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Slick Watts

Donald Earl Watts (Slick)

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: July 22, 1951 in Rolling Ford, Mississippi
High School: Henry Weather in Rolling Fork, Mississippi
College: Xavier University of Louisiana
NBA Debut: October 17, 1973

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 7:08AM
All-Time Rank: #503. Greg Ostertag… #504. George Lynch… #505. SLICK WATTS… #506. George Johnson… #507. Oliver Miller… 

Totals

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
1973-74 22 SEA NBA 62 1424 198 510 .388 100 155 .645 72 110 182 351 115 13 207 496
1974-75 23 SEA NBA 82 2056 232 551 .421 93 153 .608 95 167 262 499 190 12 254 557
1975-76 24 SEA NBA 82 2776 433 1015 .427 199 344 .578 112 253 365 661 261 16 270 1065
1976-77 25 SEA NBA 79 2627 428 1015 .422 172 293 .587 81 226 307 630 214 25 256 1028
1977-78 26 TOT NBA 71 1584 219 558 .392 92 156 .590 60 119 179 294 108 31 168 184 530
1977-78 26 SEA NBA 32 809 110 272 .404 30 53 .566 21 60 81 133 53 14 92 88 250
1977-78 26 NOJ NBA 39 775 109 286 .381 62 103 .602 39 59 98 161 55 17 76 96 280
1978-79 27 HOU NBA 61 1046 92 227 .405 41 67 .612 35 68 103 243 73 14 71 143 225
Career NBA 437 11513 1602 3876 .413 697 1168 .597 455 943 1398 2678 961 111 239 1314 3901

Per Game

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
1973-74 22 SEA NBA 62 23.0 3.2 8.2 .388 1.6 2.5 .645 1.2 1.8 2.9 5.7 1.9 0.2 3.3 8.0
1974-75 23 SEA NBA 82 25.1 2.8 6.7 .421 1.1 1.9 .608 1.2 2.0 3.2 6.1 2.3 0.1 3.1 6.8
1975-76 24 SEA NBA 82 33.9 5.3 12.4 .427 2.4 4.2 .578 1.4 3.1 4.5 8.1 3.2 0.2 3.3 13.0
1976-77 25 SEA NBA 79 33.3 5.4 12.8 .422 2.2 3.7 .587 1.0 2.9 3.9 8.0 2.7 0.3 3.2 13.0
1977-78 26 TOT NBA 71 22.3 3.1 7.9 .392 1.3 2.2 .590 0.8 1.7 2.5 4.1 1.5 0.4 2.4 2.6 7.5
1977-78 26 SEA NBA 32 25.3 3.4 8.5 .404 0.9 1.7 .566 0.7 1.9 2.5 4.2 1.7 0.4 2.9 2.8 7.8
1977-78 26 NOJ NBA 39 19.9 2.8 7.3 .381 1.6 2.6 .602 1.0 1.5 2.5 4.1 1.4 0.4 1.9 2.5 7.2
1978-79 27 HOU NBA 61 17.1 1.5 3.7 .405 0.7 1.1 .612 0.6 1.1 1.7 4.0 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.3 3.7
Career NBA 437 26.3 3.7 8.9 .413 1.6 2.7 .597 1.0 2.2 3.2 6.1 2.2 0.3 1.8 3.0 8.9

Per 36 Minutes

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
1973-74 22 SEA NBA 62 1424 5.0 12.9 .388 2.5 3.9 .645 1.8 2.8 4.6 8.9 2.9 0.3 5.2 12.5
1974-75 23 SEA NBA 82 2056 4.1 9.6 .421 1.6 2.7 .608 1.7 2.9 4.6 8.7 3.3 0.2 4.4 9.8
1975-76 24 SEA NBA 82 2776 5.6 13.2 .427 2.6 4.5 .578 1.5 3.3 4.7 8.6 3.4 0.2 3.5 13.8
1976-77 25 SEA NBA 79 2627 5.9 13.9 .422 2.4 4.0 .587 1.1 3.1 4.2 8.6 2.9 0.3 3.5 14.1
1977-78 26 TOT NBA 71 1584 5.0 12.7 .392 2.1 3.5 .590 1.4 2.7 4.1 6.7 2.5 0.7 3.8 4.2 12.0
1977-78 26 SEA NBA 32 809 4.9 12.1 .404 1.3 2.4 .566 0.9 2.7 3.6 5.9 2.4 0.6 4.1 3.9 11.1
1977-78 26 NOJ NBA 39 775 5.1 13.3 .381 2.9 4.8 .602 1.8 2.7 4.6 7.5 2.6 0.8 3.5 4.5 13.0
1978-79 27 HOU NBA 61 1046 3.2 7.8 .405 1.4 2.3 .612 1.2 2.3 3.5 8.4 2.5 0.5 2.4 4.9 7.7
Career NBA 437 11513 5.0 12.1 .413 2.2 3.7 .597 1.4 2.9 4.4 8.4 3.0 0.3 3.3 4.1 12.2

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1973-74 22 SEA NBA 62 1424 14.7 .429 .388 4.7 7.9 6.2 32.1 3.5 0.5 97 -0.5 1.6 1.2 .039
1974-75 23 SEA NBA 82 2056 15.2 .450 .421 4.7 8.4 6.5 31.7 4.2 0.3 95 -0.1 2.8 2.7 .063
1975-76 24 SEA NBA 82 2776 17.2 .457 .427 4.1 9.6 6.8 32.2 4.2 0.3 96 0.9 3.8 4.7 .080
1976-77 25 SEA NBA 79 2627 16.3 .449 .422 3.0 9.2 6.0 34.0 3.7 0.5 97 -0.3 3.6 3.3 .060
1977-78 26 TOT NBA 71 1584 10.9 .423 .392 3.7 7.6 5.6 24.8 3.1 1.0 21.1 19.1 86 98 -1.3 2.1 0.8 .025
1977-78 26 SEA NBA 32 809 9.3 .423 .404 2.5 7.9 5.1 22.4 3.0 0.9 23.8 18.2 82 97 -1.0 1.2 0.2 .009
1977-78 26 NOJ NBA 39 775 12.7 .423 .381 4.9 7.2 6.1 27.3 3.1 1.1 18.7 19.9 90 99 -0.3 0.9 0.7 .041
1978-79 27 HOU NBA 61 1046 11.3 .439 .405 3.7 7.0 5.4 27.2 3.2 0.7 21.7 12.3 100 106 0.4 0.8 1.2 .057
Career NBA 437 11513 14.9 .444 .413 3.9 8.6 6.2 31.0 3.7 0.5 21.3 16.4 91 97 -0.8 14.7 13.8 .058

Playoffs

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
1974-75 23 SEA NBA 9 282 43 93 14 26 10 33 64 27 4 30 100 .462 .538 31.3 11.1 3.7 7.1
1975-76 24 SEA NBA 6 197 30 69 11 23 5 18 49 12 2 28 71 .435 .478 32.8 11.8 3.0 8.2
1978-79 27 HOU NBA 2 43 6 15 2 3 4 7 7 4 1 7 8 14 .400 .667 21.5 7.0 3.5 3.5
Career NBA 17 522 79 177 27 52 19 58 120 43 7 7 66 185 .446 .519 30.7 10.9 3.4 7.1

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1974-75 23 SEA NBA 9 282 17.5 .479 .462 3.7 8.3 6.1 33.2 4.4 0.8 97 0.1 0.3 0.4 .070
1975-76 24 SEA NBA 6 197 15.0 .449 .435 2.9 8.0 5.4 35.3 2.8 0.6 107 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.015
1978-79 27 HOU NBA 2 43 10.5 .429 .400 7.6 7.4 7.5 26.7 4.6 1.2 30.0 20.6 79 105 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.069
Career NBA 17 522 16.0 .463 .446 3.8 8.1 5.9 33.5 3.8 0.7 30.0 20.6 79 101 -0.1 0.4 0.3 .027

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 6 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Slick Watts 4.7 3.3 2.7 1.2 1.2 0.8
Marquis Daniels 90.8 4.2 3.2 2.5 1.3 0.9 0.6
Dudley Bradley 87.8 3.9 3.1 2.4 1.4 1.1 1.0
Beno Udrih 87.7 5.5 3.1 2.4 1.3 1.2 1.0
Whitey Skoog 86.3 4.1 3.6 2.9 1.9 1.0 0.7
Darnell Valentine 86.0 5.0 3.7 3.4 1.7 1.1 1.0
John Battle 85.0 4.0 3.2 2.3 1.7 1.5 1.0
Carlos Arroyo 84.9 4.7 2.7 2.5 1.3 0.4 0.3
Todd Day 84.7 4.8 3.2 2.6 2.1 1.9 0.1
Al Skinner 84.5 4.9 3.3 2.1 1.8 1.2 0.0
Matt Guokas 84.0 4.7 4.2 2.5 2.3 1.2 0.5
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Slick Watts 4.7 3.3 2.7 1.2 1.2 0.8
Whitey Skoog 86.3 4.1 3.6 2.9 1.9 1.0 0.7
Elliot Perry 86.0 5.2 3.2 3.1 1.3 0.9 0.6 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4
Fred Carter 85.5 4.7 3.3 2.3 1.8 1.3 1.3 0.4 -0.3
Al Skinner 84.5 4.9 3.3 2.1 1.8 1.2 0.0
Erick Strickland 84.4 4.9 3.8 2.7 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.9
Winston Garland 84.1 4.5 2.9 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.2 -0.3
Billy Kenville 83.9 4.5 3.9 3.0 1.4 0.5 0.4
Lee Winfield 83.4 4.5 2.8 2.4 1.6 0.5 0.4 -0.1
Fred Jones 82.9 4.8 4.0 2.6 2.2 1.6 1.2 0.0
Matt Carroll 82.8 4.6 3.0 2.6 0.8 0.7 0.0 -0.1 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1975-76 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
Games
1974-75 NBA 82 (2)
1975-76 NBA 82 (2)
Assists
1974-75 NBA 499 (5)
1975-76 NBA 661 (1)
1976-77 NBA 630 (3)
Steals
1974-75 NBA 190 (2)
1975-76 NBA 261 (1)
1976-77 NBA 214 (2)
Assists Per Game
1974-75 NBA 6.1 (7)
1975-76 NBA 8.1 (1)
1976-77 NBA 8.0 (2)
Career NBA 6.1 (49)
Career 6.1 (50)
Steals Per Game
1974-75 NBA 2.3 (4)
1975-76 NBA 3.2 (1)
1976-77 NBA 2.7 (3)
Assist Pct
1974-75 NBA 31.7 (2)
1975-76 NBA 32.2 (1)
1976-77 NBA 34.0 (2)
Career NBA 31.0 (44)
Career 31.0 (44)
Steal Pct
1974-75 NBA 4.2 (1)
1975-76 NBA 4.2 (1)
1976-77 NBA 3.7 (5)
Defensive Rating
Career NBA 97.4 (17)
Career 97.4 (16)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.002 (477)
NBA Elo Player Rating
505th (overall) as of Feb 12, 2012, 7:08AM
 

Transactions

September 10, 1973: Signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics.

January 4, 1978: Traded by the Seattle SuperSonics to the New Orleans Jazz for a 1981 1st round draft pick (Danny Vranes).

September 21, 1978: Traded by the New Orleans Jazz to the Houston Rockets for a 1981 1st round draft pick (Danny Schayes).

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