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Sidney Wicks

Sidney Wicks

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: September 19, 1949 in Los Angeles, California
High School: Hamilton in Los Angeles, California
College: University of California, Los Angeles
Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1971 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 15, 1971

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All-Star

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 7:15AM
All-Time Rank: #217. Sean Elliott… #218. Gilbert Arenas… #219. SIDNEY WICKS… #219. Al Jefferson… #221. Alvan Adams… #221. Danny Manning… 

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
1971-72 22 POR NBA 82 3245 784 1837 .427 441 621 .710 943 350 186 2009
1972-73 23 POR NBA 80 3152 761 1684 .452 384 531 .723 870 440 253 1906
1973-74 24 POR NBA 75 2853 685 1492 .459 314 412 .762 196 488 684 326 90 63 214 1684
1974-75 25 POR NBA 82 3162 692 1391 .497 394 558 .706 231 646 877 287 108 80 289 1778
1975-76 26 POR NBA 79 3044 580 1201 .483 345 512 .674 245 467 712 244 77 53 250 1505
1976-77 27 BOS NBA 82 2642 464 1012 .458 310 464 .668 268 556 824 169 64 61 331 1238
1977-78 28 BOS NBA 81 2413 433 927 .467 217 329 .660 223 450 673 171 67 46 226 318 1083
1978-79 29 SDC NBA 79 2022 312 676 .462 147 226 .650 159 246 405 126 70 36 180 274 771
1979-80 30 SDC NBA 71 2146 210 496 .423 0 1 .000 83 152 .546 138 271 409 213 76 52 167 241 503
1980-81 31 SDC NBA 49 1083 125 286 .437 0 1 .000 76 150 .507 79 144 223 111 40 40 94 168 326
Career NBA 760 25762 5046 11002 .459 0 2 .000 2711 3955 .685 1539 3268 6620 2437 592 431 667 2524 12803

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
1971-72 22 POR NBA 82 39.6 9.6 22.4 .427 5.4 7.6 .710 11.5 4.3 2.3 24.5
1972-73 23 POR NBA 80 39.4 9.5 21.1 .452 4.8 6.6 .723 10.9 5.5 3.2 23.8
1973-74 24 POR NBA 75 38.0 9.1 19.9 .459 4.2 5.5 .762 2.6 6.5 9.1 4.3 1.2 0.8 2.9 22.5
1974-75 25 POR NBA 82 38.6 8.4 17.0 .497 4.8 6.8 .706 2.8 7.9 10.7 3.5 1.3 1.0 3.5 21.7
1975-76 26 POR NBA 79 38.5 7.3 15.2 .483 4.4 6.5 .674 3.1 5.9 9.0 3.1 1.0 0.7 3.2 19.1
1976-77 27 BOS NBA 82 32.2 5.7 12.3 .458 3.8 5.7 .668 3.3 6.8 10.0 2.1 0.8 0.7 4.0 15.1
1977-78 28 BOS NBA 81 29.8 5.3 11.4 .467 2.7 4.1 .660 2.8 5.6 8.3 2.1 0.8 0.6 2.8 3.9 13.4
1978-79 29 SDC NBA 79 25.6 3.9 8.6 .462 1.9 2.9 .650 2.0 3.1 5.1 1.6 0.9 0.5 2.3 3.5 9.8
1979-80 30 SDC NBA 71 30.2 3.0 7.0 .423 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.1 .546 1.9 3.8 5.8 3.0 1.1 0.7 2.4 3.4 7.1
1980-81 31 SDC NBA 49 22.1 2.6 5.8 .437 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 3.1 .507 1.6 2.9 4.6 2.3 0.8 0.8 1.9 3.4 6.7
Career NBA 760 33.9 6.6 14.5 .459 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 5.2 .685 2.6 5.5 8.7 3.2 1.0 0.7 2.4 3.3 16.8

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
1971-72 22 POR NBA 82 3245 8.7 20.4 .427 4.9 6.9 .710 10.5 3.9 2.1 22.3
1972-73 23 POR NBA 80 3152 8.7 19.2 .452 4.4 6.1 .723 9.9 5.0 2.9 21.8
1973-74 24 POR NBA 75 2853 8.6 18.8 .459 4.0 5.2 .762 2.5 6.2 8.6 4.1 1.1 0.8 2.7 21.2
1974-75 25 POR NBA 82 3162 7.9 15.8 .497 4.5 6.4 .706 2.6 7.4 10.0 3.3 1.2 0.9 3.3 20.2
1975-76 26 POR NBA 79 3044 6.9 14.2 .483 4.1 6.1 .674 2.9 5.5 8.4 2.9 0.9 0.6 3.0 17.8
1976-77 27 BOS NBA 82 2642 6.3 13.8 .458 4.2 6.3 .668 3.7 7.6 11.2 2.3 0.9 0.8 4.5 16.9
1977-78 28 BOS NBA 81 2413 6.5 13.8 .467 3.2 4.9 .660 3.3 6.7 10.0 2.6 1.0 0.7 3.4 4.7 16.2
1978-79 29 SDC NBA 79 2022 5.6 12.0 .462 2.6 4.0 .650 2.8 4.4 7.2 2.2 1.2 0.6 3.2 4.9 13.7
1979-80 30 SDC NBA 71 2146 3.5 8.3 .423 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.5 .546 2.3 4.5 6.9 3.6 1.3 0.9 2.8 4.0 8.4
1980-81 31 SDC NBA 49 1083 4.2 9.5 .437 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 5.0 .507 2.6 4.8 7.4 3.7 1.3 1.3 3.1 5.6 10.8
Career NBA 760 25762 7.1 15.4 .459 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 5.5 .685 2.9 6.1 9.3 3.4 1.1 0.8 3.1 3.5 17.9

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
1971-72 22 POR NBA 82 3245 19.2 .476 .427 13.6 17.1 1.3 1.0 2.3 .034
1972-73 23 POR NBA 80 3152 20.3 .497 .452 13.3 20.9 4.2 1.3 5.6 .085
1973-74 24 POR NBA 75 2853 19.0 .503 .459 6.9 17.8 12.2 17.1 1.4 1.2 102 4.3 1.3 5.6 .094
1974-75 25 POR NBA 82 3162 19.7 .543 .497 8.0 20.5 14.5 14.2 1.6 1.3 96 5.7 4.0 9.7 .147
1975-76 26 POR NBA 79 3044 16.4 .528 .483 8.4 15.3 11.9 11.9 1.1 0.9 99 4.2 2.9 7.1 .112
1976-77 27 BOS NBA 82 2642 15.4 .509 .458 10.1 20.5 15.3 9.2 1.1 1.2 96 2.2 3.8 6.1 .110
1977-78 28 BOS NBA 81 2413 13.9 .505 .467 9.6 18.5 14.2 10.1 1.3 1.0 17.4 20.8 97 100 1.4 2.8 4.2 .084
1978-79 29 SDC NBA 79 2022 11.1 .497 .462 8.4 13.0 10.7 7.9 1.6 0.9 18.8 17.9 98 108 0.5 1.0 1.5 .037
1979-80 30 SDC NBA 71 2146 8.5 .447 .423 6.7 14.1 10.3 12.5 1.7 1.3 22.9 13.6 90 109 -1.3 1.2 -0.1 -0.001
1980-81 31 SDC NBA 49 1083 9.7 .463 .437 8.1 16.2 12.0 13.4 1.8 2.1 21.1 16.8 91 106 -0.7 1.0 0.4 .016
Career NBA 760 25762 16.2 .502 .459 8.3 17.3 13.0 13.9 1.4 1.2 19.5 17.5 95 101 21.9 20.5 42.4 .079

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
1976-77 27 BOS NBA 9 261 42 81 34 47 26 83 16 13 3 37 118 .519 .723 29.0 13.1 9.2 1.8
Career NBA 9 261 42 81 34 47 26 83 16 13 3 37 118 .519 .723 29.0 13.1 9.2 1.8

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
1976-77 27 BOS NBA 9 261 16.8 .580 .519 10.1 21.6 15.9 8.8 2.2 0.6 95 0.5 0.4 0.9 .165
Career NBA 9 261 16.8 .580 .519 10.1 21.6 15.9 8.8 2.2 0.6 95 0.5 0.4 0.9 .165

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1971-72 22 POR NBA 1 0 10:00 2 5 .400 0 0 2 0 3 4
1972-73 23 POR NBA 1 1 24:00 4 10 .400 5 5 1.000 5 1 2 13
1973-74 24 POR NBA 1 0 24:00 5 6 .833 6 10 .600 1 1 1 2 0 4 16
1974-75 25 POR NBA 1 0 23:00 7 19 .368 2 3 .667 4 9 1 0 1 1 16
Career NBA 4 1 81 18 40 .450 13 18 .722 5 17 3 2 1 10 49

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sidney Wicks 9.7 7.1 6.1 5.6 5.6 4.2 2.3 1.5 0.4 -0.1
Udonis Haslem 93.7 9.2 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.1 4.8 2.5 0.9
Charles Smith 91.0 9.4 7.4 6.6 4.8 4.4 4.0 2.4 1.9 0.0
Antonio McDyess 89.6 9.4 7.8 6.2 5.7 4.6 4.2 3.6 1.8 1.2 0.8
Danny Manning 87.3 9.8 7.9 6.5 5.3 5.2 5.2 3.5 3.4 0.7 0.4
Steve Mix 87.3 9.4 8.2 6.5 5.5 5.1 5.1 4.9 1.3 0.4 -0.3
Vin Baker 87.1 10.4 8.3 6.2 5.8 4.4 3.5 2.2 1.8 1.6 0.4
Raef LaFrentz 87.0 7.5 6.8 6.4 5.9 5.8 4.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.2
Jamal Mashburn 86.9 9.0 7.3 6.4 6.3 4.1 3.6 3.4 1.8 0.9 0.2
Josh Smith 86.7 9.3 6.4 5.8 4.9 4.4 3.6 2.4
Frank Ramsey 86.6 10.0 7.3 6.5 5.9 5.3 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sidney Wicks 9.7 7.1 6.1 5.6 5.6 4.2 2.3 1.5 0.4 -0.1
Udonis Haslem 93.7 9.2 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.1 4.8 2.5 0.9
Charles Smith 91.0 9.4 7.4 6.6 4.8 4.4 4.0 2.4 1.9 0.0
Raef LaFrentz 87.0 7.5 6.8 6.4 5.9 5.8 4.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.2
Josh Smith 86.7 9.3 6.4 5.8 4.9 4.4 3.6 2.4
Frank Ramsey 86.6 10.0 7.3 6.5 5.9 5.3 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.2
Cincinnatus Powell 86.3 8.1 7.0 6.8 6.4 5.4 4.3 3.0 0.1
Jamal Mashburn 85.9 9.0 7.3 6.4 6.3 4.1 3.6 3.4 1.8 0.9 0.7 0.2
Wil Jones 85.8 7.4 6.9 6.0 5.4 4.0 3.7 2.3 0.9 0.6
Chris Mills 85.2 8.9 7.8 5.4 5.1 4.0 3.0 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.1
Jim McMillian 85.0 8.9 7.9 7.8 6.4 6.0 3.4 2.6 2.5 0.5

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
1968-69 19 UCLA 30 84 193 58 100 153 226 .435 .580 7.5 5.1
1969-70 20 UCLA 30 221 415 117 185 357 559 .533 .632 18.6 11.9
1970-71 21 UCLA 30 244 466 150 227 384 638 .524 .661 21.3 12.8
Career 90 549 1074 325 512 894 1423 .511 .635 15.8 9.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1972 NBA
1973 NBA
1974 NBA
1975 NBA
Awards
1969-70 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
1971-72 NBA Rookie of the Year
Honors
1969-70 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
1970-71 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1971-72 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
MVP Award Shares
1972-73 NBA 0.003 (16)
1974-75 NBA 0.008 (12)
Career 0.012 (152)
Games
1971-72 NBA 82 (2)
1974-75 NBA 82 (2)
1976-77 NBA 82 (3)
Minutes Played
1971-72 NBA 3245 (9)
1974-75 NBA 3162 (9)
1975-76 NBA 3044 (10)
Field Goals
1971-72 NBA 784 (7)
Field Goal Attempts
1971-72 NBA 1837 (5)
1972-73 NBA 1684 (10)
Free Throws
1972-73 NBA 384 (9)
1974-75 NBA 394 (5)
Free Throw Attempts
1971-72 NBA 621 (6)
1972-73 NBA 531 (6)
1974-75 NBA 558 (3)
1975-76 NBA 512 (6)
Offensive Rebounds
1976-77 NBA 268 (10)
Defensive Rebounds
1974-75 NBA 646 (9)
Personal Fouls
1974-75 NBA 289 (10)
1976-77 NBA 331 (4)
1977-78 NBA 318 (7)
Points
1971-72 NBA 2009 (8)
1972-73 NBA 1906 (9)
1974-75 NBA 1778 (7)
Points Per Game
1972-73 NBA 23.8 (9)
Rebounds Per Game
Career NBA 8.7 (86)
Player Efficiency Rating
1972-73 NBA 20.3 (7)
1974-75 NBA 19.7 (9)
Defensive Rating
Career NBA 101.1 (72)
Career 101.1 (79)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.195 (141)
NBA Elo Player Rating
219th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 7:15AM

Transactions

May 29, 1971: Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1971 NBA Draft.

October 12, 1976: Sold by the Portland Trail Blazers to the Boston Celtics.

August 4, 1978: Traded by the Boston Celtics with Kevin Kunnert, Kermit Washington and Freeman Williams to the San Diego Clippers for Tiny Archibald, Marvin Barnes, Billy Knight, a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Danny Ainge) and a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Rod Foster).

January 28, 1981: Waived by the San Diego Clippers.

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