Career snapshot
8seasons
499games
9,028career pts
17.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
New York Knicks
· 499 games · 1964-65–1973-74
Position rank · 1972-73
#15PPG rank
#9PER rank
#8WS rank
Among 38 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
21.7
1969-70 · NYK
RPG
14.7
1964-65 · NYK
APG
2.3
1968-69 · NYK
PER
21.4
1968-69 · NYK
WS
14.7
1968-69 · NYK
Draft
Honors & awards
1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2022
2×
NBA Finals MVP
1973, 1970
5×
All-NBA Team
1970, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966
7×
All-Star Selection
1970, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964
1×
All-Defense Team
1969
1×
NBA Most Valuable Player
1969
1×
All-Rookie Team
1964
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year
1964
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | NYK | 80 | 0 | 38.0 | 19.5 | 14.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.2 | 0.0 | 74.2 | 17.8 | 5.5 |
| 1965-66 | NYK | 76 | 0 | 33.4 | 15.5 | 11.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 75.7 | 14.4 | 3.6 |
| 1967-68 | NYK | 81 | 0 | 35.5 | 20.8 | 13.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.0 | 0.0 | 72.1 | 19.5 | 10.0 |
| 1968-69 | NYK | 82 | 0 | 37.9 | 21.1 | 14.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 52.1 | 0.0 | 74.7 | 21.4 | 14.7 |
| 1969-70 | NYK | 81 | 0 | 38.1 | 21.7 | 13.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.7 | 0.0 | 75.6 | 20.3 | 14.6 |
| 1971-72 | NYK | 11 | 0 | 33.0 | 13.4 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 69.2 | 13.7 | 0.6 |
| 1972-73 | NYK | 69 | 0 | 27.2 | 11.0 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 74.2 | 15.4 | 5.8 |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 19 | 0 | 26.3 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 79.2 | 15.9 | 1.5 |
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About Willis Reed
Willis Reed Jr. was an American professional basketball player, coach, and general manager. He spent his entire ten-year pro playing career (1964–1974) with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Reed was a seven-time NBA All-Star and five-time All-NBA selection, including once on the first team in 1970, when he was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). Until Nikola Jokić won his first MVP in 2020-21, he was the only player drafted in the second round to win the award. He was a two-time NBA champion and was voted the NBA Finals MVP both times. In 1982, Reed was