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Grant Long

Grant Long stats, teams and career impact

#1060 all-timeCareer averages · 9.5 PPG · 6.1 RPG · 1.7 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Position
Power forward
Final NBA team
Boston Celtics
Height / weight
6 ft 8 in (203 cm) · 225 lb (102 kg)
Born
March 12, 1966 (60 yrs old)
College
Eastern Michigan
NBA seasons
15 seasons · 1988–89 to 2002–03

Career summaryGrant Long was a power forward who played 15 NBA seasons, from 1988–89 through 2002–03.

Career PPG
9.5
Career RPG
6.1
Career APG
1.7
Best-Season Impact Rank
#90 in 1995–96
Career Impact Rank
#1060 all-time
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Career overview

Why Grant Long ranks #1060 all time

Grant Long ranks #1060 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #91.7. His full-career value ranks #545, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.

Peak#89 in 1991–92

Best league finish

Sustained excellence15 ranked seasons

450+ minutes required per season

Career breadth15 seasons

1,003 games · Career Value Rank #545

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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources

Full team history

Teams
Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Vancouver Grizzlies, Memphis Grizzlies, and Boston Celtics

Career shooting

NBA regular season
Field goal
46.7%FG%
Three-point
28.3%3P%
Free throw
76.1%FT%

1,003 career games · 28,514 minutes

Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.

Traditional box score

Grant Long stats by season

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2002–031.82.00.6-4.67BOS41111.938.6%0.0%78.3%#302-24.7
2001–026.33.52.1-3.70MEM665628.342.6%17.6%69.9%#290-60.4
2000–016.04.21.3-0.97VAN662722.843.9%26.7%71.3%#17329.5
1999–004.85.61.0-1.47VAN42121.944.3%0.0%77.5%#2079.3
1998–999.85.91.1+0.80ATL501327.642.1%16.7%78.3%#9868.7
1997–983.53.80.6-1.57DET401718.542.7%0.0%71.9%#2125.8
1996–975.03.40.6-1.77DET652417.944.7%36.2%75.0%#2034.7
1995–9613.19.62.2+0.88ATL828236.747.1%36.0%76.3%#90161.9
1994–9511.67.51.6+0.17ATL/MIA817932.647.8%35.5%75.1%#118107.3
1993–9411.47.22.5-1.09MIA695931.944.6%16.7%78.6%#16339.3
1992–9314.07.52.4-0.29MIA766235.946.9%23.1%76.5%#12891.7
1991–9214.88.42.7+0.65MIA828237.449.4%27.3%80.7%#89165.2
1990–919.27.12.2-0.15MIA806631.449.2%16.7%78.7%#12296.4
1989–908.55.01.2-1.48MIA813122.948.3%0.0%71.4%#18020.3
1988–8911.96.71.8+0.08MIA827329.748.6%0.0%74.9%#96104.7
Career9.56.11.7—ATL/BOS/DET/MEM/MIA/VAN1003—28.446.7%28.3%76.1%——

Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.

What these measures mean
Era-centered box impact
Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
Impact Rate Rank
The player's place among qualified players in one season.
Value contribution / Season Value
Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
Career Impact Rank
An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
Best 5#1044

98.2 average league finish

Career Value Rank#545

820 total value

Career standing

How Grant Long ranks all time

These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.

Number-one seasons0

Best in the league

Top-five seasons0

Elite finishes

Top-ten seasons0

Upper-tier finishes

Top-10 Impact Margin0.0

Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons

Career Composite Score100.4

Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.

Best 3 effective weight
74%
Missing-season finish
—
Qualified seasons
15
All-time rank
#1060
Strongest seasons

Every season

Grant Long advanced stats by season

Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.

More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
2002–03Historical Defense EstimateBOS3641488-4.675.3#302-24.715thStandard
2001–02Historical Defense EstimateMEM35661,868-3.7010.5#290-60.42ndBroad
2000–01Historical Defense EstimateVAN34661,507-0.9747.4#17329.550thBroad
1999–00Historical Defense EstimateVAN3342920-1.4735.6#2079.332ndStandard
1998–99Historical Defense EstimateATL32501,380+0.8064.9#9868.770thBroad
1997–98Historical Defense EstimateDET3140739-1.5733.4#2125.831stStandard
1996–97Historical Defense EstimateDET30651,166-1.7736.1#2034.736thBroad
1995–96Historical Defense EstimateATL29823,008+0.8872.6#90161.981stBroad
1994–95Historical Defense EstimateATL/MIA28812,641+0.1762.1#118107.374thBroad
1993–94Historical Defense EstimateMIA27692,201-1.0944.3#16339.350thBroad
1992–93Historical Defense EstimateMIA26762,728-0.2956.9#12891.769thBroad
1991–92Historical Defense EstimateMIA25823,063+0.6569.6#89165.281stBroad
1990–91Historical Defense EstimateMIA24802,514-0.1558.4#12296.468thBroad
1989–90Historical Defense EstimateMIA23811,856-1.4837.6#18020.343rdBroad
1988–89Historical Defense EstimateMIA22822,435+0.0863.9#96104.771stBroad

Career movement

Grant Long's career impact by season

Peak +0.88 in 1995–96 · 15 seasons · 28,514 minutes

The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.

Era-centered box impactMinutes
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload

Career comparison

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Era-centered box impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average · dashed marker means the player did not play
Grant Long and Harrison Barnes era-centered impact values by NBA season number
NBA seasonGrant LongHarrison Barnes
10.1-2.8
2-1.5-2.5
3-0.1-0.2
40.6-1.9
5-0.3-0.6
6-1.1-0.2
70.2-1.7
80.9-1.4
9-1.80.7
10-1.60.6
110.8-1.1
12-1.5-1.6
13-1.00.9
14-3.7-1.2
15-4.7Did not play

NBA season number

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How to read this page

Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →