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Paul Thompson

Paul Stanford Thompson

Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-6    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: May 25, 1961 in Smyrna, Tennessee
High School: Peabody in Alexandria, Virginia
College: Tulane University

Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 3rd round (3rd pick, 50th overall) of the 1983 NBA draft.

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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
1983-84 22 CLE NBA 82 10 1731 309 662 .467 9 39 .231 115 149 .772 120 192 312 122 70 37 73 192 742
1984-85 23 TOT NBA 49 27 942 189 459 .412 6 30 .200 69 87 .793 57 101 158 78 56 25 57 119 453
1984-85 23 CLE NBA 33 27 715 148 354 .418 6 23 .261 45 53 .849 36 80 116 58 41 20 42 77 347
1984-85 23 MIL NBA 16 0 227 41 105 .390 0 7 .000 24 34 .706 21 21 42 20 15 5 15 42 106
1985-86 24 PHI NBA 23 8 432 70 194 .361 2 12 .167 37 43 .860 27 36 63 24 15 17 30 49 179
Career NBA 154 45 3105 568 1315 .432 17 81 .210 221 279 .792 204 329 533 224 141 79 160 360 1374

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
1983-84 22 CLE NBA 82 10 21.1 3.8 8.1 .467 0.1 0.5 .231 1.4 1.8 .772 1.5 2.3 3.8 1.5 0.9 0.5 0.9 2.3 9.0
1984-85 23 TOT NBA 49 27 19.2 3.9 9.4 .412 0.1 0.6 .200 1.4 1.8 .793 1.2 2.1 3.2 1.6 1.1 0.5 1.2 2.4 9.2
1984-85 23 CLE NBA 33 27 21.7 4.5 10.7 .418 0.2 0.7 .261 1.4 1.6 .849 1.1 2.4 3.5 1.8 1.2 0.6 1.3 2.3 10.5
1984-85 23 MIL NBA 16 0 14.2 2.6 6.6 .390 0.0 0.4 .000 1.5 2.1 .706 1.3 1.3 2.6 1.3 0.9 0.3 0.9 2.6 6.6
1985-86 24 PHI NBA 23 8 18.8 3.0 8.4 .361 0.1 0.5 .167 1.6 1.9 .860 1.2 1.6 2.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.1 7.8
Career NBA 154 45 20.2 3.7 8.5 .432 0.1 0.5 .210 1.4 1.8 .792 1.3 2.1 3.5 1.5 0.9 0.5 1.0 2.3 8.9

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
1983-84 22 CLE NBA 82 10 1731 6.4 13.8 .467 0.2 0.8 .231 2.4 3.1 .772 2.5 4.0 6.5 2.5 1.5 0.8 1.5 4.0 15.4
1984-85 23 TOT NBA 49 27 942 7.2 17.5 .412 0.2 1.1 .200 2.6 3.3 .793 2.2 3.9 6.0 3.0 2.1 1.0 2.2 4.5 17.3
1984-85 23 CLE NBA 33 27 715 7.5 17.8 .418 0.3 1.2 .261 2.3 2.7 .849 1.8 4.0 5.8 2.9 2.1 1.0 2.1 3.9 17.5
1984-85 23 MIL NBA 16 0 227 6.5 16.7 .390 0.0 1.1 .000 3.8 5.4 .706 3.3 3.3 6.7 3.2 2.4 0.8 2.4 6.7 16.8
1985-86 24 PHI NBA 23 8 432 5.8 16.2 .361 0.2 1.0 .167 3.1 3.6 .860 2.3 3.0 5.2 2.0 1.2 1.4 2.5 4.1 14.9
Career NBA 154 45 3105 6.6 15.2 .432 0.2 0.9 .210 2.6 3.2 .792 2.4 3.8 6.2 2.6 1.6 0.9 1.9 4.2 15.9

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
1983-84 22 CLE NBA 82 1731 14.9 .510 .474 7.6 13.1 10.2 10.5 2.0 1.3 9.1 19.3 109 108 2.0 1.8 3.7
1984-85 23 TOT NBA 49 942 13.4 .455 .418 6.6 11.7 9.1 12.1 2.8 1.5 10.3 23.7 98 105 -0.2 1.3 1.1
1984-85 23 CLE NBA 33 715 13.6 .460 .427 5.5 12.1 8.8 12.1 2.7 1.5 10.0 23.6 98 106 -0.2 0.9 0.7
1984-85 23 MIL NBA 16 227 12.8 .442 .390 10.3 10.2 10.3 12.3 3.2 1.3 11.1 24.2 99 101 0.0 0.4 0.4
1985-86 24 PHI NBA 23 432 9.3 .420 .366 7.0 9.3 8.2 7.9 1.7 2.2 12.3 22.6 92 108 -0.4 0.4 0.1
Career NBA 154 3105 13.7 .478 .438 7.2 12.1 9.6 10.7 2.2 1.5 10.0 21.1 103 107 1.5 3.4 4.9

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
1984-85 23 MIL NBA 3 34 5 12 0 2 3 5 1 5 2 4 1 4 3 13 .417 .000 .600 11.3 4.3 1.7 0.7
Career NBA 3 34 5 12 0 2 3 5 1 5 2 4 1 4 3 13 .417 .000 .600 11.3 4.3 1.7 0.7

Playoffs 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
1984-85 23 MIL NBA 3 34 10.7 .458 .417 3.6 13.4 8.7 8.4 5.7 1.7 22.0 22.1 82 103 -0.1 0.1 0.0
Career NBA 3 34 10.7 .458 .417 3.6 13.4 8.7 8.4 5.7 1.7 22.0 22.1 82 103 -0.1 0.1 0.0

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
1979-80 18 TULANE 26 811 164 355 63 90 212 33 42 24 67 67 391 .462 .700 31.2 15.0 8.2 1.3
1980-81 19 TULANE 27 965 199 445 107 133 255 52 32 34 72 83 505 .447 .805 35.7 18.7 9.4 1.9
1981-82 20 TULANE 28 951 172 349 68 87 206 50 25 13 68 67 412 .493 .782 34.0 14.7 7.4 1.8
1982-83 21 TULANE 31 1129 219 431 105 132 230 60 39 21 70 81 543 .508 .795 36.4 17.5 7.4 1.9
Career 112 3856 754 1580 343 442 903 195 138 92 277 298 1851 .477 .776 34.4 16.5 8.1 1.7

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games

1983-84 NBA 82 (1)

Transactions

June 28, 1983: Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 3rd round (50th pick) of the 1983 NBA Draft.

February 12, 1985: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Hot Rod Williams) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Kannard Johnson).

October 10, 1985: Waived by the Milwaukee Bucks.

October 13, 1985: Signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1984-85 Total NBA $90,000
1985-86 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $85,000
Career (may be incomplete) $175,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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