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 | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 70 | 24 | 1344 | 149 | 329 | 2 | 7 | 141 | 172 | 136 | 375 | 44 | 24 | 13 | 79 | 143 | 441 | .453 | .286 | .820 | 19.2 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 35 | 10 | 655 | 73 | 153 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 65 | 65 | 196 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 72 | 199 | .477 | .250 | .800 | 18.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.5 |
| Road | 35 | 14 | 689 | 76 | 176 | 1 | 3 | 89 | 107 | 71 | 179 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 38 | 71 | 242 | .432 | .333 | .832 | 19.7 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 36 | 8 | 686 | 78 | 155 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 80 | 60 | 190 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 47 | 72 | 216 | .503 | .000 | .750 | 19.1 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| Post | 34 | 16 | 658 | 71 | 174 | 2 | 5 | 81 | 92 | 76 | 185 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 71 | 225 | .408 | .400 | .880 | 19.4 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 29 | 12 | 582 | 75 | 155 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 80 | 64 | 172 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 64 | 215 | .484 | .000 | .813 | 20.1 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
| Loss | 41 | 12 | 762 | 74 | 174 | 2 | 5 | 76 | 92 | 72 | 203 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 45 | 79 | 226 | .425 | .400 | .826 | 18.6 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 13 | 0 | 235 | 25 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 33 | 27 | 77 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 75 | .532 | .758 | 18.1 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 0.4 | |
| December | 14 | 8 | 325 | 37 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 35 | 22 | 70 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 34 | 100 | .468 | .000 | .743 | 23.2 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 0.9 | |
| January | 9 | 0 | 126 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 41 | .552 | .000 | .750 | 14.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.6 | |
| February | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | .200 | 1.000 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| March | 17 | 5 | 368 | 38 | 96 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 51 | 47 | 117 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 122 | .396 | .400 | .863 | 21.6 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 0.8 | |
| April | 11 | 11 | 258 | 32 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 37 | 24 | 62 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 97 | .438 | .892 | 23.5 | 8.8 | 5.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 3 | 98 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 24 | .333 | .889 | 16.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.8 | |
| Monday | 7 | 4 | 147 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 50 | .452 | .957 | 21.0 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 1.1 | ||
| Tuesday | 10 | 2 | 155 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 38 | .360 | .870 | 15.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.6 | ||
| Wednesday | 13 | 2 | 236 | 38 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 81 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 99 | .576 | .333 | .733 | 18.2 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 0.3 | |
| Thursday | 5 | 3 | 141 | 18 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 57 | .409 | .500 | .909 | 28.2 | 11.4 | 7.2 | 1.0 | |
| Friday | 17 | 6 | 347 | 31 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 37 | 43 | 102 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 48 | 92 | .369 | .000 | .811 | 20.4 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 0.6 | |
| Saturday | 12 | 4 | 220 | 31 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 21 | 65 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 81 | .564 | .679 | 18.3 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 0.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 24 | 24 | 626 | 73 | 168 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 98 | 61 | 154 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 64 | 228 | .435 | .000 | .837 | 26.1 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 1.0 |
| Reserve | 46 | 0 | 718 | 76 | 161 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 74 | 75 | 221 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 41 | 79 | 213 | .472 | .500 | .797 | 15.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 12 | 9 | 409 | 56 | 116 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 65 | 39 | 105 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 37 | 171 | .483 | .333 | .892 | 34.1 | 14.3 | 8.8 | 1.1 |
| 20-29 | 24 | 9 | 585 | 72 | 144 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 77 | 64 | 184 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 50 | 204 | .500 | .250 | .766 | 24.4 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 0.9 | |
| 10-19 | 17 | 6 | 249 | 18 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 66 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 55 | .340 | .792 | 14.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 0.4 | ||
| 0-9 | 17 | 0 | 101 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 11 | .188 | .833 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 19 | 5 | 345 | 38 | 81 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 51 | 34 | 93 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 46 | 115 | .469 | .500 | .745 | 18.2 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| 1 Day | 33 | 15 | 676 | 78 | 176 | 1 | 4 | 74 | 89 | 65 | 187 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 40 | 70 | 231 | .443 | .250 | .831 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 0.8 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 3 | 213 | 20 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 59 | .417 | .905 | 19.4 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 0.5 | ||
| 3+ Days | 6 | 1 | 103 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 34 | .522 | .000 | .909 | 17.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 50 | 18 | 979 | 109 | 240 | 1 | 6 | 103 | 126 | 109 | 286 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 56 | 97 | 322 | .454 | .167 | .817 | 19.6 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| Western | 20 | 6 | 365 | 40 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 46 | 27 | 89 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 46 | 119 | .449 | 1.000 | .826 | 18.3 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 26 | 11 | 519 | 59 | 134 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 139 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 57 | 168 | .440 | .250 | .907 | 20.0 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| Central | 24 | 7 | 460 | 50 | 106 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 72 | 50 | 147 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 40 | 154 | .472 | .000 | .750 | 19.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 0.4 | |
| Midwest | 11 | 6 | 211 | 26 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 50 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 71 | .491 | .731 | 19.2 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1.1 | ||
| Pacific | 9 | 0 | 154 | 14 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 48 | .389 | 1.000 | .950 | 17.1 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 0 | 56 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | .625 | .857 | 18.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.3 | |
| Charlotte | 3 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | .429 | .714 | 16.3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Chicago | 4 | 1 | 76 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 31 | .524 | .000 | .900 | 19.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 0.0 | |
| Cleveland | 3 | 2 | 54 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | .211 | .000 | .700 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | .222 | .667 | 24.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 59 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | .412 | 1.000 | 29.5 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Detroit | 3 | 2 | 73 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 34 | .619 | .727 | 24.3 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | .600 | .500 | 18.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Indiana | 4 | 0 | 57 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | .700 | .400 | 14.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 1 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | .500 | .833 | 35.0 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Miami | 5 | 2 | 94 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 40 | .500 | .000 | .875 | 18.8 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 4 | 1 | 95 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 26 | .350 | .800 | 23.8 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .500 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 3 | 103 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 33 | .357 | 1.000 | 25.8 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 0.8 | ||
| New York | 5 | 1 | 86 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 21 | .556 | .500 | 17.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Orlando | 4 | 1 | 64 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 25 | .417 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 3 | 90 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | .176 | .000 | .833 | 22.5 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .000 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .462 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 28.5 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | 1.000 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 26 | .714 | .750 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | .250 | 1.000 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||||
| Washington | 4 | 1 | 82 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 33 | .619 | .875 | 20.5 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 0.8 | ||