Don Buse 
#22 PG | 6-4, 195lbs | Suns | Experience: 7 years
Born: 8/10/1950 (29) | College: Evansville

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 Potential: - - - - - - - - - - - -          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1979  1980  1981  1982  1983  1984  1985  1986 
 Value: $265,556  $298,750  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 6                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1979 NBA PHX 55 1 26.8 8.7 0.9 1.8 2.8 1.4 1.99 1.7 0.1 2.6 .453 .702 .326  
 1978 NBA PHX 82 0 31.0 7.8 0.5 2.1 4.3 1.2 3.71 1.9 0.2 1.8 .495 .769 .000  
 1977 NBA PHX 82 0 31.1 8.4 0.7 2.3 4.8 1.5 3.15 2.3 0.2 1.8 .458 .824 .000  
 1976 NBA IND 81 0 36.4 8.0 0.8 2.5 8.5 0.0 685.00 3.5 0.2 1.6 .416 .786 .000  
 1975 NBA IND 84 0 40.2 12.5 1.4 2.5 8.2 1.9 4.33 4.1 0.4 2.3 .451 .814 .346  
 1974 NBA IND 80 0 29.6 6.5 1.3 2.1 4.2 1.2 3.53 2.1 0.2 1.9 .432 .797 .309  
 1973 NBA IND 77 0 24.4 5.5 1.3 2.0 3.4 1.0 3.44 1.9 0.3 1.4 .398 .686 .336  
 1972 NBA IND 77 0 19.3 5.4 0.9 1.8 2.9 0.9 3.38 0.0 0.0 1.9 .453 .752 .208  
 Career     618 1 30.1 7.9 1.0 2.2 5.0 1.1 4.47 2.2 0.2 1.9 .446 .778 .327  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1979 NBA PHX 3.4 7.5 .453 1.1 1.5 .702 1.1 1.5 .750 1.4 3.4 .416 0.9 2.6 .326  
 1978 NBA PHX 3.5 7.0 .495 0.9 1.1 .769 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1977 NBA PHX 3.5 7.6 .458 1.4 1.7 .824 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1976 NBA IND 3.3 7.9 .416 1.4 1.8 .786 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1975 NBA IND 4.8 10.6 .451 2.1 2.6 .814 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 2.5 .346  
 1974 NBA IND 2.7 6.3 .432 0.6 0.7 .797 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.5 .309  
 1973 NBA IND 2.2 5.5 .398 0.6 0.9 .686 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.4 .336  
 1972 NBA IND 2.1 4.7 .453 1.1 1.4 .752 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.3 .208  
 Career     3.2 7.2 .446 1.2 1.5 .778 0.1 0.1 .750 0.1 0.3 .416 0.3 1.0 .327  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1979 55 1 1472 187 413 59 84 47 144 480 48 146 153 94 77 94 3 144 7 
 1978 82 0 2544 285 576 70 91 0 0 640 44 217 356 156 96 156 18 149 0 
 1977 82 0 2547 287 626 112 136 0 0 686 59 249 391 185 124 185 14 144 0 
 1976 81 0 2947 266 639 114 145 0 0 646 66 270 685 281 0 281 16 129 0 
 1975 84 0 3380 400 887 179 220 72 208 1051 115 322 689 346 159 346 31 194 0 
 1974 80 0 2369 216 500 47 59 38 123 517 106 272 335 166 95 166 15 149 0 
 1973 77 0 1877 170 427 48 70 36 107 424 98 254 258 146 75 146 20 109 0 
 1972 77 0 1484 163 360 82 109 5 24 413 70 210 223 0 66 0 0 143 0 
 Career 618 1 18620 1974 4428 711 914 198 606 4857 606 1940 3090 1374 692 1374 117 1161 7 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1979 NBA PHX .533 1.16 22.5 11.3 15.7 4.2 8.1 6.2 13.4 51.7 1.7 0.1 105.5 106.0  
 1978 NBA PHX .519 1.11 33.3 9.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1977 NBA PHX .500 1.10 32.6 10.3 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1976 NBA IND .459 1.01 49.4 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1975 NBA IND .535 1.18 37.6 8.7 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1974 NBA IND .490 1.03 35.0 9.9 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1973 NBA IND .463 0.99 32.6 9.5 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1972 NBA IND .505 1.15 32.0 9.5 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 Career     .503 1.10 35.9 8.0 1.2 4.2 8.1 6.2 13.4 51.7 1.7 0.0 105.5 106.0  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1979 NBA PHX 3 0 28.7 8.7 0.7 2.3 5.0 1.7 3.00 1.7 0.0 3.0 .400 .833 .250  
 Career     3 0 28.7 8.7 0.7 2.3 5.0 1.7 3.00 1.7 0.0 3.0 .400 .833 .250  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1979 NBA PHX 3.3 8.3 .400 1.7 2.0 .833 1.7 2.7 .625 1.3 4.3 .308 0.3 1.3 .250  
 Career     3.3 8.3 .400 1.7 2.0 .833 1.7 2.7 .625 1.3 4.3 .308 0.3 1.3 .250  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1979 3 0 86 10 25 5 6 1 4 26 2 9 15 5 5 5 0 9 -6 
 Career 3 0 86 10 25 5 6 1 4 26 2 9 15 5 5 5 0 9 -6 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1979 NBA PHX .464 1.04 31.3 10.4 15.7 3.0 9.6 6.5 10.0 -1.3 0.0 -2.0 115.8 119.0  
 Career     .464 1.04 31.3 10.4 0.0 3.0 9.6 6.5 10.0 -1.3 0.0 -2.0 115.8 119.0  

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 25 4 10 7 6 1 5 8 14 6 6 4 7  
 Playoff 10 1 4 6 2 0 3 4 11 3 4 1 2  
 Career 25 4 10 7 6 1 5 8 14 6 6 4 7  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/16 IND L 16 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 3 1 0 0 6 -1
 10/21 GSW W 24 2 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 -5
 10/22 POR L 25 3 6 0 0 0 1 6 1 3 2 2 1 0 2 -5
 10/24 HOU W 30 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 3 0 3 25
 10/25 SDC L 42 7 13 3 6 0 1 17 3 6 1 0 6 1 1 -3
 10/27 BOS L 28 4 10 0 0 1 3 9 1 4 6 2 4 0 0 -3
 10/30 CHI L 26 3 6 1 2 1 2 8 2 2 3 5 1 0 3 -6
 10/31 NYK W 30 2 4 2 2 0 1 6 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 -2
 11/3 PHI W 41 8 12 5 6 4 7 25 1 1 6 2 2 0 1 10
 11/4 DET L 29 3 11 0 0 0 3 6 4 4 1 1 2 0 1 -28
 11/6 LAL L 20 4 4 0 0 1 1 9 0 0 3 3 1 0 3 -6
 11/8 CHI W 30 4 10 0 0 1 3 9 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 12
 11/10 KCK W 23 2 7 0 0 1 3 5 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 4
 11/12 CHI W 25 4 6 1 2 2 3 11 1 2 4 2 2 0 1 -1
 11/13 GSW W 23 0 3 5 6 0 2 5 1 3 7 3 2 0 1 11
 11/17 MIL W 20 5 9 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 2 0 3 0 5 14
 11/18 MIL L 42 6 14 2 2 3 7 17 3 5 6 1 3 0 5 -11
 11/22 KCK L 22 4 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 -2
 11/23 WAS L 28 4 9 2 2 0 0 10 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 -10
 11/26 LAL W 32 3 11 3 4 1 6 10 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 -8
 11/27 POR W 22 2 7 1 2 0 3 5 2 3 3 1 4 0 5 4
 12/1 SEA L 29 5 7 1 2 0 0 11 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 -8
 12/2 IND L 32 6 11 0 0 2 5 14 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 -14
 12/6 NJN W 31 5 12 1 2 0 1 11 1 10 3 2 2 0 2 16
 12/7 SLS W 36 7 13 4 4 3 7 21 4 7 3 1 2 0 4 34
 12/11 SLS W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
 2/6 DEN W 23 2 6 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 4 3 4 0 2 6
 2/7 SAS W 29 2 8 1 2 1 4 6 1 2 2 0 2 0 4 -6
 2/12 SDC W 40 0 4 6 6 0 1 6 0 1 6 0 0 0 3 15
 2/13 LAL L 26 2 4 0 0 1 2 5 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 4
 2/16 SEA L 24 5 6 3 4 1 2 14 4 6 3 0 2 0 1 -3
 2/18 SEA L 38 7 11 0 0 1 5 15 3 5 3 3 3 0 1 -29
 2/19 GSW W 21 3 8 2 4 2 4 10 1 4 5 2 1 0 5 8
 2/22 MIL W 25 5 7 0 2 2 4 12 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 11
 2/23 SLS L 12 2 5 0 0 0 2 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 5 2
 2/26 PHI L 30 5 14 1 2 0 3 11 2 3 2 3 6 0 3 -16
 2/27 LAL L 13 1 4 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 1
 2/29 KCK W 25 1 6 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 0 3 -15
 3/1 GSW W 38 7 13 0 2 2 6 16 1 4 3 1 2 0 2 3
 3/4 SDC W 25 3 8 2 2 0 2 8 0 1 6 0 1 0 1 10
 3/5 ATL W 33 4 7 0 0 2 4 10 1 3 4 3 0 0 1 -8
 3/9 DEN L 27 1 7 0 0 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 4 0 4 -10
 3/13 MIL W 17 0 6 1 2 0 3 1 1 5 1 1 2 0 3 3
 3/16 SEA W 32 3 7 0 0 1 1 7 1 5 7 1 1 1 5 6
 3/17 WAS W 32 7 12 1 2 1 3 16 1 7 3 3 2 0 2 16
 3/19 KCK W 30 3 6 0 0 0 2 6 1 3 3 1 1 0 4 -2
 3/22 POR W 26 3 7 1 2 1 1 8 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 7
 3/23 GSW L 24 1 6 0 0 1 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 -13
 3/25 SDC L 19 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 2 0 5 -14
 3/27 NYK L 31 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 2 2 0 3 -15
 3/30 LAL L 28 2 5 3 4 0 2 7 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 -10
 4/1 POR W 29 7 14 1 4 2 6 17 0 0 1 3 5 0 1 23
 4/2 DEN W 17 2 3 2 2 2 2 8 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 13
 4/5 POR W 37 6 12 0 0 0 3 12 2 5 3 1 1 0 3 11
 4/6 CHI W 33 6 12 0 0 1 4 13 0 2 4 2 1 0 2 -5
 4/8 POR W 23 3 7 0 0 2 4 8 0 2 2 1 0 0 4 17
 4/10 SLS L 25 2 3 2 2 0 0 6 0 4 4 1 1 0 3 -11
 4/12 DET L 25 6 8 2 2 1 2 15 0 2 2 0 3 0 4 8
 4/14 CHI W 27 3 6 1 2 0 2 7 1 3 1 1 1 0 3 -15
 4/15 SDC W 27 3 5 0 0 2 3 8 0 2 1 3 0 0 3 15
 4/17 DEN L 19 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 1 0 0 3 -8
 4/19 SLS W 31 3 10 0 0 1 2 7 1 3 6 1 1 0 2 8
 4/21 SLS L 32 4 11 2 2 0 1 10 1 2 3 3 2 0 2 -5
 4/23 SLS L 23 3 4 3 4 0 1 9 0 4 6 1 2 0 5 -9

 Awards & Achievements
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 Total Player of the Game: 1

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