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 | 82 | 77 | 1941 | 276 | 565 | 1 | 5 | 72 | 104 | 154 | 563 | 147 | 63 | 63 | 168 | 265 | 625 | .488 | .200 | .692 | 23.7 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 1.8 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 39 | 1005 | 157 | 313 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 55 | 97 | 313 | 88 | 39 | 35 | 88 | 144 | 350 | .502 | .500 | .636 | 24.5 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 2.1 |
| Road | 41 | 38 | 936 | 119 | 252 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 49 | 57 | 250 | 59 | 24 | 28 | 80 | 121 | 275 | .472 | .000 | .755 | 22.8 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 46 | 44 | 1195 | 150 | 318 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 62 | 88 | 330 | 80 | 43 | 38 | 88 | 165 | 346 | .472 | .250 | .726 | 26.0 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 1.7 |
| Post | 36 | 33 | 746 | 126 | 247 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 42 | 66 | 233 | 67 | 20 | 25 | 80 | 100 | 279 | .510 | .000 | .643 | 20.7 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 1.9 | |
| 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 | 41 | 40 | 971 | 153 | 307 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 56 | 94 | 303 | 76 | 36 | 36 | 86 | 137 | 342 | .498 | .000 | .643 | 23.7 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 1.9 |
| Loss | 41 | 37 | 970 | 123 | 258 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 260 | 71 | 27 | 27 | 82 | 128 | 283 | .477 | .250 | .750 | 23.7 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 1.7 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 15 | 15 | 451 | 53 | 122 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 129 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 54 | 117 | .434 | .333 | .667 | 30.1 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 1.1 |
| December | 14 | 12 | 328 | 30 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 102 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 49 | 73 | .370 | .000 | .591 | 23.4 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 1.4 | |
| January | 13 | 13 | 316 | 51 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 78 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 48 | 117 | .580 | .882 | 24.3 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | ||
| February | 13 | 12 | 277 | 46 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 62 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 107 | .511 | .750 | 21.3 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 | ||
| March | 17 | 15 | 338 | 61 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 118 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 49 | 134 | .521 | .571 | 19.9 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 1.6 | ||
| April | 10 | 10 | 231 | 35 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 77 | .522 | .000 | .778 | 23.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 1.8 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 6 | 151 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 57 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 49 | .486 | .722 | 21.6 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 1.1 | |
| Monday | 3 | 2 | 51 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 22 | .500 | .667 | 17.0 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Tuesday | 16 | 15 | 368 | 50 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 93 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 43 | 110 | .476 | .000 | .625 | 23.0 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 1.4 | |
| Wednesday | 18 | 16 | 459 | 63 | 133 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 41 | 140 | 40 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 69 | 145 | .474 | 1.000 | .818 | 25.5 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 2.2 | |
| Thursday | 4 | 4 | 82 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 29 | .400 | .833 | 20.5 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 2.3 | ||
| Friday | 17 | 17 | 384 | 67 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 121 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 35 | 53 | 146 | .532 | .000 | .522 | 22.6 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 1.5 | |
| Saturday | 17 | 17 | 446 | 57 | 116 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 111 | 37 | 17 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 124 | .491 | .000 | .769 | 26.2 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 2.2 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 77 | 77 | 1886 | 270 | 549 | 1 | 5 | 70 | 100 | 152 | 549 | 144 | 61 | 63 | 162 | 253 | 611 | .492 | .200 | .700 | 24.5 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 1.9 |
| Reserve | 5 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 14 | .375 | .500 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 | ||
| 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+ | 3 | 3 | 122 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 26 | .375 | .500 | 40.7 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 1.7 | |
| 30-39 | 14 | 14 | 445 | 64 | 127 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 50 | 151 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 33 | 53 | 146 | .504 | .333 | .607 | 31.8 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 2.4 | |
| 20-29 | 42 | 42 | 1047 | 159 | 306 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 272 | 92 | 29 | 35 | 98 | 140 | 360 | .520 | .000 | .750 | 24.9 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 2.2 | |
| 10-19 | 19 | 17 | 296 | 38 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 99 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 56 | 86 | .452 | .714 | 15.6 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 0.7 | ||
| 0-9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | .188 | .500 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | ||
| 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 | 26 | 26 | 677 | 85 | 180 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 28 | 53 | 183 | 54 | 19 | 24 | 59 | 89 | 193 | .472 | .000 | .821 | 26.0 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 2.1 |
| 1 Day | 31 | 29 | 683 | 110 | 213 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 44 | 64 | 215 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 69 | 93 | 247 | .516 | .000 | .614 | 22.0 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 1.7 | |
| 2 Days | 17 | 15 | 393 | 50 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 105 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 51 | 111 | .435 | .733 | 23.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 3+ Days | 7 | 6 | 157 | 26 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 63 | .578 | 1.000 | .714 | 22.4 | 9.0 | 5.7 | 1.6 | |
| 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 | 54 | 50 | 1305 | 209 | 395 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 63 | 105 | 386 | 105 | 43 | 38 | 117 | 182 | 461 | .529 | .250 | .667 | 24.2 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 1.9 |
| Western | 28 | 27 | 636 | 67 | 170 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 41 | 49 | 177 | 42 | 20 | 25 | 51 | 83 | 164 | .394 | .000 | .732 | 22.7 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 1.5 | |
| 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 | 24 | 20 | 569 | 89 | 182 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 39 | 55 | 192 | 50 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 72 | 201 | .489 | .000 | .590 | 23.7 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 2.1 |
| Central | 30 | 30 | 736 | 120 | 213 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 50 | 194 | 55 | 27 | 20 | 76 | 110 | 260 | .563 | .333 | .792 | 24.5 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 1.8 | |
| Midwest | 14 | 14 | 350 | 39 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 88 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 44 | 92 | .390 | .000 | .737 | 25.0 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 1.9 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 13 | 286 | 28 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 89 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 72 | .400 | .727 | 20.4 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 5 | 5 | 140 | 22 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 45 | .550 | .000 | 1.000 | 28.0 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 2.0 |
| Boston | 4 | 1 | 64 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 28 | .591 | .286 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 2.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 5 | 5 | 105 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 35 | .607 | .500 | 21.0 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 1.4 | ||
| Chicago | 5 | 5 | 132 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 53 | .615 | .714 | 26.4 | 10.6 | 6.2 | 2.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 5 | 5 | 110 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 32 | .457 | 22.0 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 1.6 | |||
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .444 | 1.000 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | .077 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Detroit | 5 | 5 | 130 | 26 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 61 | .578 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 12.2 | 9.2 | 2.2 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .000 | .750 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 66 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18 | .563 | 33.0 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | |||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | .545 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 54 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | .538 | .714 | 27.0 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 4 | 107 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 43 | .531 | .692 | 26.8 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 5 | 119 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 34 | .577 | .667 | 23.8 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 1.8 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 68 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | .167 | .000 | .500 | 34.0 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 1.0 | |
| New Jersey | 4 | 4 | 97 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 32 | .455 | .000 | .400 | 24.3 | 8.0 | 11.5 | 0.8 | |
| New York | 4 | 4 | 94 | 19 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 43 | .487 | .625 | 23.5 | 10.8 | 5.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 58 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | .438 | .500 | 29.0 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | 124 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 34 | .515 | 31.0 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 3.5 | |||
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .333 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .250 | .500 | 19.5 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | .444 | .500 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 48 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | .727 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | .353 | 1.000 | 27.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 51 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | .412 | .800 | 25.5 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Washington | 4 | 3 | 83 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 21 | .348 | .833 | 20.8 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 1.3 | ||