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Keith Lee
Keith DeWayne Lee
Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: December 28, 1962 in West Memphis, Arkansas
High School: West Memphis in West Memphis, Arkansas
College: University of Memphis
Draft: Chicago Bulls, 1st round (11th pick, 11th overall), 1985 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: December 14, 1985
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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 |
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| 1985-86 | 23 | CLE | NBA | 58 | 38 | 1197 | 177 | 380 | .466 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 75 | 96 | .781 | 116 | 235 | 351 | 67 | 29 | 37 | 78 | 204 | 431 |
| 1986-87 | 24 | CLE | NBA | 67 | 1 | 870 | 170 | 374 | .455 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 72 | 101 | .713 | 93 | 158 | 251 | 69 | 25 | 40 | 85 | 147 | 412 |
| 1988-89 | 26 | NJN | NBA | 57 | 4 | 840 | 109 | 258 | .422 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 53 | 71 | .746 | 73 | 186 | 259 | 42 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 138 | 271 |
| Career | NBA | 182 | 43 | 2907 | 456 | 1012 | .451 | 2 | 12 | .167 | 200 | 268 | .746 | 282 | 579 | 861 | 178 | 74 | 110 | 216 | 489 | 1114 |
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 |
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| 1985-86 | 23 | CLE | NBA | 58 | 38 | 20.6 | 3.1 | 6.6 | .466 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .222 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .781 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 7.4 |
| 1986-87 | 24 | CLE | NBA | 67 | 1 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 5.6 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .713 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 6.1 |
| 1988-89 | 26 | NJN | NBA | 57 | 4 | 14.7 | 1.9 | 4.5 | .422 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .746 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.8 |
| Career | NBA | 182 | 43 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 5.6 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .746 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 6.1 |
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 |
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| 1985-86 | 23 | CLE | NBA | 58 | 38 | 1197 | 5.3 | 11.4 | .466 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .222 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .781 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 10.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 13.0 |
| 1986-87 | 24 | CLE | NBA | 67 | 1 | 870 | 7.0 | 15.5 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.0 | 4.2 | .713 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 17.0 |
| 1988-89 | 26 | NJN | NBA | 57 | 4 | 840 | 4.7 | 11.1 | .422 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .746 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 11.6 |
| Career | NBA | 182 | 43 | 2907 | 5.6 | 12.5 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .746 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 13.8 |
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 | WS/48 |
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| 1985-86 | 23 | CLE | NBA | 58 | 1197 | 12.0 | .510 | .468 | 10.7 | 21.7 | 16.2 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 15.6 | 17.1 | 102 | 106 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .075 |
| 1986-87 | 24 | CLE | NBA | 67 | 870 | 13.8 | .492 | .455 | 11.6 | 19.5 | 15.6 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 16.9 | 23.2 | 98 | 104 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .060 |
| 1988-89 | 26 | NJN | NBA | 57 | 840 | 10.8 | .468 | .422 | 9.4 | 25.4 | 17.1 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 15.5 | 16.7 | 97 | 107 | -0.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | .045 |
| Career | NBA | 182 | 2907 | 12.2 | .493 | .452 | 10.6 | 22.1 | 16.3 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 16.0 | 18.8 | 99 | 106 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | .062 |
Similarity Scores
Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
| Thru 3 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||
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| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Keith Lee | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
| Brandan Wright | 98.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Bob Portman | 96.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Joe Kopicki | 91.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Hank Whitney | 90.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Earl Cureton | 90.4 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Bill Walker | 89.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| James Hardy | 89.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Corie Blount | 89.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Mark Madsen | 89.1 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Mark Bryant | 87.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||
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| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Keith Lee | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |||
| Brandan Wright | 98.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | ||
| Joe Kopicki | 91.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | ||
| Hank Whitney | 90.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | ||
| Bill Walker | 89.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | ||
| Bob Portman | 85.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | |
| Grady Lewis | 84.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | ||
| Marty Byrnes | 84.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | |
| Tellis Frank | 83.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Billy Schaeffer | 82.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Walter Herrmann | 79.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ||
College
Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | MEMPHIS | 29 | 1041 | 199 | 370 | 134 | 178 | 320 | 28 | 102 | 112 | 93 | 532 | .538 | .753 | 35.9 | 18.3 | 11.0 | ||||||
| 1982-83 | 20 | MEMPHIS | 31 | 1109 | 220 | 438 | 141 | 172 | 336 | 30 | 96 | 90 | 93 | 581 | .502 | .820 | 35.8 | 18.7 | 10.8 | ||||||
| 1983-84 | 21 | MEMPHIS | 33 | 1139 | 245 | 453 | 117 | 151 | 357 | 27 | 76 | 75 | 107 | 607 | .541 | .775 | 34.5 | 18.4 | 10.8 | ||||||
| 1984-85 | 22 | MEMPHIS | 35 | 1141 | 266 | 536 | 156 | 200 | 323 | 23 | 46 | 91 | 123 | 688 | .496 | .780 | 32.6 | 19.7 | 9.2 | ||||||
| Career | 128 | 4430 | 930 | 1797 | 548 | 701 | 1336 | 108 | 320 | 368 | 416 | 2408 | .518 | .782 | 34.6 | 18.8 | 10.4 | ||||||||
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
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Honors
1981-82 NCAA AP All-America (2nd) 1982-83 NCAA AP All-America (2nd) 1983-84 NCAA AP All-America (3rd) 1984-85 NCAA AP All-America (1st) |
Transactions
June 18, 1985: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1985 NBA Draft.
June 18, 1985: Traded by the Chicago Bulls with Ennis Whatley to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Charles Oakley and Calvin Duncan.
October 8, 1987: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers with John Bagley to the New Jersey Nets for James Bailey and Darryl Dawkins.
June 15, 1989: Drafted by the Orlando Magic from the New Jersey Nets in the NBA expansion draft.
Salaries
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
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| 1985-86 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | $271,666 |
| 1987-88 | New Jersey Nets | NBA | $301,666 |
| 1988-89 | New Jersey Nets | NBA | $400,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $973,332 |
Links
| Error? | Google Search | WhatIfSports: Keith Lee |