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Paul Thompson
No. 33, 6, 36
Shooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born (1961-05-25) May 25, 1961 (age 63)
Smyrna, Tennessee, U.S.
High school Peabody (Alexandria, Louisiana)
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College Tulane (1979–1983)
NBA Draft 1983 / Round: 3 / Pick: 50th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Pro career 1983–1999
Career history
1983–1985 Cleveland Cavaliers
1985 Milwaukee Bucks
1985 Philadelphia 76ers
1985–1986 La Crosse Catbirds
1986–1987 Limoges
1987–1989 Nashua Den Bosch
1989–1990 FC Barcelona
1990–1992 B. Sardegna Sassari
1992–1995 Bnei HaSharon
1996–1998 Maccabi Ra'anana
1998–1999 Ironi Ramat Gan
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-Metro Conference (1981, 1983)
  • Second-team All-Metro Conference (1982)
  • Metro Conference Freshman of the Year (1980)

Paul Stanford Thompson (born May 25, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted in the third round of the 1983 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. In 1985, Thompson was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for two draft picks. Later in the year, he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers after being waived by the Bucks.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1983–84 Cleveland 82* 10 21.1 .467 .231 .772 3.8 1.5 0.9 0.5 9.0
1984–85 Cleveland 33 27 21.7 .418 .261 .849 3.5 1.8 1.2 0.6 10.5
1984–85 Milwaukee 16 0 14.2 .390 .000 .706 2.6 1.3 0.9 0.3 6.6
1985–86 Philadelphia 23 8 18.8 .361 .167 .860 2.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 7.8
Career 154 45 20.2 .432 .210 .792 3.5 1.5 0.9 0.5 8.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1984–85 Milwaukee 3 0 11.3 .417 .000 .600 1.7 0.7 1.3 0.3 4.3

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1979–80 Tulane 26 - 31.2 .462 - .700 8.2 1.3 1.6 0.9 15.0
1980–81 Tulane 27 26 35.7 .447 - .805 9.4 1.9 1.2 1.3 18.7
1981–82 Tulane 28 27 34.0 .493 - .782 7.4 1.8 0.9 0.5 14.7
1982–83 Tulane 31 29 36.4 .508 - .795 7.4 1.9 1.3 0.7 17.5
Career 112 82 34.4 .477 - .776 8.1 1.7 1.2 0.8 16.5

See also

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