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Louie Nelson

Louis Nelson (Louie, Sweets)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-3    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: May 28, 1951 in Los Angeles, California
High School: Compton in Los Angeles, California
College: University of Washington

Drafted by the Capital Bullets in the 2nd round (1st pick, 19th overall) of the 1973 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
1973-74 22 CAP NBA 49 556 93 215 .433 53 73 .726 26 44 70 52 31 2 62 239
1974-75 23 NOJ NBA 72 1898 307 679 .452 192 250 .768 75 121 196 178 65 6 186 806
1975-76 24 NOJ NBA 66 2030 327 755 .433 169 230 .735 81 121 202 169 82 6 147 823
1976-77 25 SAS NBA 4 57 7 14 .500 4 7 .571 2 5 7 3 2 0 9 18
1977-78 26 TOT NBA 33 406 85 211 .403 57 84 .679 13 39 52 34 22 7 48 33 227
1977-78 26 KCK NBA 8 53 3 14 .214 9 11 .818 1 2 3 5 2 1 8 5 15
1977-78 26 NJN NBA 25 353 82 197 .416 48 73 .658 12 37 49 29 20 6 40 28 212
Career NBA 224 4947 819 1874 .437 475 644 .738 197 330 527 436 202 21 48 437 2113

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
1973-74 22 CAP NBA 49 11.3 1.9 4.4 .433 1.1 1.5 .726 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.1 0.6 0.0 1.3 4.9
1974-75 23 NOJ NBA 72 26.4 4.3 9.4 .452 2.7 3.5 .768 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.5 0.9 0.1 2.6 11.2
1975-76 24 NOJ NBA 66 30.8 5.0 11.4 .433 2.6 3.5 .735 1.2 1.8 3.1 2.6 1.2 0.1 2.2 12.5
1976-77 25 SAS NBA 4 14.3 1.8 3.5 .500 1.0 1.8 .571 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.0 2.3 4.5
1977-78 26 TOT NBA 33 12.3 2.6 6.4 .403 1.7 2.5 .679 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.2 1.5 1.0 6.9
1977-78 26 KCK NBA 8 6.6 0.4 1.8 .214 1.1 1.4 .818 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 1.0 0.6 1.9
1977-78 26 NJN NBA 25 14.1 3.3 7.9 .416 1.9 2.9 .658 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.2 0.8 0.2 1.6 1.1 8.5
Career NBA 224 22.1 3.7 8.4 .437 2.1 2.9 .738 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.9 0.9 0.1 1.5 2.0 9.4

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
1973-74 22 CAP NBA 49 556 6.0 13.9 .433 3.4 4.7 .726 1.7 2.8 4.5 3.4 2.0 0.1 4.0 15.5
1974-75 23 NOJ NBA 72 1898 5.8 12.9 .452 3.6 4.7 .768 1.4 2.3 3.7 3.4 1.2 0.1 3.5 15.3
1975-76 24 NOJ NBA 66 2030 5.8 13.4 .433 3.0 4.1 .735 1.4 2.1 3.6 3.0 1.5 0.1 2.6 14.6
1976-77 25 SAS NBA 4 57 4.4 8.8 .500 2.5 4.4 .571 1.3 3.2 4.4 1.9 1.3 0.0 5.7 11.4
1977-78 26 TOT NBA 33 406 7.5 18.7 .403 5.1 7.4 .679 1.2 3.5 4.6 3.0 2.0 0.6 4.3 2.9 20.1
1977-78 26 KCK NBA 8 53 2.0 9.5 .214 6.1 7.5 .818 0.7 1.4 2.0 3.4 1.4 0.7 5.4 3.4 10.2
1977-78 26 NJN NBA 25 353 8.4 20.1 .416 4.9 7.4 .658 1.2 3.8 5.0 3.0 2.0 0.6 4.1 2.9 21.6
Career NBA 224 4947 6.0 13.6 .437 3.5 4.7 .738 1.4 2.4 3.8 3.2 1.5 0.2 4.3 3.2 15.4

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
1973-74 22 CAP NBA 49 556 13.7 .484 .433 4.4 7.6 6.0 13.1 2.5 0.2 95 0.3 0.8 1.1
1974-75 23 NOJ NBA 72 1898 12.8 .511 .452 3.8 6.6 5.2 13.9 1.5 0.2 102 1.5 0.8 2.3
1975-76 24 NOJ NBA 66 2030 12.3 .481 .433 3.9 6.0 4.9 12.2 1.8 0.2 100 1.3 1.6 2.9
1976-77 25 SAS NBA 4 57 8.4 .527 .500 3.7 8.9 6.3 6.4 1.5 0.0 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
1977-78 26 TOT NBA 33 406 12.5 .458 .403 3.0 9.8 6.2 12.3 2.3 0.9 16.2 27.0 87 101 -0.4 0.4 0.0
1977-78 26 KCK NBA 8 53 2.4 .398 .214 1.9 3.9 2.9 11.1 1.7 1.0 29.8 19.3 70 105 -0.2 0.0 -0.1
1977-78 26 NJN NBA 25 353 14.0 .463 .416 3.1 10.7 6.7 12.5 2.5 0.9 14.9 28.1 89 101 -0.3 0.4 0.1
Career NBA 224 4947 12.6 .490 .437 3.9 6.8 5.3 12.9 1.8 0.2 16.2 27.0 87 101 2.7 3.6 6.4

Transactions

October 18, 1971: Traded by the Philadelphia 76ers (as a 1973 2nd round draft pick) with Archie Clark to the Baltimore Bullets for Fred Carter and Kevin Loughery.

April 24, 1973: Drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 2nd round (19th pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft.

May 20, 1974: Drafted by the New Orleans Jazz from the Capital Bullets in the NBA expansion draft.

October 20, 1976: Waived by the New Orleans Jazz.

November 4, 1976: Signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.

November 17, 1976: Waived by the San Antonio Spurs.

October 20, 1977: Signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings.

November 17, 1977: Waived by the Kansas City Kings.

December 8, 1977: Signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1973-74 Capital Bullets NBA $60,000
Career (may be incomplete) $60,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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