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Paul Silas
Forward ·Atlanta Hawks ·NBA ·#36

Paul Silas

Age83 BornJul 12, 1943 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight100 kg CollegeCreighton Draft1964 · #10
Career averages
9.5PPG
9.7RPG
2.1APG
934 games · 12 seasons

At a glance

ATL hub
Career snapshot
12Seasons
934Games
8,845Career points
15.6PER average
Most-played franchise: Atlanta Hawks · 286 games · 1964-65 to 1968-69
Honors and awards7 total
5×
All-Defense Team1975, 1974, 1972, 1971, 1970
2×
All-Star Selection1974, 1971
All awards
Career highsSingle season
17.5PPG · 1971-72 · -
13.0RPG · 1972-73 · BOS
4.3APG · 1971-72 · -
17.9PER · 1972-73 · BOS
11.5Win shares · 1972-73 · BOS
Draft1964
2Round
10Overall pick
From Creighton
Position rank1979-80
#71PPG rank
#74PER rank
#72Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 74 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Oklahoma City Thunder
1977-78 - 1979-80 · 3 seasons
5.1 PPG 6.8 RPG 1.3 APG
246 games
Boston Celtics
1972-73 - 1974-75 · 3 seasons
11.8 PPG 12.2 RPG 2.7 APG
244 games
Atlanta Hawks
1964-65 - 1968-69 · 4 seasons
8.1 PPG 8.8 RPG 1.3 APG
286 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1964-65 ATL 79 0 15.7 4.6 7.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 37.3 0.0 50.6 - -
1965-66 ATL 46 0 12.7 3.8 5.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 40.5 0.0 57.4 - -
1967-68 ATL 82 0 32.3 13.4 11.7 2.0 0.0 0.0 45.8 0.0 70.5 - -
1968-69 ATL 79 0 23.5 8.7 9.4 1.8 0.0 0.0 41.9 0.0 61.3 15.4 3.3
1969-70 NBA 78 0 36.4 12.8 11.7 2.7 0.0 0.0 46.4 0.0 60.7 - -
1971-72 NBA 80 0 38.5 17.5 11.9 4.3 0.0 0.0 47.0 0.0 77.3 - -
1972-73 BOS 80 0 32.7 13.3 13.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 47.0 0.0 70.0 17.9 11.5
1973-74 BOS 82 0 31.7 11.5 11.2 2.3 0.8 0.2 44.0 0.0 78.3 14.5 7.7
1974-75 BOS 82 0 32.5 10.6 12.5 2.7 0.7 0.3 41.7 0.0 70.9 14.6 7.2
1977-78 OKC 82 0 26.5 5.8 8.1 1.8 0.8 0.2 39.7 0.0 58.6 - -
1978-79 OKC 82 0 23.9 5.6 7.0 1.4 0.4 0.2 42.3 0.0 59.8 - -
1979-80 OKC 82 0 19.5 3.8 5.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 37.8 0.0 65.4 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1977 Boston Celtics Oklahoma City Thunder From 1974-75 to 1977-78
Oct 1972 Atlanta Hawks Boston Celtics From 1968-69 to 1972-73

All entries are offseason.

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About Paul Silas

Paul Theron Silas was an American professional basketball player and head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he was a two-time NBA All-Star and earned five selections to the NBA All-Defensive Team, including twice on the first team. He won three NBA championships: two with the Boston Celtics and one with the Seattle SuperSonics. Silas is the leader in most rebounds per game with 12.1 in Suns franchise history.