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Cedric Maxwell

Age 70 · USA · 203 cm (6'8") · 93 kg · Born Nov 21, 1955 · North Carolina-Charlotte

12.3 PPG 6.2 RPG 2.2 APG 916 games 11 seasons
Cedric Maxwell

Career snapshot

11seasons
916games
11,266career pts
15.9PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Boston Celtics · 607 games · 1977-78–1984-85

Position rank · 1987-88

#71PPG rank
#39PER rank
#40WS rank
Among 80 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 19.0 1978-79 · BOS
RPG 9.9 1978-79 · BOS
APG 3.5 1986-87 · LAC
PER 19.9 1978-79 · BOS
WS 12.2 1979-80 · BOS

Draft

1977
Round 1 · Pick 12
from North Carolina-Charlotte

Honors & awards

1×
NBA Finals MVP
1981

Career by team

Houston Rockets
1986-87 – 1987-88 · 2 seasons
5.1 PPG 3.1 RPG 1.1 APG
117 games
Los Angeles Clippers
1985-86 – 1986-87 · 2 seasons
13.9 PPG 7.9 RPG 3.0 APG
111 games
Boston Celtics
1977-78 – 1984-85 · 8 seasons
13.7 PPG 6.6 RPG 2.3 APG
607 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 BOS 72 23 16.8 7.3 5.3 0.9 0.7 0.7 53.8 0.0 75.2 17.8 4.2
1978-79 BOS 80 60 37.1 19.0 9.9 2.9 1.2 0.9 58.4 0.0 80.2 19.9 11.7
1979-80 BOS 80 80 34.3 16.9 8.8 2.5 1.0 0.8 60.9 0.0 78.7 19.0 12.2
1980-81 BOS 81 81 33.7 15.2 6.5 2.7 1.0 0.8 58.8 0.0 78.2 17.6 11.0
1981-82 BOS 78 73 33.2 14.8 6.4 2.3 1.0 0.6 54.8 0.0 74.7 16.0 9.1
1982-83 BOS 79 71 28.5 11.9 5.3 2.4 0.8 0.5 49.9 0.0 81.2 14.7 6.6
1983-84 BOS 80 78 31.3 11.9 5.8 2.6 0.8 0.3 53.2 16.7 75.3 13.5 6.4
1984-85 BOS 57 51 26.2 11.1 4.2 1.8 0.6 0.3 53.3 0.0 83.1 14.2 4.6
1985-86 LAC 76 72 32.3 14.1 8.2 2.8 0.8 0.4 47.5 0.0 79.5 15.6 5.4
1986-87 NBA 81 31 24.3 10.0 5.4 2.4 0.5 0.2 53.0 0.0 77.5 — —
1986-87 HOU 46 0 18.2 7.2 4.0 1.6 0.3 0.1 54.8 0.0 77.3 15.2 2.9
1986-87 LAC 35 31 32.3 13.6 7.2 3.5 0.7 0.3 51.9 0.0 77.6 15.4 2.5
1987-88 HOU 71 0 11.9 3.8 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.2 46.8 0.0 76.9 12.1 2.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1986 Houston Rockets Los Angeles Clippers mid season trade From 1986-87 to 1986-87
Jul 1986 Los Angeles Clippers Houston Rockets season change
Jul 1985 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Clippers season change

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About Cedric Maxwell

Cedric Bryan Maxwell is an American former professional basketball player now in radio broadcasting. Nicknamed "Cornbread", he played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and played a key role in two championships with the Boston Celtics.