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Tony Lavelli
Forward ·Boston Celtics ·NBA

Tony Lavelli

Age100 BornJul 11, 1926 FromUSA Height191 cm (6'3") Weight84 kg CollegeYale Draft1949 · #4
Career averages
6.9PPG
0.7RPG
0.7APG
86 games · 2 seasons

At a glance

BOS hub
Career snapshot
2Seasons
86Games
591Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Boston Celtics · 56 games · 1949-50 to 1949-50
Draft1949
1Round
4Overall pick
From Yale
Career highsSingle season
8.8PPG · 1949-50 · BOS
2.0RPG · 1950-51 · NYK
0.8APG · 1950-51 · NYK
0.0PER · 1949-50 · BOS
4.2Win shares · 1949-50 · BOS
Position rank1949-50
#18PPG rank
#18PER rank
#1Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 45 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

New York Knicks
1950-51 - 1950-51 · 1 seasons
3.3 PPG 2.0 RPG 0.8 APG
30 games
Boston Celtics
1949-50 - 1949-50 · 1 seasons
8.8 PPG 0.0 RPG 0.7 APG
56 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1949-50 BOS 56 0 0.0 8.8 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 37.2 0.0 85.3 0.0 4.2
1950-51 NYK 30 0 0.0 3.3 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 34.4 0.0 85.4 0.0 0.6

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1950 Boston Celtics New York Knicks

All entries are season change.

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Born on July 11

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