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Tree Rollins
Center ·Atlanta Hawks ·NBA ·#30

Tree Rollins

Age71 BornJun 16, 1955 FromUSA Height216 cm (7'1") Weight107 kg CollegeClemson Draft1977 · #14
Career averages
5.4PPG
5.8RPG
0.6APG
1,156 games · 18 seasons

At a glance

ATL hub
Career snapshot
18Seasons
1,156Games
6,246Career points
11.9PER average
Most-played franchise: Atlanta Hawks · 814 games · 1977-78 to 1987-88
Honors and awards2 total
2×
All-Defense Team1983, 1982
All awards
Career highsSingle season
8.9PPG · 1979-80 · ATL
9.4RPG · 1979-80 · ATL
1.0APG · 1977-78 · ATL
18.9PER · 1979-80 · ATL
9.2Win shares · 1979-80 · ATL
Draft1977
1Round
14Overall pick
From Clemson
Position rank1994-95
#56PPG rank
#45PER rank
#45Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 56 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Orlando Magic
1993-94 - 1994-95 · 2 seasons
1.4 PPG 2.0 RPG 0.2 APG
96 games
Houston Rockets
1991-92 - 1992-93 · 2 seasons
1.5 PPG 2.3 RPG 0.3 APG
101 games
Detroit Pistons
1990-91 - 1990-91 · 1 seasons
1.0 PPG 1.1 RPG 0.1 APG
37 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
1988-89 - 1989-90 · 2 seasons
2.4 PPG 2.7 RPG 0.4 APG
108 games
Atlanta Hawks
1977-78 - 1987-88 · 11 seasons
7.0 PPG 7.4 RPG 0.7 APG
814 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 ATL 80 0 22.4 7.6 6.9 1.0 0.7 2.7 48.7 0.0 70.3 15.6 5.0
1978-79 ATL 81 45 23.5 8.4 7.3 0.6 0.6 3.1 53.5 0.0 63.1 17.3 6.4
1979-80 ATL 82 0 25.9 8.9 9.4 0.9 0.7 3.0 55.8 0.0 71.4 18.9 9.2
1980-81 ATL 40 0 26.1 7.0 7.2 0.9 0.7 2.9 55.2 0.0 80.7 14.5 2.6
1981-82 ATL 79 39 25.5 6.1 7.7 0.7 0.4 2.8 58.4 0.0 61.2 14.7 6.4
1982-83 ATL 80 80 30.9 7.8 9.3 0.9 0.6 4.3 51.0 0.0 72.6 15.4 7.3
1983-84 ATL 77 76 30.5 8.6 7.7 0.8 0.5 3.6 51.8 0.0 62.1 14.2 5.5
1984-85 ATL 70 60 25.0 6.3 6.3 0.7 0.5 2.4 54.9 0.0 72.0 12.3 3.8
1985-86 ATL 74 61 24.1 5.6 6.2 0.6 0.5 2.3 49.9 0.0 76.7 11.0 3.4
1986-87 ATL 75 58 23.5 5.4 6.5 0.3 0.6 1.9 54.6 0.0 72.4 12.0 4.9
1987-88 ATL 76 59 23.2 4.4 6.0 0.3 0.4 1.7 51.2 0.0 87.5 10.6 4.1
1988-89 CLE 60 2 9.7 2.3 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 44.9 0.0 63.2 8.8 1.0
1989-90 CLE 48 19 14.0 2.6 3.2 0.5 0.3 1.1 45.6 0.0 68.8 8.8 0.7
1990-91 DET 37 0 5.5 1.0 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 42.4 0.0 57.1 5.9 0.1
1991-92 HOU 59 5 11.8 2.0 2.9 0.3 0.2 1.1 53.5 0.0 86.7 11.2 1.7
1992-93 HOU 42 0 5.9 0.7 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 26.8 0.0 75.0 5.2 0.2
1993-94 ORL 45 1 8.5 1.7 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.8 54.7 0.0 60.0 11.4 0.9
1994-95 ORL 51 3 9.4 1.2 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.7 47.6 0.0 67.7 7.0 0.5

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1993 Houston Rockets Orlando Magic
Jul 1991 Detroit Pistons Houston Rockets
Jul 1990 Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons
Jul 1988 Atlanta Hawks Cleveland Cavaliers

All entries are season change.

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About Tree Rollins

Wayne Monte "Tree" Rollins is an American former professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, and Orlando Magic.