David Thompson
David O'Neil Thompson , "D.T."
Born: July 13, 1954
Shelby, NC USA
Position: G-F
High School: Crest
College: North Carolina State
Drafted: 1975, Round 1 Pick 1, #1 Overall
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 195
Career: 1975-76-1983-84
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.
David Thompson averaged 22.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in his 592-game career with the Denver Nuggets and Seattle Supersonics. He began playing during the 1975-76 season and last took the court during the 1983-84 campaign. Thompson was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1975-76 | Denver Nuggets | 83 | 0 | 3101 | 1567 | 807 | 19 | 3 | 681 | 541 | 228 | 297 | 525 | 308 | 136 | 102 | 250 | 282 | 2158 |
1976-77 | Denver Nuggets | 82 | 82 | 3001 | 1626 | 824 | 0 | 0 | 623 | 477 | 138 | 196 | 334 | 337 | 114 | 53 | 0 | 236 | 2125 |
1977-78 | Denver Nuggets | 80 | 80 | 3025 | 1584 | 826 | 0 | 0 | 668 | 520 | 156 | 234 | 390 | 362 | 92 | 99 | 245 | 213 | 2172 |
1978-79 | Denver Nuggets | 76 | 75 | 2670 | 1353 | 693 | 0 | 0 | 583 | 439 | 109 | 165 | 274 | 225 | 70 | 82 | 186 | 180 | 1825 |
1979-80 | Denver Nuggets | 39 | 39 | 1239 | 617 | 289 | 19 | 7 | 335 | 254 | 56 | 118 | 174 | 124 | 39 | 38 | 116 | 106 | 839 |
1980-81 | Denver Nuggets | 77 | 76 | 2620 | 1451 | 734 | 39 | 10 | 615 | 489 | 107 | 180 | 287 | 231 | 53 | 60 | 250 | 231 | 1967 |
1981-82 | Denver Nuggets | 61 | 5 | 1246 | 644 | 313 | 14 | 4 | 339 | 276 | 57 | 91 | 148 | 117 | 34 | 29 | 142 | 149 | 906 |
1982-83 | Seattle Supersonics | 75 | 64 | 2155 | 925 | 445 | 10 | 2 | 380 | 298 | 96 | 174 | 270 | 222 | 47 | 33 | 163 | 142 | 1190 |
1983-84 | Seattle Supersonics | 19 | 0 | 349 | 165 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 62 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 30 | 240 |
Totals | 592 | 421 | 19406 | 9932 | 5020 | 102 | 26 | 4297 | 3356 | 965 | 1481 | 2446 | 1939 | 595 | 509 | 1379 | 1569 | 13422 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1975-76 | Denver Nuggets | 83 | 0 | 37.4 | 51.5 | 15.8 | 79.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 26.0 |
1976-77 | Denver Nuggets | 82 | 82 | 36.6 | 50.7 | 76.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 25.9 | |
1977-78 | Denver Nuggets | 80 | 80 | 37.8 | 52.1 | 77.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 27.2 | |
1978-79 | Denver Nuggets | 76 | 75 | 35.1 | 51.2 | 75.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 24.0 | |
1979-80 | Denver Nuggets | 39 | 39 | 31.8 | 46.8 | 36.8 | 75.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 21.5 |
1980-81 | Denver Nuggets | 77 | 76 | 34.0 | 50.6 | 25.6 | 79.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 25.5 |
1981-82 | Denver Nuggets | 61 | 5 | 20.4 | 48.6 | 28.6 | 81.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 14.9 |
1982-83 | Seattle Supersonics | 75 | 64 | 28.7 | 48.1 | 20.0 | 78.4 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 15.9 |
1983-84 | Seattle Supersonics | 19 | 0 | 18.4 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 84.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 12.6 |
Averages | 592 | 421 | 32.8 | 50.5 | 25.5 | 78.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 22.7 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1975-76 | Denver Nuggets | 13 | 508 | 237 | 127 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 88 | 32 | 51 | 83 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 50 | 54 | 343 |
1976-77 | Denver Nuggets | 6 | 237 | 121 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 36 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 148 |
1977-78 | Denver Nuggets | 13 | 481 | 291 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 66 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 52 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 34 | 328 |
1978-79 | Denver Nuggets | 3 | 122 | 69 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 84 |
1981-82 | Denver Nuggets | 3 | 66 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
1982-83 | Seattle Supersonics | 2 | 65 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
Totals | 40 | 1479 | 776 | 376 | 3 | 2 | 266 | 208 | 74 | 124 | 198 | 140 | 40 | 32 | 113 | 137 | 962 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1975-76 | Denver Nuggets | 13 | 39.1 | 53.6 | 83.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 26.4 | |
1976-77 | Denver Nuggets | 6 | 39.5 | 46.3 | 67.9 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 24.7 | |
1977-78 | Denver Nuggets | 13 | 37.0 | 45.0 | 82.5 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 25.2 | |
1978-79 | Denver Nuggets | 3 | 40.7 | 55.1 | 72.7 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 28.0 | |
1981-82 | Denver Nuggets | 3 | 22.0 | 45.5 | 33.3 | 57.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 11.7 |
1982-83 | Seattle Supersonics | 2 | 32.5 | 36.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 12.0 | |
Averages | 592 | 37.0 | 48.5 | 66.7 | 78.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 24.1 |
Awards
1975 - ABA All-ABA Second Team
1975 - ABA Rookie of the Year
1976 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1977 - NBA All-NBA First Team