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Dave Popson

David G. Popson (Dave)

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-10    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: May 17, 1964 in Kingston, Pennsylvania
High School: Bishop O'Reilly in Kingston, Pennsylvania
College: University of North Carolina

Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 4th round (19th pick, 88th overall) of the 1987 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
1988-89 24 TOT NBA 17 0 106 16 40 .400 0 0 2 4 .500 12 15 27 8 1 3 10 17 34
1988-89 24 LAC NBA 10 0 68 11 25 .440 0 0 1 2 .500 5 11 16 6 1 2 6 9 23
1988-89 24 MIA NBA 7 0 38 5 15 .333 0 0 1 2 .500 7 4 11 2 0 1 4 8 11
1990-91 26 BOS NBA 19 0 64 13 32 .406 0 0 9 10 .900 7 7 14 2 1 2 6 12 35
1991-92 27 MIL NBA 5 0 26 3 7 .429 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 2 3 5 3 2 1 4 5 7
Career NBA 41 0 196 32 79 .405 0 1 .000 12 16 .750 21 25 46 13 4 6 20 34 76

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
1988-89 24 TOT NBA 17 0 6.2 0.9 2.4 .400 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 .500 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.0 2.0
1988-89 24 LAC NBA 10 0 6.8 1.1 2.5 .440 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 .500 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.9 2.3
1988-89 24 MIA NBA 7 0 5.4 0.7 2.1 .333 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 .500 1.0 0.6 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.6
1990-91 26 BOS NBA 19 0 3.4 0.7 1.7 .406 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 .900 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.8
1991-92 27 MIL NBA 5 0 5.2 0.6 1.4 .429 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.4 .500 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.4
Career NBA 41 0 4.8 0.8 1.9 .405 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.4 .750 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.8 1.9

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
1988-89 24 TOT NBA 17 0 106 5.4 13.6 .400 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.4 .500 4.1 5.1 9.2 2.7 0.3 1.0 3.4 5.8 11.5
1988-89 24 LAC NBA 10 0 68 5.8 13.2 .440 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.1 .500 2.6 5.8 8.5 3.2 0.5 1.1 3.2 4.8 12.2
1988-89 24 MIA NBA 7 0 38 4.7 14.2 .333 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.9 .500 6.6 3.8 10.4 1.9 0.0 0.9 3.8 7.6 10.4
1990-91 26 BOS NBA 19 0 64 7.3 18.0 .406 0.0 0.0 5.1 5.6 .900 3.9 3.9 7.9 1.1 0.6 1.1 3.4 6.8 19.7
1991-92 27 MIL NBA 5 0 26 4.2 9.7 .429 0.0 1.4 .000 1.4 2.8 .500 2.8 4.2 6.9 4.2 2.8 1.4 5.5 6.9 9.7
Career NBA 41 0 196 5.9 14.5 .405 0.0 0.2 .000 2.2 2.9 .750 3.9 4.6 8.4 2.4 0.7 1.1 3.7 6.2 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
1988-89 24 TOT NBA 17 106 6.4 .407 .400 12.2 15.5 13.9 10.6 0.4 1.6 19.3 19.5 83 112 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
1988-89 24 LAC NBA 10 68 8.1 .444 .440 7.9 17.2 12.6 12.2 0.7 1.6 18.8 18.5 87 111 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1988-89 24 MIA NBA 7 38 3.4 .346 .333 19.9 12.3 16.2 7.7 0.0 1.6 20.1 21.3 78 113 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1990-91 26 BOS NBA 19 64 11.6 .481 .406 13.2 11.1 12.1 4.3 0.8 1.8 14.2 27.9 98 109 0.0 0.1 0.0
1991-92 27 MIL NBA 5 26 6.9 .444 .429 8.5 13.7 11.0 16.0 3.9 2.4 33.7 19.1 76 106 -0.1 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 41 196 8.2 .442 .405 12.0 13.8 12.9 9.2 1.0 1.8 18.9 22.2 88 110 -0.3 0.2 -0.1

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
1983-84 19 UNC 29 185 25 58 6 10 35 13 4 7 13 39 56 .431 .600 6.4 1.9 1.2 0.4
1984-85 20 UNC 35 507 90 170 31 42 87 19 6 9 35 66 211 .529 .738 14.5 6.0 2.5 0.5
1985-86 21 UNC 34 411 61 121 11 13 88 20 6 12 25 70 133 .504 .846 12.1 3.9 2.6 0.6
1986-87 22 UNC 36 803 153 283 0 1 54 70 172 48 25 27 50 98 360 .541 .000 .771 22.3 10.0 4.8 1.3
Career 134 1906 329 632 0 1 102 135 382 100 41 55 123 273 760 .521 .000 .756 14.2 5.7 2.9 0.7

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1983 McDonald's All American

Transactions

June 22, 1987: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 4th round (88th pick) of the 1987 NBA Draft.

November 1, 1988: Waived by the Detroit Pistons.

November 3, 1988: Claimed on waivers by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Detroit Pistons

November 14, 1988: Waived by the Los Angeles Clippers.

November 17, 1988: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers.

December 8, 1988: Waived by the Los Angeles Clippers.

January 8, 1989: Signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.

March 22, 1989: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Miami Heat.

April 12, 1989: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Miami Heat

July 1, 1989: Released by the Miami Heat.

August 17, 1990: Signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics.

December 24, 1990: Waived by the Boston Celtics.

December 27, 1990: Signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics.

June, 1991: Released by the Boston Celtics.

October 3, 1991: Signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks.

October 29, 1991: Waived by the Atlanta Hawks.

March 4, 1992: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1988-89 Total NBA *$100,000
1990-91 Boston Celtics NBA $80,000
1991-92 Milwaukee Bucks NBA *$130,000
Career (may be incomplete) $310,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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