2012 - Jock Landale (NYK) (105 views)

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Jock Landale



New York Knicks (2000, 2005-2011)
Harlem Globetrotters (2001-2003)
Chicago Bulls (2004)

At a Glance

- Nicknamed "The Mercenary from Melbourne", Landale fell all the way until the 9th round of the Creation Draft, in large part due to character concerns that never bothered the New York Knicks (discussed in more detail below)
- Finished his career with 102.19 win shares and .197 ws/48
- Career 1.202 pts/tsa ranks 10th all-time
- Posted an incredible 1.270 pts/tsa in 2005, tying for the 22nd best season all-time
- Tied with Steph Templeton for 29th all-time in career FG% (.518)
- A member of TMBSL’s inaugural champion New York Knicks, teaming with Firsto Picko, Stan Haynes, Sandor Clegane, and Jesse Epstein to capture the title
- Won a second title in 2002 with the Harlem Globetrotters with the help of Dolph Schayes and Elvis Delle Donne
- Won a third and final title in 2005 with the Knicks, alongside Firsto Picko, George Mikan, Whitey Von Nieda, and Quincy McCall
- The original TMBSL bad boy, fouling out 86 times in his career, including an astonishing 16 times in 74 games during his final season (once every 4.6 games), leaving many to wonder if his abrupt retirement was due to increasing pressure from the league office to clean up his act
- Overall career per game stats are likely not indicative of his abilities, as he never averaged more than 31.7 minutes per game in a single season, mostly due to his inability to stay out of foul trouble
- Career per-36 stats - Points: 26.6 // Rebounds: 11.4 // Assists: 1.5 // Steals: 1.7 // Blocks: 0.8 // Turnovers: 1.9
- Well-known fact that he was denied many all-star and all-league appearances due to character concerns amongst voters
- Responsible for countless NSFW search suggestions on my work computer as I typed his first name into the search bar

Career Stats

Years played: 14
Games played: 920
Points per game: 20.1
Rebounds per game: 8.6
Assists per game: 1.1
Steals per game: 1.3
Blocks per game: 0.6
Turnovers per game: 1.4
FG%: .518
FT%: .886
3P%: .500 (on two attempts)



Achievements

All-Star (1x)
All-League Third Team (1x)
Sixth Man of the Year (2x)

Championships: 3
Player of the Game: 75
Player of the Week: 0
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 341
Triple Doubles: 0

Career Highs

Points: 68
Rebounds: 27
Assists: 7
Steals: 8
Blocks: 4

Biography

Height: 7’0
Weight: 260
College: St. Mary’s

Transactions

- Chosen with the 21st pick in the 9th round of the Creation Draft, right between Darrian Ringo and Jevon Carter and signed to a one-year deal
- Victim of the salary cap following the 2000 season as the Knicks instead decided to resign Pete Holzman ($6,000,000 for one season), Billy Hoyle (MLE), and Nate Mason (LLE), and a bunch of mins. Instead of Landale. This forced him to leave small-town New York for the bright lights and big bucks of Harlem, agreeing to a three-year deal worth $6,400,000 USD per season
- Re-signed with Harlem in 2004 for $50,456,251 over 5 seasons
- Traded shortly after to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Dazon Ingram, the Bulls’ 2005 1st round draft pick (Miles Plumlee), Sagaba Konate, and Nate McMillan
- Returned to New York after one season with the Bulls in exchange for fellow renowned Knicks big Stan Haynes, Herb Jones, three first round draft picks (eventually turned into Victor Alexander, Wally Anderzunas, and Eddie Griffin), and three second round draft picks
- Re-signed with the Knicks in 2009 for a flat $17,500,000 per year for 7 years ($122,500,000 total)
- Retired three years into the new contract in 2012, leaving $70,000,000 on the table