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John Lucas

John Harding Lucas Jr. (Luke)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-3    Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: October 31, 1953 in Durham, North Carolina
High School: Hillside in Durham, North Carolina
College: University of Maryland

Drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall) of the 1976 NBA draft.

Coaching Record

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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
1976-77 23 HOU NBA 82 2531 388 814 .477 135 171 .789 55 164 219 463 125 19 174 911
1977-78 24 HOU NBA 82 2933 412 947 .435 193 250 .772 51 204 255 768 160 9 213 208 1017
1978-79 25 GSW NBA 82 3095 530 1146 .462 264 321 .822 65 182 247 762 152 9 255 229 1324
1979-80 26 GSW NBA 80 2763 388 830 .467 12 42 .286 222 289 .768 61 159 220 602 138 3 184 196 1010
1980-81 27 GSW NBA 66 1919 222 506 .439 4 24 .167 107 145 .738 34 120 154 464 83 2 185 140 555
1981-82 28 WSB NBA 79 53 1940 263 618 .426 2 22 .091 138 176 .784 40 126 166 551 95 6 156 105 666
1982-83 29 WSB NBA 35 0 386 62 131 .473 0 5 .000 21 42 .500 8 21 29 102 25 1 47 18 145
1983-84 30 SAS NBA 63 39 1807 275 595 .462 19 69 .275 120 157 .764 23 157 180 673 92 5 147 123 689
1984-85 31 HOU NBA 47 21 1158 206 446 .462 21 66 .318 103 129 .798 21 64 85 318 62 2 102 78 536
1985-86 32 HOU NBA 65 65 2120 365 818 .446 45 146 .308 231 298 .775 33 110 143 571 77 5 149 124 1006
1986-87 33 MIL NBA 43 40 1358 285 624 .457 46 126 .365 137 174 .787 29 96 125 290 71 6 89 82 753
1987-88 34 MIL NBA 81 22 1766 281 631 .445 51 151 .338 130 162 .802 29 130 159 392 88 3 125 102 743
1988-89 35 SEA NBA 74 8 842 119 299 .398 18 68 .265 54 77 .701 22 57 79 260 60 1 66 53 310
1989-90 36 HOU NBA 49 18 938 109 291 .375 26 87 .299 42 55 .764 19 71 90 238 45 2 85 59 286
Career NBA 928 266 25556 3905 8696 .449 244 806 .303 1897 2446 .776 490 1661 2151 6454 1273 73 1803 1691 9951

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
1976-77 23 HOU NBA 82 30.9 4.7 9.9 .477 1.6 2.1 .789 0.7 2.0 2.7 5.6 1.5 0.2 2.1 11.1
1977-78 24 HOU NBA 82 35.8 5.0 11.5 .435 2.4 3.0 .772 0.6 2.5 3.1 9.4 2.0 0.1 2.6 2.5 12.4
1978-79 25 GSW NBA 82 37.7 6.5 14.0 .462 3.2 3.9 .822 0.8 2.2 3.0 9.3 1.9 0.1 3.1 2.8 16.1
1979-80 26 GSW NBA 80 34.5 4.9 10.4 .467 0.2 0.5 .286 2.8 3.6 .768 0.8 2.0 2.8 7.5 1.7 0.0 2.3 2.5 12.6
1980-81 27 GSW NBA 66 29.1 3.4 7.7 .439 0.1 0.4 .167 1.6 2.2 .738 0.5 1.8 2.3 7.0 1.3 0.0 2.8 2.1 8.4
1981-82 28 WSB NBA 79 53 24.6 3.3 7.8 .426 0.0 0.3 .091 1.7 2.2 .784 0.5 1.6 2.1 7.0 1.2 0.1 2.0 1.3 8.4
1982-83 29 WSB NBA 35 0 11.0 1.8 3.7 .473 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.2 .500 0.2 0.6 0.8 2.9 0.7 0.0 1.3 0.5 4.1
1983-84 30 SAS NBA 63 39 28.7 4.4 9.4 .462 0.3 1.1 .275 1.9 2.5 .764 0.4 2.5 2.9 10.7 1.5 0.1 2.3 2.0 10.9
1984-85 31 HOU NBA 47 21 24.6 4.4 9.5 .462 0.4 1.4 .318 2.2 2.7 .798 0.4 1.4 1.8 6.8 1.3 0.0 2.2 1.7 11.4
1985-86 32 HOU NBA 65 65 32.6 5.6 12.6 .446 0.7 2.2 .308 3.6 4.6 .775 0.5 1.7 2.2 8.8 1.2 0.1 2.3 1.9 15.5
1986-87 33 MIL NBA 43 40 31.6 6.6 14.5 .457 1.1 2.9 .365 3.2 4.0 .787 0.7 2.2 2.9 6.7 1.7 0.1 2.1 1.9 17.5
1987-88 34 MIL NBA 81 22 21.8 3.5 7.8 .445 0.6 1.9 .338 1.6 2.0 .802 0.4 1.6 2.0 4.8 1.1 0.0 1.5 1.3 9.2
1988-89 35 SEA NBA 74 8 11.4 1.6 4.0 .398 0.2 0.9 .265 0.7 1.0 .701 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.5 0.8 0.0 0.9 0.7 4.2
1989-90 36 HOU NBA 49 18 19.1 2.2 5.9 .375 0.5 1.8 .299 0.9 1.1 .764 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.9 0.9 0.0 1.7 1.2 5.8
Career NBA 928 266 27.5 4.2 9.4 .449 0.4 1.2 .303 2.0 2.6 .776 0.5 1.8 2.3 7.0 1.4 0.1 2.1 1.8 10.7

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
1976-77 23 HOU NBA 82 2531 5.5 11.6 .477 1.9 2.4 .789 0.8 2.3 3.1 6.6 1.8 0.3 2.5 13.0
1977-78 24 HOU NBA 82 2933 5.1 11.6 .435 2.4 3.1 .772 0.6 2.5 3.1 9.4 2.0 0.1 2.6 2.6 12.5
1978-79 25 GSW NBA 82 3095 6.2 13.3 .462 3.1 3.7 .822 0.8 2.1 2.9 8.9 1.8 0.1 3.0 2.7 15.4
1979-80 26 GSW NBA 80 2763 5.1 10.8 .467 0.2 0.5 .286 2.9 3.8 .768 0.8 2.1 2.9 7.8 1.8 0.0 2.4 2.6 13.2
1980-81 27 GSW NBA 66 1919 4.2 9.5 .439 0.1 0.5 .167 2.0 2.7 .738 0.6 2.3 2.9 8.7 1.6 0.0 3.5 2.6 10.4
1981-82 28 WSB NBA 79 53 1940 4.9 11.5 .426 0.0 0.4 .091 2.6 3.3 .784 0.7 2.3 3.1 10.2 1.8 0.1 2.9 1.9 12.4
1982-83 29 WSB NBA 35 0 386 5.8 12.2 .473 0.0 0.5 .000 2.0 3.9 .500 0.7 2.0 2.7 9.5 2.3 0.1 4.4 1.7 13.5
1983-84 30 SAS NBA 63 39 1807 5.5 11.9 .462 0.4 1.4 .275 2.4 3.1 .764 0.5 3.1 3.6 13.4 1.8 0.1 2.9 2.5 13.7
1984-85 31 HOU NBA 47 21 1158 6.4 13.9 .462 0.7 2.1 .318 3.2 4.0 .798 0.7 2.0 2.6 9.9 1.9 0.1 3.2 2.4 16.7
1985-86 32 HOU NBA 65 65 2120 6.2 13.9 .446 0.8 2.5 .308 3.9 5.1 .775 0.6 1.9 2.4 9.7 1.3 0.1 2.5 2.1 17.1
1986-87 33 MIL NBA 43 40 1358 7.6 16.5 .457 1.2 3.3 .365 3.6 4.6 .787 0.8 2.5 3.3 7.7 1.9 0.2 2.4 2.2 20.0
1987-88 34 MIL NBA 81 22 1766 5.7 12.9 .445 1.0 3.1 .338 2.7 3.3 .802 0.6 2.7 3.2 8.0 1.8 0.1 2.5 2.1 15.1
1988-89 35 SEA NBA 74 8 842 5.1 12.8 .398 0.8 2.9 .265 2.3 3.3 .701 0.9 2.4 3.4 11.1 2.6 0.0 2.8 2.3 13.3
1989-90 36 HOU NBA 49 18 938 4.2 11.2 .375 1.0 3.3 .299 1.6 2.1 .764 0.7 2.7 3.5 9.1 1.7 0.1 3.3 2.3 11.0
Career NBA 928 266 25556 5.5 12.2 .449 0.5 1.7 .303 2.7 3.4 .776 0.7 2.3 3.0 9.1 1.8 0.1 2.8 2.4 14.0

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
1976-77 23 HOU NBA 82 2531 15.0 .512 .477 2.5 6.8 4.7 24.7 2.3 0.4 104 3.6 1.2 4.8
1977-78 24 HOU NBA 82 2933 16.4 .481 .435 1.8 7.6 4.6 34.8 2.6 0.2 16.8 17.3 105 107 4.3 0.9 5.2
1978-79 25 GSW NBA 82 3095 16.9 .514 .462 2.2 6.4 4.3 33.0 2.3 0.2 16.5 20.2 107 104 4.7 3.2 7.9
1979-80 26 GSW NBA 80 2763 15.3 .528 .475 2.4 6.6 4.4 29.2 2.4 0.1 16.1 17.0 110 108 4.0 1.9 5.9
1980-81 27 GSW NBA 66 1919 11.6 .487 .443 1.9 7.0 4.5 30.7 2.1 0.1 24.5 15.6 100 111 0.6 0.7 1.3
1981-82 28 WSB NBA 79 1940 15.2 .479 .427 2.3 7.0 4.7 39.4 2.4 0.2 18.3 18.4 103 104 1.1 2.7 3.9
1982-83 29 WSB NBA 35 386 14.4 .485 .473 2.3 6.1 4.2 39.2 3.1 0.1 23.9 21.1 93 100 -0.2 0.6 0.4
1983-84 30 SAS NBA 63 1807 18.1 .519 .478 1.4 9.1 5.3 45.1 2.3 0.1 18.1 17.4 114 112 3.4 0.9 4.3
1984-85 31 HOU NBA 47 1158 17.4 .533 .485 2.0 6.2 4.1 35.8 2.5 0.1 16.9 20.6 113 108 2.0 1.2 3.2
1985-86 32 HOU NBA 65 2120 17.4 .530 .474 1.7 5.7 3.6 34.6 1.7 0.1 13.6 20.2 115 111 4.5 1.2 5.7
1986-87 33 MIL NBA 43 1358 19.4 .537 .494 2.3 8.0 5.1 32.2 2.5 0.3 11.3 23.8 113 107 2.7 1.6 4.3
1987-88 34 MIL NBA 81 1766 16.1 .529 .486 1.8 8.3 5.1 32.1 2.5 0.1 15.1 19.7 109 109 2.2 1.7 3.9
1988-89 35 SEA NBA 74 842 16.6 .466 .428 2.8 7.8 5.2 40.7 3.4 0.1 16.5 18.9 110 109 1.1 0.8 1.9
1989-90 36 HOU NBA 49 938 11.5 .454 .419 2.2 7.9 5.1 33.2 2.3 0.1 21.2 17.3 97 106 -0.2 1.2 1.0
Career NBA 928 25556 15.9 .509 .463 2.1 7.1 4.6 33.6 2.4 0.2 16.9 18.7 108 107 33.8 19.9 53.7

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
1976-77 23 HOU NBA 12 430 75 139 26 34 4 33 83 24 4 33 176 .540 .765 35.8 14.7 2.8 6.9
1981-82 28 WSB NBA 7 74 14 26 1 3 2 3 0 8 20 3 1 4 6 31 .538 .333 .667 10.6 4.4 1.1 2.9
1984-85 31 HOU NBA 5 152 26 80 2 14 14 22 7 21 27 6 0 7 14 68 .325 .143 .636 30.4 13.6 4.2 5.4
1986-87 33 MIL NBA 12 362 68 150 12 36 39 48 4 25 62 14 1 20 17 187 .453 .333 .813 30.2 15.6 2.1 5.2
1987-88 34 MIL NBA 5 80 10 27 3 13 6 9 5 8 19 5 0 6 5 29 .370 .231 .667 16.0 5.8 1.6 3.8
1988-89 35 SEA NBA 4 37 5 17 0 3 1 2 0 1 8 0 0 2 5 11 .294 .000 .500 9.3 2.8 0.3 2.0
Career NBA 45 1135 198 439 18 69 88 118 20 96 219 52 6 39 80 502 .451 .261 .746 25.2 11.2 2.1 4.9

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
1976-77 23 HOU NBA 12 430 17.3 .572 .540 1.0 7.6 4.2 25.1 2.6 0.5 106 1.0 0.1 1.2
1981-82 28 WSB NBA 7 74 20.1 .567 .558 0.0 12.5 6.1 46.6 2.0 0.8 12.8 17.7 120 102 0.2 0.1 0.3
1984-85 31 HOU NBA 5 152 11.0 .379 .338 4.0 9.2 6.4 24.7 1.8 0.0 7.2 23.7 96 103 -0.1 0.3 0.2
1986-87 33 MIL NBA 12 362 16.5 .546 .493 1.2 7.2 4.1 24.5 1.9 0.2 10.5 21.8 114 118 0.5 0.1 0.6
1987-88 34 MIL NBA 5 80 15.0 .468 .426 6.9 4.5 5.7 33.7 3.1 0.0 16.2 19.4 107 114 0.1 0.0 0.1
1988-89 35 SEA NBA 4 37 2.3 .308 .294 0.0 3.3 1.5 31.1 0.0 0.0 10.1 22.3 83 120 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
Career NBA 45 1135 15.7 .511 .472 1.8 7.6 4.6 27.0 2.2 0.3 10.4 21.5 108 110 1.6 0.7 2.3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1973-74 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1974-75 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1975-76 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1976-77 NBA All-Rookie (1st)

Games

1976-77 NBA 82 (3)
1977-78 NBA 82 (3)
1978-79 NBA 82 (1)

Minutes Played

1978-79 NBA 3095 (8)

3-Pt Field Goals

1985-86 NBA 45 (7)

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1985-86 NBA 146 (7)

Assists

1976-77 NBA 463 (9)
1977-78 NBA 768 (2)
1978-79 NBA 762 (2)
1979-80 NBA 602 (6)
1980-81 NBA 464 (9)
1981-82 NBA 551 (10)
1983-84 NBA 673 (6)
Career NBA 6454 (21)
Career 6454 (21)

Steals

1977-78 NBA 160 (10)
Career NBA 1273 (57)
Career 1273 (62)

Assists Per Game

1976-77 NBA 5.6 (10)
1977-78 NBA 9.4 (2)
1978-79 NBA 9.3 (2)
1979-80 NBA 7.5 (5)
1980-81 NBA 7.0 (6)
1983-84 NBA 10.7 (4)
1985-86 NBA 8.8 (7)
Career NBA 7.0 (26)
Career 7.0 (26)

Steals Per Game

Career NBA 1.4 (45)
Career 1.4 (49)

Assist Pct

1976-77 NBA 24.7 (8)
1977-78 NBA 34.8 (2)
1978-79 NBA 33.0 (2)
1979-80 NBA 29.2 (7)
1980-81 NBA 30.7 (5)
1981-82 NBA 39.4 (2)
1983-84 NBA 45.1 (1)
 1985-86 NBA 34.6 (10)
Career NBA 33.6 (28)
Career 33.6 (28)

Steal Pct

Career NBA 2.4 (37)
Career 2.4 (41)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.001 (406)

Transactions

June 7, 1976: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks (as a 1976 1st round draft pick) with Dwight Jones to the Houston Rockets for Gus Bailey, Joe Meriweather and a 1976 1st round draft pick (Armond Hill).

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1976 NBA Draft.

June 17, 1978: Sent to the Golden State Warriors with cash as compensation for the Houston Rockets signing Rick Barry as a veteran free agent.

October 19, 1981: Traded by the Golden State Warriors to the Washington Bullets for a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Derek Smith) and a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Steve Burtt).

January 25, 1983: Waived by the Washington Bullets.

December 4, 1983: Signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.

October 4, 1984: Traded by the San Antonio Spurs with a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Sam Mitchell) to the Houston Rockets for James Bailey and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Tyrone Corbin).

March 14, 1986: Waived by the Houston Rockets.

January 17, 1987: Signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks.

June 23, 1988: Released by the Milwaukee Bucks.

September 19, 1988: Signed as a free agent with the Seattle Supersonics.

August 17, 1989: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Houston Rockets.

September 27, 1990: Traded by the Houston Rockets with Tim McCormick and a 1994 1st round draft pick (Charlie Ward) to the Atlanta Hawks for Roy Marble and Kenny Smith.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1978-79 Golden State Warriors NBA $214,000
1979-80 Golden State Warriors NBA $214,000
1980-81 Golden State Warriors NBA $214,000
1981-82 Washington Bullets NBA *$217,400
1982-83 Washington Bullets NBA *$220,800
1983-84 San Antonio Spurs NBA *$224,200
1984-85 Houston Rockets NBA *$227,600
1985-86 Houston Rockets NBA $231,000
1986-87 Milwaukee Bucks NBA *$415,500
1987-88 Milwaukee Bucks NBA $600,000
1988-89 Seattle Supersonics NBA $350,000
Career (may be incomplete) $3,128,500
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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