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Elston Turner

Elston Howard Turner

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: June 10, 1959 in Knoxville, Tennessee
High School: Austin-East in Knoxville, Tennessee
College: University of Mississippi
Draft: Dallas Mavericks, 2nd round (20th pick, 43rd overall), 1981 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 1981

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 22 DAL NBA SF 80 62 1996 282 639 .441 0 4 .000 97 138 .703 143 158 301 189 75 2 116 182 661
1982-83 23 DAL NBA SF 59 16 879 96 238 .403 2 3 .667 20 30 .667 68 84 152 88 47 0 59 75 214
1983-84 24 DAL NBA SF 47 1 536 54 150 .360 1 9 .111 28 34 .824 42 51 93 59 26 0 29 40 137
1984-85 25 DEN NBA SF 81 2 1491 181 388 .466 1 6 .167 51 65 .785 88 128 216 158 96 7 70 152 414
1985-86 26 DEN NBA SG 73 0 1324 165 379 .435 0 9 .000 39 53 .736 64 137 201 165 70 6 80 150 369
1986-87 27 CHI NBA SF 70 4 936 112 252 .444 1 8 .125 23 31 .742 34 81 115 102 30 4 31 97 248
1987-88 28 CHI NBA SF 17 0 98 8 30 .267 0 0 1 2 .500 8 2 10 9 8 0 10 5 17
1988-89 29 DEN NBA SF 78 12 1746 151 353 .428 2 7 .286 33 56 .589 109 178 287 144 90 8 60 209 337
Career NBA 505 97 9006 1049 2429 .432 7 46 .152 292 409 .714 556 819 1375 914 442 27 455 910 2397

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 22 DAL NBA SF 80 62 25.0 3.5 8.0 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.7 .703 1.8 2.0 3.8 2.4 0.9 0.0 1.5 2.3 8.3
1982-83 23 DAL NBA SF 59 16 14.9 1.6 4.0 .403 0.0 0.1 .667 0.3 0.5 .667 1.2 1.4 2.6 1.5 0.8 0.0 1.0 1.3 3.6
1983-84 24 DAL NBA SF 47 1 11.4 1.1 3.2 .360 0.0 0.2 .111 0.6 0.7 .824 0.9 1.1 2.0 1.3 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.9 2.9
1984-85 25 DEN NBA SF 81 2 18.4 2.2 4.8 .466 0.0 0.1 .167 0.6 0.8 .785 1.1 1.6 2.7 2.0 1.2 0.1 0.9 1.9 5.1
1985-86 26 DEN NBA SG 73 0 18.1 2.3 5.2 .435 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.7 .736 0.9 1.9 2.8 2.3 1.0 0.1 1.1 2.1 5.1
1986-87 27 CHI NBA SF 70 4 13.4 1.6 3.6 .444 0.0 0.1 .125 0.3 0.4 .742 0.5 1.2 1.6 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.4 3.5
1987-88 28 CHI NBA SF 17 0 5.8 0.5 1.8 .267 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 .500 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.3 1.0
1988-89 29 DEN NBA SF 78 12 22.4 1.9 4.5 .428 0.0 0.1 .286 0.4 0.7 .589 1.4 2.3 3.7 1.8 1.2 0.1 0.8 2.7 4.3
Career NBA 505 97 17.8 2.1 4.8 .432 0.0 0.1 .152 0.6 0.8 .714 1.1 1.6 2.7 1.8 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.8 4.7

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 22 DAL NBA SF 80 62 1996 5.1 11.5 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.5 .703 2.6 2.8 5.4 3.4 1.4 0.0 2.1 3.3 11.9
1982-83 23 DAL NBA SF 59 16 879 3.9 9.7 .403 0.1 0.1 .667 0.8 1.2 .667 2.8 3.4 6.2 3.6 1.9 0.0 2.4 3.1 8.8
1983-84 24 DAL NBA SF 47 1 536 3.6 10.1 .360 0.1 0.6 .111 1.9 2.3 .824 2.8 3.4 6.2 4.0 1.7 0.0 1.9 2.7 9.2
1984-85 25 DEN NBA SF 81 2 1491 4.4 9.4 .466 0.0 0.1 .167 1.2 1.6 .785 2.1 3.1 5.2 3.8 2.3 0.2 1.7 3.7 10.0
1985-86 26 DEN NBA SG 73 0 1324 4.5 10.3 .435 0.0 0.2 .000 1.1 1.4 .736 1.7 3.7 5.5 4.5 1.9 0.2 2.2 4.1 10.0
1986-87 27 CHI NBA SF 70 4 936 4.3 9.7 .444 0.0 0.3 .125 0.9 1.2 .742 1.3 3.1 4.4 3.9 1.2 0.2 1.2 3.7 9.5
1987-88 28 CHI NBA SF 17 0 98 2.9 11.0 .267 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 .500 2.9 0.7 3.7 3.3 2.9 0.0 3.7 1.8 6.2
1988-89 29 DEN NBA SF 78 12 1746 3.1 7.3 .428 0.0 0.1 .286 0.7 1.2 .589 2.2 3.7 5.9 3.0 1.9 0.2 1.2 4.3 6.9
Career NBA 505 97 9006 4.2 9.7 .432 0.0 0.2 .152 1.2 1.6 .714 2.2 3.3 5.5 3.7 1.8 0.1 1.8 3.6 9.6

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1981-82 22 DAL NBA SF 80 1996 10.7 .472 .441 7.9 9.4 8.6 13.2 1.8 0.1 14.2 16.8 100 111 0.3 1.0 1.4 .033
1982-83 23 DAL NBA SF 59 879 9.0 .426 .408 8.2 10.5 9.3 12.2 2.5 0.0 19.0 14.0 92 109 -0.3 0.5 0.1 .006
1983-84 24 DAL NBA SF 47 536 9.9 .415 .363 9.1 11.0 10.1 13.7 2.4 0.0 15.0 15.1 97 109 -0.1 0.5 0.3 .029
1984-85 25 DEN NBA SF 81 1491 10.9 .497 .468 5.9 9.8 7.7 12.4 2.9 0.3 14.4 12.3 107 108 0.8 1.5 2.3 .075
1985-86 26 DEN NBA SG 73 1324 9.6 .459 .435 4.8 11.3 7.9 15.3 2.4 0.3 16.6 14.0 96 106 -0.3 1.6 1.3 .047
1986-87 27 CHI NBA SF 70 936 9.4 .467 .446 4.0 10.0 7.0 14.9 1.6 0.3 10.5 13.4 105 110 0.4 0.8 1.2 .063
1987-88 28 CHI NBA SF 17 98 3.1 .275 .267 9.4 2.3 5.9 11.7 4.1 0.0 24.5 17.9 65 105 -0.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.117
1988-89 29 DEN NBA SF 78 1746 7.8 .446 .431 6.1 11.1 8.5 9.5 2.3 0.3 13.7 9.6 101 108 0.2 1.9 2.1 .056
Career NBA 505 9006 9.6 .459 .433 6.5 10.3 8.3 12.7 2.3 0.2 14.9 13.5 100 109 0.7 7.8 8.5 .045

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1983-84 24 DAL NBA SF 8 53 7 20 .350 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 8 6 1 3 4 14
1984-85 25 DEN NBA SF 15 4 358 50 102 .490 2 2 1.000 12 19 .632 30 43 73 46 17 1 26 42 114
1985-86 26 DEN NBA SG 10 0 196 29 54 .537 1 1 1.000 7 8 .875 12 17 29 22 7 0 5 19 66
1986-87 27 CHI NBA SF 3 0 25 4 5 .800 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 3 8
1987-88 28 CHI NBA SF 4 0 29 1 6 .167 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 6 0 0 1 2 2
1988-89 29 DEN NBA SF 3 0 74 6 13 .462 0 1 .000 2 6 .333 2 9 11 3 1 0 0 9 14
Career NBA 43 4 735 97 200 .485 3 4 .750 21 33 .636 51 79 130 86 33 2 35 79 218

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1983-84 24 DAL NBA SF 8 6.6 0.9 2.5 .350 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.8
1984-85 25 DEN NBA SF 15 4 23.9 3.3 6.8 .490 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.8 1.3 .632 2.0 2.9 4.9 3.1 1.1 0.1 1.7 2.8 7.6
1985-86 26 DEN NBA SG 10 0 19.6 2.9 5.4 .537 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.7 0.8 .875 1.2 1.7 2.9 2.2 0.7 0.0 0.5 1.9 6.6
1986-87 27 CHI NBA SF 3 0 8.3 1.3 1.7 .800 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.7
1987-88 28 CHI NBA SF 4 0 7.3 0.3 1.5 .167 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.5
1988-89 29 DEN NBA SF 3 0 24.7 2.0 4.3 .462 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 2.0 .333 0.7 3.0 3.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.0 4.7
Career NBA 43 4 17.1 2.3 4.7 .485 0.1 0.1 .750 0.5 0.8 .636 1.2 1.8 3.0 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.8 1.8 5.1

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1983-84 24 DAL NBA SF 8 53 4.8 13.6 .350 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 3.4 6.8 5.4 4.1 0.7 2.0 2.7 9.5
1984-85 25 DEN NBA SF 15 4 358 5.0 10.3 .490 0.2 0.2 1.000 1.2 1.9 .632 3.0 4.3 7.3 4.6 1.7 0.1 2.6 4.2 11.5
1985-86 26 DEN NBA SG 10 0 196 5.3 9.9 .537 0.2 0.2 1.000 1.3 1.5 .875 2.2 3.1 5.3 4.0 1.3 0.0 0.9 3.5 12.1
1986-87 27 CHI NBA SF 3 0 25 5.8 7.2 .800 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.4 2.9 1.4 2.9 0.0 0.0 4.3 11.5
1987-88 28 CHI NBA SF 4 0 29 1.2 7.4 .167 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 5.0 6.2 7.4 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.5 2.5
1988-89 29 DEN NBA SF 3 0 74 2.9 6.3 .462 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 2.9 .333 1.0 4.4 5.4 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 4.4 6.8
Career NBA 43 4 735 4.8 9.8 .485 0.1 0.2 .750 1.0 1.6 .636 2.5 3.9 6.4 4.2 1.6 0.1 1.7 3.9 10.7

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1983-84 24 DAL NBA SF 8 53 14.3 .350 .350 9.8 11.4 10.5 22.3 5.8 1.1 13.0 18.5 88 105 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .006
1984-85 25 DEN NBA SF 15 358 11.1 .516 .500 8.4 13.9 10.9 15.3 2.1 0.2 19.1 14.3 104 110 0.1 0.4 0.5 .062
1985-86 26 DEN NBA SG 10 196 13.4 .574 .546 5.9 9.5 7.6 15.2 1.7 0.0 8.0 12.7 125 112 0.4 0.2 0.5 .127
1986-87 27 CHI NBA SF 3 25 16.7 .800 .800 4.6 5.5 5.0 6.9 4.3 0.0 0.0 9.1 166 115 0.1 0.0 0.1 .173
1987-88 28 CHI NBA SF 4 29 3.9 .167 .167 3.7 15.6 9.5 27.0 0.0 0.0 14.3 10.6 73 110 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.044
1988-89 29 DEN NBA SF 3 74 5.4 .448 .462 2.5 12.8 7.4 4.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 8.3 104 116 0.0 0.0 0.0 .024
Career NBA 43 735 11.3 .508 .493 6.9 12.2 9.4 14.9 2.1 0.2 14.0 13.3 108 111 0.4 0.7 1.1 .071

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 8 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Elston Turner 2.3 2.1 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.3 0.1 -0.2
John Crotty 84.1 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.3 -0.1
David Wingate 83.0 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.4 1.0 0.2 0.1 -0.5
Nick Young 80.9 2.8 2.3 1.9 1.4 1.2 0.4
Jerry Fleishman 80.8 2.2 2.1 1.6 1.3 0.6
Al Bianchi 78.5 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.5 0.8 0.8 -0.1 -0.4
Em Bryant 78.3 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.1 0.5 0.1 -0.7
Haywoode Workman 78.0 2.8 2.5 1.9 1.6 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.1
Randy Brown 76.3 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.0 0.4 0.3
Keyon Dooling 76.1 3.7 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.0
Mike Evans 76.1 2.9 1.9 1.6 1.1 0.9 0.1 -0.1 -0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Elston Turner 2.3 2.1 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.3 0.1 -0.2
Nick Young 80.9 2.8 2.3 1.9 1.4 1.2 0.4
Jerry Fleishman 80.8 2.2 2.1 1.6 1.3 0.6
Em Bryant 78.3 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.1 0.5 0.1 -0.7
Haywoode Workman 78.0 2.8 2.5 1.9 1.6 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.1
Mike Evans 76.9 2.9 1.9 1.6 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.1 -0.1 -0.2
Shaun Livingston 75.1 2.6 2.4 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.4 0.1
Al Ferrari 74.6 3.3 1.9 1.4 1.4 0.9 0.0
Claude Terry 74.5 2.4 1.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.0
Lee Mayberry 74.4 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.6 0.4 0.4 -0.1
Mike Bratz 74.1 2.7 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 -0.1

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
1977-78 18 OLEMISS 27 936 113 268 43 65 210 269 .422 .662 34.7 10.0 7.8
1978-79 19 OLEMISS 27 1035 183 366 64 83 173 430 .500 .771 38.3 15.9 6.4
1979-80 20 OLEMISS 30 1070 212 388 84 110 209 508 .546 .764 35.7 16.9 7.0
1980-81 21 OLEMISS 29 1068 246 473 106 161 236 598 .520 .658 36.8 20.6 8.1
Career 113 4109 754 1495 297 419 828 1805 .504 .709 36.4 16.0 7.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (1003)

Transactions

June 9, 1980: Traded by the Phoenix Suns (as a 1981 2nd round draft pick) to the Dallas Mavericks for Wiley Peck.

June 9, 1981: Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2nd round (43rd pick) of the 1981 NBA Draft.

August 3, 1984: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Denver Nuggets; the Dallas Mavericks received Howard Carter as compensation.

October 4, 1986: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Chicago Bulls; the Denver Nuggets received a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Todd Mitchell) as compensation.

September 22, 1988: Released by the Chicago Bulls.

October 6, 1988: Signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Denver Nuggets NBA $125,000
1987-88 Chicago Bulls NBA $75,000
1988-89 Denver Nuggets NBA $225,000
Career (may be incomplete) $425,000

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