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Kurt Rambis
Forward ·Los Angeles Lakers ·NBA ·#18

Kurt Rambis

Age68 BornFeb 25, 1958 FromUSA Height203 cm (6'8") Weight97 kg CollegeSanta Clara Draft1980 · #58
Career averages
5.1PPG
5.6RPG
1.1APG
1,026 games · 14 seasons

At a glance

LAL hub
Career snapshot
14Seasons
1,026Games
5,235Career points
12.6PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 569 games · 1981-82 to 1994-95
Draft1980
3Round
58Overall pick
From Santa Clara
Career highsSingle season
11.1PPG · 1988-89 · NOP
9.4RPG · 1988-89 · NOP
2.1APG · 1988-89 · NOP
15.0PER · 1987-88 · LAL
4.3Win shares · 1982-83 · LAL
Position rank1993-94
#92PPG rank
#41PER rank
#54Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 102 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Lakers
1981-82 - 1994-95 · 9 seasons
4.9 PPG 5.5 RPG 0.8 APG
569 games
Sacramento Kings
1992-93 - 1992-93 · 1 seasons
2.5 PPG 3.3 RPG 0.8 APG
67 games
New Orleans Pelicans
1988-89 - 1989-90 · 2 seasons
10.7 PPG 9.1 RPG 2.0 APG
91 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1981-82 LAL 64 43 17.7 4.6 5.4 0.9 0.9 1.2 51.8 0.0 50.4 12.8 2.3
1982-83 LAL 78 77 23.2 7.5 6.8 1.2 1.3 0.8 56.9 0.0 68.7 14.1 4.3
1983-84 LAL 47 31 15.8 3.6 5.7 0.7 0.6 0.3 55.8 0.0 63.6 10.9 1.5
1984-85 LAL 82 46 19.7 5.2 6.4 0.8 1.0 0.6 55.4 0.0 66.0 12.7 4.1
1985-86 LAL 74 74 21.3 5.5 7.0 0.9 0.9 0.4 59.5 0.0 72.1 12.7 4.3
1986-87 LAL 78 10 19.4 5.7 5.8 0.8 0.9 0.5 52.1 0.0 76.4 12.6 3.9
1987-88 LAL 70 20 12.1 4.0 3.8 0.8 0.6 0.2 54.8 0.0 78.5 15.0 2.6
1988-89 NOP 75 75 29.8 11.1 9.4 2.1 1.3 0.8 51.8 0.0 73.4 - -
1989-90 NBA 74 61 25.7 6.2 7.1 1.8 1.4 0.5 50.9 0.0 64.6 - -
1989-90 NOP 16 16 28.0 9.1 7.5 1.8 2.0 0.6 50.0 0.0 54.5 - -
1989-90 NBA 58 45 25.1 5.4 7.0 1.8 1.2 0.5 51.4 0.0 72.2 - -
1990-91 NBA 62 17 14.5 3.6 4.3 1.0 0.4 0.2 49.7 0.0 70.6 - -
1991-92 NBA 28 5 13.6 3.2 3.8 1.3 0.4 0.5 46.3 0.0 77.8 - -
1992-93 NBA 5 0 8.2 1.8 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.0 57.1 0.0 50.0 - -
1992-93 NBA 72 1 11.4 2.5 3.2 0.7 0.6 0.3 51.9 0.0 66.2 - -
1992-93 SAC 67 1 11.7 2.5 3.3 0.8 0.6 0.3 51.6 0.0 66.7 11.6 1.7
1993-94 LAL 50 1 12.7 3.3 3.8 0.6 0.4 0.5 51.8 0.0 64.8 14.0 1.7
1994-95 LAL 26 1 7.5 1.7 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.3 51.4 0.0 66.7 9.4 0.3

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1993 Sacramento Kings Los Angeles Lakers season change
Oct 1992 New Orleans Pelicans Sacramento Kings offseason From 1989-90 to 1992-93
Jul 1988 Los Angeles Lakers New Orleans Pelicans season change

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About Kurt Rambis

Darrell Kurt Rambis is an American former professional basketball player and coach who is a senior basketball adviser for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he won four NBA championships while playing power forward for the Lakers. Rambis was a key member of the Showtime era Lakers and was extremely popular for his hard-nosed blue collar play. With his trademark black horn-rimmed glasses, Rambis complemented the flashy Hollywood style of the Showtime era Lakers.