99 | 102 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2002-03 | 26 | IND | NBA | 6 | 135 | 6.1 | .371 | .327 | 1.6 | 9.4 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 19.6 | 81 | 108 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Career | NBA | 11 | 252 | 7.7 | .432 | .400 | 0.9 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 18.3 | 88 | 105 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1995-96 | 19 | KENTUCKY | 36 | 677 | 107 | 234 | 23 | 68 | 51 | 65 | 104 | 50 | 34 | 8 | 36 | 51 | 288 | .457 | .338 | .785 | 18.8 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 1.4 | |
| 1996-97 | 20 | KENTUCKY | 40 | 1299 | 297 | 603 | 49 | 141 | 82 | 105 | 210 | 97 | 66 | 10 | 68 | 95 | 725 | .493 | .348 | .781 | 32.5 | 18.1 | 5.3 | 2.4 | |
| Career | 76 | 1976 | 404 | 837 | 72 | 209 | 133 | 170 | 314 | 147 | 100 | 18 | 104 | 146 | 1013 | .483 | .344 | .782 | 26.0 | 13.3 | 4.1 | 1.9 | |||
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Honors 1995 McDonald's All American1996-97 NCAA AP All-America (1st) 1997-98 NBA All-Rookie (1st) |
Minutes Per Game 2000-01 NBA 41.6 (4) |
Turnover Pct 1997-98 NBA 9.6 (10) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.000 (517) |
June 21, 1996: Traded by the Dallas Mavericks (as a 1997 1st round draft pick) with a 1996 1st round draft pick (Antoine Walker) to the Boston Celtics for Eric Montross and a 1996 1st round draft pick (Samaki Walker).
June 25, 1997: Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1997 NBA Draft.
August 3, 1999: Traded by the Boston Celtics with Popeye Jones and Dwayne Schintzius to the Denver Nuggets for Danny Fortson, Eric Washington, Eric Williams and a 2001 1st round draft pick (Kedrick Brown).
February 1, 2000: Traded by the Denver Nuggets with Chauncey Billups and Johnny Taylor to the Orlando Magic for Tariq Abdul-Wahad, Chris Gatling and a 2001 1st round draft pick (Steven Hunter).
August 1, 2000: Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.
February 19, 2002: Traded by the Chicago Bulls with Ron Artest, Brad Miller and Kevin Ollie to the Indiana Pacers for Travis Best, Norm Richardson, Jalen Rose and a 2002 2nd round draft pick (Lonny Baxter).
July 24, 2003: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Indiana Pacers to the San Antonio Spurs; the Sacramento Kings traded Scot Pollard to the Indiana Pacers; and the San Antonio Spurs traded Danny Ferry to the Indiana Pacers.
February 27, 2004: Waived by the San Antonio Spurs.
August 12, 2004: Signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets.
August 15, 2005: Waived by the New Jersey Nets.
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | Boston Celtics | NBA | $1,768,320 |
| 1998-99 | Boston Celtics | NBA | $2,033,000 |
| 1999-00 | Total | NBA | $2,298,840 |
| 2000-01 | Chicago Bulls | NBA | $5,520,000 |
| 2001-02 | Total | NBA | $6,750,000 |
| 2002-03 | Indiana Pacers | NBA | $6,750,000 |
| 2003-04 | San Antonio Spurs | NBA | $6,750,000 |
| 2004-05 | New Jersey Nets | NBA | $1,600,000 |
| 2005-06 | New Jersey Nets | NBA | $1,760,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $35,230,160 |
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