David Thompson GF

Current Team: N/A

Born: Jul 13, 1954 (69 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Shelby, North Carolina

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-5 (196cm)     Weight: 195 (88kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1975 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 1, Atlanta Hawks

Pre-Draft Team: NC State (Sr)

High School: Crest High School [Shelby, North Carolina]


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NBA

9 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, 2x All-NBA 1st, 4x All-Star, #33 retired by DEN

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1976-77 DEN 82 - 36.6 25.91 10.05 19.83 .507 - - - 5.82 7.60 .766 1.68 2.39 4.07 4.11 1.39 0.65 - 2.88
1977-78 DEN 80 - 37.8 27.15 10.32 19.80 .521 - - - 6.50 8.35 .778 1.95 2.92 4.88 4.53 1.15 1.24 3.06 2.66
1978-79 DEN 76 - 35.1 24.01 9.12 17.80 .512 - - - 5.78 7.67 .753 1.43 2.17 3.61 2.96 0.92 1.08 2.45 2.37
1979-80 DEN 39 - 31.8 21.51 7.41 15.82 .468 0.18 0.49 .368 6.51 8.59 .758 1.44 3.03 4.46 3.18 1.00 0.97 2.97 2.72
1980-81 DEN 77 - 34.0 25.55 9.53 18.84 .506 0.13 0.51 .256 6.35 7.99 .795 1.39 2.34 3.73 3.00 0.69 0.78 3.25 3.00
1981-82 DEN 61 5 20.4 14.85 5.13 10.56 .486 0.07 0.23 .286 4.52 5.56 .814 0.93 1.49 2.43 1.92 0.56 0.48 2.33 2.44
1982-83 SEA 75 64 28.7 15.87 5.93 12.33 .481 0.03 0.13 .200 3.97 5.07 .784 1.28 2.32 3.60 2.96 0.63 0.44 2.17 1.89
1983-84 SEA 19 0 18.4 12.63 4.68 8.68 .539 0.00 0.05 .000 3.26 3.84 .849 0.95 1.37 2.32 0.68 0.53 0.68 1.42 1.58
CAREER   509 69 32.0 22.13 8.28 16.43 .504 0.08 0.31 .277 5.53 7.10 .778 1.45 2.33 3.77 3.20 0.90 0.80 2.64 2.53

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1976-77 DEN 82 - 3,001 2,125 824 1,626 .507 - - - 477 623 .766 138 196 334 337 114 53 - 236
1977-78 DEN 80 - 3,025 2,172 826 1,584 .521 - - - 520 668 .778 156 234 390 362 92 99 245 213
1978-79 DEN 76 - 2,670 1,825 693 1,353 .512 - - - 439 583 .753 109 165 274 225 70 82 186 180
1979-80 DEN 39 - 1,239 839 289 617 .468 7 19 .368 254 335 .758 56 118 174 124 39 38 116 106
1980-81 DEN 77 - 2,620 1,967 734 1,451 .506 10 39 .256 489 615 .795 107 180 287 231 53 60 250 231
1981-82 DEN 61 5 1,246 906 313 644 .486 4 14 .286 276 339 .814 57 91 148 117 34 29 142 149
1982-83 SEA 75 64 2,155 1,190 445 925 .481 2 10 .200 298 380 .784 96 174 270 222 47 33 163 142
1983-84 SEA 19 0 349 240 89 165 .539 0 1 .000 62 73 .849 18 26 44 13 10 13 27 30
CAREER   509 69 16,305 11,264 4,213 8,365 .504 23 83 .277 2,815 3,616 .778 737 1,184 1,921 1,631 459 407 1,129 1,287

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1976-77 DEN 82 - 0 0 4 0 0 0 .323 - - 0.38 50 32 .610 7.60 3.10 10.70
1977-78 DEN 80 - 0 0 7 0 0 0 .335 1.48 0.38 0.42 47 33 .588 10.80 1.90 12.70
1978-79 DEN 76 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .261 1.21 0.38 0.43 44 32 .579 7.40 2.10 9.50
1979-80 DEN 39 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 1.07 0.34 0.54 15 24 .385 2.20 0.80 3.00
1980-81 DEN 77 - 0 0 4 0 0 0 .255 0.92 0.21 0.42 34 43 .442 6.00 0.40 6.40
1981-82 DEN 61 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 .108 0.82 0.24 0.53 37 24 .607 2.10 - 2.00
1982-83 SEA 75 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 1.36 0.29 0.41 44 31 .587 3.60 1.80 5.40
1983-84 SEA 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .029 0.48 0.37 0.44 7 12 .368 0.80 0.30 1.00
CAREER   509 69 0 0 17 0 0 0 .202 1.15 0.31 0.43 278 231 .546 40.50 10.40 50.70

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1976-77 DEN 82 - .559 .507 4.83 6.51 5.69 17.74 - 1.64 0.90 - 127.24 - 1.31 - 99.8 19.83
1977-78 DEN 80 - .578 .521 5.49 7.66 6.62 19.25 11.54 1.34 1.66 26.82 129.99 -0.12 1.37 114.4 104.2 23.22
1978-79 DEN 76 - .567 .512 4.31 6.39 5.36 13.32 10.36 1.19 1.59 25.91 126.52 -1.35 1.35 113.9 106.2 19.93
1979-80 DEN 39 - .549 .474 4.60 10.15 7.31 15.65 13.18 1.45 1.65 27.85 159.50 -2.67 1.36 107.9 108.6 19.04
1980-81 DEN 77 - .571 .509 4.07 7.18 5.59 13.20 12.68 0.89 1.16 27.95 155.74 -3.40 1.36 111.1 112.6 19.57
1981-82 DEN 61 5 .571 .489 5.03 7.62 6.36 12.48 15.18 1.19 1.17 28.52 158.59 -4.72 1.41 108.4 115.6 17.61
1982-83 SEA 75 64 .545 .482 4.97 8.24 6.68 14.68 12.99 1.01 0.81 23.32 146.53 -0.70 1.29 108.2 106.5 16.10
1983-84 SEA 19 0 .609 .539 5.88 8.42 7.16 6.01 12.05 1.38 2.07 26.67 138.87 -5.34 1.45 113.8 109.2 20.10
CAREER   509 69 .566 .505 4.82 7.55 6.20 15.29 12.29 1.27 1.30 26.86 155.92 -1.95 1.35 111.2 107.9 19.72

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NBA Transactions

May 29, 1975 - The Atlanta Hawks selected David Thompson in Round 1 with Pick 1 in the 1975 NBA Draft.
Aug 5, 1976 - David Thompson signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets.
Jun 1, 1978 - David Thompson signed a veteran extension with the Denver Nuggets.
Jun 16, 1982 - David Thompson was acquired by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Denver Nuggets in a trade.
Jul 1, 1983 - David Thompson, previously with the Seattle SuperSonics, became a free agent.
Jan 18, 1984 - David Thompson signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics.
Jul 1, 1985 - David Thompson, previously with the Seattle SuperSonics, became a free agent.
Oct 15, 1985 - The Seattle SuperSonics renounced their free-agent exception rights to David Thompson.

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NBA Awards & Honors

All-NBA First Team - 1977, 1978
Player Of The Week - 11/02/1980

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1976-77 DEN 6 - 39.5 24.67 9.33 20.17 .463 - - - 6.00 8.83 .679 2.17 3.00 5.17 4.00 1.50 0.67 - 3.67
1977-78 DEN 13 - 37.0 25.23 10.08 22.38 .450 - - - 5.08 6.15 .825 1.38 2.69 4.08 4.00 0.69 1.62 3.00 2.62
1978-79 DEN 3 - 40.7 28.00 12.67 23.00 .551 - - - 2.67 3.67 .727 2.33 4.67 7.00 4.00 1.33 0.33 4.00 4.00
1981-82 DEN 3 0 22.0 11.67 5.00 11.00 .455 0.33 1.00 .333 1.33 2.33 .571 1.33 2.00 3.33 2.00 0.33 0.00 2.67 2.67
1982-83 SEA 2 0 32.5 12.00 4.50 12.50 .360 0.00 0.00 .000 3.00 5.00 .600 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.50 0.50 0.50 2.00 3.50
CAREER   27 0 36.0 22.93 9.22 19.96 .462 0.20 0.60 .333 4.44 5.96 .745 1.56 2.70 4.26 3.74 0.89 1.00 3.00 3.07

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1976-77 DEN 6 - 237 148 56 121 .463 - - - 36 53 .679 13 18 31 24 9 4 - 22
1977-78 DEN 13 - 481 328 131 291 .450 - - - 66 80 .825 18 35 53 52 9 21 39 34
1978-79 DEN 3 - 122 84 38 69 .551 - - - 8 11 .727 7 14 21 12 4 1 12 12
1981-82 DEN 3 0 66 35 15 33 .455 1 3 .333 4 7 .571 4 6 10 6 1 0 8 8
1982-83 SEA 2 0 65 24 9 25 .360 0 0 .000 6 10 .600 0 0 0 7 1 1 4 7
CAREER   27 0 971 619 249 539 .462 1 3 .333 120 161 .745 42 73 115 101 24 27 63 83

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1976-77 DEN 6 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .335 - - 0.44 2 4 .333 0.40 0.20 0.60
1977-78 DEN 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 1.33 0.23 0.27 6 7 .462 0.80 0.10 1.00
1978-79 DEN 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .376 1.00 0.33 0.16 1 2 .333 0.30 - 0.30
1981-82 DEN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 0.75 0.12 0.21 1 2 .333 -0.10 - -0.10
1982-83 SEA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 1.75 0.25 0.40 0 2 .000 -0.10 - -0.10
CAREER   27 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .255 1.22 0.24 0.30 10 17 .370 1.30 0.30 1.70

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1976-77 DEN 6 - .513 .463 5.68 8.24 6.93 17.48 - 1.70 0.93 - 114.21 - 1.22 - 100.7 17.61
1977-78 DEN 13 - .503 .450 3.88 7.23 5.59 16.86 10.68 0.85 2.23 28.60 127.52 -0.91 1.13 105.1 109.9 19.00
1978-79 DEN 3 - .569 .551 5.82 12.91 9.18 16.07 13.98 1.51 0.44 27.82 127.80 -3.34 1.22 107.7 108.7 20.94
1981-82 DEN 3 0 .485 .470 6.46 10.39 8.36 11.76 18.15 0.69 - 25.89 135.93 -5.77 1.06 91.1 116.8 10.54
1982-83 SEA 2 0 .408 .360 - - - 15.73 11.98 0.76 0.91 20.55 96.00 1.09 0.96 87.3 113.9 5.94
CAREER   27 0 .508 .463 4.48 7.87 6.17 16.45 11.92 1.15 1.49 28.45 154.06 -1.60 1.15 102.1 108.4 17.45

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983
Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP - 1979

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1977 West 1 - 29 18 7 9 .778 - - - 4 6 .667 0 7 7 3 3 0 - 3
1978 West 1 - 35 22 10 16 .625 - - - 2 4 .500 0 3 3 3 1 0 4 4
1979 West 1 - 34 25 11 17 .647 - - - 3 7 .429 3 2 5 2 1 1 1 4
1983 West 1 1 17 10 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2 1 0 3 2
TOTAL   4 4 115 75 33 49 .673 0 0 .000 9 17 .529 3 13 16 10 6 1 8 13
AVERAGES   4 4 28.8 18.75 8.25 12.25 .673 0.00 0.00 .000 2.25 4.25 .529 0.75 3.25 4.00 2.50 1.50 0.25 2.00 3.25

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NCAA

College: NC State (1975)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1971-72 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1972-73 NC State So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1973-74 NC State Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1974-75 NC State Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Naismith College Player of the Year - 1975
Adolph Rupp Trophy - 1975
Helms Foundation Player of the Year - 1974, 1975
Consensus All-American First Team - 1973, 1974, 1975
NABC Player of the Year - 1975
NABC All-American First Team - 1973, 1974, 1975
AP Player of the Year - 1974, 1975
AP All-American First Team - 1973, 1974, 1975
Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA Player of the Year) - 1975
USBWA All-American First Team - 1974, 1975
USBWA All-American Second Team - 1973
Sporting News Player of the Year - 1975
UPI Player of the Year - 1975
UPI All-American First Team - 1973, 1974, 1975
ACC Player of the Year (Media) - 1973, 1974, 1975
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player - 1974
NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (AP) - 1974


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of David Thompson?

David Thompson is 69 years old.

What is the height of David Thompson?

David Thompson is 6-5 (196cm) tall.

What is the weight of David Thompson?

David Thompson is 195 lbs (88kg).

What is the birthday of David Thompson?

David Thompson was born on Jul 13, 1954.

What position does David Thompson play?

David Thompson plays the GF position.

What was the pre-draft team of David Thompson?

David Thompson was drafted out of NC State.

What high school did David Thompson attend?

David Thompson attended Crest High School in Shelby, North Carolina.

What nationality is David Thompson?

David Thompson has a United States nationality.

Where was David Thompson born?

David Thompson was born in Shelby, North Carolina.

How many NBA seasons has David Thompson played?

David Thompson played 8 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of David Thompson?

David Thompson had career averages 22.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.8 blocks, 0.9 steals in 509 games.

What are the career totals of David Thompson?

David Thompson had career totals of 11,264 points, 1,921 rebounds, 1,631 assists, 407 blocks, 459 steals in 509 games.

How many teams has David Thompson been on?

David Thompson played for 2 NBA teams in his career - Denver Nuggets, Seattle SuperSonics.

When was David Thompson drafted?

David Thompson was drafted in the 1st round (#2 overall) of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks.

What is David Thompson's career high in points?

David Thompson averaged a career high 27.2 points per game in 1977-1978.

What is David Thompson's career high in rebounds?

David Thompson averaged a career high 4.9 rebounds per game in 1977-1978.

What is David Thompson's career high in assists?

David Thompson averaged a career high 4.5 assists per game in 1977-1978.

What is the career PER of David Thompson's?

David Thompson had a career PER of 19.7.

Is David Thompson in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, David Thompson was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.

How many times did David Thompson win All-NBA First Team?

David Thompson won All-NBA 1st 2 times.

How many All-Star teams has David Thompson been on?

David Thompson is a 4x All-Star.

Is David Thompson's jersey retired?

David Thompson's #33 jersey was retired by the Denver Nuggets.