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John Salley

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John Thomas Salley ( SAL-ee; born May 16, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the first player in NBA history to win championships with three franchises (since joined by Robert Horry, Danny Green, and LeBron James), as well as the first player in the NBA to win a championship in three different decades (since joined by Tim Duncan). After being drafted in the first round out of Georgia Tech in the 1986 NBA draft, the 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)-tall Salley played both power forward and center for the Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, Panathinaikos, and Los Angeles Lakers. He was a long-time host of the former Fox Sports Net show The Best Damn Sports Show Period. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Salley is the 376th most popular basketball player (up from 487th in 2019), the 12,954th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,280th in 2019) and the 216th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, John Salley ranks 376 out of 1,757. Before him are Marion Jones, Marc Gasol, Andre Iguodala, Vincent Collet, Edy Tavares, and Randy Brown. After him are Darrall Imhoff, Marcus Morris, Terry Dischinger, Enes Kanter, Mirsad Türkcan, and Frank Brian.

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Among people born in 1964, John Salley ranks 568. Before him are Levon Julfalakyan, Ute Geweniger, Akihiro Nagashima, Aleksandar Hemon, María Dueñas, and Dean Winters. After him are Frode Grodås, Eloy Olaya, Yvonne van Gennip, Ken Narita, Lars Myrberg, and Siriporn Ampaipong.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Salley ranks 12,958 out of 20,380. Before him are Vanessa Marano (1992), Jonathan Stark (1971), Tabitha Stevens (1970), David Faustino (1974), Worthington Whittredge (1820), and Kristy McNichol (1962). After him are Amy Goodman (1957), Harold Camping (1921), Lesley Stahl (1941), Jim Justice (1951), Karen Joy Fowler (1950), and Grace Caroline Currey (1996).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, John Salley ranks 216. Before him are George Karl (1951), Kenny Rollins (1923), Klay Thompson (1990), Marion Jones (1975), Andre Iguodala (1984), and Randy Brown (1968). After him are Darrall Imhoff (1938), Marcus Morris (1989), Terry Dischinger (1940), Frank Brian (1923), Chet Walker (1940), and Satch Sanders (1938).

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