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Buck Williams
Forward ·Brooklyn Nets ·NBA ·#52

Buck Williams

Age66 BornMar 8, 1960 FromUSA Height203 cm (6'8") Weight102 kg CollegeMaryland Draft1981 · #3
Career averages
12.9PPG
10.0RPG
1.3APG
1,307 games · 17 seasons

At a glance

BKN hub
Career snapshot
17Seasons
1,307Games
16,805Career points
13.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Brooklyn Nets · 635 games · 1981-82 to 1988-89
Honors and awards10 total
4×
All-Defense Team1991, 1990, 1989, 1987
3×
All-Star Selection1985, 1982, 1981
1×
All-NBA Team1982
1×
All-Rookie Team1981
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year1981
All awards
Career highsSingle season
18.3PPG · 1987-88 · BKN
12.5RPG · 1982-83 · BKN
2.0APG · 1984-85 · BKN
15.0PER · 1991-92 · POR
9.2Win shares · 1991-92 · POR
Draft1981
1Round
3Overall pick
From Maryland
Position rank1997-98
#89PPG rank
#59PER rank
#57Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 99 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

New York Knicks
1996-97 - 1997-98 · 2 seasons
5.8 PPG 5.1 RPG 0.6 APG
115 games
Portland Trail Blazers
1989-90 - 1995-96 · 7 seasons
10.2 PPG 8.7 RPG 1.1 APG
557 games
Brooklyn Nets
1981-82 - 1988-89 · 8 seasons
16.5 PPG 11.9 RPG 1.5 APG
635 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1981-82 BKN 82 82 34.5 15.5 12.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 58.2 0.0 62.4 - -
1982-83 BKN 82 82 36.1 17.0 12.5 1.5 1.1 1.3 58.8 0.0 62.0 - -
1983-84 BKN 81 81 37.1 15.7 12.3 1.6 1.0 1.5 53.5 0.0 57.0 - -
1984-85 BKN 82 82 38.8 18.2 12.3 2.0 0.8 1.3 53.0 25.0 62.5 - -
1985-86 BKN 82 82 37.4 15.9 12.0 1.6 0.9 1.2 52.3 0.0 67.6 - -
1986-87 BKN 82 82 36.3 18.0 12.5 1.6 1.0 1.1 55.7 0.0 73.1 - -
1987-88 BKN 70 70 37.7 18.3 11.9 1.6 1.0 0.6 56.0 100.0 66.8 - -
1988-89 BKN 74 72 33.1 13.0 9.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 53.1 0.0 66.6 - -
1989-90 POR 82 82 34.2 13.6 9.8 1.4 0.8 0.5 54.8 0.0 70.6 14.3 8.7
1990-91 POR 80 80 32.3 11.7 9.4 1.2 0.6 0.6 60.2 0.0 70.5 14.3 8.5
1991-92 POR 80 80 31.5 11.3 8.8 1.4 0.8 0.5 60.4 0.0 75.4 15.0 9.2
1992-93 POR 82 82 30.5 8.3 8.4 0.9 1.0 0.7 51.1 0.0 64.5 11.9 6.1
1993-94 POR 81 81 32.5 9.7 10.4 1.0 0.7 0.6 55.5 0.0 67.9 14.0 7.9
1994-95 POR 82 82 29.5 9.2 8.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 51.2 50.0 67.3 13.6 6.1
1995-96 POR 70 10 23.9 7.3 5.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 50.0 66.7 66.8 12.3 3.9
1996-97 NYK 74 4 20.2 6.3 5.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 53.7 0.0 64.2 13.9 4.8
1997-98 NYK 41 6 18.0 4.9 4.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 50.3 0.0 73.2 12.3 2.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1996 Portland Trail Blazers New York Knicks
Jul 1989 Brooklyn Nets Portland Trail Blazers

All entries are season change.

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About Buck Williams

Charles Linwood "Buck" Williams is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers. He was well known for his rebounding ability and trademark goggles.