David Thompson
Career averages
21.4PPG
3.7RPG
3.0APG
427 games · 7 seasons
At a glance
DEN hubCareer snapshot
7Seasons
427Games
9,142Career points
19.8PER average
Most-played franchise: Denver Nuggets · 333 games · 1977-78 to 1981-82
Honors and awards11 total
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame1996
5×
All-Star Selection1982, 1978, 1977, 1976, 1975
2×
All-NBA Team1977, 1976
1×
ABA Rookie of the Year1975
1×
All-ABA Team1975
1×
All-Rookie Team1975
Career highsSingle season
27.2PPG · 1977-78 · DEN
4.9RPG · 1977-78 · DEN
4.5APG · 1977-78 · DEN
23.2PER · 1977-78 · DEN
12.7Win shares · 1977-78 · DEN
Draft1975
1Round
1Overall pick
From North Carolina State
Position rank1982-83
#13PPG rank
#69PER rank
#59Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 90 Guard players with 41+ games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | DEN | 80 | 0 | 37.8 | 27.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 52.1 | 0.0 | 77.8 | 23.2 | 12.7 |
| 1978-79 | DEN | 76 | 0 | 35.1 | 24.0 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 51.2 | 0.0 | 75.3 | 19.9 | 9.5 |
| 1979-80 | DEN | 39 | 0 | 31.8 | 21.5 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 46.8 | 36.8 | 75.8 | 19.0 | 3.0 |
| 1980-81 | DEN | 77 | 0 | 34.0 | 25.5 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 50.6 | 25.6 | 79.5 | 19.4 | 6.4 |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 61 | 5 | 20.4 | 14.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 48.6 | 28.6 | 81.4 | 17.6 | 2.0 |
| 1982-83 | OKC | 75 | 64 | 28.7 | 15.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 48.1 | 20.0 | 78.4 | - | - |
| 1983-84 | OKC | 19 | 0 | 18.4 | 12.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 84.9 | - | - |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1982 | Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
All entries are season change.
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About David Thompson
David O'Neil Thompson, commonly known by the nickname "Skywalker", is an American former professional basketball player. He played with the Denver Nuggets of both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA before drug problems cut short his career. He was previously a star in college for North Carolina State, leading the Wolfpack to its first NCAA championship in 1974. Thompson is one of the eleven players to score 70 or more points in an NBA game. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame i