Jondan Y. Salvador (born October 12, 1980) is a

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professional basketball player who last played for the

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of the

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(MPBL). He was drafted by the Purefoods Chunkee Giants in the 2005 PBA draft. He was a former Mythical Five awardee with the

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during his

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years.

Professional career

Purefoods / B-Meg (2005–2011)

Salvador was drafted by the Purefoods Chunkee Giants fourth overall in the 2005 PBA draft.

Air21 Express / Barako Bull Energy (2011–2012)

In 2011, he was traded along with

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to the

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for

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Powerade Tigers / GlobalPort Batang Pier (2012–2014)

In May 2012, Salvador was traded by Barako Bull to the

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in exchange for

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Return to Barako Bull (2014–2015)

In 2014, Salvador was traded to Barako Bull in exchange for

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. Salvador came back to the Barako Bull team after playing for them in the 2011–12 season.

Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas (2015)

In October 2015, Salvador was signed by the

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(now the

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) of the ABL to play as one of the team's locals. However, in December 2015, Salvador, along with

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, Sunday Salvacion,

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, and

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were released by the

after a roster overhaul.

Career statistics

''Correct as of February 15, 2016''

Season-by-season averages

, - , align=left , , align=left , Purefoods , 26 , , 26.5 , , .492 , , .000 , , .674 , , 7.1 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .2 , , 7.8 , - , align=left , , align=left , Purefoods , 31 , , 21.1 , , .454 , , .000 , , .500 , , 5.8 , , .5 , , .2 , , .1 , , 4.0 , - , align=left , , align=left , Purefoods , 50 , , 18.9 , , .516 , , .000 , , .788 , , 6.0 , , .5 , , .4 , , .2 , , 4.6 , - , align=left , , align=left , Purefoods , 16 , , 13.5 , , .342 , , .000 , , .400 , , 4.3 , , .3 , , .4 , , .0 , , 1.8 , - , align=left , , align=left , Purefoods / B-Meg Derby Ace , 24 , , 8.7 , , .406 , , .000 , , .818 , , 2.5 , , .2 , , .1 , , .0 , , 1.5 , - , align=left , , align=left , B-Meg Derby Ace /

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, 34 , , 17.2 , , .478 , , .000 , , .571 , , 5.7 , , .8 , , .2 , , .2 , , 3.8 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barako Bull /

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, 32 , , 17.2 , , .589 , , .000 , , .533 , , 4.7 , , .9 , , .2 , , .1 , , 4.4 , - , align=left , , align=left , GlobalPort , 33 , , 18.2 , , .500 , , .000 , , .513 , , 5.6 , , .9 , , .3 , , .0 , , 3.8 , - , align=left , , align=left , GlobalPort , 34 , , 12.3 , , .485 , , .000 , , .588 , , 3.9 , , .5 , , .1 , , .1 , , 2.2 , - , align=left , , align=left , Barako Bull , 25 , , 10.3 , , .407 , , .000 , , .000 , , 3.0 , , .6 , , .3 , , .0 , , .9 , - , align=left , Career , align=left , , 305 , , 16.8 , , .490 , , .000 , , .611 , , 5.0 , , .6 , , .3 , , .1 , , 3.7

Personal life

Salvador owns a car financing business with his family in his hometown

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. In February 2016, Salvador, with his cousin and four others were involved in a scam that involves tricking new car owners into borrowing their new cars for a car-renting service where the car owners are promised up to ₱40,000 ( $840) per month, only to say that their car was "lost" but was instead allegedly given to Salvador, which he in turn uses in his own car business. However, Salvador and the other accusers has denied he has any knowledge about this.

References

External links

Player profile
at PBA-Online! {{DEFAULTSORT:Salvador, Jondan 1980 births Living people Benilde Blazers basketball players Power forwards (basketball) People from Parañaque Filipino men's basketball players Basketball players from Metro Manila Air21 Express players Barako Bull Energy players NorthPort Batang Pier players Powerade Tigers players Magnolia Hotshots players Centers (basketball) Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League players Magnolia Hotshots draft picks