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Pervis Ellison

Pervis Ellison (Never Nervous Pervis)

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-9    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: April 3, 1967 in Savannah, Georgia
High School: Savannah in Savannah, Georgia
College: University of Louisville

Drafted by the Sacramento Kings in the 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall) of the 1989 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1989-90 22 SAC NBA 34 22 866 111 251 .442 0 2 .000 49 78 .628 64 132 196 65 16 57 62 132 271
1990-91 23 WSB NBA 76 30 1942 326 636 .513 0 6 .000 139 214 .650 224 361 585 102 49 157 146 268 791
1991-92 24 WSB NBA 66 64 2511 547 1014 .539 1 3 .333 227 312 .728 217 523 740 190 62 177 196 222 1322
1992-93 25 WSB NBA 49 48 1701 341 655 .521 0 4 .000 170 242 .702 138 295 433 117 45 108 110 154 852
1993-94 26 WSB NBA 47 24 1178 137 292 .469 0 3 .000 70 97 .722 77 165 242 70 25 50 73 140 344
1994-95 27 BOS NBA 55 11 1083 152 300 .507 0 2 .000 71 99 .717 124 185 309 34 22 54 76 179 375
1995-96 28 BOS NBA 69 29 1431 145 295 .492 0 0 75 117 .641 151 300 451 62 39 99 84 207 365
1996-97 29 BOS NBA 6 4 125 6 16 .375 0 0 3 5 .600 9 17 26 4 5 9 7 21 15
1997-98 30 BOS NBA 33 8 447 40 70 .571 0 0 20 34 .588 52 57 109 31 20 31 28 90 100
1999-00 32 BOS NBA 30 5 269 19 43 .442 0 0 15 21 .714 29 38 67 13 10 8 13 67 53
2000-01 33 SEA NBA 9 0 40 2 7 .286 0 0 2 2 1.000 2 10 12 3 0 2 3 13 6
Career NBA 474 245 11593 1826 3579 .510 1 20 .050 841 1221 .689 1087 2083 3170 691 293 752 798 1493 4494

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1989-90 22 SAC NBA 34 22 25.5 3.3 7.4 .442 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.3 .628 1.9 3.9 5.8 1.9 0.5 1.7 1.8 3.9 8.0
1990-91 23 WSB NBA 76 30 25.6 4.3 8.4 .513 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.8 .650 2.9 4.8 7.7 1.3 0.6 2.1 1.9 3.5 10.4
1991-92 24 WSB NBA 66 64 38.0 8.3 15.4 .539 0.0 0.0 .333 3.4 4.7 .728 3.3 7.9 11.2 2.9 0.9 2.7 3.0 3.4 20.0
1992-93 25 WSB NBA 49 48 34.7 7.0 13.4 .521 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 4.9 .702 2.8 6.0 8.8 2.4 0.9 2.2 2.2 3.1 17.4
1993-94 26 WSB NBA 47 24 25.1 2.9 6.2 .469 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.1 .722 1.6 3.5 5.1 1.5 0.5 1.1 1.6 3.0 7.3
1994-95 27 BOS NBA 55 11 19.7 2.8 5.5 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.8 .717 2.3 3.4 5.6 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.4 3.3 6.8
1995-96 28 BOS NBA 69 29 20.7 2.1 4.3 .492 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.7 .641 2.2 4.3 6.5 0.9 0.6 1.4 1.2 3.0 5.3
1996-97 29 BOS NBA 6 4 20.8 1.0 2.7 .375 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 .600 1.5 2.8 4.3 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.2 3.5 2.5
1997-98 30 BOS NBA 33 8 13.5 1.2 2.1 .571 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.0 .588 1.6 1.7 3.3 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.8 2.7 3.0
1999-00 32 BOS NBA 30 5 9.0 0.6 1.4 .442 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.7 .714 1.0 1.3 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 2.2 1.8
2000-01 33 SEA NBA 9 0 4.4 0.2 0.8 .286 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 1.4 0.7
Career NBA 474 245 24.5 3.9 7.6 .510 0.0 0.0 .050 1.8 2.6 .689 2.3 4.4 6.7 1.5 0.6 1.6 1.7 3.1 9.5

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1989-90 22 SAC NBA 34 22 866 4.6 10.4 .442 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 3.2 .628 2.7 5.5 8.1 2.7 0.7 2.4 2.6 5.5 11.3
1990-91 23 WSB NBA 76 30 1942 6.0 11.8 .513 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 4.0 .650 4.2 6.7 10.8 1.9 0.9 2.9 2.7 5.0 14.7
1991-92 24 WSB NBA 66 64 2511 7.8 14.5 .539 0.0 0.0 .333 3.3 4.5 .728 3.1 7.5 10.6 2.7 0.9 2.5 2.8 3.2 19.0
1992-93 25 WSB NBA 49 48 1701 7.2 13.9 .521 0.0 0.1 .000 3.6 5.1 .702 2.9 6.2 9.2 2.5 1.0 2.3 2.3 3.3 18.0
1993-94 26 WSB NBA 47 24 1178 4.2 8.9 .469 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.0 .722 2.4 5.0 7.4 2.1 0.8 1.5 2.2 4.3 10.5
1994-95 27 BOS NBA 55 11 1083 5.1 10.0 .507 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.3 .717 4.1 6.1 10.3 1.1 0.7 1.8 2.5 6.0 12.5
1995-96 28 BOS NBA 69 29 1431 3.6 7.4 .492 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.9 .641 3.8 7.5 11.3 1.6 1.0 2.5 2.1 5.2 9.2
1996-97 29 BOS NBA 6 4 125 1.7 4.6 .375 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.4 .600 2.6 4.9 7.5 1.2 1.4 2.6 2.0 6.0 4.3
1997-98 30 BOS NBA 33 8 447 3.2 5.6 .571 0.0 0.0 1.6 2.7 .588 4.2 4.6 8.8 2.5 1.6 2.5 2.3 7.2 8.1
1999-00 32 BOS NBA 30 5 269 2.5 5.8 .442 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.8 .714 3.9 5.1 9.0 1.7 1.3 1.1 1.7 9.0 7.1
2000-01 33 SEA NBA 9 0 40 1.8 6.3 .286 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.000 1.8 9.0 10.8 2.7 0.0 1.8 2.7 11.7 5.4
Career NBA 474 245 11593 5.7 11.1 .510 0.0 0.1 .050 2.6 3.8 .689 3.4 6.5 9.8 2.1 0.9 2.3 2.5 4.6 14.0

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1989-90 22 SAC NBA 34 866 10.3 .475 .442 8.4 17.2 12.8 10.6 0.9 3.9 17.9 17.3 94 108 -0.5 0.9 0.4 0.021
1990-91 23 WSB NBA 76 1942 15.9 .542 .513 12.6 20.4 16.5 7.7 1.2 4.8 16.7 18.8 104 104 1.1 2.9 4.0 0.100
1991-92 24 WSB NBA 66 2511 19.9 .574 .540 9.3 23.4 16.1 12.0 1.2 4.3 14.5 22.6 109 104 3.2 3.7 6.9 0.131
1992-93 25 WSB NBA 49 1701 18.5 .559 .521 9.0 19.9 14.3 10.9 1.3 3.9 12.6 21.8 109 108 2.1 1.8 3.9 0.110
1993-94 26 WSB NBA 47 1178 10.7 .514 .469 7.5 16.7 12.0 8.6 1.1 2.7 17.9 14.9 100 111 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.030
1994-95 27 BOS NBA 55 1083 13.3 .546 .507 13.0 20.0 16.4 4.7 1.0 3.4 18.1 16.8 106 108 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.080
1995-96 28 BOS NBA 69 1431 13.1 .527 .492 11.5 24.1 17.7 6.3 1.4 4.8 19.5 12.9 104 105 0.6 1.9 2.6 0.086
1996-97 29 BOS NBA 6 125 6.5 .412 .375 7.7 17.0 12.0 4.4 2.0 5.4 27.8 8.7 82 108 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.001
1997-98 30 BOS NBA 33 447 13.1 .589 .571 12.6 16.4 14.4 10.3 2.3 5.4 24.8 10.9 109 102 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.113
1999-00 32 BOS NBA 30 269 9.0 .507 .442 11.7 17.0 14.2 6.9 1.9 2.2 19.9 10.5 107 104 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.088
2000-01 33 SEA NBA 9 40 2.4 .381 .286 5.8 28.6 17.2 10.5 0.0 3.6 27.6 12.3 78 102 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.013
Career NBA 474 11593 15.2 .546 .510 10.3 20.5 15.3 9.0 1.3 4.1 16.2 18.0 105 106 7.9 13.9 21.8 0.090

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1994-95 27 BOS NBA 4 68 11 19 0 0 2 2 11 17 2 2 5 4 17 24 .579 1.000 17.0 6.0 4.3 0.5
Career NBA 4 68 11 19 0 0 2 2 11 17 2 2 5 4 17 24 .579 1.000 17.0 6.0 4.3 0.5

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1994-95 27 BOS NBA 4 68 16.4 .604 .579 17.8 10.1 14.0 5.9 1.6 5.6 16.8 15.8 116 110 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.118
Career NBA 4 68 16.4 .604 .579 17.8 10.1 14.0 5.9 1.6 5.6 16.8 15.8 116 110 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.118

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1985-86 18 LOUISVILLE 39 1194 210 379 90 132 318 78 50 92 60 117 510 .554 .682 30.6 13.1 8.2 2.0
1986-87 19 LOUISVILLE 31 952 185 347 100 139 270 56 36 82 96 96 470 .533 .719 30.7 15.2 8.7 1.8
1987-88 20 LOUISVILLE 35 1175 235 391 1 2 146 211 291 108 46 102 73 103 617 .601 .500 .692 33.6 17.6 8.3 3.1
1988-89 21 LOUISVILLE 31 1014 227 369 0 1 92 141 270 78 39 98 85 98 546 .615 .000 .652 32.7 17.6 8.7 2.5
Career 136 4335 857 1486 1 3 428 623 1149 320 171 374 314 414 2143 .577 .333 .687 31.9 15.8 8.4 2.4

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1985-86 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
1991-92 NBA Most Improved Player

Honors

1985 McDonald's All American
1988-89 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)

Field Goal Pct

1991-92 NBA .539 (9)

Blocks

1990-91 NBA 157 (8)

Blocks Per Game

1990-91 NBA 2.1 (10)
1991-92 NBA 2.7 (8)
1992-93 NBA 2.2 (7)

Defensive Rebound Pct

1991-92 NBA 23.4 (9)

Block Pct

1990-91 NBA 4.8 (9)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (641)

Transactions

June 27, 1989: Drafted by the Sacramento Kings in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1989 NBA Draft.

June 25, 1990: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Sacramento Kings to the Washington Bullets; the Utah Jazz traded Bob Hansen, Eric Leckner, a 1990 1st round draft pick (Anthony Bonner), a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Walter Palmer) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Phil Henderson) to the Sacramento Kings; the Washington Bullets traded a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Mike Iuzzolino) to the Sacramento Kings; and the Washington Bullets traded Jeff Malone to the Utah Jazz.

April 24, 1994: Released by the Washington Bullets.

August 1, 1994: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Boston Celtics.

October 3, 2000: Signed as a free agent with the Seattle Supersonics.

December 18, 2000: Waived by the Seattle Supersonics.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1990-91 Washington Bullets NBA $2,300,000
1991-92 Washington Bullets NBA $2,300,000
1992-93 Washington Bullets NBA $2,300,000
1993-94 Washington Bullets NBA $2,300,000
1994-95 Boston Celtics NBA $1,100,000
1995-96 Boston Celtics NBA $1,430,000
1996-97 Boston Celtics NBA $1,760,000
1997-98 Boston Celtics NBA $2,090,000
1998-99 Boston Celtics NBA $2,420,000
1999-00 Boston Celtics NBA $2,750,000
2000-01 Seattle Supersonics NBA $1,000,000
Career (may be incomplete) $21,750,000

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