Johnathan Motley

Johnathan Landus Motley (born May 4, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Agua Caliente Clippers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears, where he was a consensus second-team All-American as a junior.

Johnathan Motley
Motley playing for Baylor
No. 15 – Los Angeles Clippers
PositionPower forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-05-04) May 4, 1995
Houston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorth Shore (Houston, Texas)
CollegeBaylor (2014–2017)
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Dallas Mavericks
2017–2018→Texas Legends
2018–presentLos Angeles Clippers
2018–present→Agua Caliente Clippers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Motley played high school basketball at North Shore High School in Houston, Texas under head coach David Green. He led his team to a 32–4 mark as a junior and a 30–5 mark in as a senior, winning back to back district championships. A top 100 recruit nationally, Motley committed to play at Baylor on September 12, 2012.[1]

College career

Motley blossomed into an All-American player as a junior for Baylor, leading the Bears to their first number one ranking as a program during the 2016–17 season.[2] At the close of the season, Motley was named the winner of the Karl Malone Award as the country's best college power forward.[3]

At the close of his junior season, Motley declared his eligibility for the 2017 NBA draft but did not hire an agent, leaving open the option to return to college.[4] He would later hire an agent before signing up for the 2017 NBA Draft Combine, thus ending any chances of returning for his senior year at Baylor.

Professional career

Dallas Mavericks / Texas Legends (2017-2018)

After going undrafted in 2017 NBA Draft, Motley signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks.[5] He became the first player in franchise history to sign such a deal. As a result, he gets to split his time playing between the Mavericks and their G League affiliate, the Texas Legends. After recovering from a previous injury he had, Motley would make his official NBA debut on December 14, 2017, recording 4 points in two minutes under a 112–97 loss to the defending champion Golden State Warriors. On April 4, 2018, he scored a career high 26 points in a 106–113 loss to the Detroit Pistons.[6]

Los Angeles Clippers (2018-present)

On July 23, 2018, Motley, along with the draft rights to Renaldas Seibutis, was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the draft rights to Maarty Leunen and cash considerations.[7] He would be the league's first ever two-way contract to be traded to another team. Motley would become an unrestricted free agent on June 28, 2019[8] but the Clippers eventually re-signed him on July 25, 2019.[9]

NBA career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Dallas 11416.0.533.167.5364.5.6.3.28.7
2018–19 L.A. Clippers 2207.1.534.000.6002.3.5.2.14.6
Career 33410.1.534.111.5473.0.5.2.26.0

References
  1. "Baylor University 2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster". baylorbears.com. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  2. Hamilton, Brian (March 22, 2017). "Erratic no more: How Johnathan Motley became the centerpiece Baylor needed". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  3. Grosbard, Adam. "Baylor's Johnathan Motley wins Karl Malone Award as nation's best power forward". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  4. "Baylor's Motley puts name in NBA draft without hiring agent". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  5. Karalla, Bobby (July 3, 2017). "Mavericks sign Johnathan Motley to two-way contract". NBA.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  6. "Jackson scores 24 as Pistons beat Mavericks 113-106 in OT". NBA.com. April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  7. "Press Release: L.A. Clippers Acquire Two-Way Forward Johnathan Motley". NBA.com. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  8. "NBAREPORT: Clippers decline qualifying offer for Johnathan Motley". clutchpoints.com. June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  9. "Report: Clippers re-sign Johnathan Motley to 2-way contract". clutchpoints.com. July 25, 2019.
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