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 | 80 | 49 | 1299 | 168 | 359 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 71 | 98 | 381 | 102 | 52 | 34 | 98 | 207 | 394 | .468 | .000 | .817 | 16.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 22 | 668 | 77 | 176 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 205 | 60 | 26 | 18 | 38 | 113 | 184 | .438 | .000 | .857 | 16.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 1.5 |
| Road | 40 | 27 | 631 | 91 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 36 | 59 | 176 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 60 | 94 | 210 | .497 | .778 | 15.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 46 | 15 | 687 | 85 | 188 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 52 | 54 | 195 | 53 | 29 | 21 | 54 | 110 | 213 | .452 | .000 | .827 | 14.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| Post | 34 | 34 | 612 | 83 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 186 | 49 | 23 | 13 | 44 | 97 | 181 | .485 | .789 | 18.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 40 | 28 | 674 | 86 | 184 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 207 | 60 | 30 | 14 | 41 | 107 | 208 | .467 | .000 | .878 | 16.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 1.5 |
| Loss | 40 | 21 | 625 | 82 | 175 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 30 | 58 | 174 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 57 | 100 | 186 | .469 | .000 | .733 | 15.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 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 |
| Month | November | 16 | 10 | 249 | 26 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 70 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 70 | .400 | .857 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1.3 | |
| December | 13 | 0 | 168 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 42 | .400 | 1.000 | 12.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | ||
| January | 14 | 2 | 212 | 29 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 60 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 36 | 75 | .483 | .000 | .810 | 15.1 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 1.1 | |
| February | 14 | 14 | 243 | 42 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 75 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 34 | 90 | .560 | .750 | 17.4 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 1.1 | ||
| March | 14 | 14 | 258 | 35 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 70 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 76 | .507 | .750 | 18.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 1.6 | ||
| April | 9 | 9 | 169 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 59 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 41 | .400 | .714 | 18.8 | 4.6 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 4 | 4 | 76 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | .647 | 19.0 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 1.3 | ||
| Monday | 8 | 4 | 119 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 39 | .536 | .750 | 14.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 1.6 | ||
| Tuesday | 10 | 6 | 148 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 34 | .400 | .667 | 14.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 1.4 | ||
| Wednesday | 19 | 13 | 338 | 43 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 100 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 48 | 99 | .426 | .000 | .929 | 17.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 1.2 | |
| Thursday | 3 | 2 | 50 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | .727 | .750 | 16.7 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Friday | 20 | 13 | 342 | 39 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 92 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 33 | 59 | 92 | .459 | .778 | 17.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1.4 | ||
| Saturday | 16 | 7 | 226 | 36 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 74 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 39 | 89 | .468 | .000 | .850 | 14.1 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 49 | 49 | 909 | 120 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 38 | 71 | 271 | 70 | 38 | 21 | 68 | 133 | 271 | .482 | .816 | 18.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.4 | |
| Reserve | 31 | 0 | 390 | 48 | 110 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 33 | 27 | 110 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 74 | 123 | .436 | .000 | .818 | 12.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Minutes | 20-29 | 19 | 17 | 454 | 65 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 130 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 28 | 69 | 147 | .546 | .000 | .850 | 23.9 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 2.1 |
| 10-19 | 53 | 32 | 785 | 95 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 41 | 66 | 233 | 54 | 33 | 27 | 64 | 121 | 222 | .438 | .780 | 14.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 1.0 | ||
| 0-9 | 8 | 0 | 60 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 25 | .348 | .000 | .900 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 22 | 13 | 338 | 60 | 121 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 104 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 48 | 129 | .496 | .000 | .643 | 15.4 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| 1 Day | 36 | 23 | 594 | 69 | 149 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 35 | 38 | 163 | 46 | 28 | 16 | 53 | 97 | 166 | .463 | .000 | .800 | 16.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 1.3 | |
| 2 Days | 15 | 8 | 219 | 20 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 68 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 48 | .385 | .889 | 14.6 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 3+ Days | 6 | 4 | 124 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 45 | .563 | 1.000 | 20.7 | 7.5 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 54 | 33 | 864 | 104 | 230 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 40 | 65 | 249 | 63 | 32 | 22 | 66 | 142 | 241 | .452 | .000 | .825 | 16.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 1.2 |
| Western | 26 | 16 | 435 | 64 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 132 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 65 | 153 | .496 | .000 | .806 | 16.7 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 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 | 27 | 17 | 448 | 54 | 113 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 132 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 34 | 70 | 122 | .478 | .000 | .778 | 16.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
| Central | 27 | 16 | 416 | 50 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 34 | 117 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 32 | 72 | 119 | .427 | .864 | 15.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Midwest | 12 | 7 | 228 | 36 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 76 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 86 | .545 | .824 | 19.0 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 1.8 | ||
| Pacific | 14 | 9 | 207 | 28 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 67 | .444 | .000 | .786 | 14.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 5 | 3 | 91 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 36 | .536 | 1.000 | 18.2 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 1.2 | |
| Boston | 4 | 3 | 61 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | .286 | .750 | 15.3 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 0.8 | ||
| Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 66 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33 | .636 | .833 | 16.5 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Chicago | 4 | 3 | 65 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | .467 | 1.000 | 16.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Cleveland | 5 | 3 | 74 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | .294 | 14.8 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 1.0 | |||
| Dallas | 2 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | .444 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 24 | .733 | 1.000 | 19.5 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | .267 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | |||
| Golden State | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .750 | .667 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .455 | .667 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 22 | .600 | .000 | .800 | 20.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | .556 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 1 | 59 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 14.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 5 | 3 | 82 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 14 | .250 | .667 | 16.4 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 1.2 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | .588 | .500 | 22.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 3 | 54 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | .444 | .750 | 13.5 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 0.8 | ||
| New York | 4 | 2 | 70 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 23 | .435 | .750 | 17.5 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Orlando | 4 | 3 | 78 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | .438 | .500 | 19.5 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 3 | 75 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | .647 | 1.000 | 18.8 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .000 | .500 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .400 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .286 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | |||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .400 | 15.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |||
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | .500 | 16.5 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | |||
| Utah | 2 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | .444 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | ||
| Washington | 3 | 2 | 51 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20 | .556 | 17.0 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 1.3 | |||