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Jamaal Wilkes
Forward ·Los Angeles Lakers ·NBA ·#52

Jamaal Wilkes

Age73 BornMay 2, 1953 FromUSA Height198 cm (6'6") Weight86 kg CollegeUCLA Draft1974 · #11
Career averages
17.7PPG
5.7RPG
2.5APG
670 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

LAL hub
Career snapshot
10Seasons
670Games
11,837Career points
15.4PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 575 games · 1977-78 to 1984-85
Honors and awards8 total
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame2012
3×
All-Star Selection1982, 1980, 1975
2×
All-Defense Team1976, 1975
1×
All-Rookie Team1974
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year1974
All awards
Career highsSingle season
22.6PPG · 1980-81 · LAL
8.2RPG · 1974-75 · GSW
3.6APG · 1977-78 · LAL
18.0PER · 1980-81 · LAL
10.0Win shares · 1979-80 · LAL
Draft1974
1Round
11Overall pick
From UCLA
Position rank1984-85
#40PPG rank
#39PER rank
#42Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 73 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Clippers
1985-86 - 1985-86 · 1 seasons
5.8 PPG 2.2 RPG 1.2 APG
13 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1977-78 - 1984-85 · 8 seasons
18.4 PPG 5.4 RPG 2.6 APG
575 games
Golden State Warriors
1974-75 - 1974-75 · 1 seasons
14.2 PPG 8.2 RPG 2.2 APG
82 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1974-75 GSW 82 0 30.7 14.2 8.2 2.2 1.3 0.3 44.2 0.0 73.4 15.3 5.1
1977-78 LAL 51 0 29.2 12.9 7.5 3.6 1.5 0.4 44.0 0.0 71.6 16.1 3.3
1978-79 LAL 82 82 35.5 18.6 7.4 2.8 1.6 0.3 50.4 0.0 75.1 16.4 6.9
1979-80 LAL 82 82 37.9 20.0 6.4 3.0 1.6 0.3 53.5 17.6 80.8 17.6 10.0
1980-81 LAL 81 0 37.4 22.6 5.4 2.9 1.5 0.4 52.6 7.7 75.8 18.0 8.5
1981-82 LAL 82 82 35.4 21.1 4.8 1.7 1.1 0.3 52.5 0.0 73.2 16.5 7.7
1982-83 LAL 80 80 31.9 19.6 4.3 2.3 0.8 0.2 53.0 0.0 75.7 17.6 7.4
1983-84 LAL 75 74 33.4 17.3 4.5 2.9 1.0 0.5 51.4 25.0 74.3 15.4 6.0
1984-85 LAL 42 8 18.1 8.3 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.1 48.8 0.0 77.3 11.0 0.9
1985-86 LAC 13 1 15.0 5.8 2.2 1.2 0.5 0.2 40.0 33.3 81.5 10.2 0.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1985 Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Clippers season change
Oct 1977 Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Lakers offseason From 1974-75 to 1977-78

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About Jamaal Wilkes

Jamaal Abdul-Lateef, better known as Jamaal Wilkes, is an American former basketball player who was a small forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time NBA All-Star, he won four NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers. Nicknamed "Silk", he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.