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Paul Silas

Paul Theron Silas

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: July 12, 1943 in Prescott, Arizona
High School: McClymonds in Oakland, California
College: Creighton University
Draft: St. Louis Hawks, 2nd round (3rd pick, 10th overall), 1964 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 17, 1964
As Coach: 12 Yrs, 383-452, .459 W-L% (Full Record)

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All-Star

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 7:08AM
All-Time Rank: #141. Carlos Boozer… #142. Jason Terry… #143. PAUL SILAS… #144. Bailey Howell… #145. Rod Strickland… 

Totals

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
1964-65 21 STL NBA 79 1243 140 375 .373 83 164 .506 576 48 161 363
1965-66 22 STL NBA 46 586 70 173 .405 35 61 .574 236 22 72 175
1966-67 23 STL NBA 77 1570 207 482 .429 113 213 .531 669 74 208 527
1967-68 24 STL NBA 82 2652 399 871 .458 299 424 .705 958 162 243 1097
1968-69 25 ATL NBA 79 1853 241 575 .419 204 333 .613 745 140 166 686
1969-70 26 PHO NBA 78 2836 373 804 .464 250 412 .607 916 214 266 996
1970-71 27 PHO NBA 81 2944 338 789 .428 285 416 .685 1015 247 227 961
1971-72 28 PHO NBA 80 3082 485 1031 .470 433 560 .773 955 343 201 1403
1972-73 29 BOS NBA 80 2618 400 851 .470 266 380 .700 1039 251 197 1066
1973-74 30 BOS NBA 82 2599 340 772 .440 264 337 .783 334 581 915 186 63 20 246 944
1974-75 31 BOS NBA 82 2661 312 749 .417 244 344 .709 348 677 1025 224 60 22 229 868
1975-76 32 BOS NBA 81 2662 315 740 .426 236 333 .709 365 660 1025 203 56 33 227 866
1976-77 33 DEN NBA 81 1959 206 572 .360 170 255 .667 236 370 606 132 58 23 183 582
1977-78 34 SEA NBA 82 2172 184 464 .397 109 186 .586 289 377 666 145 65 16 152 182 477
1978-79 35 SEA NBA 82 1957 170 402 .423 116 194 .598 259 316 575 115 31 19 98 177 456
1979-80 36 SEA NBA 82 1595 113 299 .378 0 0 89 136 .654 204 232 436 66 25 5 83 120 315
Career NBA 1254 34989 4293 9949 .432 0 0 3196 4748 .673 2035 3213 12357 2572 358 138 333 3105 11782

Per Game

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
1964-65 21 STL NBA 79 15.7 1.8 4.7 .373 1.1 2.1 .506 7.3 0.6 2.0 4.6
1965-66 22 STL NBA 46 12.7 1.5 3.8 .405 0.8 1.3 .574 5.1 0.5 1.6 3.8
1966-67 23 STL NBA 77 20.4 2.7 6.3 .429 1.5 2.8 .531 8.7 1.0 2.7 6.8
1967-68 24 STL NBA 82 32.3 4.9 10.6 .458 3.6 5.2 .705 11.7 2.0 3.0 13.4
1968-69 25 ATL NBA 79 23.5 3.1 7.3 .419 2.6 4.2 .613 9.4 1.8 2.1 8.7
1969-70 26 PHO NBA 78 36.4 4.8 10.3 .464 3.2 5.3 .607 11.7 2.7 3.4 12.8
1970-71 27 PHO NBA 81 36.3 4.2 9.7 .428 3.5 5.1 .685 12.5 3.0 2.8 11.9
1971-72 28 PHO NBA 80 38.5 6.1 12.9 .470 5.4 7.0 .773 11.9 4.3 2.5 17.5
1972-73 29 BOS NBA 80 32.7 5.0 10.6 .470 3.3 4.8 .700 13.0 3.1 2.5 13.3
1973-74 30 BOS NBA 82 31.7 4.1 9.4 .440 3.2 4.1 .783 4.1 7.1 11.2 2.3 0.8 0.2 3.0 11.5
1974-75 31 BOS NBA 82 32.5 3.8 9.1 .417 3.0 4.2 .709 4.2 8.3 12.5 2.7 0.7 0.3 2.8 10.6
1975-76 32 BOS NBA 81 32.9 3.9 9.1 .426 2.9 4.1 .709 4.5 8.1 12.7 2.5 0.7 0.4 2.8 10.7
1976-77 33 DEN NBA 81 24.2 2.5 7.1 .360 2.1 3.1 .667 2.9 4.6 7.5 1.6 0.7 0.3 2.3 7.2
1977-78 34 SEA NBA 82 26.5 2.2 5.7 .397 1.3 2.3 .586 3.5 4.6 8.1 1.8 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.2 5.8
1978-79 35 SEA NBA 82 23.9 2.1 4.9 .423 1.4 2.4 .598 3.2 3.9 7.0 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.2 2.2 5.6
1979-80 36 SEA NBA 82 19.5 1.4 3.6 .378 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.7 .654 2.5 2.8 5.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.5 3.8
Career NBA 1254 27.9 3.4 7.9 .432 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.8 .673 3.6 5.6 9.9 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.4 2.5 9.4

Per 36 Minutes

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
1964-65 21 STL NBA 79 1243 4.1 10.9 .373 2.4 4.7 .506 16.7 1.4 4.7 10.5
1965-66 22 STL NBA 46 586 4.3 10.6 .405 2.2 3.7 .574 14.5 1.4 4.4 10.8
1966-67 23 STL NBA 77 1570 4.7 11.1 .429 2.6 4.9 .531 15.3 1.7 4.8 12.1
1967-68 24 STL NBA 82 2652 5.4 11.8 .458 4.1 5.8 .705 13.0 2.2 3.3 14.9
1968-69 25 ATL NBA 79 1853 4.7 11.2 .419 4.0 6.5 .613 14.5 2.7 3.2 13.3
1969-70 26 PHO NBA 78 2836 4.7 10.2 .464 3.2 5.2 .607 11.6 2.7 3.4 12.6
1970-71 27 PHO NBA 81 2944 4.1 9.6 .428 3.5 5.1 .685 12.4 3.0 2.8 11.8
1971-72 28 PHO NBA 80 3082 5.7 12.0 .470 5.1 6.5 .773 11.2 4.0 2.3 16.4
1972-73 29 BOS NBA 80 2618 5.5 11.7 .470 3.7 5.2 .700 14.3 3.5 2.7 14.7
1973-74 30 BOS NBA 82 2599 4.7 10.7 .440 3.7 4.7 .783 4.6 8.0 12.7 2.6 0.9 0.3 3.4 13.1
1974-75 31 BOS NBA 82 2661 4.2 10.1 .417 3.3 4.7 .709 4.7 9.2 13.9 3.0 0.8 0.3 3.1 11.7
1975-76 32 BOS NBA 81 2662 4.3 10.0 .426 3.2 4.5 .709 4.9 8.9 13.9 2.7 0.8 0.4 3.1 11.7
1976-77 33 DEN NBA 81 1959 3.8 10.5 .360 3.1 4.7 .667 4.3 6.8 11.1 2.4 1.1 0.4 3.4 10.7
1977-78 34 SEA NBA 82 2172 3.0 7.7 .397 1.8 3.1 .586 4.8 6.2 11.0 2.4 1.1 0.3 2.5 3.0 7.9
1978-79 35 SEA NBA 82 1957 3.1 7.4 .423 2.1 3.6 .598 4.8 5.8 10.6 2.1 0.6 0.3 1.8 3.3 8.4
1979-80 36 SEA NBA 82 1595 2.6 6.7 .378 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.1 .654 4.6 5.2 9.8 1.5 0.6 0.1 1.9 2.7 7.1
Career NBA 1254 34989 4.4 10.2 .432 0.0 0.0 3.3 4.9 .673 4.7 7.4 12.7 2.6 0.8 0.3 2.1 3.2 12.1

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1964-65 21 STL NBA 79 1243 12.3 .406 .373 5.2 -0.9 2.1 1.2 .046
1965-66 22 STL NBA 46 586 11.4 .438 .405 4.9 -0.1 0.6 0.5 .040
1966-67 23 STL NBA 77 1570 12.9 .458 .429 6.1 0.1 1.7 1.8 .054
1967-68 24 STL NBA 82 2652 15.9 .519 .458 8.4 3.5 3.4 6.9 .125
1968-69 25 ATL NBA 79 1853 15.4 .475 .419 9.6 1.0 2.3 3.3 .085
1969-70 26 PHO NBA 78 2836 12.8 .505 .464 9.5 1.8 1.5 3.3 .056
1970-71 27 PHO NBA 81 2944 14.1 .494 .428 15.8 10.9 1.9 4.8 6.7 .110
1971-72 28 PHO NBA 80 3082 18.3 .549 .470 14.8 14.9 6.1 5.0 11.0 .172
1972-73 29 BOS NBA 80 2618 17.9 .523 .470 17.9 11.8 3.8 7.6 11.5 .210
1973-74 30 BOS NBA 82 2599 14.5 .513 .440 12.8 21.0 17.0 9.1 1.1 0.4 94 3.6 4.0 7.7 .141
1974-75 31 BOS NBA 82 2661 14.6 .482 .417 13.1 25.1 19.2 10.6 1.0 0.4 93 2.9 4.3 7.2 .130
1975-76 32 BOS NBA 81 2662 14.6 .488 .426 13.4 24.4 18.9 9.8 0.9 0.6 95 3.2 3.9 7.2 .129
1976-77 33 DEN NBA 81 1959 10.8 .425 .360 12.6 18.8 15.8 8.4 1.3 0.6 97 -0.2 2.8 2.5 .062
1977-78 34 SEA NBA 82 2172 10.2 .437 .397 13.0 18.4 15.6 8.5 1.4 0.4 21.8 12.2 93 98 0.0 3.0 3.1 .067
1978-79 35 SEA NBA 82 1957 10.4 .468 .423 13.9 17.0 15.5 7.3 0.7 0.5 16.7 11.7 104 102 1.3 2.6 3.9 .096
1979-80 36 SEA NBA 82 1595 8.2 .439 .378 13.4 15.4 14.4 5.0 0.7 0.2 18.8 10.9 99 104 0.2 2.0 2.2 .066
Career NBA 1254 34989 13.9 .489 .432 13.2 20.6 16.6 9.4 1.0 0.5 19.3 11.7 98 97 28.2 51.7 79.9 .110

Playoffs

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
1964-65 21 STL NBA 4 42 4 10 3 4 18 1 6 11 .400 .750 10.5 2.8 4.5 0.3
1965-66 22 STL NBA 7 80 5 18 8 11 34 2 11 18 .278 .727 11.4 2.6 4.9 0.3
1966-67 23 STL NBA 8 122 9 36 11 18 52 6 17 29 .250 .611 15.3 3.6 6.5 0.8
1967-68 24 STL NBA 6 178 22 51 27 38 57 21 17 71 .431 .711 29.7 11.8 9.5 3.5
1968-69 25 ATL NBA 11 258 21 58 19 37 92 21 32 61 .362 .514 23.5 5.5 8.4 1.9
1969-70 26 PHO NBA 7 286 46 109 21 32 111 30 29 113 .422 .656 40.9 16.1 15.9 4.3
1972-73 29 BOS NBA 13 512 47 120 31 50 196 39 39 125 .392 .620 39.4 9.6 15.1 3.0
1973-74 30 BOS NBA 18 574 50 126 44 53 53 191 47 13 9 51 144 .397 .830 31.9 8.0 10.6 2.6
1974-75 31 BOS NBA 11 405 42 92 16 25 46 130 40 12 2 45 100 .457 .640 36.8 9.1 11.8 3.6
1975-76 32 BOS NBA 18 741 69 154 56 69 78 246 42 24 6 67 194 .448 .812 41.2 10.8 13.7 2.3
1976-77 33 DEN NBA 6 141 14 33 13 24 16 40 16 2 4 23 41 .424 .542 23.5 6.8 6.7 2.7
1977-78 34 SEA NBA 22 605 33 94 41 60 73 187 36 12 6 30 59 107 .351 .683 27.5 4.9 8.5 1.6
1978-79 35 SEA NBA 17 418 21 54 31 46 40 98 19 9 5 34 44 73 .389 .674 24.6 4.3 5.8 1.1
1979-80 36 SEA NBA 15 257 13 43 0 0 11 13 33 75 15 9 2 9 29 37 .302 .846 17.1 2.5 5.0 1.0
Career NBA 163 4619 396 998 0 0 332 480 339 1527 335 81 34 73 469 1124 .397 .692 28.3 6.9 9.4 2.1

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1964-65 21 STL NBA 4 42 11.6 .468 .400 3.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 .103
1965-66 22 STL NBA 7 80 8.7 .394 .278 3.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.006
1966-67 23 STL NBA 8 122 8.2 .330 .250 6.5 -0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.049
1967-68 24 STL NBA 6 178 16.5 .524 .431 16.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 .115
1968-69 25 ATL NBA 11 258 11.5 .411 .362 10.7 -0.1 0.4 0.3 .061
1969-70 26 PHO NBA 7 286 15.5 .459 .422 14.6 0.0 0.5 0.5 .090
1972-73 29 BOS NBA 13 512 12.6 .440 .392 19.3 9.3 -0.1 0.6 0.6 .053
1973-74 30 BOS NBA 18 574 13.0 .482 .397 9.9 25.2 17.6 10.5 1.1 0.8 91 0.5 1.1 1.6 .132
1974-75 31 BOS NBA 11 405 12.6 .485 .457 11.1 23.9 17.0 12.1 1.4 0.3 101 0.5 0.3 0.7 .085
1975-76 32 BOS NBA 18 741 13.3 .526 .448 11.3 24.0 17.7 8.0 1.5 0.5 92 0.9 1.5 2.3 .152
1976-77 33 DEN NBA 6 141 11.9 .471 .424 11.7 18.5 15.0 15.8 0.6 1.6 100 0.0 0.1 0.2 .057
1977-78 34 SEA NBA 22 605 10.0 .444 .351 12.2 19.4 15.8 7.7 1.0 0.5 19.9 10.0 101 101 0.3 0.7 1.0 .080
1978-79 35 SEA NBA 17 418 6.8 .492 .389 10.4 15.4 12.9 5.6 1.0 0.6 31.4 10.4 89 102 -0.2 0.5 0.3 .034
1979-80 36 SEA NBA 15 257 8.9 .380 .302 13.9 18.2 16.0 7.5 1.7 0.4 15.6 9.2 101 102 0.1 0.3 0.4 .077
Career NBA 163 4619 11.7 .465 .397 11.3 21.4 16.7 9.5 1.2 0.6 23.1 10.0 97 97 1.8 6.6 8.3 .087

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1971-72 28 PHO NBA 1 0 15:00 0 6 .000 2 3 .667 9 1 1 2
1974-75 31 BOS NBA 1 0 15:00 2 4 .500 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 4 0 4 6
Career NBA 2 0 30 2 10 .200 4 5 .800 0 11 3 4 0 5 8

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 16 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Paul Silas 11.5 11.0 7.7 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.7 3.9 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.5 2.2 1.8 1.2 0.5
Chris Webber 88.2 11.0 10.7 9.3 8.6 8.3 7.8 6.9 4.4 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.4 1.9 1.1 0.1
Ricky Pierce 86.6 9.4 8.3 7.9 7.8 7.7 6.7 5.8 4.0 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.2 1.8 1.5 0.3 -0.1
Bernard King 84.7 12.1 9.1 8.7 7.5 7.1 6.5 5.9 5.5 4.9 3.5 2.8 1.2 0.4 0.0
Tom Chambers 83.6 11.2 9.2 7.4 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.4 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.3 3.9 3.3 2.5 0.1 -0.4
Clifford Robinson 83.4 9.6 8.7 8.0 7.5 7.1 6.8 6.6 5.4 5.3 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.2 2.0 1.7 0.3
Richard Jefferson 83.2 11.7 11.0 9.9 7.6 6.6 6.0 5.9 4.7 3.4 2.4
Lamar Odom 83.0 10.1 9.7 9.2 8.4 7.7 6.9 6.5 4.7 4.7 3.2 2.2 0.7
Terry Cummings 83.0 10.7 8.8 8.7 8.7 7.7 7.5 7.4 6.5 5.6 5.2 3.0 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.8 0.0
Jerome Kersey 82.9 8.8 8.6 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.4 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.2 0.6
Lou Hudson 82.9 11.1 10.1 9.7 9.3 8.8 7.9 5.9 4.9 4.2 3.3 2.7 2.2 0.8
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Paul Silas 11.5 11.0 7.7 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.7 3.9 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.5 2.2 1.8 1.2 0.5
Chris Webber 88.2 11.0 10.7 9.3 8.6 8.3 7.8 6.9 4.4 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.4 1.9 1.1 0.1
Ricky Pierce 86.6 9.4 8.3 7.9 7.8 7.7 6.7 5.8 4.0 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.2 1.8 1.5 0.3 -0.1
Bernard King 84.7 12.1 9.1 8.7 7.5 7.1 6.5 5.9 5.5 4.9 3.5 2.8 1.2 0.4 0.0
Tom Chambers 83.6 11.2 9.2 7.4 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.4 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.3 3.9 3.3 2.5 0.1 -0.4
Richard Jefferson 83.2 11.7 11.0 9.9 7.6 6.6 6.0 5.9 4.7 3.4 2.4
Lamar Odom 83.0 10.1 9.7 9.2 8.4 7.7 6.9 6.5 4.7 4.7 3.2 2.2 0.7
Lou Hudson 82.9 11.1 10.1 9.7 9.3 8.8 7.9 5.9 4.9 4.2 3.3 2.7 2.2 0.8
Jerome Kersey 82.8 8.8 8.6 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.4 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.2 0.6 0.5
Ben Wallace 82.8 11.6 10.6 10.2 10.1 8.5 8.2 7.0 5.6 4.7 3.8 3.6 3.6 2.9 1.9 -0.2
Andrei Kirilenko 82.5 11.6 9.2 7.9 7.3 7.1 6.0 5.5 4.6 4.5 4.4

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
1960-61 17 CREIGHTON 21 225 96 119 568 546 .807 26.0 27.0
1961-62 18 CREIGHTON 25 213 524 125 215 563 551 .406 .581 22.0 22.5
1962-63 19 CREIGHTON 27 220 531 133 228 557 573 .414 .583 21.2 20.6
1963-64 20 CREIGHTON 29 210 529 117 194 631 537 .397 .603 18.5 21.8
Career 81 643 1584 375 637 1751 1661 .406 .589 20.5 21.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1972 NBA
1975 NBA
Honors
1963-64 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
1970-71 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1971-72 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1972-73 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1974-75 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
1975-76 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
MVP Award Shares
1975-76 NBA 0.010 (14)
Career 0.010 (159)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1974 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1976 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1979 Seattle SuperSonics (NBA)
Games
1967-68 NBA 82 (2)
1973-74 NBA 82 (1)
1974-75 NBA 82 (2)
1977-78 NBA 82 (3)
1978-79 NBA 82 (1)
1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
Career NBA 1254 (20)
Career 1254 (22)
Minutes Played
Career NBA 34989 (56)
Career 34989 (62)
Free Throw Attempts
Career NBA 4748 (84)
Career 4748 (89)
Offensive Rebounds
1973-74 NBA 334 (3)
1974-75 NBA 348 (2)
1975-76 NBA 365 (1)
1977-78 NBA 289 (7)
Career NBA 2035 (82)
Career 2035 (92)
Defensive Rebounds
1974-75 NBA 677 (8)
1975-76 NBA 660 (9)
Total Rebounds
1972-73 NBA 1039 (8)
1974-75 NBA 1025 (4)
1975-76 NBA 1025 (4)
Career NBA 12357 (19)
Career 12357 (20)
Personal Fouls
Career NBA 3105 (52)
Career 3105 (62)
Rebounds Per Game
1969-70 NBA 11.7 (9)
1972-73 NBA 13.0 (9)
1974-75 NBA 12.5 (7)
1975-76 NBA 12.7 (4)
Career NBA 9.9 (47)
Career 9.9 (56)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1973-74 NBA 12.8 (1)
1974-75 NBA 13.1 (2)
1975-76 NBA 13.4 (1)
1977-78 NBA 13.0 (2)
1978-79 NBA 13.9 (3)
Career NBA 13.2 (10)
Career 13.2 (10)
Defensive Rebound Pct
1974-75 NBA 25.1 (7)
1975-76 NBA 24.4 (8)
Total Rebound Pct
1972-73 NBA 17.9 (7)
1973-74 NBA 17.0 (10)
1974-75 NBA 19.2 (2)
1975-76 NBA 18.9 (4)
Career NBA 16.6 (41)
Career 16.6 (47)
Defensive Rating
1974-75 NBA 93.2 (10)
Career NBA 96.8 (13)
Career 96.8 (13)
Defensive Win Shares
1972-73 NBA 7.6 (2)
1974-75 NBA 4.3 (10)
Career NBA 51.7 (37)
Career 51.7 (39)
Win Shares
1971-72 NBA 11.0 (10)
1972-73 NBA 11.5 (7)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1972-73 NBA .210 (4)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.111 (167)
NBA Elo Player Rating
143rd (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 7:08AM
     

Transactions

May 4, 1964: Drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the 2nd round (12th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

May 8, 1969: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks to the Phoenix Suns for Gary Gregor.

March 14, 1972: Traded by the Phoenix Suns with cash to the Boston Celtics for Charlie Scott. Silas agreed to terms with Boston in September 1972 to complete the trade.

October 20, 1976: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Boston Celtics to the Denver Nuggets; the Denver Nuggets traded Ralph Simpson to the Detroit Pistons; and the Detroit Pistons traded Curtis Rowe to the Boston Celtics.

May 24, 1977: Traded by the Denver Nuggets with Marvin Webster and Willie Wise to the Seattle SuperSonics for Tom Burleson, Bob Wilkerson and a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Steve Sheppard).

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