LaSalle Thompson III (Tank)
Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: June 23, 1961 in Cincinnati, Ohio
High School: Withrow in Cincinnati, Ohio
College: University of Texas at Austin
Draft: Kansas City Kings, 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall), 1982 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 20, 1982
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 752 | 398 | 15873 | 2287 | 4757 | 4 | 25 | 1054 | 1401 | 1456 | 4751 | 890 | 534 | 635 | 1181 | 2302 | 5632 | .481 | .160 | .752 | 21.1 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 1.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 375 | 203 | 8074 | 1219 | 2500 | 3 | 12 | 556 | 751 | 790 | 2578 | 484 | 294 | 347 | 584 | 1159 | 2997 | .488 | .250 | .740 | 21.5 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 1.3 |
| Road | 377 | 195 | 7799 | 1068 | 2257 | 1 | 13 | 498 | 650 | 666 | 2173 | 406 | 240 | 288 | 597 | 1143 | 2635 | .473 | .077 | .766 | 20.7 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 1.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 443 | 231 | 9385 | 1344 | 2875 | 4 | 19 | 655 | 878 | 868 | 2846 | 535 | 331 | 379 | 739 | 1355 | 3347 | .467 | .211 | .746 | 21.2 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 1.2 |
| Post | 309 | 167 | 6488 | 943 | 1882 | 0 | 6 | 399 | 523 | 588 | 1905 | 355 | 203 | 256 | 442 | 947 | 2285 | .501 | .000 | .763 | 21.0 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 1.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 322 | 181 | 6939 | 1042 | 2084 | 0 | 5 | 429 | 550 | 628 | 2189 | 421 | 244 | 314 | 527 | 999 | 2513 | .500 | .000 | .780 | 21.5 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 1.3 |
| Loss | 430 | 217 | 8934 | 1245 | 2673 | 4 | 20 | 625 | 851 | 828 | 2562 | 469 | 290 | 321 | 654 | 1303 | 3119 | .466 | .200 | .734 | 20.8 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 1.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 4 | 3 | 112 | 22 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 54 | .579 | .625 | 28.0 | 13.5 | 11.3 | 1.0 | |
| November | 133 | 71 | 2693 | 368 | 818 | 1 | 8 | 196 | 266 | 233 | 825 | 144 | 94 | 111 | 225 | 393 | 933 | .450 | .125 | .737 | 20.2 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 1.1 | |
| December | 127 | 55 | 2643 | 392 | 813 | 1 | 4 | 182 | 250 | 257 | 777 | 147 | 101 | 102 | 205 | 393 | 967 | .482 | .250 | .728 | 20.8 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 1.2 | |
| January | 147 | 79 | 3204 | 464 | 1002 | 2 | 6 | 236 | 296 | 305 | 978 | 201 | 112 | 128 | 251 | 450 | 1166 | .463 | .333 | .797 | 21.8 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 1.4 | |
| February | 113 | 76 | 2476 | 337 | 699 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 182 | 214 | 741 | 145 | 82 | 98 | 170 | 371 | 806 | .482 | .000 | .725 | 21.9 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 1.3 | |
| March | 139 | 69 | 2840 | 428 | 850 | 0 | 2 | 177 | 244 | 260 | 841 | 156 | 89 | 119 | 201 | 425 | 1033 | .504 | .000 | .725 | 20.4 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 1.1 | |
| April | 89 | 45 | 1905 | 276 | 537 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 147 | 175 | 544 | 93 | 52 | 73 | 116 | 253 | 673 | .514 | .000 | .823 | 21.4 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 67 | 33 | 1367 | 187 | 374 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 140 | 129 | 404 | 77 | 38 | 49 | 107 | 211 | 479 | .500 | .000 | .750 | 20.4 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| Monday | 51 | 21 | 941 | 129 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 74 | 100 | 299 | 60 | 27 | 43 | 66 | 133 | 308 | .466 | .676 | 18.5 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 1.2 | ||
| Tuesday | 145 | 83 | 3242 | 470 | 995 | 3 | 7 | 225 | 295 | 302 | 1026 | 164 | 104 | 147 | 227 | 441 | 1168 | .472 | .429 | .763 | 22.4 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 1.1 | |
| Wednesday | 125 | 60 | 2492 | 334 | 709 | 1 | 3 | 137 | 170 | 214 | 715 | 136 | 83 | 82 | 189 | 376 | 806 | .471 | .333 | .806 | 19.9 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.1 | |
| Thursday | 80 | 44 | 1777 | 285 | 598 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 193 | 163 | 535 | 90 | 46 | 89 | 136 | 271 | 709 | .477 | .000 | .720 | 22.2 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 1.1 | |
| Friday | 136 | 76 | 2815 | 395 | 801 | 0 | 5 | 175 | 229 | 231 | 797 | 157 | 121 | 112 | 199 | 406 | 965 | .493 | .000 | .764 | 20.7 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 1.2 | |
| Saturday | 148 | 81 | 3239 | 487 | 1003 | 0 | 7 | 223 | 300 | 317 | 975 | 206 | 115 | 113 | 257 | 464 | 1197 | .486 | .000 | .743 | 21.9 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 398 | 398 | 10790 | 1604 | 3288 | 2 | 15 | 717 | 932 | 1000 | 3290 | 647 | 356 | 430 | 815 | 1402 | 3927 | .488 | .133 | .769 | 27.1 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 1.6 |
| Reserve | 354 | 0 | 5083 | 683 | 1469 | 2 | 10 | 337 | 469 | 456 | 1461 | 243 | 178 | 205 | 366 | 900 | 1705 | .465 | .200 | .719 | 14.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 19 | 18 | 790 | 125 | 240 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 71 | 68 | 245 | 48 | 25 | 30 | 54 | 76 | 311 | .521 | .000 | .859 | 41.6 | 16.4 | 12.9 | 2.5 |
| 30-39 | 154 | 145 | 5179 | 781 | 1558 | 2 | 11 | 385 | 518 | 506 | 1624 | 283 | 180 | 234 | 355 | 585 | 1949 | .501 | .182 | .743 | 33.6 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 1.8 | |
| 20-29 | 235 | 162 | 5774 | 873 | 1778 | 1 | 6 | 388 | 520 | 535 | 1729 | 337 | 187 | 222 | 427 | 871 | 2135 | .491 | .167 | .746 | 24.6 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 1.4 | |
| 10-19 | 237 | 69 | 3532 | 451 | 1012 | 1 | 6 | 190 | 252 | 295 | 1006 | 191 | 125 | 135 | 292 | 640 | 1093 | .446 | .167 | .754 | 14.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 0.8 | |
| 0-9 | 107 | 4 | 598 | 57 | 169 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 147 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 53 | 130 | 144 | .337 | .000 | .750 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 186 | 101 | 3945 | 574 | 1186 | 0 | 7 | 280 | 385 | 372 | 1152 | 227 | 131 | 131 | 294 | 565 | 1428 | .484 | .000 | .727 | 21.2 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 1.2 |
| 1 Day | 347 | 188 | 7561 | 1118 | 2293 | 0 | 10 | 474 | 632 | 718 | 2287 | 441 | 258 | 321 | 571 | 1075 | 2710 | .488 | .000 | .750 | 21.8 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 1.3 | |
| 2 Days | 128 | 75 | 2709 | 377 | 829 | 3 | 5 | 186 | 243 | 236 | 786 | 137 | 90 | 117 | 179 | 371 | 943 | .455 | .600 | .765 | 21.2 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 1.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 79 | 27 | 1371 | 180 | 366 | 1 | 2 | 89 | 109 | 104 | 412 | 67 | 47 | 54 | 113 | 248 | 450 | .492 | .500 | .817 | 17.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 0.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 392 | 198 | 7729 | 1064 | 2206 | 1 | 11 | 421 | 551 | 697 | 2237 | 422 | 270 | 278 | 545 | 1131 | 2550 | .482 | .091 | .764 | 19.7 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| Western | 360 | 200 | 8144 | 1223 | 2551 | 3 | 14 | 633 | 850 | 759 | 2514 | 468 | 264 | 357 | 636 | 1171 | 3082 | .479 | .214 | .745 | 22.6 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 179 | 87 | 3540 | 480 | 1003 | 0 | 5 | 195 | 255 | 315 | 1051 | 184 | 119 | 148 | 238 | 502 | 1155 | .479 | .000 | .765 | 19.8 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 1.0 |
| Central | 213 | 111 | 4189 | 584 | 1203 | 1 | 6 | 226 | 296 | 382 | 1186 | 238 | 151 | 130 | 307 | 629 | 1395 | .485 | .167 | .764 | 19.7 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 1.1 | |
| Midwest | 179 | 99 | 4124 | 641 | 1336 | 1 | 10 | 305 | 412 | 389 | 1308 | 232 | 144 | 170 | 314 | 594 | 1588 | .480 | .100 | .740 | 23.0 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 1.3 | |
| Pacific | 181 | 101 | 4020 | 582 | 1215 | 2 | 4 | 328 | 438 | 370 | 1206 | 236 | 120 | 187 | 322 | 577 | 1494 | .479 | .500 | .749 | 22.2 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 35 | 20 | 762 | 124 | 227 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 49 | 61 | 214 | 45 | 14 | 24 | 54 | 121 | 291 | .546 | .000 | .878 | 21.8 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 1.3 |
| Boston | 30 | 14 | 561 | 80 | 185 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 58 | 57 | 171 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 88 | 202 | .432 | .000 | .724 | 18.7 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 0.7 | |
| Chicago | 38 | 18 | 761 | 106 | 200 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 58 | 70 | 216 | 46 | 23 | 20 | 47 | 93 | 255 | .530 | .000 | .741 | 20.0 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.2 | |
| Cleveland | 30 | 18 | 559 | 70 | 172 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 29 | 60 | 156 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 29 | 97 | 163 | .407 | .000 | .793 | 18.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.8 | |
| Dallas | 31 | 17 | 797 | 132 | 256 | 1 | 5 | 53 | 68 | 71 | 259 | 42 | 27 | 39 | 50 | 93 | 318 | .516 | .200 | .779 | 25.7 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 1.4 | |
| Denver | 31 | 20 | 668 | 111 | 216 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 71 | 41 | 203 | 41 | 23 | 29 | 72 | 101 | 280 | .514 | .000 | .817 | 21.5 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 1.3 | |
| Detroit | 34 | 17 | 674 | 105 | 213 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 48 | 63 | 196 | 43 | 34 | 14 | 43 | 106 | 247 | .493 | 1.000 | .750 | 19.8 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 1.3 | |
| Golden State | 25 | 11 | 505 | 74 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 55 | 43 | 148 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 45 | 77 | 193 | .493 | .818 | 20.2 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 1.0 | ||
| Houston | 35 | 18 | 799 | 123 | 281 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 84 | 84 | 251 | 36 | 34 | 28 | 58 | 114 | 306 | .438 | .000 | .714 | 22.8 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 1.0 | |
| Indiana | 12 | 8 | 312 | 31 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 94 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 76 | .419 | .824 | 26.0 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 1.3 | ||
| LA Clippers | 26 | 14 | 561 | 95 | 194 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 77 | 60 | 203 | 35 | 18 | 28 | 42 | 87 | 245 | .490 | .000 | .714 | 21.6 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 1.3 | |
| LA Lakers | 30 | 19 | 688 | 107 | 214 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 82 | 70 | 206 | 49 | 27 | 32 | 61 | 87 | 277 | .500 | .500 | .756 | 22.9 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 1.6 | |
| Memphis | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | ||||
| Miami | 27 | 14 | 539 | 58 | 135 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 51 | 44 | 141 | 25 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 85 | 156 | .430 | .000 | .784 | 20.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 0.9 | |
| Milwaukee | 36 | 18 | 666 | 76 | 182 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 78 | 64 | 191 | 34 | 24 | 19 | 74 | 101 | 207 | .418 | .000 | .705 | 18.5 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 0.9 | |
| Minnesota | 9 | 6 | 183 | 19 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 44 | .365 | .000 | .600 | 20.3 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 0.8 | |
| New Jersey | 28 | 16 | 633 | 76 | 161 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 50 | 58 | 220 | 19 | 28 | 35 | 53 | 82 | 190 | .472 | .000 | .760 | 22.6 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 0.7 | |
| New Orleans | 23 | 11 | 373 | 66 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 29 | 115 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 61 | 148 | .555 | .667 | 16.2 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 1.2 | ||
| New York | 29 | 14 | 585 | 100 | 200 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 48 | 54 | 146 | 40 | 24 | 25 | 52 | 82 | 236 | .500 | .000 | .750 | 20.2 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 1.4 | |
| Oklahoma City | 33 | 18 | 770 | 111 | 237 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 81 | 73 | 223 | 36 | 18 | 39 | 61 | 108 | 283 | .468 | 1.000 | .741 | 23.3 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 1.1 | |
| Orlando | 22 | 11 | 446 | 47 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 129 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 33 | 60 | 107 | .448 | .722 | 20.3 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 1.2 | ||
| Philadelphia | 26 | 14 | 554 | 78 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 39 | 152 | 35 | 18 | 26 | 34 | 72 | 170 | .513 | .778 | 21.3 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 1.3 | ||
| Phoenix | 29 | 15 | 640 | 89 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 72 | 58 | 169 | 36 | 21 | 34 | 50 | 95 | 231 | .476 | .736 | 22.1 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 1.2 | ||
| Portland | 29 | 18 | 702 | 94 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 61 | 56 | 207 | 48 | 17 | 30 | 50 | 100 | 233 | .461 | .738 | 24.2 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 1.7 | ||
| Sacramento | 9 | 6 | 154 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 32 | .414 | .800 | 17.1 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 0.7 | ||
| San Antonio | 31 | 13 | 656 | 115 | 223 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 65 | 72 | 224 | 40 | 20 | 32 | 51 | 111 | 277 | .516 | .000 | .723 | 21.2 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 1.3 | |
| Toronto | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | |||
| Utah | 33 | 17 | 766 | 111 | 237 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 83 | 80 | 236 | 52 | 28 | 23 | 53 | 117 | 279 | .468 | .000 | .687 | 23.2 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 1.6 | |
| Washington | 27 | 13 | 520 | 77 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 36 | 49 | 161 | 33 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 69 | 186 | .520 | .889 | 19.3 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 1.2 | ||