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Paul Thompson (basketball)
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 NBA Regular season , - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" , Cleveland , style="background:#cfecec;" , 82* , , 10 , , 21.1 , , .467 , , .231 , , .772 , , 3.8 , , 1.5 , , 0.9 , , 0.5 , , 9.0 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" , Cleveland , 33 , , 27 , , 21.7 , , .418 , , .261 , , .849 , , 3.5 , , 1.8 , , 1.2 , , 0.6 , , 10.5 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" , Milwaukee , 16 , , 0 , , 14.2 , , .390 , , .000 , , .706 , , 2.6 , , 1.3 , , 0.9 , , 0.3 , , 6.6 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Guard
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. Some teams ask their shooting guards to bring up the ball as well; these players are known colloquially as combo guards. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forward is known as a swingman. In the NBA, shooting guards usually range from to while in the WNBA, shooting guards tend to be between and . Characteristics and styles of play ''The Basketball Handbook'' by Lee Rose describes a shooting guard as a player whose primary role is to score points. As the name suggests, most shooting guards are good long-range shooters, typically averaging 35–40 percent from three-point range. Many shooting guards are also strong and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
