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Donald Royal

Donald Adam Royal (D. Rock)

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: May 22, 1966 in New Orleans, Louisiana
High School: Saint Augustine in New Orleans, Louisiana
College: University of Notre Dame
Draft: Cleveland Cavaliers, 3rd round (6th pick, 52nd overall), 1987 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 1989

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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
1989-90 23 MIN NBA SF 66 0 746 117 255 .459 0 1 .000 153 197 .777 69 68 137 43 32 8 81 107 387
1991-92 25 SAS NBA SF 60 4 718 80 178 .449 0 0 92 133 .692 65 59 124 34 25 7 39 73 252
1992-93 26 ORL NBA SF 77 0 1636 194 391 .496 0 3 .000 318 390 .815 116 179 295 80 36 25 113 179 706
1993-94 27 ORL NBA SF 74 0 1357 174 347 .501 0 2 .000 199 269 .740 94 154 248 61 50 16 76 121 547
1994-95 28 ORL NBA SF 70 68 1841 206 434 .475 0 4 .000 223 299 .746 83 196 279 198 45 16 125 156 635
1995-96 29 ORL NBA SF 64 7 963 106 216 .491 0 2 .000 125 164 .762 57 96 153 42 29 15 52 97 337
1996-97 30 TOT NBA SF 62 4 858 62 146 .425 0 2 .000 94 117 .803 52 102 154 25 23 11 47 100 218
1996-97 30 ORL NBA SF 1 1 29 4 10 .400 0 0 4 4 1.000 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 12
1996-97 30 GSW NBA SF 36 1 509 37 96 .385 0 2 .000 62 78 .795 33 62 95 14 11 9 22 55 136
1996-97 30 CHH NBA SF 25 2 320 21 40 .525 0 0 28 35 .800 18 40 58 10 12 2 22 42 70
1997-98 31 TOT NBA SF 31 5 323 25 69 .362 0 0 29 33 .879 18 23 41 17 7 1 10 35 79
1997-98 31 ORL NBA SF 2 0 18 1 6 .167 0 0 3 4 .750 2 2 4 1 1 0 3 5 5
1997-98 31 CHH NBA SF 29 5 305 24 63 .381 0 0 26 29 .897 16 21 37 16 6 1 7 30 74
Career NBA 504 88 8442 964 2036 .473 0 14 .000 1233 1602 .770 554 877 1431 500 247 99 543 868 3161

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
1989-90 23 MIN NBA SF 66 0 11.3 1.8 3.9 .459 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.0 .777 1.0 1.0 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.6 5.9
1991-92 25 SAS NBA SF 60 4 12.0 1.3 3.0 .449 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.2 .692 1.1 1.0 2.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.2 4.2
1992-93 26 ORL NBA SF 77 0 21.2 2.5 5.1 .496 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.1 .815 1.5 2.3 3.8 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.5 2.3 9.2
1993-94 27 ORL NBA SF 74 0 18.3 2.4 4.7 .501 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.6 .740 1.3 2.1 3.4 0.8 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.6 7.4
1994-95 28 ORL NBA SF 70 68 26.3 2.9 6.2 .475 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.3 .746 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.8 0.6 0.2 1.8 2.2 9.1
1995-96 29 ORL NBA SF 64 7 15.0 1.7 3.4 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.6 .762 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.5 5.3
1996-97 30 TOT NBA SF 62 4 13.8 1.0 2.4 .425 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.9 .803 0.8 1.6 2.5 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.6 3.5
1996-97 30 ORL NBA SF 1 1 29.0 4.0 10.0 .400 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 1.000 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 12.0
1996-97 30 GSW NBA SF 36 1 14.1 1.0 2.7 .385 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.2 .795 0.9 1.7 2.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.5 3.8
1996-97 30 CHH NBA SF 25 2 12.8 0.8 1.6 .525 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.4 .800 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.7 2.8
1997-98 31 TOT NBA SF 31 5 10.4 0.8 2.2 .362 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.1 .879 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.1 2.5
1997-98 31 ORL NBA SF 2 0 9.0 0.5 3.0 .167 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.0 .750 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.5 2.5 2.5
1997-98 31 CHH NBA SF 29 5 10.5 0.8 2.2 .381 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.0 .897 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.0 2.6
Career NBA 504 88 16.8 1.9 4.0 .473 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.2 .770 1.1 1.7 2.8 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.7 6.3

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
1989-90 23 MIN NBA SF 66 0 746 5.6 12.3 .459 0.0 0.0 .000 7.4 9.5 .777 3.3 3.3 6.6 2.1 1.5 0.4 3.9 5.2 18.7
1991-92 25 SAS NBA SF 60 4 718 4.0 8.9 .449 0.0 0.0 4.6 6.7 .692 3.3 3.0 6.2 1.7 1.3 0.4 2.0 3.7 12.6
1992-93 26 ORL NBA SF 77 0 1636 4.3 8.6 .496 0.0 0.1 .000 7.0 8.6 .815 2.6 3.9 6.5 1.8 0.8 0.6 2.5 3.9 15.5
1993-94 27 ORL NBA SF 74 0 1357 4.6 9.2 .501 0.0 0.1 .000 5.3 7.1 .740 2.5 4.1 6.6 1.6 1.3 0.4 2.0 3.2 14.5
1994-95 28 ORL NBA SF 70 68 1841 4.0 8.5 .475 0.0 0.1 .000 4.4 5.8 .746 1.6 3.8 5.5 3.9 0.9 0.3 2.4 3.1 12.4
1995-96 29 ORL NBA SF 64 7 963 4.0 8.1 .491 0.0 0.1 .000 4.7 6.1 .762 2.1 3.6 5.7 1.6 1.1 0.6 1.9 3.6 12.6
1996-97 30 TOT NBA SF 62 4 858 2.6 6.1 .425 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.9 .803 2.2 4.3 6.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 2.0 4.2 9.1
1996-97 30 ORL NBA SF 1 1 29 5.0 12.4 .400 0.0 0.0 5.0 5.0 1.000 1.2 0.0 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 3.7 3.7 14.9
1996-97 30 GSW NBA SF 36 1 509 2.6 6.8 .385 0.0 0.1 .000 4.4 5.5 .795 2.3 4.4 6.7 1.0 0.8 0.6 1.6 3.9 9.6
1996-97 30 CHH NBA SF 25 2 320 2.4 4.5 .525 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.9 .800 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.1 1.4 0.2 2.5 4.7 7.9
1997-98 31 TOT NBA SF 31 5 323 2.8 7.7 .362 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.7 .879 2.0 2.6 4.6 1.9 0.8 0.1 1.1 3.9 8.8
1997-98 31 ORL NBA SF 2 0 18 2.0 12.0 .167 0.0 0.0 6.0 8.0 .750 4.0 4.0 8.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 6.0 10.0 10.0
1997-98 31 CHH NBA SF 29 5 305 2.8 7.4 .381 0.0 0.0 3.1 3.4 .897 1.9 2.5 4.4 1.9 0.7 0.1 0.8 3.5 8.7
Career NBA 504 88 8442 4.1 8.7 .473 0.0 0.1 .000 5.3 6.8 .770 2.4 3.7 6.1 2.1 1.1 0.4 2.3 3.7 13.5

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
1989-90 23 MIN NBA SF 66 746 15.2 .566 .459 10.4 11.7 11.0 9.4 2.3 0.7 19.2 25.0 105 109 0.6 0.7 1.3 .087
1991-92 25 SAS NBA SF 60 718 11.7 .533 .449 10.0 8.9 9.4 6.4 1.7 0.6 14.2 16.2 110 107 0.7 0.8 1.6 .105
1992-93 26 ORL NBA SF 77 1636 14.5 .627 .496 8.5 11.7 10.2 7.0 1.1 0.9 16.7 17.8 119 109 3.5 1.5 5.1 .149
1993-94 27 ORL NBA SF 74 1357 14.6 .588 .501 7.9 12.6 10.3 6.3 1.9 0.7 14.0 17.0 116 108 2.6 1.2 3.8 .135
1994-95 28 ORL NBA SF 70 1841 12.2 .561 .475 5.3 11.8 8.7 14.2 1.2 0.6 18.1 16.1 111 110 2.2 1.4 3.6 .094
1995-96 29 ORL NBA SF 64 963 12.7 .585 .491 7.1 11.3 9.3 6.3 1.6 1.1 15.3 16.0 114 108 1.4 0.9 2.3 .113
1996-97 30 TOT NBA SF 62 858 9.1 .552 .425 7.3 14.1 10.7 4.3 1.4 1.0 19.2 12.9 106 111 0.6 0.4 1.0 .054
1996-97 30 ORL NBA SF 1 29 5.8 .510 .400 3.9 0.0 2.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 20.3 23.5 91 116 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.048
1996-97 30 GSW NBA SF 36 509 9.7 .522 .385 7.7 14.5 11.1 4.0 1.1 1.4 14.4 13.3 109 113 0.4 0.1 0.6 .055
1996-97 30 CHH NBA SF 25 320 8.5 .632 .525 7.0 14.7 11.0 4.5 2.0 0.5 28.4 11.4 104 108 0.1 0.3 0.4 .061
1997-98 31 TOT NBA SF 31 323 8.3 .473 .362 6.8 8.5 7.6 7.9 1.2 0.2 10.7 13.4 107 109 0.3 0.2 0.4 .065
1997-98 31 ORL NBA SF 2 18 -1.6 .322 .167 12.8 13.4 13.1 8.6 3.1 0.0 27.9 27.4 65 102 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.199
1997-98 31 CHH NBA SF 29 305 8.9 .488 .381 6.4 8.2 7.3 7.8 1.1 0.2 8.5 12.6 112 109 0.4 0.1 0.5 .080
Career NBA 504 8442 12.8 .577 .473 7.7 11.7 9.7 8.3 1.5 0.8 16.5 16.9 113 109 11.9 7.2 19.1 .109

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
1991-92 25 SAS NBA SF 3 2 57 5 9 .556 0 0 5 9 .556 5 7 12 0 2 2 6 7 15
1993-94 27 ORL NBA SF 3 0 45 6 14 .429 0 0 9 12 .750 1 3 4 5 1 0 2 3 21
1994-95 28 ORL NBA SF 18 6 198 11 33 .333 0 0 15 20 .750 6 13 19 9 3 0 13 22 37
1995-96 29 ORL NBA SF 7 0 92 7 12 .583 0 0 11 16 .688 4 7 11 1 0 1 2 7 25
1996-97 30 CHH NBA SF 1 0 4 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
1997-98 31 CHH NBA SF 4 0 28 3 7 .429 0 0 3 4 .750 0 4 4 1 0 0 1 4 9
Career NBA 36 8 424 32 76 .421 0 0 43 61 .705 16 36 52 16 6 3 24 44 107

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
1991-92 25 SAS NBA SF 3 2 19.0 1.7 3.0 .556 0.0 0.0 1.7 3.0 .556 1.7 2.3 4.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.0 2.3 5.0
1993-94 27 ORL NBA SF 3 0 15.0 2.0 4.7 .429 0.0 0.0 3.0 4.0 .750 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.0 7.0
1994-95 28 ORL NBA SF 18 6 11.0 0.6 1.8 .333 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.1 .750 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.2 2.1
1995-96 29 ORL NBA SF 7 0 13.1 1.0 1.7 .583 0.0 0.0 1.6 2.3 .688 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.0 3.6
1996-97 30 CHH NBA SF 1 0 4.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
1997-98 31 CHH NBA SF 4 0 7.0 0.8 1.8 .429 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.0 .750 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 2.3
Career NBA 36 8 11.8 0.9 2.1 .421 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.7 .705 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.2 3.0

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
1991-92 25 SAS NBA SF 3 2 57 3.2 5.7 .556 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.7 .556 3.2 4.4 7.6 0.0 1.3 1.3 3.8 4.4 9.5
1993-94 27 ORL NBA SF 3 0 45 4.8 11.2 .429 0.0 0.0 7.2 9.6 .750 0.8 2.4 3.2 4.0 0.8 0.0 1.6 2.4 16.8
1994-95 28 ORL NBA SF 18 6 198 2.0 6.0 .333 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.6 .750 1.1 2.4 3.5 1.6 0.5 0.0 2.4 4.0 6.7
1995-96 29 ORL NBA SF 7 0 92 2.7 4.7 .583 0.0 0.0 4.3 6.3 .688 1.6 2.7 4.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.8 2.7 9.8
1996-97 30 CHH NBA SF 1 0 4 0.0 9.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0
1997-98 31 CHH NBA SF 4 0 28 3.9 9.0 .429 0.0 0.0 3.9 5.1 .750 0.0 5.1 5.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 5.1 11.6
Career NBA 36 8 424 2.7 6.5 .421 0.0 0.0 3.7 5.2 .705 1.4 3.1 4.4 1.4 0.5 0.3 2.0 3.7 9.1

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
1991-92 25 SAS NBA SF 3 57 7.8 .579 .556 10.1 15.5 12.7 0.0 1.8 2.2 31.6 14.3 89 119 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.049
1993-94 27 ORL NBA SF 3 45 16.8 .545 .429 2.6 8.2 5.4 20.6 1.2 0.0 9.4 20.9 121 114 0.1 0.0 0.1 .147
1994-95 28 ORL NBA SF 18 198 2.6 .443 .333 3.6 7.7 5.7 6.3 0.8 0.0 23.7 12.7 85 118 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.052
1995-96 29 ORL NBA SF 7 92 11.0 .657 .583 5.5 9.6 7.5 1.5 0.0 0.9 9.5 10.8 133 118 0.2 0.0 0.2 .094
1996-97 30 CHH NBA SF 1 4 -6.5 .000 .000 0.0 74.2 33.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.7 0 114 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.250
1997-98 31 CHH NBA SF 4 28 7.9 .514 .429 0.0 17.6 8.9 6.1 0.0 0.0 10.2 17.5 99 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 .040
Career NBA 36 424 6.9 .520 .421 4.5 10.5 7.5 5.9 0.7 0.5 18.9 13.7 100 117 0.0 0.0 0.0 .005

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
Donald Royal 5.1 3.8 3.6 2.3 1.6 1.3 1.0 0.4
Al Harrington 89.6 5.9 3.9 3.8 2.6 1.6 1.2 1.0 -0.2
Charlie Villanueva 89.0 4.9 3.9 3.5 3.1 1.7 1.7 1.6 0.4
Shandon Anderson 88.9 4.9 4.2 3.9 2.7 2.0 1.7 1.2 0.4
Earl Lloyd 88.9 5.2 3.6 2.9 2.4 2.2 1.3 0.7 0.6
James Jones 88.5 4.7 4.0 3.7 2.5 2.2 1.0 0.9 0.0
Lamond Murray 86.6 4.9 4.1 3.3 2.3 2.1 1.2 0.3 -0.3
Paul Griffin 86.5 4.9 4.4 4.1 2.9 1.6 1.4 0.4
Bill Calhoun 86.4 4.5 4.1 3.9 2.2 2.1 1.4 0.4
Kenny Walker 85.2 4.7 4.0 3.1 2.7 1.9 1.3 0.1
David Benoit 84.3 4.6 3.9 2.3 2.0 1.6 1.6 0.7
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Donald Royal 5.1 3.8 3.6 2.3 1.6 1.3 1.0 0.4
Charlie Villanueva 89.0 4.9 3.9 3.5 3.1 1.7 1.7 1.6 0.4
James Jones 88.1 4.7 4.0 3.7 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.0 0.9 0.2 0.0
Earl Lloyd 87.7 5.2 3.6 2.9 2.4 2.2 1.3 0.7 0.6 0.4
Lamond Murray 87.2 4.9 4.1 3.3 2.3 2.1 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.3 -0.3 -0.3
Kwame Brown 86.8 4.9 3.6 3.5 2.5 1.9 1.9 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.1 -0.1
Paul Griffin 86.5 4.9 4.4 4.1 2.9 1.6 1.4 0.4
Bill Calhoun 86.4 4.5 4.1 3.9 2.2 2.1 1.4 0.4
Kenny Walker 85.2 4.7 4.0 3.1 2.7 1.9 1.3 0.1
David Benoit 84.3 4.6 3.9 2.3 2.0 1.6 1.6 0.7
Buck Johnson 84.1 6.2 4.6 3.6 2.3 2.1 1.2 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
1983-84 17 NOTREDAME 31 405 38 64 28 45 72 5 11 4 49 104 .594 .622 13.1 3.4 2.3 0.2
1984-85 18 NOTREDAME 30 848 75 151 122 156 164 17 19 9 72 272 .497 .782 28.3 9.1 5.5 0.6
1985-86 19 NOTREDAME 28 777 88 151 121 158 138 22 30 6 67 297 .583 .766 27.8 10.6 4.9 0.8
1986-87 20 NOTREDAME 28 1028 132 229 178 217 196 31 29 10 92 442 .576 .820 36.7 15.8 7.0 1.1
Career 117 3058 333 595 449 576 570 75 89 29 280 1115 .560 .780 26.1 9.5 4.9 0.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

True Shooting Pct
1992-93 NBA .627 (3)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (1023)

Transactions

June 22, 1987: Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 3rd round (52nd pick) of the 1987 NBA Draft.

October 23, 1987: Waived by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

September 12, 1989: Signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

August 16, 1991: Waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

September 26, 1991: Signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic.

October 28, 1991: Waived by the Orlando Magic.

December 3, 1991: Signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.

June 28, 1992: Waived by the San Antonio Spurs.

August 24, 1992: Signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic.

November 2, 1996: Traded by the Orlando Magic with Jon Koncak and Felton Spencer to the Golden State Warriors for Clifford Rozier, Rony Seikaly and a 1999 2nd round draft pick (Laron Profit).

February 20, 1997: Traded by the Golden State Warriors to the Charlotte Hornets for Scott Burrell.

December 23, 1997: Signed a 10-day contract with the Orlando Magic.

January 5, 1998: Waived by the Orlando Magic.

January 16, 1998: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Charlotte Hornets.

February 4, 1998: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Charlotte Hornets

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1991-92 San Antonio Spurs NBA $130,000
1992-93 Orlando Magic NBA $140,000
1993-94 Orlando Magic NBA $890,000
1994-95 Orlando Magic NBA $1,000,000
1995-96 Orlando Magic NBA $1,500,000
1996-97 Golden State Warriors NBA $1,700,000
Career (may be incomplete) $5,360,000

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