David Thompson GF
Current Team: N/A
Born: Jul 13, 1954 (68 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]
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 |
☆ All-Star Season
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 |
☆ All-Star Season
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 |
☆ All-Star Season
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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. |
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 |
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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 |