David Thompson

David O'Neil Thompson

Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: July 13, 1954 in Shelby, North Carolina
High School: Crest in Shelby, North Carolina
College: North Carolina State University

Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1996

Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall) of the 1975 NBA draft.

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Denver Nuggets
1976

Denver Nuggets
1977-1982

Seattle Supersonics
1983-1984

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
1975-76	21	DNA	ABA	83		3101	807	1567	.515	3	19	.158	541	681	.794	228	297	525	308	136	102	250	282	2158
1976-77	22	DEN	NBA	82		3001	824	1626	.507				477	623	.766	138	196	334	337	114	53		236	2125
1977-78	23	DEN	NBA	80		3025	826	1584	.521				520	668	.778	156	234	390	362	92	99	245	213	2172
1978-79	24	DEN	NBA	76		2670	693	1353	.512				439	583	.753	109	165	274	225	70	82	186	180	1825
1979-80	25	DEN	NBA	39		1239	289	617	.468	7	19	.368	254	335	.758	56	118	174	124	39	38	116	106	839
1980-81	26	DEN	NBA	77		2620	734	1451	.506	10	39	.256	489	615	.795	107	180	287	231	53	60	250	231	1967
1981-82	27	DEN	NBA	61	5	1246	313	644	.486	4	14	.286	276	339	.814	57	91	148	117	34	29	142	149	906
1982-83	28	SEA	NBA	75	64	2155	445	925	.481	2	10	.200	298	380	.784	96	174	270	222	47	33	163	142	1190
1983-84	29	SEA	NBA	19	0	349	89	165	.539	0	1	.000	62	73	.849	18	26	44	13	10	13	27	30	240
Career			TOT	592	69	19406	5020	9932	.505	26	102	.255	3356	4297	.781	965	1481	2446	1939	595	509	1379	1569	13422
			NBA	509	69	16305	4213	8365	.504	23	83	.277	2815	3616	.778	737	1184	1921	1631	459	407	1129	1287	11264
			ABA	83		3101	807	1567	.515	3	19	.158	541	681	.794	228	297	525	308	136	102	250	282	2158

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
1975-76	21	DNA	ABA	83		37.4	9.7	18.9	.515	0.0	0.2	.158	6.5	8.2	.794	2.7	3.6	6.3	3.7	1.6	1.2	3.0	3.4	26.0
1976-77	22	DEN	NBA	82		36.6	10.0	19.8	.507				5.8	7.6	.766	1.7	2.4	4.1	4.1	1.4	0.6		2.9	25.9
1977-78	23	DEN	NBA	80		37.8	10.3	19.8	.521				6.5	8.4	.778	2.0	2.9	4.9	4.5	1.2	1.2	3.1	2.7	27.2
1978-79	24	DEN	NBA	76		35.1	9.1	17.8	.512				5.8	7.7	.753	1.4	2.2	3.6	3.0	0.9	1.1	2.4	2.4	24.0
1979-80	25	DEN	NBA	39		31.8	7.4	15.8	.468	0.2	0.5	.368	6.5	8.6	.758	1.4	3.0	4.5	3.2	1.0	1.0	3.0	2.7	21.5
1980-81	26	DEN	NBA	77		34.0	9.5	18.8	.506	0.1	0.5	.256	6.4	8.0	.795	1.4	2.3	3.7	3.0	0.7	0.8	3.2	3.0	25.5
1981-82	27	DEN	NBA	61	5	20.4	5.1	10.6	.486	0.1	0.2	.286	4.5	5.6	.814	0.9	1.5	2.4	1.9	0.6	0.5	2.3	2.4	14.9
1982-83	28	SEA	NBA	75	64	28.7	5.9	12.3	.481	0.0	0.1	.200	4.0	5.1	.784	1.3	2.3	3.6	3.0	0.6	0.4	2.2	1.9	15.9
1983-84	29	SEA	NBA	19	0	18.4	4.7	8.7	.539	0.0	0.1	.000	3.3	3.8	.849	0.9	1.4	2.3	0.7	0.5	0.7	1.4	1.6	12.6
Career			TOT	592	69	32.8	8.5	16.8	.505	0.1	0.3	.255	5.7	7.3	.781	1.6	2.5	4.1	3.3	1.0	0.9	2.7	2.7	22.7
			NBA	509	69	32.0	8.3	16.4	.504	0.1	0.3	.277	5.5	7.1	.778	1.4	2.3	3.8	3.2	0.9	0.8	2.6	2.5	22.1
			ABA	83		37.4	9.7	18.9	.515	0.0	0.2	.158	6.5	8.2	.794	2.7	3.6	6.3	3.7	1.6	1.2	3.0	3.4	26.0

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
1975-76	21	DNA	ABA	83		3101	9.4	18.2	.515	0.0	0.2	.158	6.3	7.9	.794	2.6	3.4	6.1	3.6	1.6	1.2	2.9	3.3	25.1
1976-77	22	DEN	NBA	82		3001	9.9	19.5	.507				5.7	7.5	.766	1.7	2.4	4.0	4.0	1.4	0.6		2.8	25.5
1977-78	23	DEN	NBA	80		3025	9.8	18.9	.521				6.2	7.9	.778	1.9	2.8	4.6	4.3	1.1	1.2	2.9	2.5	25.8
1978-79	24	DEN	NBA	76		2670	9.3	18.2	.512				5.9	7.9	.753	1.5	2.2	3.7	3.0	0.9	1.1	2.5	2.4	24.6
1979-80	25	DEN	NBA	39		1239	8.4	17.9	.468	0.2	0.6	.368	7.4	9.7	.758	1.6	3.4	5.1	3.6	1.1	1.1	3.4	3.1	24.4
1980-81	26	DEN	NBA	77		2620	10.1	19.9	.506	0.1	0.5	.256	6.7	8.5	.795	1.5	2.5	3.9	3.2	0.7	0.8	3.4	3.2	27.0
1981-82	27	DEN	NBA	61	5	1246	9.0	18.6	.486	0.1	0.4	.286	8.0	9.8	.814	1.6	2.6	4.3	3.4	1.0	0.8	4.1	4.3	26.2
1982-83	28	SEA	NBA	75	64	2155	7.4	15.5	.481	0.0	0.2	.200	5.0	6.3	.784	1.6	2.9	4.5	3.7	0.8	0.6	2.7	2.4	19.9
1983-84	29	SEA	NBA	19	0	349	9.2	17.0	.539	0.0	0.1	.000	6.4	7.5	.849	1.9	2.7	4.5	1.3	1.0	1.3	2.8	3.1	24.8
Career			TOT	592	69	19406	9.3	18.4	.505	0.1	0.3	.255	6.2	8.0	.781	1.8	2.7	4.5	3.6	1.1	0.9	3.0	2.9	24.9
			NBA	509	69	16305	9.3	18.5	.504	0.1	0.4	.277	6.2	8.0	.778	1.6	2.6	4.2	3.6	1.0	0.9	3.1	2.8	24.9
			ABA	83		3101	9.4	18.2	.515	0.0	0.2	.158	6.3	7.9	.794	2.6	3.4	6.1	3.6	1.6	1.2	2.9	3.3	25.1

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	LS	WSAA
1975-76	21	DNA	ABA	83	3101	21.1	.578	.516	7.7	8.8	8.3	13.4	1.9	1.6	11.8	25.3	116	105	29.6	9.6	39	9	15.0
1976-77	22	DEN	NBA	82	3001	19.8	.559	.507	4.8	6.5	5.7	17.7	1.6	0.9				99	21.0	8.9	30	11	9.5
1977-78	23	DEN	NBA	80	3025	23.2	.578	.521	5.5	7.7	6.6	19.3	1.3	1.7	11.5	26.8	114	104	31.0	6.5	38	11	13.5
1978-79	24	DEN	NBA	76	2670	19.9	.567	.512	4.3	6.4	5.4	13.3	1.2	1.6	10.4	25.9	114	106	22.8	6.8	30	10	10.0
1979-80	25	DEN	NBA	39	1239	19.0	.549	.474	4.6	10.2	7.3	15.6	1.5	1.6	13.2	27.8	108	109	4.9	2.2	7	9	-1.0
1980-81	26	DEN	NBA	77	2620	19.4	.571	.509	4.1	7.2	5.6	13.2	0.9	1.2	12.7	27.9	111	113	16.0	1.0	17	19	-1.0
1981-82	27	DEN	NBA	61	1246	17.6	.571	.489	5.0	7.6	6.4	12.5	1.2	1.2	15.2	28.5	108	116	5.5	0.0	6	11	-2.5
1982-83	28	SEA	NBA	75	2155	16.1	.545	.482	5.0	8.2	6.7	14.7	1.0	0.8	13.0	23.3	108	106	10.0	5.5	16	13	1.5
1983-84	29	SEA	NBA	19	349	20.0	.609	.539	5.9	8.4	7.2	6.0	1.4	2.1	12.0	26.7	114	109	2.3	0.9	3	2	0.5
Career			TOT	592	19406	19.9	.568	.507	5.2	7.7	6.5	15.0	1.4	1.3	12.2	26.3	112	106	143.1	41.5	186	95	45.5
			NBA	509	16305	19.7	.566	.505	4.8	7.4	6.1	15.4	1.3	1.3	12.3	26.5	111	107	113.5	31.9	147	86	30.5
			ABA	83	3101	21.1	.578	.516	7.7	8.8	8.3	13.4	1.9	1.6	11.8	25.3	116	105	29.6	9.6	39	9	15.0

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
1975-76	21	DNA	ABA	13	508	127	237	1	4	88	105	32	83	39	16	5	50	54	343	.536	.250	.838	39.1	26.4	6.4	3.0
1976-77	22	DEN	NBA	6	237	56	121			36	53	13	31	24	9	4		22	148	.463		.679	39.5	24.7	5.2	4.0
1977-78	23	DEN	NBA	13	481	131	291			66	80	18	53	52	9	21	39	34	328	.450		.825	37.0	25.2	4.1	4.0
1978-79	24	DEN	NBA	3	122	38	69			8	11	7	21	12	4	1	12	12	84	.551		.727	40.7	28.0	7.0	4.0
1981-82	27	DEN	NBA	3	66	15	33	1	3	4	7	4	10	6	1	0	8	8	35	.455	.333	.571	22.0	11.7	3.3	2.0
1982-83	28	SEA	NBA	2	65	9	25	0	0	6	10	0	0	7	1	1	4	7	24	.360		.600	32.5	12.0	0.0	3.5
Career			TOT	40	1479	376	776	2	7	208	266	74	198	140	40	32	113	137	962	.485	.286	.782	37.0	24.1	5.0	3.5
			NBA	27	971	249	539	1	3	120	161	42	115	101	24	27	63	83	619	.462	.333	.745	36.0	22.9	4.3	3.7
			ABA	13	508	127	237	1	4	88	105	32	83	39	16	5	50	54	343	.536	.250	.838	39.1	26.4	6.4	3.0

All-Star Games

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1975-76	21	DNA	ABA	1	34	9	18	.500	0	0	11	13	.846		8	2				4	29
1976-77	22	DEN	NBA	1	29	7	9	.778			4	6	.667		7	3		0		3	18
1977-78	23	DEN	NBA	1	35	10	16	.625			2	4	.500		3	3		0	4	4	22
1978-79	24	DEN	NBA	1	34	11	17	.647			3	7	.429		5	2		1	1	4	25
1982-83	28	SEA	NBA	1	17	5	7	.714	0	0	0	0		0	1	2	1	0	3	2	10
Career			TOT	5	149	42	67	.627	0	0	20	30	.667	0	24	12	1	1	8	17	104
			NBA	4	115	33	49	.673	0	0	9	17	.529	0	16	10	1	1	8	13	75
			ABA	1	34	9	18	.500	0	0	11	13	.846		8	2				4	29

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games 1976 ABA 1977 NBA 1978 NBA 1979 NBA 1983 NBA	Awards 1974-75 NCAA Naismith Men's College Player of the Year Award 1975-76 ABA All-Star Game MVP 1975-76 ABA Rookie of the Year 1978-79 NBA All-Star Game MVP	Honors 1972-73 NCAA AP All-America (1st) 1973-74 NCAA AP All-America (1st) 1974-75 NCAA AP All-America (1st) 1975-76 ABA All-ABA (2nd) 1975-76 ABA All-Rookie (1st) 1976-77 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1977-78 NBA All-NBA (1st)	MVP Voting Season Lg Share (Rank) 1976-77 NBA 0.020 (7) 1977-78 NBA 0.120 (3) 1978-79 NBA 0.014 (8)
Games 1976-77 NBA 82 (3)	Minutes Played 1975-76 ABA 3101 (6) 1976-77 NBA 3001 (10) 1977-78 NBA 3025 (8)	Field Goals 1975-76 ABA 807 (2) 1976-77 NBA 824 (4) 1977-78 NBA 826 (3) 1980-81 NBA 734 (9)	Field Goal Attempts 1975-76 ABA 1567 (2) 1976-77 NBA 1626 (3) 1977-78 NBA 1584 (8)
Field Goal Pct 1975-76 ABA .515 (6) Career NBA .504 (86) Career .505 (78)	Free Throws 1975-76 ABA 541 (2) 1976-77 NBA 477 (2) 1977-78 NBA 520 (2) 1978-79 NBA 439 (7) 1980-81 NBA 489 (6)	Free Throw Attempts 1975-76 ABA 681 (2) 1976-77 NBA 623 (1) 1977-78 NBA 668 (3) 1978-79 NBA 583 (8) 1980-81 NBA 615 (6)	Steals 1975-76 ABA 136 (9) Career ABA 136 (60)
Blocks 1975-76 ABA 102 (10) Career ABA 102 (35)	Turnovers 1975-76 ABA 250 (8)	Points 1975-76 ABA 2158 (2) 1976-77 NBA 2125 (3) 1977-78 NBA 2172 (2) 1978-79 NBA 1825 (9) 1980-81 NBA 1967 (7)	Minutes Per Game 1975-76 ABA 37.4 (6)
Points Per Game 1975-76 ABA 26.0 (3) 1976-77 NBA 25.9 (4) 1977-78 NBA 27.1 (2) 1978-79 NBA 24.0 (6) 1980-81 NBA 25.5 (5) Career NBA 22.1 (27) Career 22.7 (24)	Blocks Per Game 1975-76 ABA 1.2 (10)	Player Efficiency Rating 1975-76 ABA 21.1 (7) 1977-78 NBA 23.2 (7) Career NBA 19.7 (63) Career 19.9 (62)	True Shooting Pct 1975-76 ABA .578 (4) 1977-78 NBA .578 (9) Career NBA .566 (82) Career .568 (72)
Turnover Pct 1975-76 ABA 11.8 (5) 1977-78 NBA 11.5 (8) 1978-79 NBA 10.4 (5)	Usage Pct 1975-76 ABA 25.3 (7) 1980-81 NBA 27.9 (6) Career 26.3 (33)	Offensive Rating 1975-76 ABA 116.0 (4) 1977-78 NBA 114.4 (2) Career 112.3 (87)	Offensive Win Shares 1975-76 ABA 29.6 (2) 1976-77 NBA 21.0 (6) 1977-78 NBA 31.0 (1) 1978-79 NBA 22.8 (5) Career ABA 29.6 (18) Career 143.1 (74)
Defensive Win Shares Career ABA 9.6 (60)	Win Shares 1975-76 ABA 39 (3) 1976-77 NBA 30 (9) 1977-78 NBA 38 (1) 1978-79 NBA 30 (9) Career ABA 39 (31)	Win Shares Above Average 1975-76 ABA 15.0 (4) 1977-78 NBA 13.5 (4) 1978-79 NBA 10.0 (10) Career ABA 15.0 (15) Career 45.5 (96)	Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.344 (108)

Salaries

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Season	Team	Lg	Salary
1978-79	Denver Nuggets	NBA	$750,000
1979-80	Denver Nuggets	NBA	$750,000
1980-81	Denver Nuggets	NBA	$800,000
Career	(may be incomplete)		$2,300,000

Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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