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Mike Sanders

Michael Anthony Sanders (Mike)

Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6-6    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: May 7, 1960 in Vidalia, Louisiana
High School: DeRidder in DeRidder, Louisiana
College: University of California, Los Angeles

Drafted by the Kansas City Kings in the 4th round (5th pick, 74th overall) of the 1982 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
1982-83 22 SAS NBA 26 0 393 76 157 .484 0 2 .000 31 43 .721 31 63 94 19 18 6 28 57 183
1983-84 23 PHO NBA 50 0 586 97 203 .478 0 0 29 42 .690 40 63 103 44 23 12 44 101 223
1984-85 24 PHO NBA 21 11 418 85 175 .486 0 0 45 59 .763 38 51 89 29 23 4 34 59 215
1985-86 25 PHO NBA 82 5 1644 347 676 .513 3 15 .200 208 257 .809 104 169 273 150 76 31 143 236 905
1986-87 26 PHO NBA 82 4 1655 357 722 .494 2 17 .118 143 183 .781 101 170 271 126 61 23 105 210 859
1987-88 27 TOT NBA 59 16 883 153 303 .505 0 1 .000 59 76 .776 38 71 109 56 31 9 50 131 365
1987-88 27 PHO NBA 35 5 466 82 171 .480 0 1 .000 39 53 .736 28 34 62 30 18 4 27 73 203
1987-88 27 CLE NBA 24 11 417 71 132 .538 0 0 20 23 .870 10 37 47 26 13 5 23 58 162
1988-89 28 CLE NBA 82 82 2102 332 733 .453 3 10 .300 97 135 .719 98 209 307 133 89 32 104 230 764
1989-90 29 IND NBA 82 13 1531 225 479 .470 5 14 .357 55 75 .733 78 152 230 89 43 23 79 220 510
1990-91 30 IND NBA 80 7 1357 206 494 .417 4 20 .200 47 57 .825 73 112 185 106 37 26 65 198 463
1991-92 31 TOT NBA 31 20 633 92 161 .571 1 3 .333 36 47 .766 27 69 96 53 24 10 22 83 221
1991-92 31 IND NBA 10 0 81 11 22 .500 0 0 5 6 .833 0 8 8 11 2 1 6 8 27
1991-92 31 CLE NBA 21 20 552 81 139 .583 1 3 .333 31 41 .756 27 61 88 42 22 9 16 75 194
1992-93 32 CLE NBA 53 51 1189 197 396 .497 1 4 .250 59 78 .756 52 118 170 75 39 30 57 150 454
Career NBA 648 209 12391 2167 4499 .482 19 86 .221 809 1052 .769 680 1247 1927 880 464 206 731 1675 5162

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
1982-83 22 SAS NBA 26 0 15.1 2.9 6.0 .484 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.7 .721 1.2 2.4 3.6 0.7 0.7 0.2 1.1 2.2 7.0
1983-84 23 PHO NBA 50 0 11.7 1.9 4.1 .478 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 .690 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.9 2.0 4.5
1984-85 24 PHO NBA 21 11 19.9 4.0 8.3 .486 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.8 .763 1.8 2.4 4.2 1.4 1.1 0.2 1.6 2.8 10.2
1985-86 25 PHO NBA 82 5 20.0 4.2 8.2 .513 0.0 0.2 .200 2.5 3.1 .809 1.3 2.1 3.3 1.8 0.9 0.4 1.7 2.9 11.0
1986-87 26 PHO NBA 82 4 20.2 4.4 8.8 .494 0.0 0.2 .118 1.7 2.2 .781 1.2 2.1 3.3 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.6 10.5
1987-88 27 TOT NBA 59 16 15.0 2.6 5.1 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.3 .776 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.8 2.2 6.2
1987-88 27 PHO NBA 35 5 13.3 2.3 4.9 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.5 .736 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.8 2.1 5.8
1987-88 27 CLE NBA 24 11 17.4 3.0 5.5 .538 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.0 .870 0.4 1.5 2.0 1.1 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.4 6.8
1988-89 28 CLE NBA 82 82 25.6 4.0 8.9 .453 0.0 0.1 .300 1.2 1.6 .719 1.2 2.5 3.7 1.6 1.1 0.4 1.3 2.8 9.3
1989-90 29 IND NBA 82 13 18.7 2.7 5.8 .470 0.1 0.2 .357 0.7 0.9 .733 1.0 1.9 2.8 1.1 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.7 6.2
1990-91 30 IND NBA 80 7 17.0 2.6 6.2 .417 0.1 0.3 .200 0.6 0.7 .825 0.9 1.4 2.3 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.8 2.5 5.8
1991-92 31 TOT NBA 31 20 20.4 3.0 5.2 .571 0.0 0.1 .333 1.2 1.5 .766 0.9 2.2 3.1 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.7 2.7 7.1
1991-92 31 IND NBA 10 0 8.1 1.1 2.2 .500 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.6 .833 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.8 2.7
1991-92 31 CLE NBA 21 20 26.3 3.9 6.6 .583 0.0 0.1 .333 1.5 2.0 .756 1.3 2.9 4.2 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.8 3.6 9.2
1992-93 32 CLE NBA 53 51 22.4 3.7 7.5 .497 0.0 0.1 .250 1.1 1.5 .756 1.0 2.2 3.2 1.4 0.7 0.6 1.1 2.8 8.6
Career NBA 648 209 19.1 3.3 6.9 .482 0.0 0.1 .221 1.2 1.6 .769 1.0 1.9 3.0 1.4 0.7 0.3 1.1 2.6 8.0

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
1982-83 22 SAS NBA 26 0 393 7.0 14.4 .484 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 3.9 .721 2.8 5.8 8.6 1.7 1.6 0.5 2.6 5.2 16.8
1983-84 23 PHO NBA 50 0 586 6.0 12.5 .478 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.6 .690 2.5 3.9 6.3 2.7 1.4 0.7 2.7 6.2 13.7
1984-85 24 PHO NBA 21 11 418 7.3 15.1 .486 0.0 0.0 3.9 5.1 .763 3.3 4.4 7.7 2.5 2.0 0.3 2.9 5.1 18.5
1985-86 25 PHO NBA 82 5 1644 7.6 14.8 .513 0.1 0.3 .200 4.6 5.6 .809 2.3 3.7 6.0 3.3 1.7 0.7 3.1 5.2 19.8
1986-87 26 PHO NBA 82 4 1655 7.8 15.7 .494 0.0 0.4 .118 3.1 4.0 .781 2.2 3.7 5.9 2.7 1.3 0.5 2.3 4.6 18.7
1987-88 27 TOT NBA 59 16 883 6.2 12.4 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.1 .776 1.5 2.9 4.4 2.3 1.3 0.4 2.0 5.3 14.9
1987-88 27 PHO NBA 35 5 466 6.3 13.2 .480 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.1 .736 2.2 2.6 4.8 2.3 1.4 0.3 2.1 5.6 15.7
1987-88 27 CLE NBA 24 11 417 6.1 11.4 .538 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.0 .870 0.9 3.2 4.1 2.2 1.1 0.4 2.0 5.0 14.0
1988-89 28 CLE NBA 82 82 2102 5.7 12.6 .453 0.1 0.2 .300 1.7 2.3 .719 1.7 3.6 5.3 2.3 1.5 0.5 1.8 3.9 13.1
1989-90 29 IND NBA 82 13 1531 5.3 11.3 .470 0.1 0.3 .357 1.3 1.8 .733 1.8 3.6 5.4 2.1 1.0 0.5 1.9 5.2 12.0
1990-91 30 IND NBA 80 7 1357 5.5 13.1 .417 0.1 0.5 .200 1.2 1.5 .825 1.9 3.0 4.9 2.8 1.0 0.7 1.7 5.3 12.3
1991-92 31 TOT NBA 31 20 633 5.2 9.2 .571 0.1 0.2 .333 2.0 2.7 .766 1.5 3.9 5.5 3.0 1.4 0.6 1.3 4.7 12.6
1991-92 31 IND NBA 10 0 81 4.9 9.8 .500 0.0 0.0 2.2 2.7 .833 0.0 3.6 3.6 4.9 0.9 0.4 2.7 3.6 12.0
1991-92 31 CLE NBA 21 20 552 5.3 9.1 .583 0.1 0.2 .333 2.0 2.7 .756 1.8 4.0 5.7 2.7 1.4 0.6 1.0 4.9 12.7
1992-93 32 CLE NBA 53 51 1189 6.0 12.0 .497 0.0 0.1 .250 1.8 2.4 .756 1.6 3.6 5.1 2.3 1.2 0.9 1.7 4.5 13.7
Career NBA 648 209 12391 6.3 13.1 .482 0.1 0.2 .221 2.4 3.1 .769 2.0 3.6 5.6 2.6 1.3 0.6 2.1 4.9 15.0

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
1982-83 22 SAS NBA 26 393 14.2 .520 .484 8.9 16.9 13.0 6.5 2.1 0.8 13.7 20.7 104 105 0.4 0.4 0.8
1983-84 23 PHO NBA 50 586 10.5 .503 .478 7.9 12.6 10.3 9.8 1.9 1.2 16.6 18.6 98 108 0.0 0.6 0.6
1984-85 24 PHO NBA 21 418 15.0 .535 .486 10.5 13.6 12.1 10.2 2.6 0.5 14.5 22.9 104 105 0.3 0.6 0.8
1985-86 25 PHO NBA 82 1644 16.0 .573 .516 7.6 11.4 9.6 13.5 2.1 1.1 15.3 22.6 109 107 2.2 1.7 3.9
1986-87 26 PHO NBA 82 1655 14.4 .535 .496 7.0 11.3 9.2 11.1 1.7 0.8 11.6 22.2 107 111 1.5 1.2 2.7
1987-88 27 TOT NBA 59 883 11.1 .542 .505 4.9 9.2 7.1 9.1 1.7 0.6 12.9 18.2 106 111 0.6 0.6 1.2
1987-88 27 PHO NBA 35 466 11.2 .522 .480 6.7 8.3 7.5 8.9 1.8 0.5 12.2 19.4 105 113 0.3 0.2 0.5
1987-88 27 CLE NBA 24 417 10.9 .570 .538 2.9 10.2 6.6 9.3 1.5 0.7 13.9 16.9 107 108 0.3 0.4 0.7
1988-89 28 CLE NBA 82 2102 10.5 .482 .455 5.6 10.6 8.2 8.8 2.1 0.9 11.6 18.1 99 104 0.0 3.1 3.1
1989-90 29 IND NBA 82 1531 9.1 .498 .475 6.3 11.1 8.8 8.3 1.4 0.9 13.4 16.7 100 112 0.1 0.9 1.0
1990-91 30 IND NBA 80 1357 8.4 .446 .421 6.4 9.1 7.8 10.9 1.3 1.1 11.1 18.1 97 114 -0.4 0.5 0.1
1991-92 31 TOT NBA 31 633 13.6 .608 .575 4.9 11.7 8.5 11.6 1.9 0.9 10.8 13.9 122 109 1.2 0.6 1.8
1991-92 31 IND NBA 10 81 9.7 .548 .500 0.0 10.4 5.5 18.3 1.2 0.7 19.6 15.9 102 112 0.0 0.0 0.1
1991-92 31 CLE NBA 21 552 14.1 .618 .586 5.7 11.9 8.9 10.6 2.0 0.9 9.2 13.7 126 108 1.2 0.6 1.7
1992-93 32 CLE NBA 53 1189 11.8 .528 .499 5.2 10.9 8.2 9.0 1.7 1.5 11.7 18.2 104 107 0.6 1.4 2.0
Career NBA 648 12391 11.9 .520 .484 6.5 11.1 8.9 10.1 1.8 1.0 12.8 19.1 104 109 6.4 11.5 17.9

Playoffs

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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
1982-83 22 SAS NBA 6 25 7 13 0 0 0 0 2 9 4 0 0 0 3 14 .538 4.2 2.3 1.5 0.7
1983-84 23 PHO NBA 15 152 22 46 0 0 16 17 10 20 7 6 4 14 31 60 .478 .941 10.1 4.0 1.3 0.5
1984-85 24 PHO NBA 3 91 22 37 0 0 8 10 8 15 10 5 0 9 8 52 .595 .800 30.3 17.3 5.0 3.3
1987-88 27 CLE NBA 5 134 28 52 0 1 8 10 11 25 7 3 2 11 21 64 .538 .000 .800 26.8 12.8 5.0 1.4
1988-89 28 CLE NBA 5 87 15 30 0 0 3 5 6 16 4 2 1 10 11 33 .500 .600 17.4 6.6 3.2 0.8
1989-90 29 IND NBA 3 24 5 11 1 1 0 0 5 6 2 0 0 2 4 11 .455 1.000 8.0 3.7 2.0 0.7
1990-91 30 IND NBA 5 41 6 10 1 2 2 4 0 4 4 4 2 1 9 15 .600 .500 .500 8.2 3.0 0.8 0.8
1991-92 31 CLE NBA 17 418 56 115 1 3 17 21 20 55 37 15 12 23 62 130 .487 .333 .810 24.6 7.6 3.2 2.2
1992-93 32 CLE NBA 8 145 20 48 0 2 6 10 8 18 10 8 1 3 17 46 .417 .000 .600 18.1 5.8 2.3 1.3
Career NBA 67 1117 181 362 3 9 60 77 70 168 85 43 22 73 166 425 .500 .333 .779 16.7 6.3 2.5 1.3

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
1982-83 22 SAS NBA 6 25 21.1 .538 .538 8.5 26.8 18.1 21.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.8 128 107 0.1 0.0 0.1
1983-84 23 PHO NBA 15 152 9.7 .561 .478 7.8 7.3 7.6 6.1 1.9 1.6 20.7 18.7 101 111 0.0 0.1 0.1
1984-85 24 PHO NBA 3 91 17.0 .628 .595 10.1 9.8 10.0 15.6 2.4 0.0 17.9 21.3 113 124 0.1 -0.1 0.1
1987-88 27 CLE NBA 5 134 13.5 .567 .538 9.9 11.1 10.5 8.4 1.2 0.8 16.3 22.4 105 111 0.1 0.1 0.2
1988-89 28 CLE NBA 5 87 8.1 .512 .500 8.0 13.7 10.8 8.1 1.2 0.8 23.7 22.2 85 108 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
1989-90 29 IND NBA 3 24 14.6 .500 .500 26.8 5.0 15.5 16.0 0.0 0.0 15.4 25.6 106 122 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990-91 30 IND NBA 5 41 15.4 .638 .650 0.0 12.3 6.0 13.5 4.6 3.0 7.8 12.9 126 109 0.1 0.0 0.1
1991-92 31 CLE NBA 17 418 10.3 .523 .491 6.0 9.3 7.7 13.3 1.9 1.7 15.6 16.0 104 110 0.1 0.5 0.6
1992-93 32 CLE NBA 8 145 11.2 .439 .417 6.7 8.6 7.6 11.1 3.0 0.5 5.4 17.7 101 108 0.0 0.2 0.2
Career NBA 67 1117 11.6 .537 .504 7.6 9.9 8.8 11.5 2.0 1.2 15.6 18.4 104 111 0.3 1.0 1.3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games

1985-86 NBA 82 (2)
1986-87 NBA 82 (1)
 1988-89 NBA 82 (1)
 1989-90 NBA 82 (1)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (816)

Transactions

June 29, 1982: Drafted by the Kansas City Kings in the 4th round (74th pick) of the 1982 NBA Draft.

October 4, 1982: Waived by the Kansas City Kings.

February 9, 1983: Signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.

October 17, 1983: Waived by the San Antonio Spurs.

December 19, 1983: Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

February 25, 1988: Traded by the Phoenix Suns with Larry Nance and a 1988 1st round draft pick (Randolph Keys) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Tyrone Corbin, Kevin Johnson, Mark West, a 1988 1st round draft pick (Dan Majerle), a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Dean Garrett) and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Greg Grant).

September 8, 1989: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Indiana Pacers.

November 18, 1991: Waived by the Indiana Pacers.

March 12, 1992: Signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

March 22, 1992: Signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1984-85 Phoenix Suns NBA $70,000
1985-86 Phoenix Suns NBA $100,000
1986-87 Phoenix Suns NBA *$170,000
1987-88 Total NBA $240,000
1988-89 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $260,000
1989-90 Indiana Pacers NBA *$510,000
1990-91 Indiana Pacers NBA $760,000
1991-92 Total NBA $860,000
1992-93 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $2,010,000
Career (may be incomplete) $4,980,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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