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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1968-07-23)July 23, 1968 (age 56) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Morningside (Inglewood, California) |
| College | Clemson (1986–1990) |
| NBA draft | 1990: 1st round, 27th overall pick |
| Selected by theLos Angeles Lakers | |
| Playing career | 1990–2005 |
| Position | Power forward /center |
| Number | 41, 5 |
| Career history | |
| 1990–1999 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1999–2002 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 2002–2003 | New Orleans Hornets |
| 2003 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2003–2005 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2005 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2005 | Detroit Pistons |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 10,805 (10.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 6,116 (5.9 rpg) |
| Blocks | 1,602 (1.5 bpg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Elden Jerome Campbell (born July 23, 1968) is an American former professionalbasketball player who played as apower forward andcenter in theNational Basketball Association (NBA) from 1990 to 2005. He spent his first nine years with theLos Angeles Lakers and the rest with various other teams.
Campbell attendedMorningside High School inInglewood, California before playing college basketball atClemson University. During his four years at Clemson, he averaged 15.3 points per game, 6.8rebounds per game and 2.7blocks. During a one-point loss in the 1990 NCAA Tournament to aConnecticut team, his college team defended a play that consisted of a full-court catch-and-shoot play byTate George with one second on the clock. That same year, theLos Angeles Lakers drafted Campbell with the 27th pick in the1990 NBA draft.
On March 10, 1999, Campbell was traded by the Lakers along withEddie Jones to theCharlotte Hornets forGlen Rice,J. R. Reid andB. J. Armstrong.[1]
Campbell's longest tenures were with the Lakers and the Hornets (in bothCharlotte andNew Orleans); he would also play with theSeattle SuperSonics and briefly for theNew Jersey Nets, spending most of the final two seasons of his career as a member of theDetroit Pistons, being on roster in the2004 NBA Championship team. During Campbell's tenure with the Pistons, perhaps his most important contribution was his defense against centerShaquille O'Neal in the two playoff series in which the Pistons engaged O'Neal's teams (against the Lakers in the2004 NBA Finals and against theMiami Heat in the2005 NBA Eastern Conference Finals);[2] because of his enormous bulk and strength, he presented a unique challenge to O'Neal in the low post and was one of the few NBA players who could pose a serious physical challenge to O'Neal on defense.
Campbell's 15-year career comprised 1,044 games, of which he started 671, and 106 playoff games, of which he started 53. In 15 seasons, Campbell averaged 10.3 points per game, 5.9 rebounds per game and 1.5 blocks. He was especially known for his shot-blocking ability, with 1,602 career blocks; he is 34th all time in blocks. Notably, Campbell was the Los Angeles Lakers' leading scorer between1990–91 and1998–99.[3] His nicknames were 'Easy', 'Big E', 'Big Homie' and 'The Janitor', which he received for his ability to clean up the boards.[4][5]
| 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 |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | L.A. Lakers | 52 | 0 | 7.3 | .455 | – | .653 | 1.8 | .2 | .2 | .7 | 2.8 |
| 1991–92 | L.A. Lakers | 81 | 47 | 23.2 | .448 | .000 | .619 | 5.2 | .7 | .7 | 2.0 | 7.1 |
| 1992–93 | L.A. Lakers | 79 | 13 | 19.6 | .458 | .000 | .637 | 4.2 | .6 | .7 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 1993–94 | L.A. Lakers | 76 | 74 | 29.6 | .462 | .000 | .689 | 6.8 | 1.1 | .8 | 1.9 | 12.3 |
| 1994–95 | L.A. Lakers | 73 | 59 | 28.4 | .459 | .000 | .666 | 6.1 | 1.3 | .9 | 1.8 | 12.5 |
| 1995–96 | L.A. Lakers | 82 | 82* | 32.9 | .503 | .000 | .713 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 13.9 |
| 1996–97 | L.A. Lakers | 77 | 77 | 32.6 | .469 | .250 | .711 | 8.0 | 1.6 | .6 | 1.5 | 14.9 |
| 1997–98 | L.A. Lakers | 81 | 28 | 22.0 | .463 | .500 | .693 | 5.6 | 1.0 | .4 | 1.3 | 10.1 |
| 1998–99 | L.A. Lakers | 17 | 1 | 19.1 | .436 | – | .613 | 5.6 | .5 | .1 | .9 | 7.4 |
| Charlotte | 32 | 32 | 35.4 | .489 | .000 | .647 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 15.3 | |
| 1999–00 | Charlotte | 78 | 77 | 32.5 | .446 | .000 | .690 | 7.6 | 1.7 | .7 | 1.9 | 12.7 |
| 2000–01 | Charlotte | 78 | 78 | 30.0 | .440 | .000 | .709 | 7.8 | 1.3 | .8 | 1.8 | 13.1 |
| 2001–02 | Charlotte | 77 | 74 | 28.0 | .484 | .000 | .797 | 6.9 | 1.3 | .8 | 1.8 | 13.9 |
| 2002–03 | New Orleans | 41 | 1 | 16.7 | .409 | .000 | .809 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .6 | .8 | 7.2 |
| Seattle | 15 | 0 | 12.2 | .333 | – | .762 | 2.6 | .6 | .6 | .5 | 3.2 | |
| 2003–04† | Detroit | 65 | 27 | 13.7 | .439 | – | .685 | 3.2 | .7 | .3 | .8 | 5.6 |
| 2004–05 | New Jersey | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | .000 | – | .500 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | .1 | .2 |
| Detroit | 31 | 1 | 11.0 | .336 | .000 | .784 | 2.6 | .5 | .3 | .2 | 3.8 | |
| Career | 1,045 | 671 | 24.7 | .460 | .054 | .699 | 5.9 | 1.1 | .7 | 1.5 | 10.3 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | L.A. Lakers | 14 | 0 | 9.9 | .658 | – | .467 | 2.1 | .2 | .4 | .6 | 4.1 |
| 1992 | L.A. Lakers | 4 | 2 | 29.3 | .378 | – | .667 | 6.3 | 1.5 | .8 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 1993 | L.A. Lakers | 5 | 5 | 35.6 | .420 | – | .500 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 14.0 |
| 1995 | L.A. Lakers | 10 | 10 | 37.6 | .485 | – | .659 | 7.3 | 1.6 | .4 | 3.0 | 15.7 |
| 1996 | L.A. Lakers | 4 | 4 | 32.3 | .513 | .000 | .500 | 8.0 | 2.0 | .3 | 2.3 | 12.0 |
| 1997 | L.A. Lakers | 9 | 9 | 30.9 | .398 | 1.000 | .816 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .8 | 1.4 | 11.8 |
| 1998 | L.A. Lakers | 13 | 0 | 13.8 | .451 | – | .647 | 3.5 | .6 | .2 | .9 | 5.2 |
| 2000 | Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 37.5 | .468 | .000 | .929 | 8.3 | 1.0 | .5 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 2001 | Charlotte | 10 | 10 | 28.7 | .396 | – | .755 | 7.9 | .7 | .5 | 1.1 | 12.1 |
| 2002 | Charlotte | 9 | 9 | 28.2 | .445 | .000 | .706 | 6.7 | 1.8 | .7 | 2.6 | 13.6 |
| 2004† | Detroit | 14 | 0 | 8.8 | .286 | – | .556 | 1.8 | .7 | .4 | .6 | 2.1 |
| 2005 | Detroit | 10 | 0 | 5.8 | .308 | – | .500 | 1.8 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 1.2 |
| Career | 106 | 53 | 21.4 | .440 | .250 | .670 | 4.7 | .9 | .5 | 1.3 | 8.4 | |
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Campbell was arrested for drunk driving in California in 1995.[6]
In 2014, Campbell sold his condominium inMarina del Rey for $770,000. He had originally purchased the home in 1994 for $270,000, making a profit of $500,000 with the sale.[7]