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Ron Mercer

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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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
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

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
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

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
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

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
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

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
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

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
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

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
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1995 McDonald's All American
1996-97 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)

Transactions

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.

Salaries

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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
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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