David Murphy-Kasim Greenwood (born May 27, 1957) is an American retired professional

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player whose

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(NBA) career spanned 12 years from 1979 to 1991. Greenwood made his NBA debut on October 13, 1979 and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team during the 1979–80 season. A forward/center, he played for the

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and

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. Greenwood was the second overall pick of the 1979 NBA draft. The Chicago Bulls lost the coin toss to the

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, who drafted future

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r Earvin "Magic" Johnson with their number one pick, acquired in a trade with the New Orleans Jazz. Before the

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era in

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, Greenwood was one of the franchise's marquee players along with Reggie Theus and Orlando Woolridge. On October 24, 1985, Greenwood was traded by the Bulls to the

in exchange for future Hall of Famer

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. On January 26, 1989, Greenwood and Spurs teammate, Darwin Cook were traded to the

for

Calvin Natt Calvin Leon Natt (born January 8, 1957) is an American retired professional basketball player. A 6'6" (1.98 m) forward, Natt played at Northeast Louisiana University under coach Lenny Fant. After college, he played 11 NBA seasons (1979–199 ...

and

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. On October 6, 1989, Greenwood signed as an unrestricted free agent with the

, whom he would assist in a victorious effort in the

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as a reserve. He would later sign as an unrestricted free agent with the

on August 17, 1990, until his release on May 21, 1991. Greenwood attended the

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. He was inducted into the

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as a member of the Class of 2021

References

External links

NBA.com : David Greenwood Info Page
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