Career snapshot
7seasons
427games
9,142career pts
19.8PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Denver Nuggets
· 333 games · 1977-78–1981-82
Position rank · 1982-83
#13PPG rank
#69PER rank
#59WS rank
Among 90 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
27.2
1977-78 · DEN
RPG
4.9
1977-78 · DEN
APG
4.5
1977-78 · DEN
PER
23.2
1977-78 · DEN
WS
12.7
1977-78 · DEN
Draft
1975
Round 1 ·
Pick 1
from North Carolina State
Honors & awards
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame
1996
5×
All-Star Selection
1982, 1978, 1977, 1976, 1975
2×
All-NBA Team
1977, 1976
1×
ABA Rookie of the Year
1975
1×
All-ABA Team
1975
1×
All-Rookie Team
1975
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