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Zaid Abdul-Aziz

Zaid Abdul-Aziz (Don, The Kangaroo)

born Donald A. Smith

Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-9    Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: April 7, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York
High School: John Jay in Brooklyn, New York
College: Iowa State University

Drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in the 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall) of the 1968 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1968-69 22 TOT NBA 49 945 144 390 .369 70 113 .619 409 37 115 358
1968-69 22 CIN NBA 20 108 18 43 .419 2 7 .286 31 4 17 38
1968-69 22 MIL NBA 29 837 126 347 .363 68 106 .642 378 33 98 320
1969-70 23 MIL NBA 80 1637 237 546 .434 119 185 .643 603 62 167 593
1970-71 24 SEA NBA 61 1276 263 597 .441 139 188 .739 468 42 118 665
1971-72 25 SEA NBA 58 1780 322 751 .429 154 214 .720 654 124 178 798
1972-73 26 HOU NBA 48 900 149 375 .397 119 162 .735 304 53 108 417
1973-74 27 HOU NBA 79 2459 336 732 .459 193 240 .804 259 664 923 166 80 104 227 865
1974-75 28 HOU NBA 65 1450 235 538 .437 159 203 .783 154 334 488 84 37 74 128 629
1975-76 29 SEA NBA 27 223 35 75 .467 16 29 .552 30 46 76 16 8 15 29 86
1976-77 30 BUF NBA 22 195 25 74 .338 33 43 .767 41 49 90 7 3 9 21 83
1977-78 31 TOT NBA 16 158 23 60 .383 17 23 .739 19 31 50 10 3 3 14 29 63
1977-78 31 BOS NBA 2 24 3 13 .231 2 3 .667 6 9 15 3 1 1 3 4 8
1977-78 31 HOU NBA 14 134 20 47 .426 15 20 .750 13 22 35 7 2 2 11 25 55
Career NBA 505 11023 1769 4138 .428 1019 1400 .728 503 1124 4065 601 131 205 14 1120 4557

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1968-69 22 TOT NBA 49 19.3 2.9 8.0 .369 1.4 2.3 .619 8.3 0.8 2.3 7.3
1968-69 22 CIN NBA 20 5.4 0.9 2.2 .419 0.1 0.4 .286 1.6 0.2 0.9 1.9
1968-69 22 MIL NBA 29 28.9 4.3 12.0 .363 2.3 3.7 .642 13.0 1.1 3.4 11.0
1969-70 23 MIL NBA 80 20.5 3.0 6.8 .434 1.5 2.3 .643 7.5 0.8 2.1 7.4
1970-71 24 SEA NBA 61 20.9 4.3 9.8 .441 2.3 3.1 .739 7.7 0.7 1.9 10.9
1971-72 25 SEA NBA 58 30.7 5.6 12.9 .429 2.7 3.7 .720 11.3 2.1 3.1 13.8
1972-73 26 HOU NBA 48 18.8 3.1 7.8 .397 2.5 3.4 .735 6.3 1.1 2.3 8.7
1973-74 27 HOU NBA 79 31.1 4.3 9.3 .459 2.4 3.0 .804 3.3 8.4 11.7 2.1 1.0 1.3 2.9 10.9
1974-75 28 HOU NBA 65 22.3 3.6 8.3 .437 2.4 3.1 .783 2.4 5.1 7.5 1.3 0.6 1.1 2.0 9.7
1975-76 29 SEA NBA 27 8.3 1.3 2.8 .467 0.6 1.1 .552 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.6 0.3 0.6 1.1 3.2
1976-77 30 BUF NBA 22 8.9 1.1 3.4 .338 1.5 2.0 .767 1.9 2.2 4.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.0 3.8
1977-78 31 TOT NBA 16 9.9 1.4 3.8 .383 1.1 1.4 .739 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.9
1977-78 31 BOS NBA 2 12.0 1.5 6.5 .231 1.0 1.5 .667 3.0 4.5 7.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 4.0
1977-78 31 HOU NBA 14 9.6 1.4 3.4 .426 1.1 1.4 .750 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.8 1.8 3.9
Career NBA 505 21.8 3.5 8.2 .428 2.0 2.8 .728 2.4 5.4 8.0 1.2 0.6 1.0 0.9 2.2 9.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1968-69 22 TOT NBA 49 945 5.5 14.9 .369 2.7 4.3 .619 15.6 1.4 4.4 13.6
1968-69 22 CIN NBA 20 108 6.0 14.3 .419 0.7 2.3 .286 10.3 1.3 5.7 12.7
1968-69 22 MIL NBA 29 837 5.4 14.9 .363 2.9 4.6 .642 16.3 1.4 4.2 13.8
1969-70 23 MIL NBA 80 1637 5.2 12.0 .434 2.6 4.1 .643 13.3 1.4 3.7 13.0
1970-71 24 SEA NBA 61 1276 7.4 16.8 .441 3.9 5.3 .739 13.2 1.2 3.3 18.8
1971-72 25 SEA NBA 58 1780 6.5 15.2 .429 3.1 4.3 .720 13.2 2.5 3.6 16.1
1972-73 26 HOU NBA 48 900 6.0 15.0 .397 4.8 6.5 .735 12.2 2.1 4.3 16.7
1973-74 27 HOU NBA 79 2459 4.9 10.7 .459 2.8 3.5 .804 3.8 9.7 13.5 2.4 1.2 1.5 3.3 12.7
1974-75 28 HOU NBA 65 1450 5.8 13.4 .437 3.9 5.0 .783 3.8 8.3 12.1 2.1 0.9 1.8 3.2 15.6
1975-76 29 SEA NBA 27 223 5.7 12.1 .467 2.6 4.7 .552 4.8 7.4 12.3 2.6 1.3 2.4 4.7 13.9
1976-77 30 BUF NBA 22 195 4.6 13.7 .338 6.1 7.9 .767 7.6 9.0 16.6 1.3 0.6 1.7 3.9 15.3
1977-78 31 TOT NBA 16 158 5.2 13.7 .383 3.9 5.2 .739 4.3 7.1 11.4 2.3 0.7 0.7 3.2 6.6 14.4
1977-78 31 BOS NBA 2 24 4.5 19.5 .231 3.0 4.5 .667 9.0 13.5 22.5 4.5 1.5 1.5 4.5 6.0 12.0
1977-78 31 HOU NBA 14 134 5.4 12.6 .426 4.0 5.4 .750 3.5 5.9 9.4 1.9 0.5 0.5 3.0 6.7 14.8
Career NBA 505 11023 5.8 13.5 .428 3.3 4.6 .728 4.0 9.0 13.3 2.0 1.1 1.6 3.2 3.7 14.9

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1968-69 22 TOT NBA 49 945 12.3 .407 .369 5.2 -1.1 0.8 -0.3
1968-69 22 CIN NBA 20 108 8.5 .412 .419 5.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1968-69 22 MIL NBA 29 837 12.8 .406 .363 5.3 -1.0 0.8 -0.2
1969-70 23 MIL NBA 80 1637 12.4 .473 .434 4.5 0.0 2.0 2.0
1970-71 24 SEA NBA 61 1276 16.1 .489 .441 16.8 4.6 1.0 0.8 1.8
1971-72 25 SEA NBA 58 1780 15.9 .472 .429 17.5 10.0 0.3 1.6 1.9
1972-73 26 HOU NBA 48 900 14.5 .467 .397 15.8 7.4 0.2 0.8 1.0
1973-74 27 HOU NBA 79 2459 15.9 .516 .459 11.4 28.6 20.1 8.9 1.5 2.3 96 3.3 3.2 6.5
1974-75 28 HOU NBA 65 1450 17.1 .501 .437 11.8 25.8 18.8 8.2 1.2 2.8 96 1.9 1.8 3.7
1975-76 29 SEA NBA 27 223 16.4 .490 .467 13.5 21.8 17.6 9.7 1.6 3.6 95 0.2 0.3 0.6
1976-77 30 BUF NBA 22 195 16.3 .447 .338 21.1 25.5 23.3 5.0 0.7 2.3 99 0.1 0.2 0.3
1977-78 31 TOT NBA 16 158 11.4 .449 .383 12.4 20.9 16.6 8.5 0.9 1.0 16.6 21.1 93 104 0.0 0.1 0.1
1977-78 31 BOS NBA 2 24 11.5 .279 .231 26.0 37.3 31.8 16.5 1.9 2.1 17.3 28.0 74 92 -0.1 0.1 0.0
1977-78 31 HOU NBA 14 134 11.4 .493 .426 10.0 17.9 13.8 7.0 0.7 0.8 16.5 19.9 99 107 0.1 0.0 0.1
Career NBA 505 11023 15.1 .479 .428 12.1 26.9 18.3 7.3 1.3 2.5 16.6 21.1 93 96 5.9 11.6 17.5

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1969-70 23 MIL NBA 7 82 11 19 8 10 26 4 5 30 .579 .800 11.7 4.3 3.7 0.6
1974-75 28 HOU NBA 6 68 12 31 2 5 7 17 3 1 3 5 26 .387 .400 11.3 4.3 2.8 0.5
1975-76 29 SEA NBA 5 60 14 20 8 11 4 21 2 0 5 2 36 .700 .727 12.0 7.2 4.2 0.4
Career NBA 18 210 37 70 18 26 11 64 9 1 8 12 92 .529 .692 11.7 5.1 3.6 0.5

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1969-70 23 MIL NBA 7 82 16.0 .641 .579 6.0 0.2 0.0 0.3
1974-75 28 HOU NBA 6 68 11.2 .392 .387 11.6 16.7 14.1 6.1 0.7 2.4 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
1975-76 29 SEA NBA 5 60 25.2 .725 .700 7.7 34.1 20.7 5.3 0.0 4.6 103 0.3 0.0 0.3
Career NBA 18 210 17.1 .565 .529 9.8 24.9 17.2 5.8 0.4 3.4 104 0.5 0.1 0.5

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Blocks Per Game

1973-74 NBA 1.3 (10)

Offensive Rebound Pct

1973-74 NBA 11.4 (4)

Defensive Rebound Pct

1973-74 NBA 28.6 (2)

Total Rebound Pct

1973-74 NBA 20.1 (1)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (627)
      

Transactions

June 4, 1968: Drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1968 NBA Draft.

January 31, 1969: Traded by the Cincinnati Royals with cash to the Milwaukee Bucks for Fred Hetzel.

September 17, 1970: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks with cash to the Seattle Supersonics for Lucius Allen and Bob Boozer.

September 18, 1972: Sold by the Seattle Supersonics to the Houston Rockets.

August 1, 1975: Waived by the Houston Rockets.

January 31, 1976: Signed as a free agent with the Seattle Supersonics.

November 26, 1976: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Buffalo Braves.

January 20, 1977: Waived by the Buffalo Braves.

February 14, 1978: Signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics.

February 24, 1978: Waived by the Boston Celtics.

March 2, 1978: Signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets.

June 20, 1978: Waived by the Houston Rockets.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1972-73 Houston Rockets NBA $150,000
1973-74 Houston Rockets NBA $150,000
Career (may be incomplete) $300,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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