Motley with Fenerbahçe Beko in 2022
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| Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
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| Position | Center / Power forward |
| League | Israeli Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1995-05-04) May 4, 1995 (age 29) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | North Shore (Houston, Texas) |
| College | Baylor (2014–2017) |
| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2017–2018 | →Texas Legends |
| 2018–2020 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2018–2020 | →Agua Caliente Clippers |
| 2021 | Incheon ET Land Elephants |
| 2021–2022 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
| 2022–2024 | Fenerbahçe Beko |
| 2024–present | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats  at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Johnathan Landus Motley (born May 4, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears, where he was a consensus second-team All-American as a junior.
Motley played high school basketball at North Shore High SchoolinHouston, 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]
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.
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 got 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]
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]
On November 30, 2020, Motley signed a training camp deal with the Phoenix Suns,[10] but was waived on December 19.[11]
On February 28, 2021, Motley signed with Incheon ET Land Elephants of the Korean Basketball League[12] where he averaged 20.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.4 blocks.[13]
On August 3, 2021, Motley signed with Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League and the 7DAYS EuroCup.[13] He left the team after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[14]
On June 20, 2022, Motley signed with Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL), his first EuroLeague club.[15] He awarded EuroLeague MVP of the Round 19 with 22 points and 17 rebounds of 38 PIR.[16]
On June 25, 2024, he signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[17]
| 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2017–18 | Dallas | 11 | 4 | 16.0 | .533 | .167 | .536 | 4.5 | .6 | .3 | .2 | 8.7 |
| 2018–19 | L.A. Clippers | 22 | 0 | 7.1 | .534 | .000 | .600 | 2.3 | .5 | .2 | .1 | 4.6 |
| 2019–20 | L.A. Clippers | 13 | 0 | 3.2 | .733 | 1.000 | .714 | .8 | .6 | .2 | .0 | 2.2 |
| Career | 46 | 4 | 8.1 | .552 | .200 | .587 | 2.4 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 4.9 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2022–23 | Fenerbahçe | 36 | 25 | 23.3 | .609 | .231 | .684 | 5.4 | 1.6 | .6 | .4 | 14.5 | 16.0 |
| 2023–24 | 36 | 19 | 18.7 | .648 | .250 | .709 | 4.2 | 1.1 | .2 | .2 | 11.2 | 12.2 | |
| Career | 72 | 44 | 21.0 | .625 | .235 | .696 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .4 | .3 | 12.8 | 14.1 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 9 | 9 | 26.4 | .645 | .333 | .734 | 7.0 | 1.3 | .9 | .8 | 21.2 | 23.9 |
| Career | 9 | 9 | 26.4 | .645 | .333 | .734 | 7.0 | 1.3 | .9 | .8 | 21.2 | 23.9 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2021-22 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 27 | 27 | 28:2 | .608 | .346 | .795 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 18.9 |
| Career | 27 | 27 | 28:2 | .608 | .346 | .795 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 18.9 | |
Source: VTB League
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2014–15 | Baylor | 34 | 34 | 21.5 | .431 | .200 | .625 | 4.2 | .7 | .4 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
| 2015–16 | 34 | 9 | 20.9 | .619 | .0 | .607 | 5.1 | .9 | .5 | 1.1 | 11.1 | |
| 2016–17 | 34 | 34 | 30.5 | .541 | .273 | .699 | 9.9 | 2.3 | .4 | 1.1 | 17.3 | |
| Career | 102 | 77 | 24.3 | .535 | .240 | .654 | 6.4 | 1.3 | .4 | 1.2 | 12.0 | |
Source: SRCBB
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