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Don Adams
Power Forward ·Detroit Pistons ·NBA ·#10

Don Adams

Age78 BornNov 27, 1947 FromUSA Height198 cm (6'6") Weight95 kg CollegeNorthwestern Draft1970 · #120
Career averages
9.7PPG
6.2RPG
1.8APG
419 games · 4 seasons

At a glance

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Career snapshot
4Seasons
419Games
4,074Career points
8.4PER average
Most-played franchise: Detroit Pistons · 195 games · 1972-73 to 1974-75
Draft1970
8Round
120Overall pick
Selected by Houston Rockets · from Northwestern
Career highsSingle season
11.7PPG · 1971-72 · ATL
7.1RPG · 1971-72 · ATL
2.0APG · 1971-72 · ATL
11.6PER · 1971-72 · ATL
3.6Win shares · 1973-74 · DET
Position rank1974-75
#17PPG rank
#9PER rank
#8Win shares rank
Power ForwardPosition
Among 20 Power Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Detroit Pistons
1972-73 - 1974-75 · 3 seasons
8.8 PPG 5.7 RPG 1.7 APG
195 games
Atlanta Hawks
1971-72 - 1972-73 · 2 seasons
11.4 PPG 7.0 RPG 2.0 APG
74 games
Houston Rockets
1971-72 - 1971-72 · 1 seasons
4.3 PPG 2.7 RPG 1.0 APG
3 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1971-72 NBA 73 0 28.4 11.4 6.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 39.2 0.0 74.5 - -
1971-72 ATL 70 0 29.0 11.7 7.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 39.4 0.0 74.7 11.6 0.8
1971-72 HOU 3 0 13.7 4.3 2.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 31.6 0.0 50.0 4.5 -0.1
1972-73 NBA 74 0 25.3 9.1 6.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 39.1 0.0 78.8 - -
1972-73 ATL 4 0 19.0 5.8 5.5 1.3 0.0 0.0 21.1 0.0 87.5 3.9 -0.3
1972-73 DET 70 0 25.7 9.3 6.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 40.2 0.0 78.4 10.9 1.3
1973-74 DET 74 0 31.1 10.3 6.1 1.9 1.5 0.2 40.8 0.0 76.1 10.9 3.6
1974-75 DET 51 0 27.0 5.9 4.8 1.5 1.4 0.4 40.3 0.0 57.7 8.4 0.5

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1972 Houston Rockets Detroit Pistons season change
Jul 1972 Houston Rockets Atlanta Hawks season change
Jul 1972 Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons season change
Oct 1971 Atlanta Hawks Houston Rockets mid season trade From 1971-72 to 1971-72

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Born on November 27

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About Don Adams

Donald Lamar Adams was an American professional basketball player. He was 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall and weighed 210 pounds (95 kg).