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Michael Adams

Michael Adams

Position: Guard
Height: 5-10    Weight: 162 lbs.
Born: January 19, 1963 in Hartford, Connecticut
High School: Hartford Public in Hartford, Connecticut
College: Boston College

Drafted by the Sacramento Kings in the 3rd round (19th pick, 66th overall) of the 1985 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
1985-86 23 SAC NBA 18 0 139 16 44 .364 0 3 .000 8 12 .667 2 4 6 22 9 1 11 9 40
1986-87 24 WSB NBA 63 0 1303 160 393 .407 28 102 .275 105 124 .847 38 85 123 244 85 6 81 88 453
1987-88 25 DEN NBA 82 75 2778 416 927 .449 139 379 .367 166 199 .834 40 183 223 503 168 16 144 138 1137
1988-89 26 DEN NBA 77 77 2787 468 1082 .433 166 466 .356 322 393 .819 71 212 283 490 166 11 180 149 1424
1989-90 27 DEN NBA 79 74 2690 398 989 .402 158 432 .366 267 314 .850 49 176 225 495 121 3 141 133 1221
1990-91 28 DEN NBA 66 66 2346 560 1421 .394 167 564 .296 465 529 .879 58 198 256 693 147 6 240 162 1752
1991-92 29 WSB NBA 78 78 2795 485 1233 .393 125 386 .324 313 360 .869 58 252 310 594 145 9 212 162 1408
1992-93 30 WSB NBA 70 70 2499 365 831 .439 68 212 .321 237 277 .856 52 188 240 526 100 4 175 146 1035
1993-94 31 WSB NBA 70 67 2337 285 698 .408 55 191 .288 224 270 .830 37 146 183 480 96 6 167 140 849
1994-95 32 CHH NBA 29 0 443 67 148 .453 29 81 .358 25 30 .833 6 23 29 95 23 1 26 41 188
1995-96 33 CHH NBA 21 3 329 37 83 .446 14 41 .341 26 35 .743 5 17 22 67 21 4 25 25 114
Career NBA 653 510 20446 3257 7849 .415 949 2857 .332 2158 2543 .849 416 1484 1900 4209 1081 67 1402 1193 9621

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
1985-86 23 SAC NBA 18 0 7.7 0.9 2.4 .364 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.7 .667 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.5 2.2
1986-87 24 WSB NBA 63 0 20.7 2.5 6.2 .407 0.4 1.6 .275 1.7 2.0 .847 0.6 1.3 2.0 3.9 1.3 0.1 1.3 1.4 7.2
1987-88 25 DEN NBA 82 75 33.9 5.1 11.3 .449 1.7 4.6 .367 2.0 2.4 .834 0.5 2.2 2.7 6.1 2.0 0.2 1.8 1.7 13.9
1988-89 26 DEN NBA 77 77 36.2 6.1 14.1 .433 2.2 6.1 .356 4.2 5.1 .819 0.9 2.8 3.7 6.4 2.2 0.1 2.3 1.9 18.5
1989-90 27 DEN NBA 79 74 34.1 5.0 12.5 .402 2.0 5.5 .366 3.4 4.0 .850 0.6 2.2 2.8 6.3 1.5 0.0 1.8 1.7 15.5
1990-91 28 DEN NBA 66 66 35.5 8.5 21.5 .394 2.5 8.5 .296 7.0 8.0 .879 0.9 3.0 3.9 10.5 2.2 0.1 3.6 2.5 26.5
1991-92 29 WSB NBA 78 78 35.8 6.2 15.8 .393 1.6 4.9 .324 4.0 4.6 .869 0.7 3.2 4.0 7.6 1.9 0.1 2.7 2.1 18.1
1992-93 30 WSB NBA 70 70 35.7 5.2 11.9 .439 1.0 3.0 .321 3.4 4.0 .856 0.7 2.7 3.4 7.5 1.4 0.1 2.5 2.1 14.8
1993-94 31 WSB NBA 70 67 33.4 4.1 10.0 .408 0.8 2.7 .288 3.2 3.9 .830 0.5 2.1 2.6 6.9 1.4 0.1 2.4 2.0 12.1
1994-95 32 CHH NBA 29 0 15.3 2.3 5.1 .453 1.0 2.8 .358 0.9 1.0 .833 0.2 0.8 1.0 3.3 0.8 0.0 0.9 1.4 6.5
1995-96 33 CHH NBA 21 3 15.7 1.8 4.0 .446 0.7 2.0 .341 1.2 1.7 .743 0.2 0.8 1.0 3.2 1.0 0.2 1.2 1.2 5.4
Career NBA 653 510 31.3 5.0 12.0 .415 1.5 4.4 .332 3.3 3.9 .849 0.6 2.3 2.9 6.4 1.7 0.1 2.1 1.8 14.7

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
1985-86 23 SAC NBA 18 0 139 4.1 11.4 .364 0.0 0.8 .000 2.1 3.1 .667 0.5 1.0 1.6 5.7 2.3 0.3 2.8 2.3 10.4
1986-87 24 WSB NBA 63 0 1303 4.4 10.9 .407 0.8 2.8 .275 2.9 3.4 .847 1.0 2.3 3.4 6.7 2.3 0.2 2.2 2.4 12.5
1987-88 25 DEN NBA 82 75 2778 5.4 12.0 .449 1.8 4.9 .367 2.2 2.6 .834 0.5 2.4 2.9 6.5 2.2 0.2 1.9 1.8 14.7
1988-89 26 DEN NBA 77 77 2787 6.0 14.0 .433 2.1 6.0 .356 4.2 5.1 .819 0.9 2.7 3.7 6.3 2.1 0.1 2.3 1.9 18.4
1989-90 27 DEN NBA 79 74 2690 5.3 13.2 .402 2.1 5.8 .366 3.6 4.2 .850 0.7 2.4 3.0 6.6 1.6 0.0 1.9 1.8 16.3
1990-91 28 DEN NBA 66 66 2346 8.6 21.8 .394 2.6 8.7 .296 7.1 8.1 .879 0.9 3.0 3.9 10.6 2.3 0.1 3.7 2.5 26.9
1991-92 29 WSB NBA 78 78 2795 6.2 15.9 .393 1.6 5.0 .324 4.0 4.6 .869 0.7 3.2 4.0 7.7 1.9 0.1 2.7 2.1 18.1
1992-93 30 WSB NBA 70 70 2499 5.3 12.0 .439 1.0 3.1 .321 3.4 4.0 .856 0.7 2.7 3.5 7.6 1.4 0.1 2.5 2.1 14.9
1993-94 31 WSB NBA 70 67 2337 4.4 10.8 .408 0.8 2.9 .288 3.5 4.2 .830 0.6 2.2 2.8 7.4 1.5 0.1 2.6 2.2 13.1
1994-95 32 CHH NBA 29 0 443 5.4 12.0 .453 2.4 6.6 .358 2.0 2.4 .833 0.5 1.9 2.4 7.7 1.9 0.1 2.1 3.3 15.3
1995-96 33 CHH NBA 21 3 329 4.0 9.1 .446 1.5 4.5 .341 2.8 3.8 .743 0.5 1.9 2.4 7.3 2.3 0.4 2.7 2.7 12.5
Career NBA 653 510 20446 5.7 13.8 .415 1.7 5.0 .332 3.8 4.5 .849 0.7 2.6 3.3 7.4 1.9 0.1 2.5 2.1 16.9

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
1985-86 23 SAC NBA 18 139 8.0 .406 .364 1.6 3.2 2.4 20.3 3.0 0.4 18.2 17.5 86 109 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
1986-87 24 WSB NBA 63 1303 14.3 .506 .443 3.0 7.0 5.0 25.7 3.1 0.3 15.3 16.3 109 108 1.2 1.5 2.7
1987-88 25 DEN NBA 82 2778 15.6 .560 .524 1.5 7.2 4.2 22.5 2.8 0.3 12.4 16.2 115 107 4.4 3.2 7.5
1988-89 26 DEN NBA 77 2787 17.5 .567 .509 2.5 8.3 5.2 22.2 2.7 0.2 12.5 19.7 115 108 5.4 2.9 8.3
1989-90 27 DEN NBA 79 2690 15.4 .542 .482 1.8 7.3 4.4 23.3 2.0 0.1 11.1 18.5 114 109 4.4 2.5 6.9
1990-91 28 DEN NBA 66 2346 22.3 .530 .453 2.1 8.8 5.2 39.4 2.6 0.1 12.7 28.5 113 115 5.8 0.4 6.3
1991-92 29 WSB NBA 78 2795 17.1 .506 .444 2.2 10.1 6.1 31.5 2.5 0.2 13.2 24.2 106 109 2.6 2.6 5.3
1992-93 30 WSB NBA 70 2499 15.6 .543 .480 2.3 8.6 5.4 30.6 2.0 0.1 15.5 19.2 110 113 3.3 1.2 4.6
1993-94 31 WSB NBA 70 2337 14.2 .520 .448 1.8 7.4 4.6 29.8 2.1 0.2 17.0 18.1 108 114 2.9 0.2 3.1
1994-95 32 CHH NBA 29 443 17.7 .583 .551 1.7 5.9 3.9 34.6 2.7 0.2 13.9 19.6 119 107 1.1 0.5 1.6
1995-96 33 CHH NBA 21 329 16.1 .579 .530 1.8 6.4 4.1 30.4 3.3 0.9 20.3 17.0 114 110 0.6 0.2 0.8
Career NBA 653 20446 16.6 .536 .475 2.1 8.1 5.0 28.2 2.5 0.2 13.5 20.2 112 110 31.6 15.3 46.9

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
1986-87 24 WSB NBA 3 82 8 25 2 9 1 3 0 7 10 7 0 5 6 19 .320 .222 .333 27.3 6.3 2.3 3.3
1987-88 25 DEN NBA 11 406 47 130 17 54 36 41 9 36 64 18 2 23 19 147 .362 .315 .878 36.9 13.4 3.3 5.8
1988-89 26 DEN NBA 2 75 15 36 10 22 7 8 5 17 9 3 0 8 6 47 .417 .455 .875 37.5 23.5 8.5 4.5
1989-90 27 DEN NBA 3 105 13 34 6 20 7 8 0 6 18 4 0 8 10 39 .382 .300 .875 35.0 13.0 2.0 6.0
1994-95 32 CHH NBA 1 11 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 .400 .000 11.0 4.0 1.0 2.0
Career NBA 20 679 85 230 35 107 51 60 14 67 103 32 2 44 41 256 .370 .327 .850 34.0 12.8 3.4 5.2

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
1986-87 24 WSB NBA 3 82 6.9 .361 .360 0.0 9.6 4.4 19.1 4.1 0.0 16.0 16.0 76 109 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
1987-88 25 DEN NBA 11 406 12.6 .496 .427 2.2 7.7 4.8 20.8 2.1 0.3 13.4 17.3 107 115 0.2 0.2 0.4
1988-89 26 DEN NBA 2 75 17.9 .595 .556 6.2 16.8 11.2 17.1 1.8 0.0 16.8 24.8 108 112 0.1 0.1 0.1
1989-90 27 DEN NBA 3 105 9.4 .520 .471 0.0 6.0 2.8 22.0 1.7 0.0 17.6 16.8 98 119 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994-95 32 CHH NBA 1 11 12.6 .400 .400 0.0 12.6 5.9 39.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.7 106 116 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 20 679 12.0 .499 .446 2.0 8.7 5.2 20.7 2.2 0.2 14.6 18.0 102 114 0.1 0.4 0.5

All-Star Games

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1991-92 29 WSB NBA 1 0 14 4 8 .500 1 3 .333 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 1 9
Career NBA 1 0 14 4 8 .500 1 3 .333 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 1 9

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1981-82 19 BOSTONCOLL 26 379 51 103 36 61 30 40 29 3 28 28 138 .495 .590 14.6 5.3 1.2 1.5
1982-83 20 BOSTONCOLL 32 1075 195 405 127 157 86 170 88 1 117 71 517 .481 .809 33.6 16.2 2.7 5.3
1983-84 21 BOSTONCOLL 30 1026 195 429 130 172 102 105 88 6 94 67 520 .455 .756 34.2 17.3 3.4 3.5
1984-85 22 BOSTONCOLL 31 1044 193 413 89 119 102 160 70 2 96 75 475 .467 .748 33.7 15.3 3.3 5.2
Career 119 3524 634 1350 382 509 320 475 275 12 335 241 1650 .470 .750 29.6 13.9 2.7 4.0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1992 NBA

MVP Award Shares

1987-88 NBA 0.001 (14)
Career 0.001 (225)

Games

1987-88 NBA 82 (3)

3-Pt Field Goals

1987-88 NBA 139 (2)
1988-89 NBA 166 (1)
 1989-90 NBA 158 (1)
 1990-91 NBA 167 (2)
1991-92 NBA 125 (8)
Career NBA 949 (63)
Career 949 (63)

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1987-88 NBA 379 (1)
 1988-89 NBA 466 (1)
 1989-90 NBA 432 (1)
 1990-91 NBA 564 (1)
 1991-92 NBA 386 (3)
Career NBA 2857 (54)
Career 2857 (54)

Free Throw Pct

Career NBA .849 (43)
Career .849 (45)

Assists

1990-91 NBA 693 (6)
1991-92 NBA 594 (8)
Career NBA 4209 (76)
Career 4209 (80)

Steals

1987-88 NBA 168 (8)

Points Per Game

1990-91 NBA 26.5 (6)

Assists Per Game

1990-91 NBA 10.5 (3)
1991-92 NBA 7.6 (9)
Career NBA 6.4 (38)
Career 6.4 (39)

Steals Per Game

1987-88 NBA 2.0 (10)
1990-91 NBA 2.2 (7)

Assist Pct

1990-91 NBA 39.4 (7)
Career NBA 28.2 (71)
Career 28.2 (71)

Usage Pct

1990-91 NBA 28.5 (7)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.027 (203)
    

Transactions

September 27, 1983: Traded by the Denver Nuggets (as a 1985 3rd round draft pick) to the Kansas City Kings for Kenny Dennard.

June 18, 1985: Drafted by the Kansas City Kings in the 3rd round (66th pick) of the 1985 NBA Draft.

December 17, 1985: Waived by the Sacramento Kings.

May 13, 1986: Signed as a free agent with the Washington Bullets.

September 25, 1986: Waived by the Washington Bullets.

November 21, 1986: Signed as a free agent with the Washington Bullets.

November 2, 1987: Traded by the Washington Bullets with Jay Vincent to the Denver Nuggets for Mark Alarie and Darrell Walker.

June 11, 1991: Traded by the Denver Nuggets with a 1991 1st round draft pick (LaBradford Smith) and a 1993 2nd round draft pick (John Best) to the Washington Bullets for a 1991 1st round draft pick (Mark Macon).

August 2, 1994: Traded by the Washington Bullets to the Charlotte Hornets for a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Ronnie Henderson) and a 1997 2nd round draft pick (Predrag Drobnjak).

July 11, 1996: Released by the Charlotte Hornets.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Sacramento Kings NBA $85,000
1986-87 Washington Bullets NBA *$122,500
1987-88 Denver Nuggets NBA $160,000
1988-89 Denver Nuggets NBA $375,000
1989-90 Denver Nuggets NBA *$600,000
1990-91 Denver Nuggets NBA $825,000
1991-92 Washington Bullets NBA $1,309,000
1992-93 Washington Bullets NBA $1,309,000
1993-94 Washington Bullets NBA $1,309,000
1994-95 Charlotte Hornets NBA $1,240,000
1995-96 Charlotte Hornets NBA $1,240,000
Career (may be incomplete) $8,574,500
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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