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Don Adams

Donald L. Adams (Don)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-6    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: November 27, 1947 in Atlanta, Georgia
High School: South Fulton in South Fulton, Georgia
College: Northwestern University

Drafted by the San Diego Rockets in the 8th round (1st pick, 120th overall) of the 1970 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
1970-71 23 SDR NBA 82 2374 391 957 .409 155 212 .731 581 173 344 937
1971-72 24 TOT NBA 73 2071 313 798 .392 205 275 .745 502 140 266 831
1971-72 24 HOU NBA 3 41 6 19 .316 1 2 .500 8 3 7 13
1971-72 24 ATL NBA 70 2030 307 779 .394 204 273 .747 494 137 259 818
1972-73 25 TOT NBA 74 1874 265 678 .391 145 184 .788 441 117 231 675
1972-73 25 ATL NBA 4 76 8 38 .211 7 8 .875 22 5 11 23
1972-73 25 DET NBA 70 1798 257 640 .402 138 176 .784 419 112 220 652
1973-74 26 DET NBA 74 2298 303 742 .408 153 201 .761 133 315 448 141 110 12 242 759
1974-75 27 TOT TOT 67 1718 169 413 .409 0 1 .000 62 100 .620 84 228 312 129 82 22 27 217 400
1974-75 27 DET NBA 51 1376 127 315 .403 45 78 .577 63 181 244 75 69 20 179 299
1974-75 27 SSL ABA 16 342 42 98 .429 0 1 .000 17 22 .773 21 47 68 54 13 2 27 38 101
1975-76 28 TOT TOT 76 1429 166 421 .394 0 2 .000 103 140 .736 82 179 261 161 68 14 52 208 435
1975-76 28 SSL ABA 20 725 99 251 .394 0 2 .000 63 83 .759 44 72 116 88 38 7 52 80 261
1975-76 28 BUF NBA 56 704 67 170 .394 40 57 .702 38 107 145 73 30 7 128 174
1976-77 29 BUF NBA 77 1710 216 526 .411 129 173 .746 130 241 371 150 74 16 201 561
Career TOT 523 13474 1823 4535 .402 0 3 .000 952 1285 .741 429 963 2916 1011 334 64 79 1709 4598
NBA 487 12407 1682 4186 .402 872 1180 .739 364 844 2732 869 283 55 1591 4236
ABA 36 1067 141 349 .404 0 3 .000 80 105 .762 65 119 184 142 51 9 79 118 362

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
1970-71 23 SDR NBA 82 29.0 4.8 11.7 .409 1.9 2.6 .731 7.1 2.1 4.2 11.4
1971-72 24 TOT NBA 73 28.4 4.3 10.9 .392 2.8 3.8 .745 6.9 1.9 3.6 11.4
1971-72 24 HOU NBA 3 13.7 2.0 6.3 .316 0.3 0.7 .500 2.7 1.0 2.3 4.3
1971-72 24 ATL NBA 70 29.0 4.4 11.1 .394 2.9 3.9 .747 7.1 2.0 3.7 11.7
1972-73 25 TOT NBA 74 25.3 3.6 9.2 .391 2.0 2.5 .788 6.0 1.6 3.1 9.1
1972-73 25 ATL NBA 4 19.0 2.0 9.5 .211 1.8 2.0 .875 5.5 1.3 2.8 5.8
1972-73 25 DET NBA 70 25.7 3.7 9.1 .402 2.0 2.5 .784 6.0 1.6 3.1 9.3
1973-74 26 DET NBA 74 31.1 4.1 10.0 .408 2.1 2.7 .761 1.8 4.3 6.1 1.9 1.5 0.2 3.3 10.3
1974-75 27 TOT TOT 67 25.6 2.5 6.2 .409 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .620 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.4 3.2 6.0
1974-75 27 DET NBA 51 27.0 2.5 6.2 .403 0.9 1.5 .577 1.2 3.5 4.8 1.5 1.4 0.4 3.5 5.9
1974-75 27 SSL ABA 16 21.4 2.6 6.1 .429 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.4 .773 1.3 2.9 4.3 3.4 0.8 0.1 1.7 2.4 6.3
1975-76 28 TOT TOT 76 18.8 2.2 5.5 .394 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.8 .736 1.1 2.4 3.4 2.1 0.9 0.2 0.7 2.7 5.7
1975-76 28 SSL ABA 20 36.3 5.0 12.6 .394 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.2 .759 2.2 3.6 5.8 4.4 1.9 0.4 2.6 4.0 13.1
1975-76 28 BUF NBA 56 12.6 1.2 3.0 .394 0.7 1.0 .702 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.3 0.5 0.1 2.3 3.1
1976-77 29 BUF NBA 77 22.2 2.8 6.8 .411 1.7 2.2 .746 1.7 3.1 4.8 1.9 1.0 0.2 2.6 7.3
Career TOT 523 25.8 3.5 8.7 .402 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.5 .741 1.5 3.3 5.6 1.9 1.1 0.2 2.2 3.3 8.8
NBA 487 25.5 3.5 8.6 .402 1.8 2.4 .739 1.4 3.3 5.6 1.8 1.1 0.2 3.3 8.7
ABA 36 29.6 3.9 9.7 .404 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 2.9 .762 1.8 3.3 5.1 3.9 1.4 0.3 2.2 3.3 10.1

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
1970-71 23 SDR NBA 82 2374 5.9 14.5 .409 2.4 3.2 .731 8.8 2.6 5.2 14.2
1971-72 24 TOT NBA 73 2071 5.4 13.9 .392 3.6 4.8 .745 8.7 2.4 4.6 14.4
1971-72 24 HOU NBA 3 41 5.3 16.7 .316 0.9 1.8 .500 7.0 2.6 6.1 11.4
1971-72 24 ATL NBA 70 2030 5.4 13.8 .394 3.6 4.8 .747 8.8 2.4 4.6 14.5
1972-73 25 TOT NBA 74 1874 5.1 13.0 .391 2.8 3.5 .788 8.5 2.2 4.4 13.0
1972-73 25 ATL NBA 4 76 3.8 18.0 .211 3.3 3.8 .875 10.4 2.4 5.2 10.9
1972-73 25 DET NBA 70 1798 5.1 12.8 .402 2.8 3.5 .784 8.4 2.2 4.4 13.1
1973-74 26 DET NBA 74 2298 4.7 11.6 .408 2.4 3.1 .761 2.1 4.9 7.0 2.2 1.7 0.2 3.8 11.9
1974-75 27 TOT TOT 67 1718 3.5 8.7 .409 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.1 .620 1.8 4.8 6.5 2.7 1.7 0.5 0.6 4.5 8.4
1974-75 27 DET NBA 51 1376 3.3 8.2 .403 1.2 2.0 .577 1.6 4.7 6.4 2.0 1.8 0.5 4.7 7.8
1974-75 27 SSL ABA 16 342 4.4 10.3 .429 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.3 .773 2.2 4.9 7.2 5.7 1.4 0.2 2.8 4.0 10.6
1975-76 28 TOT TOT 76 1429 4.2 10.6 .394 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.5 .736 2.1 4.5 6.6 4.1 1.7 0.4 1.3 5.2 11.0
1975-76 28 SSL ABA 20 725 4.9 12.5 .394 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 4.1 .759 2.2 3.6 5.8 4.4 1.9 0.3 2.6 4.0 13.0
1975-76 28 BUF NBA 56 704 3.4 8.7 .394 2.0 2.9 .702 1.9 5.5 7.4 3.7 1.5 0.4 6.5 8.9
1976-77 29 BUF NBA 77 1710 4.5 11.1 .411 2.7 3.6 .746 2.7 5.1 7.8 3.2 1.6 0.3 4.2 11.8
Career TOT 523 13474 4.9 12.1 .402 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.4 .741 2.2 4.8 7.8 2.7 1.7 0.3 2.7 4.6 12.3
NBA 487 12407 4.9 12.1 .402 2.5 3.4 .739 2.2 5.0 7.9 2.5 1.7 0.3 4.6 12.3
ABA 36 1067 4.8 11.8 .404 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.5 .762 2.2 4.0 6.2 4.8 1.7 0.3 2.7 4.0 12.2

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
1970-71 23 SDR NBA 82 2374 10.8 .446 .409 10.7 9.9 -0.9 3.8 2.9
1971-72 24 TOT NBA 73 2071 11.5 .452 .392 11.8 9.2 -0.7 1.3 0.7
1971-72 24 HOU NBA 3 41 4.5 .327 .316 8.8 9.6 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
1971-72 24 ATL NBA 70 2030 11.6 .455 .394 11.9 9.2 -0.5 1.3 0.8
1972-73 25 TOT NBA 74 1874 10.6 .445 .391 11.4 7.9 -0.6 1.5 0.9
1972-73 25 ATL NBA 4 76 3.9 .277 .211 13.8 7.9 -0.4 0.1 -0.3
1972-73 25 DET NBA 70 1798 10.9 .454 .402 11.3 7.9 -0.2 1.5 1.3
1973-74 26 DET NBA 74 2298 10.9 .457 .408 6.0 14.1 10.0 8.3 2.2 0.3 94 0.1 3.5 3.6
1974-75 27 TOT TOT 67 1718 8.9 .438 .409 5.3 14.3 9.8 9.8 2.3 0.7 20.0 14.9 99 100 -0.7 1.5 0.8
1974-75 27 DET NBA 51 1376 8.4 .428 .403 5.1 14.3 9.7 7.3 2.4 0.8 98 -0.8 1.3 0.5
1974-75 27 SSL ABA 16 342 11.0 .469 .429 6.0 14.0 9.9 19.5 1.7 0.3 20.0 14.9 99 107 0.1 0.3 0.3
1975-76 28 TOT TOT 76 1429 10.3 .451 .394 5.9 12.5 9.2 14.3 2.1 0.5 15.3 17.9 98 102 -0.3 1.4 1.1
1975-76 28 SSL ABA 20 725 11.6 .454 .394 5.9 9.6 7.8 15.4 2.4 0.5 15.3 17.9 98 105 0.1 0.6 0.8
1975-76 28 BUF NBA 56 704 9.1 .446 .394 5.8 15.4 10.8 13.2 1.9 0.5 98 -0.5 0.8 0.3
1976-77 29 BUF NBA 77 1710 11.7 .466 .411 7.6 14.3 10.9 12.1 1.9 0.5 101 0.2 1.4 1.6
Career TOT 523 13474 10.7 .451 .402 6.2 13.8 10.6 10.0 2.1 0.5 16.7 16.9 98 99 -2.8 14.5 11.7
NBA 487 12407 10.7 .450 .402 6.2 14.3 10.8 9.4 2.1 0.5 97 -3.0 13.6 10.6
ABA 36 1067 11.4 .458 .404 5.9 11.0 8.5 16.7 2.2 0.4 16.7 16.9 98 106 0.2 0.9 1.1

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
1971-72 24 ATL NBA 6 188 20 56 16 23 38 12 25 56 .357 .696 31.3 9.3 6.3 2.0
1973-74 26 DET NBA 7 256 28 73 8 14 17 51 20 6 1 26 64 .384 .571 36.6 9.1 7.3 2.9
1974-75 27 SSL ABA 10 301 35 82 0 0 20 28 12 47 46 17 11 28 32 90 .427 .714 30.1 9.0 4.7 4.6
1975-76 28 BUF NBA 9 122 15 36 6 7 8 27 13 2 0 23 36 .417 .857 13.6 4.0 3.0 1.4
Career TOT 32 867 98 247 0 0 50 72 37 163 91 25 12 28 106 246 .397 .694 27.1 7.7 5.1 2.8
NBA 22 566 63 165 30 44 25 116 45 8 1 74 156 .382 .682 25.7 7.1 5.3 2.0
ABA 10 301 35 82 0 0 20 28 12 47 46 17 11 28 32 90 .427 .714 30.1 9.0 4.7 4.6

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
1971-72 24 ATL NBA 6 188 7.8 .423 .357 9.4 8.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1973-74 26 DET NBA 7 256 10.0 .404 .384 7.4 12.9 10.4 11.1 1.2 0.2 97 -0.1 0.3 0.1
1974-75 27 SSL ABA 10 301 11.4 .477 .427 3.9 11.5 7.7 20.1 2.6 2.0 22.9 16.1 93 102 -0.2 0.5 0.3
1975-76 28 BUF NBA 9 122 9.7 .461 .417 7.4 16.1 11.9 14.6 0.8 0.0 103 0.0 0.1 0.0
Career TOT 32 867 10.0 .441 .397 5.9 12.9 9.4 14.0 1.8 1.0 22.9 16.1 93 101 -0.4 0.9 0.4
NBA 22 566 9.2 .423 .382 7.4 13.9 10.4 10.8 1.0 0.1 99 -0.3 0.4 0.1
ABA 10 301 11.4 .477 .427 3.9 11.5 7.7 20.1 2.6 2.0 22.9 16.1 93 102 -0.2 0.5 0.3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games

1970-71 NBA 82 (2)

Personal Fouls

1970-71 NBA 344 (2)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (658)

Transactions

March 23, 1970: Drafted by the San Diego Rockets in the 8th round (120th pick) of the 1970 NBA Draft.

November 9, 1971: Traded by the Houston Rockets with Larry Siegfried to the Atlanta Hawks for Jim Davis and John Vallely.

October 31, 1972: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks to the Detroit Pistons for a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Tom Ingelsby).

December 5, 1975: Signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Braves.

August 5, 1977: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Detroit Pistons; the Buffalo Braves received a 1978 3rd round draft pick (Ricky Gallon) as compensation.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1973-74 Detroit Pistons NBA $90,000
Career (may be incomplete) $90,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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