April 26, 2012

 

Canes in the NBA – April 26, 2012

James Jones
The Heat are trying every possible combination to figure out the most productive rotation going into the playoffs. Spoelstra’s quest for which players should come off the bench in the playoffs and the late season injury bug have been the key to James Jones getting more minutes. In the last five games he has averaged 25 minutes, a great leap from his season average of 12. Jones has shot 31 percent from the field and 40 percent from the three-point line in his last 10 games. Considering the Miami Heat’s depth at the two/three, spot Jones will have to showcase his abilities in the final games of the season to see serious playoff minutes.

Jones attended the University of Miami from 1999-2003. He started every game his sophomore junior and senior season with the Hurricanes, racking up a total of 1,356 points. He was picked 49th overall in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. He has played on four teams throughout his professional career and has now made his way back to his roots in Miami.

Career Numbers

Year	Team	G	GS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
03-04	IND	6	0	26	2-9	1-4	2-2	2	0	1	0	7
04-05	IND	75	24	1,330	126-318	66-166	53-62	174	57	31	28	371
05-06	PHX	75	24	1,772	243-581	110-285	103-121	253	57	38	49	699
06-07	PHX	76	7	1,376	162-440	90-238	71-81	176	45	28	42	485
07-08	POR	58	3	1,276	143-327	91-205	86-98	161	34	24	15	463
08-09	MIA	40	1	630	55-149	33-96	26-31	62	20	12	14	169
09-10	MIA	36	6	503	43-119	37-90	23-28	45	17	11	4	146
10-11	MIA	81	8	1,549	146-346	123-287	60-72	160	43	29	19	475
11-12	MIA	50	10	636	54-141	45-109	24-28	47	19	17	9	177
Career	—	497	83	9,098	974-2,430	596-1,480	448-523	1,080	292	191	180	2,992

 

John Salmons
John Salmons recorded 17 points on March 24, his second-highest point total of the year. On the brink of reemerging as a key player for the Kings, Salmons left during the second quarter of the following game with a sore right hip and did not return. He has now missed 15-straight games and will likely sit out the last games of the season. He finishes the season averaging 7.5 points per game, shooting 41 percent from the field and clocking 27 minutes per game.

Salmons attended the University of Miami from 1998-2002. He started 107 of 124 games while with the Hurricanes, averaging 10.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game over his four seasons. He was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs with the 26th overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. He has featured for five franchises and now plays for the Sacramento Kings.

Career Totals

Year	Team	G	GS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
02-03	PHI	64	1	504	48-116	10-31	26-35	59	47	17	6	132
03-04	PHI	77	24	1,603	161-416	50-147	71-92	196	134	62	16	443
04-05	PHI	58	8	993	85-210	31-91	35-48	121	114	40	13	236
05-06	PHI	82	24	2,059	219-521	26-87	155-200	220	223	73	13	619
06-07	SAC	79	19	2,135	236-517	40-112	159-204	264	254	73	27	671
07-08	SAC	81	41	2,517	381-799	39-120	214-260	349	208	93	31	1,015
08-09	SAC	53	53	1,980	351-744	77-184	191-232	221	196	58	9	970
08-09	CHI	26	21	979	165-349	49-118	97-115	112	53	25	15	476
08-09	—	79	74	2,959	516-1,093	126-302	288-347	333	249	83	24	1,446
09-10	CHI	51	28	1,695	230-548	73-192	116-147	174	125	65	22	649
09-10	MIL	30	28	1,129	207-443	45-117	137-158	96	98	34	4	596
09-10	—	81	56	2,825	437-991	118-309	253-305	270	223	99	26	1,245
10-11	MIL	73	70	2,554	373-898	83-219	195-240	266	252	72	28	1,024
11-12	SAC	46	32	1,250	141-345	33-112	29-45	134	93	37	7	344
Career	—	720	349	25,182	2,597-5,906	556-1,530	1,425-1,776	2,212	1,797	649	191	7,175