Grant Long

Grant Long
Personal information
Born (1966-03-12) March 12, 1966
Wayne, Michigan
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Romulus (Romulus, Michigan)
College Eastern Michigan (1984–1988)
NBA draft 1988 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall
Selected by the Miami Heat
Playing career 1988–2003
Position Power forward
Number 43
Career history
19881994 Miami Heat
19941996 Atlanta Hawks
19961998 Detroit Pistons
1998–1999 Atlanta Hawks
19992002 Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies
2003 Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 9,518 (9.5 ppg)
Rebounds 6,154 (6.1 rpg)
Assists 1,716 (1.7 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Grant Andrew Long (born March 12, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played over 1,000 NBA games over a 15-year career.[1]

A 6'9" forward from Eastern Michigan University, Long was selected with the 33rd pick of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. Long played six seasons for the Heat, earning a reputation for his aggressive defense and strong rebounding. After the first two games of the 1994-95 season, Long was traded to the Atlanta Hawks along with Steve Smith for Kevin Willis. Long played two separate stints with the Hawks (1994-1996) and (1998–99); he would also play for the Detroit Pistons, Vancouver and Memphis Grizzlies, and Boston Celtics, and he ended his NBA career in 2003 with 9,518 total points and 6,154 total rebounds.

Long had two relatives who were playing in the NBA during his tenure in the league: John Long, his uncle, and Terry Mills, his cousin.[2] He and Mills were teammates on the Detroit Pistons during the 1996-97 season.

His brother is professional boxer Julius Long.[3]

Broadcasting career

Having served as the broadcast analyst for the Oklahoma City Thunder since 2008, Long resigned from the position in July 2014.[4] In October 2014 Long joined Fox Sports Detroit as a Detroit Pistons analyst and sideline reporter.[5]

See also

Notes

  1. "NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Games". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. "Grant Long". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  3. "Julius Long". BoxRec. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. Mayberry, Darnell (21 July 2014). "Oklahoma City Thunder TV analyst Grant Long resigns from position". NewsOK.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  5. "Grant Long joins FSD as analyst, reporter". Fox Sports Detroit. October 10, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
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