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John Salley

1964 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Salley has received more than 2,999,203 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. John Salley is the 379th most popular basketball player (down from 315th in 2019), the 12,347th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,898th in 2019) and the 224th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, John Salley ranks 379 out of 1,268. Before him are Jeff Hornacek, Sue Bird, Willard Schmidt, Jamaal Wilkes, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Charles Oakley. After him are Mark Price, Dejan Tomašević, Goran Dragić, Zelmo Beaty, Joe Johnson, and Frank Vogel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, John Salley ranks 572. Before him are Paul Kaye, Aleksandar Hemon, Lee Dixon, Ronald D. Moore, Jordi Sànchez, and Violeta Bulc. After him are Mark Price, Matt Walsh, Maria Verónica Reina, Satoshi Furukawa, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, and Jonas Sjöstedt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Salley ranks 12,347 out of 18,182. Before him are Michelle McCool (1980), Charles Oakley (1963), Norvel Lee (1924), Lamont Johnson (1922), Hillary Scott (1983), and Matt Hughes (1973). After him are Aidan Gallagher (2003), George Stephanopoulos (1961), Louise Beavers (1902), Aaron Carter (1987), Anwar al-Awlaki (1971), and Jesse L. Martin (1969).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, John Salley ranks 224. Before him are Jeff Hornacek (1963), Sue Bird (1980), Willard Schmidt (1910), Jamaal Wilkes (1953), Amar'e Stoudemire (1982), and Charles Oakley (1963). After him are Mark Price (1964), Zelmo Beaty (1939), Joe Johnson (1981), Frank Vogel (1973), Cedric Maxwell (1955), and Bill Hougland (1930).

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