Bookkeeping The Retired Guys, 2013 Edition
Paul Shirley - Writes still, but not for ESPN.
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Retired • Retired after 2008 season • PF • 3 years of NBA experience
Height6'10
Born23rd December 1977 (age 48)
Weight230 lbs
Nationality🇺🇸USA
NBA DraftUndrafted, 2001
Pre-draft teamIowa State
HandRight
Agentn/a
Email address on file
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Stats
3 seasons| Year | League | Team | G | GS | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | NBA | Atlanta Hawks | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0% | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003-04 | NBA | Chicago Bulls | 7 | 0 | 12.3 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 43.5% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 1.4 | 3.1 | 45.5% | .435 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 33.3% | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 2004-05 | NBA | Phoenix Suns | 9 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 45.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.6 | 1.2 | 45.5% | .455 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50.0% | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Teams
19 entries
| Date | Team |
|---|---|
| 1996 - 2001 | Iowa State (NCAA) |
| July 2001 | Cleveland Cavaliers (Summer League) |
| September 2001 - October 2001 | L.A. Lakers (NBA) |
| November 2001 - June 2002 | Panionios (Greece) |
| July 2002 | Cleveland Cavaliers (Summer League) |
| September 2002 - October 2002 | Atlanta Hawks (NBA) |
| November 2002 - January 2003 | Yakima Sun Kings (CBA) |
| February 2003 - June 2003 | Joventut Badalona (Spain) |
| July 2003 | Chicago Bulls (Summer League) |
| September 2003 - October 2003 | New Orleans Hornets (NBA) |
| December 2003 - March 2004 | Kansas City Knights (ABA) |
| March 2004 - August 2004 | Chicago Bulls (NBA) |
| September 2004 - November 2004 | Phoenix Suns (NBA) |
| November 2004 - January 2005 | Unics Kazan (Russia) |
| January 2005 - June 2005 | Phoenix Suns (NBA) |
| December 2005 - January 2006 | Beijing Olympians (ABA) |
| September 2006 - October 2006 | Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) |
| March 2007- June 2008 | Menorca (Spain) |
| November 2008 - December 2008 | Unicaja Malaga (Spain) |
Transactions
29 entries
| Date | League | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 10th April, 2001 | USBL | Drafted 10th overall in the 2001 USBL Draft by Dodge City Legend. |
| 27th September, 2001 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one year minimum salary contract with L.A. Lakers. |
| 16th October, 2001 | NBA | Waived by L.A. Lakers. |
| November 2001 | Greece | Signed for the remainder of the season with Panionios. |
| 23rd September, 2002 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one year minimum salary contract with Atlanta. |
| 24th October, 2002 | NBA | Waived by Atlanta. |
| 22nd November, 2002 | CBA | Signed for the remainder of the season with Yakima Sun Kings. |
| 9th January, 2003 | NBA | Signed a 10 day contract with Atlanta. |
| 19th January, 2003 | NBA | Signed a second 10 day contract with Atlanta. |
| 6th February, 2003 | Spain | Signed for the remainder of the season with Joventut Badalona. |
| 30th September, 2003 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one year minimum salary contract with New Orleans. |
| 23rd October, 2003 | NBA | Waived by New Orleans. |
| December 2003 | ABA | Signed for the remainder of the season with Kansas City Knights. |
| 4th March, 2004 | NBA | Signed a 10 day contract with Chicago. |
| 14th March, 2004 | NBA | Signed a second 10 day contract with Chicago. |
| 24th March, 2004 | NBA | Signed a partially guaranteed minimum salary contract for the remainder of the season and through 2004 with Chicago. |
| 20th August, 2004 | NBA | Waived by Chicago. |
| 30th September, 2004 | NBA | Signed a partially guaranteed one year minimum salary contract with Phoenix. |
| 3rd November, 2004 | NBA | Waived by Phoenix. |
| November 2004 | Russia | Signed for the remainder of the season with Unics Kazan. |
| January 2005 | Russia | Left Unics Kazan. |
| 23rd January, 2005 | NBA | Signed a guaranteed minimum salary contract for the remainder of the season and through 2006 with Phoenix. Included team option fo 2005/06. |
| 10th June, 2005 | NBA | Phoenix declined 2005/06 team option. |
| 26th December, 2005 | ABA | Signed for the remainder of the season with Beijing Aoshen Olympians. |
| 15th January, 2006 | ABA | Left Beijing Aoshen Olympians. |
| 29th September, 2006 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one year minimum salary contract with Minnesota. |
| 22nd October, 2006 | NBA | Waived by Minnesota. |
| 29th March, 2007 | Spain | Signed for the remainder of the season and through 2008 with Menorca. |
| 27th November, 2008 | Spain | Signed a one month contract with Unicaja Malaga. |
NBA Salary
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Listed total
$24,550,000
| 2025/26 | 2026/27 | 2027/28 | 2028/29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5,200,000 Retired Fully guaranteed | $5,825,000 Retired Fully guaranteed | $6,450,000 Retired $3,225,000 guaranteed Team option | $7,075,000 Retired $3,537,500 guaranteed Player option |
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- Paul ShirleyShirley has been out of basketball since November 2008, and says he has no desire to get back into it. He now writes a lot, mainly for his own venture, FlipCollective.com. The most viewed entry on the website is the one that describes Paul's view on Haiti and Haitians. You may have heard about that. It caused a slight ripple, and lost him his part-time freelance music writing gig at ESPN.com.