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Derek Strong

Derek Lamar Strong

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: February 9, 1968 in Los Angeles, California
High School: Pacific Palisades in Pacific Palisades, California
College: Xavier University
Draft: Philadelphia 76ers, 2nd round (20th pick, 47th overall), 1990 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: March 22, 1992
D-League: 18 G, 9.1 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 0.6 APG (Full Record)

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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 WSB NBA PF 1 0 12 0 4 .000 0 0 3 4 .750 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 3
1992-93 24 MIL NBA PF 23 0 339 42 92 .457 4 8 .500 68 85 .800 40 75 115 14 11 1 13 20 156
1993-94 25 MIL NBA PF 67 11 1131 141 341 .413 3 13 .231 159 206 .772 109 172 281 48 38 14 61 69 444
1994-95 26 BOS NBA PF 70 24 1344 149 329 .453 2 7 .286 141 172 .820 136 239 375 44 24 13 79 143 441
1995-96 27 LAL NBA PF 63 0 746 72 169 .426 1 9 .111 69 85 .812 60 118 178 32 18 12 20 80 214
1996-97 28 ORL NBA PF 82 21 2004 262 586 .447 0 13 .000 175 218 .803 174 345 519 73 47 20 102 196 699
1997-98 29 ORL NBA PF 58 8 1638 259 617 .420 0 4 .000 218 279 .781 152 275 427 51 31 24 74 122 736
1998-99 30 ORL NBA PF 44 0 695 76 180 .422 0 2 .000 71 99 .717 66 95 161 17 15 7 37 64 223
1999-00 31 ORL NBA PF 20 0 148 21 48 .438 1 4 .250 11 14 .786 11 33 44 4 5 2 12 15 54
2000-01 32 LAC NBA PF 28 8 491 45 117 .385 0 1 .000 28 37 .757 34 74 108 7 14 1 22 30 118
Career NBA 456 72 8548 1067 2483 .430 11 61 .180 943 1199 .786 783 1430 2213 291 203 94 421 740 3088

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 WSB NBA PF 1 0 12.0 0.0 4.0 .000 0.0 0.0 3.0 4.0 .750 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.0
1992-93 24 MIL NBA PF 23 0 14.7 1.8 4.0 .457 0.2 0.3 .500 3.0 3.7 .800 1.7 3.3 5.0 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.9 6.8
1993-94 25 MIL NBA PF 67 11 16.9 2.1 5.1 .413 0.0 0.2 .231 2.4 3.1 .772 1.6 2.6 4.2 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.0 6.6
1994-95 26 BOS NBA PF 70 24 19.2 2.1 4.7 .453 0.0 0.1 .286 2.0 2.5 .820 1.9 3.4 5.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 1.1 2.0 6.3
1995-96 27 LAL NBA PF 63 0 11.8 1.1 2.7 .426 0.0 0.1 .111 1.1 1.3 .812 1.0 1.9 2.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.3 3.4
1996-97 28 ORL NBA PF 82 21 24.4 3.2 7.1 .447 0.0 0.2 .000 2.1 2.7 .803 2.1 4.2 6.3 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.2 2.4 8.5
1997-98 29 ORL NBA PF 58 8 28.2 4.5 10.6 .420 0.0 0.1 .000 3.8 4.8 .781 2.6 4.7 7.4 0.9 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.1 12.7
1998-99 30 ORL NBA PF 44 0 15.8 1.7 4.1 .422 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.3 .717 1.5 2.2 3.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.5 5.1
1999-00 31 ORL NBA PF 20 0 7.4 1.1 2.4 .438 0.1 0.2 .250 0.6 0.7 .786 0.6 1.7 2.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.8 2.7
2000-01 32 LAC NBA PF 28 8 17.5 1.6 4.2 .385 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.3 .757 1.2 2.6 3.9 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.1 4.2
Career NBA 456 72 18.7 2.3 5.4 .430 0.0 0.1 .180 2.1 2.6 .786 1.7 3.1 4.9 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.6 6.8

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 WSB NBA PF 1 0 12 0.0 12.0 .000 0.0 0.0 9.0 12.0 .750 3.0 12.0 15.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 9.0
1992-93 24 MIL NBA PF 23 0 339 4.5 9.8 .457 0.4 0.8 .500 7.2 9.0 .800 4.2 8.0 12.2 1.5 1.2 0.1 1.4 2.1 16.6
1993-94 25 MIL NBA PF 67 11 1131 4.5 10.9 .413 0.1 0.4 .231 5.1 6.6 .772 3.5 5.5 8.9 1.5 1.2 0.4 1.9 2.2 14.1
1994-95 26 BOS NBA PF 70 24 1344 4.0 8.8 .453 0.1 0.2 .286 3.8 4.6 .820 3.6 6.4 10.0 1.2 0.6 0.3 2.1 3.8 11.8
1995-96 27 LAL NBA PF 63 0 746 3.5 8.2 .426 0.0 0.4 .111 3.3 4.1 .812 2.9 5.7 8.6 1.5 0.9 0.6 1.0 3.9 10.3
1996-97 28 ORL NBA PF 82 21 2004 4.7 10.5 .447 0.0 0.2 .000 3.1 3.9 .803 3.1 6.2 9.3 1.3 0.8 0.4 1.8 3.5 12.6
1997-98 29 ORL NBA PF 58 8 1638 5.7 13.6 .420 0.0 0.1 .000 4.8 6.1 .781 3.3 6.0 9.4 1.1 0.7 0.5 1.6 2.7 16.2
1998-99 30 ORL NBA PF 44 0 695 3.9 9.3 .422 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 5.1 .717 3.4 4.9 8.3 0.9 0.8 0.4 1.9 3.3 11.6
1999-00 31 ORL NBA PF 20 0 148 5.1 11.7 .438 0.2 1.0 .250 2.7 3.4 .786 2.7 8.0 10.7 1.0 1.2 0.5 2.9 3.6 13.1
2000-01 32 LAC NBA PF 28 8 491 3.3 8.6 .385 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 2.7 .757 2.5 5.4 7.9 0.5 1.0 0.1 1.6 2.2 8.7
Career NBA 456 72 8548 4.5 10.5 .430 0.0 0.3 .180 4.0 5.0 .786 3.3 6.0 9.3 1.2 0.9 0.4 1.8 3.1 13.0

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 WSB NBA PF 1 12 3.2 .260 .000 8.9 37.4 22.8 9.8 0.0 0.0 14.8 23.8 66 105 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.160
1992-93 24 MIL NBA PF 23 339 20.0 .603 .478 13.5 25.8 19.6 5.9 1.6 0.2 9.1 18.0 129 108 1.1 0.4 1.5 .208
1993-94 25 MIL NBA PF 67 1131 14.6 .514 .418 10.5 18.5 14.3 6.6 1.7 0.8 12.4 18.8 108 109 1.3 0.8 2.1 .088
1994-95 26 BOS NBA PF 70 1344 12.5 .545 .456 11.5 20.8 16.1 4.7 0.9 0.7 16.3 15.6 110 110 1.4 1.1 2.4 .086
1995-96 27 LAL NBA PF 63 746 12.4 .518 .429 9.6 18.1 13.9 6.0 1.3 1.1 8.8 13.6 117 107 1.1 0.8 1.9 .125
1996-97 28 ORL NBA PF 82 2004 13.6 .513 .447 9.9 20.7 15.2 6.2 1.3 0.8 13.0 18.0 106 105 1.7 2.4 4.1 .099
1997-98 29 ORL NBA PF 58 1638 16.6 .497 .420 10.7 20.2 15.3 5.8 1.0 1.1 9.1 22.8 108 104 2.5 2.0 4.4 .130
1998-99 30 ORL NBA PF 44 695 12.1 .499 .422 10.8 16.1 13.4 4.1 1.2 0.8 14.2 17.0 102 99 0.6 1.0 1.6 .109
1999-00 31 ORL NBA PF 20 148 12.0 .499 .448 8.1 24.2 16.2 4.1 1.7 0.9 18.1 18.8 94 99 0.0 0.2 0.2 .069
2000-01 32 LAC NBA PF 28 491 8.8 .443 .385 8.2 16.8 12.6 2.3 1.5 0.1 14.2 14.6 92 105 -0.1 0.4 0.3 .026
Career NBA 456 8548 13.8 .513 .432 10.4 19.8 15.0 5.5 1.3 0.8 12.3 18.0 108 106 9.4 9.1 18.5 .104

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
1994-95 26 BOS NBA PF 4 1 81 4 12 .333 0 0 3 6 .500 13 11 24 3 3 1 5 7 11
1996-97 28 ORL NBA PF 5 5 195 21 40 .525 0 1 .000 19 25 .760 20 30 50 4 2 2 14 20 61
1998-99 30 ORL NBA PF 1 0 16 1 2 .500 0 0 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4
Career NBA 10 6 292 26 54 .481 0 1 .000 24 33 .727 33 41 74 7 6 3 20 29 76

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
1994-95 26 BOS NBA PF 4 1 20.3 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.5 .500 3.3 2.8 6.0 0.8 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.8 2.8
1996-97 28 ORL NBA PF 5 5 39.0 4.2 8.0 .525 0.0 0.2 .000 3.8 5.0 .760 4.0 6.0 10.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 2.8 4.0 12.2
1998-99 30 ORL NBA PF 1 0 16.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 4.0
Career NBA 10 6 29.2 2.6 5.4 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.3 .727 3.3 4.1 7.4 0.7 0.6 0.3 2.0 2.9 7.6

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
1994-95 26 BOS NBA PF 4 1 81 1.8 5.3 .333 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.7 .500 5.8 4.9 10.7 1.3 1.3 0.4 2.2 3.1 4.9
1996-97 28 ORL NBA PF 5 5 195 3.9 7.4 .525 0.0 0.2 .000 3.5 4.6 .760 3.7 5.5 9.2 0.7 0.4 0.4 2.6 3.7 11.3
1998-99 30 ORL NBA PF 1 0 16 2.3 4.5 .500 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.0 2.3 4.5 9.0
Career NBA 10 6 292 3.2 6.7 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.1 .727 4.1 5.1 9.1 0.9 0.7 0.4 2.5 3.6 9.4

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
1994-95 26 BOS NBA PF 4 81 8.8 .376 .333 17.7 15.5 16.6 6.1 2.0 0.9 25.5 10.9 87 110 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .002
1996-97 28 ORL NBA PF 5 195 13.4 .598 .525 11.7 17.8 14.8 4.0 0.6 1.0 21.5 16.6 108 109 0.2 0.2 0.3 .084
1998-99 30 ORL NBA PF 1 16 7.3 .694 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 0.0 25.8 11.0 107 110 0.0 0.0 0.0 .045
Career NBA 10 292 11.8 .555 .481 12.7 16.2 14.5 4.3 1.1 0.9 22.6 14.7 103 109 0.1 0.2 0.4 .059

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
Derek Strong 4.4 4.1 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.0
David Benoit 90.0 4.6 3.9 2.3 2.0 1.6 1.6 0.7
Jeff Cook 87.5 4.5 3.7 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 0.6 0.1
Andrea Bargnani 85.9 4.2 3.9 2.6 2.2 1.9 1.4 0.2
Lamond Murray 85.0 4.9 4.1 3.3 2.3 2.1 1.3 1.2 0.3 -0.3 -0.3
Howard Porter 85.0 4.1 3.9 2.7 2.4 2.4 1.1 1.0
James Jones 83.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.0 0.9 0.2 0.0
Tony Campbell 83.4 5.3 3.7 2.5 2.5 1.5 1.4 1.1 0.4 0.4 -0.3
Bill Calhoun 83.3 4.5 4.1 3.9 2.2 2.1 1.4 0.4
John Brown 83.2 4.2 3.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.7 0.1
Scott Williams 83.1 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.7 0.9 0.3 -0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Derek Strong 4.4 4.1 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.0
David Benoit 90.0 4.6 3.9 2.3 2.0 1.6 1.6 0.7
Jeff Cook 87.5 4.5 3.7 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 0.6 0.1
Andrea Bargnani 85.9 4.2 3.9 2.6 2.2 1.9 1.4 0.2
Howard Porter 85.0 4.1 3.9 2.7 2.4 2.4 1.1 1.0
James Jones 83.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.0 0.9 0.2 0.0
Lamond Murray 83.5 4.9 4.1 3.3 2.3 2.1 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.3 -0.3 -0.3
Tony Campbell 83.4 5.3 3.7 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.1 0.4 0.4 -0.3
Bill Calhoun 83.3 4.5 4.1 3.9 2.2 2.1 1.4 0.4
John Brown 83.2 4.2 3.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.7 0.1
Danny Vranes 82.7 4.2 3.4 2.4 2.1 1.8 0.8 0.6

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 XAVIER 30 668 112 197 94 131 213 23 20 11 61 91 318 .569 .718 22.3 10.6 7.1 0.8
1988-89 20 XAVIER 33 983 163 264 178 218 264 17 27 16 69 102 504 .617 .817 29.8 15.3 8.0 0.5
1989-90 21 XAVIER 33 981 146 274 177 211 328 31 26 26 79 111 469 .533 .839 29.7 14.2 9.9 0.9
Career 96 2632 421 735 449 560 805 71 73 53 209 304 1291 .573 .802 27.4 13.4 8.4 0.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1996-97 NBA 82 (4)
Turnover Pct
1997-98 NBA 9.1 (9)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (938)

Transactions

June 27, 1990: Drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round (47th pick) of the 1990 NBA Draft.

March 5, 1992: Waived by the Philadelphia 76ers.

March 13, 1992: Signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Bullets.

October 5, 1992: Signed as a free agent with the Washington Bullets.

October 14, 1992: Waived by the Washington Bullets.

February 22, 1993: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Milwaukee Bucks.

March 14, 1993: Signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks.

June 29, 1994: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks with Blue Edwards to the Boston Celtics for Ed Pinckney and Andrei Fetisov.

October 26, 1995: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

July 17, 1996: Released by the Los Angeles Lakers.

August 26, 1996: Signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic.

June 28, 2000: Traded by the Orlando Magic with Keyon Dooling, Corey Maggette and cash to the Los Angeles Clippers for a 2006 1st round draft pick (Marcus Williams).

October 29, 2001: Waived by the Los Angeles Clippers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1991-92 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $130,000
1993-94 Milwaukee Bucks NBA $420,000
1994-95 Boston Celtics NBA $500,000
1995-96 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $1,000,000
1996-97 Orlando Magic NBA $247,500
1997-98 Orlando Magic NBA $326,700
1998-99 Orlando Magic NBA $3,000,000
1999-00 Orlando Magic NBA $3,159,000
2000-01 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $3,510,000
2001-02 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $3,861,000
2002-03 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $4,212,000
Career (may be incomplete) $20,366,200

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