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Max Zaslofsky
Guard ·#10

Max Zaslofsky

Age100 BornDec 7, 1925 FromUSA Height188 cm (6'2") Weight77 kg CollegeSt. John's (NY)
Career averages
14.6PPG
1.7RPG
2.1APG
605 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

Career snapshot
10Seasons
605Games
8,806Career points
9.4PER average
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 161 games · 1950-51 to 1952-53
Honors and awards5 total
1×
All-Star Selection1951
1×
All-NBA Team1949
3×
All-BAA Team1948, 1947, 1946
All awards
Career highsSingle season
21.0PPG · 1947-48 · -
3.5RPG · 1950-51 · NYK
2.9APG · 1954-55 · DET
15.7PER · 1952-53 · NYK
2.7Win shares · 1950-51 · NYK
Position rank1954-55
#8PPG rank
#12PER rank
#12Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 23 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Detroit Pistons
1953-54 - 1955-56 · 3 seasons
11.0 PPG 2.4 RPG 2.6 APG
124 games
Atlanta Hawks
1953-54 - 1953-54 · 1 seasons
15.1 PPG 3.1 RPG 2.6 APG
9 games
New York Knicks
1950-51 - 1952-53 · 3 seasons
13.1 PPG 3.1 RPG 2.2 APG
161 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1946-47 NBA 61 0 0.0 14.4 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 32.9 0.0 73.7 - -
1947-48 NBA 48 0 0.0 21.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 32.3 0.0 78.4 - -
1948-49 NBA 58 0 0.0 20.6 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 35.0 0.0 84.0 - -
1949-50 NBA 68 0 0.0 16.4 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 35.1 0.0 84.3 - -
1950-51 NYK 66 0 0.0 12.7 3.5 2.1 0.0 0.0 35.4 0.0 77.5 0.0 2.7
1951-52 NYK 66 0 32.0 14.1 2.9 2.4 0.0 0.0 33.6 0.0 75.5 12.5 1.7
1952-53 NYK 29 0 24.9 11.9 2.6 1.9 0.0 0.0 38.4 0.0 69.0 15.7 1.7
1953-54 NBA 11 0 38.0 16.4 3.9 3.0 0.0 0.0 35.2 0.0 76.7 - -
1953-54 NBA 65 0 28.9 12.5 2.5 2.4 0.0 0.0 36.8 0.0 71.4 - -
1953-54 ATL 9 0 33.2 15.1 3.1 2.6 0.0 0.0 34.1 0.0 71.2 - -
1953-54 DET 45 0 25.9 11.0 2.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 38.2 0.0 69.3 - -
1954-55 DET 70 0 26.6 11.2 2.7 2.9 0.0 0.0 32.8 0.0 70.2 - -
1955-56 DET 9 0 20.2 9.8 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 35.8 0.0 85.7 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1954 Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons
Jul 1953 New York Knicks Detroit Pistons
Jul 1953 New York Knicks Atlanta Hawks

All entries are season change.

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About Max Zaslofsky

Max "Slats" Zaslofsky was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) where he was selected to the all-league first-team from 1947 to 1950. In the 1947–48 BAA season, at 21 years of age, he led the BAA in scoring, and in the 1949–50 NBA season, he led the league in free throw percentage (.843).