Grant Long

ATL · Wing · 1998-99 · Eastern Michigan · Year 11 · age 32 · born Mar 12, 1966

9.8 PPG5.9 RPG1.1 APG1.5 TPG27.6 MPG

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Height: 6'9"
Weight: 248

Grant Long, 1998-99 with ATL: 9.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 27.6 minutes a game. Against the 256 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Win Shares / 48 (91st percentile), Points per shot (90th) and FT attempts / g (85th); his lowest are Effective FG% (17th percentile) and Assists / 75 (21st). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 15 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 256 qualified players in 1998-99; the second number is his rank among the 85 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Minutes / game	53	61	27.6
Minutes share	66	71	57.2%
Availability	84	86	100.0%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	65	68	.529
Effective FG%	17	18	.425
Points per shot	90	90	1.36
3-point %	26	26	16.7%
3-point attempts / g	39	42	0.4
3PA rate (of FGA)	39	42	5.0%
2-point %	32	34	43.4%
Free throw %	63	62	78.3%
FT attempts / g	85	84	4.7
FT rate (of FGA)	97	96	65.5%
% points from 3	38	39	1.8%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	53	50	14.7
Assist %	25	28	7.8%
Assists / 75	21	24	1.6
Assist / turnover	20	23	0.72
Usage %	46	42	18.4%
Turnover %	49	42	13.8%
Turnovers / 75	57	53	2.2
Offensive rebound %	72	72	7.4%

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	73	76	8.9
Def. rebound %	68	65	14.2%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	78	88	1.7
Blocks / 75	50	38	0.5
Stocks / 75	61	68	2.2
Steal %	77	86	2.3%
Block %	49	37	0.9%
Physical ingredients
Height	69	72	6'9"
Strength (weight)	81	81	248

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Overall value
PER	63	67	15.6
Win Shares / 48	91	95	.170
Box Plus/Minus	73	78	+1.5
Offensive BPM	50	60	−0.3
Defensive BPM	88	94	+1.7
VORP	73	77	1.2
Game Score / g	56	64	7.6

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile
1988-89	MIA	22	82	29.7	11.9	6.7	1.8	.561	−1.1	42
1989-90	MIA	23	81	22.9	8.5	5.0	1.2	.538	−2.3	21
1990-91	MIA	24	80	31.4	9.2	7.1	2.2	.554	−0.3	52
1991-92	MIA	25	82	37.4	14.8	8.4	2.7	.568	+1.0	71
1992-93	MIA	26	76	35.9	14.0	7.5	2.4	.532	+0.5	63
1993-94	MIA	27	69	31.9	11.4	7.2	2.5	.507	+0.1	57
1994-95	ATL	28	81	32.6	11.6	7.5	1.6	.547	−0.6	44
1995-96	ATL	29	82	36.7	13.1	9.6	2.2	.546	+0.7	65
1996-97	DET	30	65	18.0	5.0	3.4	0.6	.523	−0.6	48
1997-98	MIA	31	40	18.5	3.5	3.8	0.6	.496	−1.1	39
1998-99★	ATL	32	50	27.6	9.8	5.9	1.1	.529	+1.5	73
1999-00	MIA	33	42	22.0	4.8	5.6	1.0	.512	−1.7	29
2000-01	VAN	34	66	22.9	6.0	4.2	1.3	.510	−1.1	42
2001-02	MEM	35	66	28.3	6.3	3.5	2.1	.475	−4.6	4
2002-03	MIA	36	41	11.9	1.8	2.0	0.6	.449	−5.1	2

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.