Nicolas Raymond J. Salva (born March 8, 1990) is a Filipino basketball player for the

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of the

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(PBA). He was selected 11th overall in the

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by the Batang Pier.

College career

Salva played college basketball for

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of the

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(UAAP) for five years. In all of those years, Salva has won a UAAP championship and was the Finals MVP in

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and

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, his final two years in college.

Professional career

GlobalPort Batang Pier (2013–2014)

Salva was drafted by

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eleventh overall in the

Barako Bull Energy (2014–2015)

On June 4, 2014, Salva and

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was traded by GlobalPort to

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for

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and a 2015 second round pick.

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (2015–2016)

On August 25, 2015, Salva and a 2016 first round pick was traded by Barako Bull to

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for

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Mahindra Floodbuster (2016–2017)

On November 15, 2016, Salva was traded by Barangay Ginebra for

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's 2017 second round pick.

PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2021 season''
Real GM

Season-by-season averages

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, 16 , , 6.2 , , .304 , , .214 , , .750 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , - , , .2 , , 2.1 , - , align=left , , align=left , Mahindra / Kia , 31 , , 12.4 , , .305 , , .167 , , .722 , , 2.0 , , .5 , , .1 , , .2 , , 3.5 , - , align=left , , align=left ,

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, 32 , , 12.4 , , .496 , , .423 , , .750 , , 2.5 , , .6 , , .1 , , .2 , , 4.9 , - , align=left , , align=left , Meralco , 37 , , 15.7 , , .456 , , .361 , , .871 , , 2.5 , , .7 , , .3 , , .2 , , 6.1 , - , align=left , , align=left , Meralco , 11 , , 4.0 , , .400 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , .5 , , .4 , , - , , .1 , , 1.6 , - , align=left , , align=left ,

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References

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