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Forward · New York Knicks

Dewayne Scales

Age 67 · USA · 203 cm (6'8") · 94 kg · Born Dec 28, 1958 · Louisiana State

4.6 PPG 2.9 RPG 0.2 APG 49 games 3 seasons

Career snapshot

3seasons
49games
224career pts
6.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 47 games · 1980-81–1981-82

Position rank · 1980-81

#63PPG rank
#48PER rank
#53WS rank
Among 71 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 4.9 1980-81 · NYK
RPG 3.0 1980-81 · NYK
APG 0.2 1980-81 · NYK
PER 11.5 1980-81 · NYK
WS 0.3 1980-81 · NYK

Draft

1980
Round 2 · Pick 36
from Louisiana State

Career by team

Washington Wizards
1983-84 – 1983-84 · 1 seasons
3.0 PPG 1.5 RPG 0.0 APG
2 games
New York Knicks
1980-81 – 1981-82 · 2 seasons
4.7 PPG 2.9 RPG 0.2 APG
47 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1980-81 NYK 44 0 11.0 4.9 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 41.8 16.7 66.7 11.5 0.3
1981-82 NYK 3 0 8.0 1.0 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 20.0 0.0 50.0 1.0 -0.1
1983-84 WAS 2 0 6.5 3.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 60.0 0.0 0.0 — —

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1983 New York Knicks Washington Wizards From 1981-82 to 1983-84

All entries are offseason.

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