Guard · Atlanta Hawks
Lenny Wilkens
Age 88 · USA · 185 cm (6'1") · 82 kg · Born Oct 28, 1937 · Providence
16.5 PPG
4.6 RPG
7.0 APG
833 games
11 seasons
Career snapshot
11seasons
833games
13,775career pts
18.2PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Atlanta Hawks
· 382 games · 1962-63–1967-68
Position rank · 1974-75
#41PPG rank
#8PER rank
#22WS rank
Among 62 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
22.4
1968-69 · OKC
RPG
6.2
1968-69 · OKC
APG
9.6
1971-72 · OKC
PER
19.3
1972-73 · CLE
WS
9.5
1972-73 · CLE
Draft
1960
Round 1 ·
Pick 6
from Providence
Honors & awards
1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2022
1×
NBA Coach of the Year
1994
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame
1992
9×
All-Star Selection
1972, 1970, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1964, 1963, 1962
Career by team
Portland Trail Blazers
1974-75 – 1974-75 · 1 seasons
6.5 PPG
1.8 RPG
3.6 APG
65 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
1972-73 – 1973-74 · 2 seasons
18.5 PPG
4.2 RPG
7.8 APG
149 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
1968-69 – 1971-72 · 3 seasons
19.5 PPG
5.1 RPG
9.0 APG
237 games
Atlanta Hawks
1962-63 – 1967-68 · 5 seasons
15.7 PPG
4.9 RPG
6.0 APG
382 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | ATL | 75 | 0 | 34.3 | 11.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.9 | 0.0 | 69.6 | — | — |
| 1963-64 | ATL | 78 | 0 | 32.4 | 12.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.3 | 0.0 | 74.0 | — | — |
| 1964-65 | ATL | 78 | 0 | 36.6 | 16.5 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.4 | 0.0 | 74.6 | — | — |
| 1965-66 | ATL | 69 | 0 | 39.0 | 18.0 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.1 | 0.0 | 79.3 | — | — |
| 1967-68 | ATL | 82 | 0 | 38.6 | 20.0 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 76.8 | — | — |
| 1968-69 | OKC | 82 | 0 | 42.2 | 22.4 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 77.0 | — | — |
| 1969-70 | OKC | 75 | 0 | 37.4 | 17.8 | 5.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.0 | 0.0 | 78.8 | — | — |
| 1971-72 | OKC | 80 | 0 | 37.4 | 18.0 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.6 | 0.0 | 77.4 | — | — |
| 1972-73 | CLE | 75 | 0 | 39.6 | 20.5 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.9 | 0.0 | 82.8 | 19.3 | 9.5 |
| 1973-74 | CLE | 74 | 0 | 33.6 | 16.4 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 80.1 | 18.7 | 6.5 |
| 1974-75 | POR | 65 | 0 | 17.9 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 43.9 | 0.0 | 76.8 | 16.6 | 2.7 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Jul 1972 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Jul 1968 | Atlanta Hawks | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
All entries are season change.
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About Lenny Wilkens
Leonard Randolph Wilkens was an American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been inducted three times into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, first in 1989 as a player, as a coach in 1998, and in 2010 as part of the 1992 United States Olympic "Dream Team" for which he was an assistant coach. In 1996, Wilkens was named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team, and in 2021 he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. In addition, in 2022 he was also named to the list of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History, being the only person