John Salley

John Salley: Biography in Details

Who is John Salley?

John Salley is an American retired professional basketball player, actor, and talk show host.

He was the first player in NBA history to play on three different championship-winning franchises, as well as the first player in the NBA to win a championship in three different decades.

He played both power forward and center for the Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, Panathinaikos, and Los Angeles Lakers.

Moreover, he was a long-time host of the former Fox Sports Net shows The Best Damn Sports Show Period.

John Salley: Age, Siblings, Ethnicity

John Salley was born as John Thomas Salley on 16 May 1964, in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an American by nationality and he is of African-American ethnicity.

His mother’s name is Mazie Salley and his father’s name is Quillie Salley. He is the son of African-American parents. He has three siblings named Willjay Salley, Jerry Salley, and Ron Salley.

In which school did John Salley attend?

He completed his high school at Canarsie High School. He was educated at Scheller College of Business. After that, he enrolled at Georgia Tech’s College of Management and graduated in 1988.

John Salley: Professional Life, Career

John began his basketball career at Canarsie High School in Brooklyn. After that, he played basketball at Georgia Tech’s College of Management.

He holds Georgia Tech’s personal fouls record and has had his jersey number 22 retired from the college. He began his professional basketball career in 1986.

John Salley was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 1986 NBA draft. In 1989 and 1990, he played on two Pistons NBA championship teams.

Under the coaching of Chuck Daly, Salley was part of the Pistons era that featured three consecutive NBA finals appearances. Salley was traded to the Miami Heat in 1992 and a few years after that, he was left unprotected by Miami in the 1995 expansion draft.

Following a short stint with the inaugural Toronto Raptors team where he received little playing time, he negotiated a buyout of his contract.

After that, Salley signed with the Chicago Bulls, where he played with Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Toni Kukoč, and former Pistons teammates Dennis Rodman and James Edwards.

He won the 1995-96 championship and retired. In 1996, Salley came out of retirement and went to play in Greece, where he joined the Greek Basket League team Panathinaikos and played seven games.

In 1999, he joined the Los Angeles Lakers. He led the Lakers to their first of three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. In 2000, he retired again following the first Lakers championship season.

Besides basketball, he has worked as a host of the former Fox Sports Net show The Best Damn Sports Show Period for a long period of time.

John Salley: Salary, Net Worth

He has a net worth of $14 million as of 2022, but his salary is not revealed yet.

Is John Salley involved in any rumors and controversies?

Currently, there are no desperate rumors regarding his personal and professional life.

It seems John Salley is doing the best job without harming others and has been a straight person in his life, for which he has not been in any controversy yet.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

John Salley has a height of 6 feet 11 inches. His body weighs 104kg. He has black hair and dark brown eyes.

Social Media

John Salley is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

He has more than 29k followers on Facebook, 102k followers on Instagram, and 46.5k followers on Twitter.

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