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Larry Wright

Larry Glenn Wright

Position: Guard
Height: 6-1    Weight: 160 lbs.
Born: November 23, 1954 in Monroe, Louisiana
High School: Western in Washington, District of Columbia
College: Grambling State University

Drafted by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round (14th pick, 14th overall) of the 1976 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
1976-77 22 WSB NBA 78 1421 262 595 .440 88 115 .765 32 66 98 232 55 5 170 612
1977-78 23 WSB NBA 70 1466 283 570 .496 76 107 .710 31 71 102 260 68 15 134 195 642
1978-79 24 WSB NBA 73 1658 276 589 .469 125 168 .744 48 92 140 298 69 13 119 166 677
1979-80 25 WSB NBA 76 1286 229 500 .458 4 16 .250 96 108 .889 40 82 122 222 49 18 108 144 558
1980-81 26 DET NBA 45 997 140 303 .462 2 7 .286 53 66 .803 26 62 88 153 42 7 74 114 335
1981-82 27 DET NBA 1 0 6 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Career NBA 343 0 6834 1190 2558 .465 6 23 .261 438 564 .777 177 373 550 1165 283 58 436 791 2824

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
1976-77 22 WSB NBA 78 18.2 3.4 7.6 .440 1.1 1.5 .765 0.4 0.8 1.3 3.0 0.7 0.1 2.2 7.8
1977-78 23 WSB NBA 70 20.9 4.0 8.1 .496 1.1 1.5 .710 0.4 1.0 1.5 3.7 1.0 0.2 1.9 2.8 9.2
1978-79 24 WSB NBA 73 22.7 3.8 8.1 .469 1.7 2.3 .744 0.7 1.3 1.9 4.1 0.9 0.2 1.6 2.3 9.3
1979-80 25 WSB NBA 76 16.9 3.0 6.6 .458 0.1 0.2 .250 1.3 1.4 .889 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.9 0.6 0.2 1.4 1.9 7.3
1980-81 26 DET NBA 45 22.2 3.1 6.7 .462 0.0 0.2 .286 1.2 1.5 .803 0.6 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.9 0.2 1.6 2.5 7.4
1981-82 27 DET NBA 1 0 6.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0
Career NBA 343 0 19.9 3.5 7.5 .465 0.0 0.2 .261 1.3 1.6 .777 0.5 1.1 1.6 3.4 0.8 0.2 1.6 2.3 8.2

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
1976-77 22 WSB NBA 78 1421 6.6 15.1 .440 2.2 2.9 .765 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.9 1.4 0.1 4.3 15.5
1977-78 23 WSB NBA 70 1466 6.9 14.0 .496 1.9 2.6 .710 0.8 1.7 2.5 6.4 1.7 0.4 3.3 4.8 15.8
1978-79 24 WSB NBA 73 1658 6.0 12.8 .469 2.7 3.6 .744 1.0 2.0 3.0 6.5 1.5 0.3 2.6 3.6 14.7
1979-80 25 WSB NBA 76 1286 6.4 14.0 .458 0.1 0.4 .250 2.7 3.0 .889 1.1 2.3 3.4 6.2 1.4 0.5 3.0 4.0 15.6
1980-81 26 DET NBA 45 997 5.1 10.9 .462 0.1 0.3 .286 1.9 2.4 .803 0.9 2.2 3.2 5.5 1.5 0.3 2.7 4.1 12.1
1981-82 27 DET NBA 1 0 6 0.0 6.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 12.0 0.0
Career NBA 343 0 6834 6.3 13.5 .465 0.1 0.4 .261 2.3 3.0 .777 0.9 2.0 2.9 6.1 1.5 0.3 2.9 4.2 14.9

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
1976-77 22 WSB NBA 78 1421 13.0 .474 .440 2.4 4.7 3.5 23.1 1.8 0.2 102 0.3 1.1 1.4
1977-78 23 WSB NBA 70 1466 13.7 .520 .496 2.1 4.8 3.4 25.0 2.1 0.5 17.8 19.3 101 103 1.5 1.2 2.7
1978-79 24 WSB NBA 73 1658 13.7 .511 .469 3.0 5.6 4.3 22.5 1.9 0.4 15.2 18.0 106 105 2.0 1.5 3.5
1979-80 25 WSB NBA 76 1286 13.3 .510 .462 3.1 6.5 4.8 23.9 1.8 0.7 16.5 20.1 102 107 0.8 1.0 1.8
1980-81 26 DET NBA 45 997 11.1 .504 .465 2.9 7.7 5.1 22.6 2.0 0.4 18.2 16.5 101 107 0.4 0.9 1.2
1981-82 27 DET NBA 1 6 -17.2 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 13.0 0 114 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 343 6834 13.1 .503 .466 2.7 5.7 4.2 23.4 1.9 0.4 16.8 18.6 102 104 4.9 5.7 10.6

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
1976-77 22 WSB NBA 8 104 19 39 15 21 1 7 16 7 1 18 53 .487 .714 13.0 6.6 0.9 2.0
1977-78 23 WSB NBA 21 402 76 163 19 25 7 31 67 17 2 25 58 171 .466 .760 19.1 8.1 1.5 3.2
1978-79 24 WSB NBA 18 331 62 129 27 30 12 25 44 10 4 27 49 151 .481 .900 18.4 8.4 1.4 2.4
1979-80 25 WSB NBA 2 33 9 17 0 1 4 5 1 2 6 3 0 3 6 22 .529 .000 .800 16.5 11.0 1.0 3.0
Career NBA 49 870 166 348 0 1 65 81 21 65 133 37 7 55 131 397 .477 .000 .802 17.8 8.1 1.3 2.7

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
1976-77 22 WSB NBA 8 104 17.1 .549 .487 1.0 5.9 3.5 22.9 3.2 0.5 100 0.1 0.1 0.2
1977-78 23 WSB NBA 21 402 13.6 .491 .466 1.7 6.1 3.9 23.7 2.0 0.3 12.6 19.3 104 102 0.4 0.5 0.9
1978-79 24 WSB NBA 18 331 13.7 .531 .481 3.5 4.1 3.8 20.2 1.5 0.6 16.0 20.1 105 106 0.5 0.2 0.6
1979-80 25 WSB NBA 2 33 22.1 .573 .529 3.2 3.3 3.3 31.8 4.4 0.0 13.5 27.5 111 111 0.1 0.0 0.1
Career NBA 49 870 14.4 .517 .477 2.4 5.2 3.8 22.6 2.0 0.4 14.1 20.0 105 104 1.1 0.7 1.8

Transactions

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1976 NBA Draft.

November 12, 1980: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Detroit Pistons; the Washington Bullets received a 1981 3rd round draft pick (Mike Ferrara) and a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Michael Britt) as compensation.

November 2, 1981: Waived by the Detroit Pistons.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1980-81 Detroit Pistons NBA $125,000
Career (may be incomplete) $125,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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