[citation needed] He went on to play college basketball at the University of Miami, where he was a four-year starter for the Hurricanes.

[4] Salmons and Brad Miller were traded to the Chicago Bulls on February 18, 2009, in exchange for Cedric Simmons, Drew Gooden, Andrés Nocioni, and Michael Ruffin.

Salmons also logged a whopping 44.7 minutes per game in the playoffs, in part because there were a combined seven overtime periods in the Bulls' first round series against the Boston Celtics.

On June 23, 2011, he was traded back to the Sacramento Kings as part of a three-way deal including the Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Bobcats.

[7] On December 9, 2013, the Kings traded Salmons, Greivis Vásquez, Patrick Patterson, and Chuck Hayes to the Toronto Raptors for Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy, and Aaron Gray.

[8] On June 30, 2014, Salmons was traded, along with a 2015 second round pick, to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Louis Williams and the draft rights to Lucas Nogueira.

[11] In Salmons' final NBA game on February 2, 2015, a 115–100 win over the Atlanta Hawks, he played for only 7+1⁄2 minutes and recorded no points and only one assist.