David Thompson 
#23 SF | 6-4, 209lbs | Nuggets | Experience: 6 years
Born: 7/13/1954 (27) | College: North Carolina State

 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
  1981  1982  1983  1984  1985  1986  1987  1988 
 Value: $750,000  $862,500  $975,000  $1,087,500  $1,200,000  $1,312,500  $1,425,000  $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%  
 1981 NBA DEN 82 82 34.2 28.8 1.8 3.3 3.0 2.8 1.09 0.8 0.5 3.6 .514 .823 .164  
 1980 NBA DEN 82 82 36.7 30.5 1.5 3.6 3.0 3.2 0.93 0.8 0.7 3.6 .500 .781 .148  
 1979 NBA DEN 82 82 37.7 28.6 1.8 3.4 2.9 2.8 1.05 0.8 0.7 3.5 .501 .813 .218  
 1978 NBA DEN 76 0 35.1 24.0 1.4 2.2 3.0 2.4 1.21 0.9 1.1 2.4 .512 .753 .000  
 1977 NBA DEN 80 0 37.8 27.2 2.0 2.9 4.5 3.1 1.48 1.2 1.2 2.7 .521 .778 .000  
 1976 NBA DEN 82 0 36.6 25.9 1.7 2.4 4.1 0.0 337.00 1.4 0.6 2.9 .507 .766 .000  
 1975 NBA DEN 83 0 37.4 26.0 2.4 3.9 3.7 3.0 1.23 1.6 1.2 3.4 .515 .794 .158  
 Career     567 246 36.5 27.3 1.8 3.1 3.5 2.5 1.40 1.1 0.9 3.2 .510 .790 .174  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1981 NBA DEN 10.2 19.8 .514 8.3 10.1 .823 6.8 10.6 .638 3.3 8.4 .392 0.1 0.8 .164  
 1980 NBA DEN 10.6 21.2 .500 9.3 11.9 .781 6.9 11.0 .626 3.6 9.5 .378 0.1 0.7 .148  
 1979 NBA DEN 9.1 18.3 .501 10.1 12.5 .813 6.0 9.5 .635 3.0 8.1 .366 0.1 0.7 .218  
 1978 NBA DEN 9.1 17.8 .512 5.8 7.7 .753 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1977 NBA DEN 10.3 19.8 .521 6.5 8.4 .778 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1976 NBA DEN 10.0 19.8 .507 5.8 7.6 .766 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1975 NBA DEN 9.7 18.9 .515 6.5 8.2 .794 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.2 .158  
 Career     9.9 19.4 .510 7.5 9.5 .790 2.9 4.5 .633 1.4 3.8 .379 0.1 0.3 .174  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1981 82 82 2805 836 1626 682 829 11 67 2365 144 417 249 68 229 68 40 296 -251 
 1980 82 82 3013 868 1736 761 974 8 54 2505 122 420 243 62 261 62 57 293 148 
 1979 82 82 3089 750 1498 832 1023 12 55 2344 145 426 237 62 226 62 56 287 289 
 1978 76 0 2670 693 1353 439 583 0 0 1825 109 274 225 70 186 70 82 180 0 
 1977 80 0 3025 826 1584 520 668 0 0 2172 156 390 362 92 245 92 99 213 0 
 1976 82 0 3001 824 1626 477 623 0 0 2125 138 334 337 114 0 114 53 236 0 
 1975 83 0 3101 807 1567 541 681 3 19 2158 203 525 308 136 250 136 102 282 0 
 Career 567 246 20704 5604 10990 4252 5381 34 195 15494 1017 2786 1961 604 1397 604 489 1787 186 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1981 NBA DEN .594 1.45 10.1 9.3 32.0 6.0 12.1 8.9 27.9 728.6 24.3 -3.1 103.4 107.4  
 1980 NBA DEN .578 1.44 9.1 9.8 32.0 4.7 11.5 8.1 26.1 699.4 23.3 1.8 106.8 103.7  
 1979 NBA DEN .602 1.56 9.8 9.4 29.2 5.9 11.3 8.6 26.3 729.1 24.3 3.5 106.1 101.2  
 1978 NBA DEN .566 1.35 11.1 9.2 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1977 NBA DEN .578 1.37 14.6 9.9 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1976 NBA DEN .559 1.31 15.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1975 NBA DEN .578 1.38 12.7 10.3 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 Career     .580 1.41 11.7 8.4 13.4 5.5 11.6 8.5 27.4 2157.1 71.9 0.3 105.5 104.0  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1980 NBA DEN 5 5 34.4 27.2 0.8 3.0 3.2 4.8 0.67 1.0 1.2 2.2 .471 .702 .000  
 1979 NBA DEN 19 19 37.5 29.8 2.3 3.3 2.9 3.1 0.95 0.7 0.7 3.9 .516 .758 .308  
 Career     24 24 36.8 29.3 2.0 3.2 3.0 3.4 0.87 0.8 0.8 3.6 .506 .746 .235  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1980 NBA DEN 9.6 20.4 .471 8.0 11.4 .702 6.2 9.0 .689 3.4 10.6 .321 0.0 0.8 .000  
 1979 NBA DEN 10.4 20.2 .516 8.7 11.5 .758 7.1 10.9 .649 3.1 8.6 .362 0.2 0.7 .308  
 Career     10.3 20.3 .506 8.6 11.5 .746 6.9 10.5 .656 3.2 9.0 .352 0.2 0.7 .235  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1980 5 5 172 48 102 40 57 0 4 136 4 19 16 5 24 5 6 11 -20 
 1979 19 19 712 198 384 166 219 4 13 566 43 105 55 13 58 13 13 75 -24 
 Career 24 24 884 246 486 206 276 4 17 702 47 124 71 18 82 18 19 86 -44 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1980 NBA DEN .535 1.33 9.6 14.4 36.9 3.1 9.9 6.8 16.5 16.0 0.5 -4.0 104.9 109.5  
 1979 NBA DEN .590 1.47 9.3 9.8 31.1 7.0 11.0 8.9 19.8 99.6 3.3 -1.3 106.2 107.3  
 Career     .578 1.44 9.3 10.8 32.2 6.4 10.7 8.5 19.2 115.6 3.9 -1.8 106.0 107.8  

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 51 6 13 7 4 3 8 18 33 23 24 1 4  
 Playoff 45 5 11 8 2 3 8 18 34 19 22 1 3  
 Career 51 6 13 8 4 4 9 19 39 23 25 3 4  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 DET L 24 3 9 7 9 0 2 13 1 6 4 0 1 1 6 3
 10/21 WAS W 33 10 17 10 10 0 0 30 0 3 1 0 1 0 3 10
 10/24 LAL L 35 11 29 13 18 1 2 36 3 8 1 4 0 2 4 -26
 10/26 CLE L 36 14 30 10 12 0 1 38 3 8 2 1 0 0 4 -3
 10/27 IND W 36 8 22 8 9 0 0 24 1 5 4 6 2 1 2 2
 10/29 NYK L 21 5 10 2 2 0 1 12 2 3 2 1 1 0 4 -17
 11/3 KCK L 31 12 24 2 2 0 0 26 2 4 2 3 0 0 4 -1
 11/4 SLS W 19 5 7 6 6 0 0 16 0 1 1 2 1 0 4 2
 11/6 HOU W 39 10 23 4 8 0 0 24 2 5 5 2 1 0 4 -2
 11/8 IND L 45 10 24 9 10 1 1 30 6 11 4 5 1 0 4 -8
 11/12 LAL L 25 7 17 4 6 0 0 18 6 7 2 1 0 0 4 -18
 11/13 SEA L 39 11 22 10 11 0 2 32 0 6 4 3 2 1 5 -11
 11/16 KCK L 38 12 18 17 17 0 0 41 0 4 3 1 0 0 4 -24
 11/17 KCK L 37 11 20 7 10 0 0 29 1 3 3 3 1 2 4 -6
 11/19 SAS L 26 10 17 8 10 0 0 28 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 -8
 11/20 WAS L 19 6 11 10 14 0 0 22 2 5 1 4 0 0 6 -6
 11/22 SAS L 34 10 25 2 3 0 2 22 2 4 5 4 2 0 3 -24
 11/24 NJN L 42 7 20 15 17 0 0 29 1 4 5 5 0 0 2 2
 11/25 CLE L 23 8 13 5 6 0 0 21 1 7 2 3 1 0 4 -12
 11/28 SAS L 41 16 33 7 10 1 1 40 4 7 4 2 2 2 3 -10
 11/30 KCK L 32 5 13 5 6 0 2 15 0 4 3 3 0 3 5 -8
 12/1 CHI L 41 14 18 8 9 0 1 36 0 4 4 4 1 0 4 -7
 12/3 SEA L 46 10 27 19 22 0 1 39 3 8 4 5 2 0 3 -11
 12/5 CLE W 42 11 21 2 2 0 0 24 1 6 3 4 0 1 4 2
 12/7 GSW L 39 15 29 12 12 0 0 42 3 5 3 2 1 1 4 -15
 12/9 SEA W 39 13 23 12 15 0 0 38 6 12 3 3 2 1 4 27
 12/12 HOU L 35 5 15 5 6 0 0 15 2 3 1 3 2 0 2 -27
 12/13 PHI L 37 12 27 10 10 1 4 35 0 0 2 4 4 0 3 -17
 12/17 POR L 45 12 23 12 16 0 2 36 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 -17
 12/18 ATL L 38 11 23 6 7 0 2 28 3 4 1 5 1 0 3 -7
 12/22 MIA W 37 8 22 17 21 1 1 34 2 8 5 6 2 1 1 9
 12/23 IND L 21 3 7 2 2 0 1 8 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 -27
 12/26 SDC L 42 10 27 8 11 0 0 28 2 6 1 4 0 0 3 -16
 12/28 DAL L 21 5 6 3 3 0 0 13 0 4 0 1 0 0 5 -8
 12/30 HOU W 40 13 22 7 8 0 0 33 1 6 2 3 3 1 3 10
 12/31 BOS L 35 12 30 6 6 0 2 30 2 8 6 8 0 0 4 -17
 1/3 NJN L 42 12 21 13 15 0 2 37 3 8 5 3 2 1 3 -5
 1/4 PHX L 27 4 15 8 9 0 1 16 0 3 2 3 0 1 2 -12
 1/7 CHI L 18 4 10 4 6 0 1 12 1 2 3 0 0 0 6 -6
 1/9 SLS W 34 16 22 11 12 0 0 43 1 4 5 2 1 0 2 11
 1/11 LAL L 36 6 17 10 13 0 0 22 3 7 3 2 3 0 3 -26
 1/12 HOU W 42 14 21 23 24 0 2 51 3 9 4 3 1 0 0 4
 1/15 WAS L 35 8 22 11 12 0 1 27 5 7 1 1 0 1 3 -17
 1/16 GSW L 40 12 23 9 10 0 1 33 4 4 3 2 2 1 5 -3
 1/18 DAL W 30 12 19 5 6 0 0 29 0 3 3 0 0 1 4 8
 1/19 PHX W 39 12 22 7 10 1 1 32 2 4 5 1 2 0 4 5
 1/24 SLS W 17 6 11 12 12 0 1 24 1 5 0 1 0 0 5 10
 1/25 LAL L 32 17 28 9 12 1 2 44 2 4 2 2 1 0 4 -9
 1/27 SEA L 24 9 21 7 9 0 2 25 2 3 2 3 1 0 5 -8
 1/30 PHI W 36 14 20 20 21 0 0 48 2 8 1 5 0 0 5 6
 1/31 POR L 28 13 21 10 13 0 0 36 0 3 2 3 0 0 4 -11
 2/3 DET W 29 6 14 6 9 0 0 18 0 5 1 2 0 0 4 16
 2/4 MIL W 40 16 26 9 13 1 1 42 4 13 4 5 0 1 5 6
 2/7 EAS W 8 4 5 2 2 0 0 10 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1
 2/9 DAL W 37 11 19 7 9 0 0 29 1 6 5 5 2 0 1 5
 2/10 SDC W 39 18 28 7 10 1 4 44 1 5 5 1 0 0 3 10
 2/13 SDC W 36 12 21 8 11 0 1 32 1 4 3 7 0 0 2 4
 2/15 SAS W 31 11 18 11 12 0 1 33 2 6 1 1 1 1 3 23
 2/16 NYK W 30 16 22 15 15 1 2 48 1 8 1 5 0 0 3 16
 2/20 HOU W 34 12 20 7 8 0 0 31 1 6 3 1 0 1 6 0
 2/21 LAL L 31 10 27 2 3 0 2 22 2 4 3 2 0 1 2 -27
 2/24 GSW L 30 10 25 4 5 0 1 24 0 2 3 2 0 0 5 -10
 2/25 GSW L 32 7 20 8 10 0 1 22 1 4 4 4 0 2 5 3
 2/27 DAL W 29 11 16 6 10 0 1 28 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 12
 2/28 SDC W 21 3 6 6 8 0 0 12 1 3 2 3 0 0 5 3
 3/3 NYK L 40 14 22 4 5 1 2 33 2 6 4 5 0 1 4 -7
 3/4 DAL W 40 12 16 14 17 0 0 38 1 4 7 5 0 0 4 11
 3/6 MIA W 30 11 16 13 14 0 0 35 0 2 4 2 0 0 4 17
 3/7 SAS W 31 5 12 18 22 0 1 28 4 8 6 2 2 1 4 19
 3/11 SAS L 35 11 20 16 19 0 0 38 1 3 6 2 1 0 3 1
 3/13 KCK L 44 10 20 13 18 0 3 33 0 3 6 0 1 2 3 -15
 3/16 BOS W 42 11 24 9 15 0 0 31 1 8 4 4 1 0 4 18
 3/17 HOU L 31 5 22 6 6 0 0 16 1 2 2 0 1 0 5 -22
 3/21 LAL W 35 11 18 6 6 0 1 28 1 5 4 4 2 1 5 -4
 3/22 DAL W 19 1 8 1 2 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 6 -6
 3/26 POR W 42 12 22 10 12 0 1 34 6 13 1 1 1 1 4 16
 3/27 SDC L 39 16 26 12 14 0 0 44 5 7 5 1 3 2 2 -1
 3/29 POR W 41 15 24 6 7 0 1 36 2 6 4 0 0 0 1 5
 3/31 SLS W 20 6 9 1 2 0 0 13 0 0 2 4 0 1 4 4
 4/2 PHX L 34 4 18 2 2 1 2 11 1 2 3 7 1 1 4 -4
 4/3 MIL L 37 12 25 9 11 0 0 33 5 8 3 5 0 0 4 -18
 4/6 SLS W 36 7 13 6 8 0 1 20 0 3 4 4 1 1 4 2
 4/7 KCK W 37 11 22 1 2 0 0 23 1 4 5 3 0 0 4 4
 4/11 SEA L 42 10 24 9 15 0 0 29 5 8 4 2 1 0 4 -13
 4/12 POR L 35 6 9 5 6 0 1 17 0 1 5 3 0 0 3 -20
 4/16 SLS W 33 11 18 5 6 0 0 27 1 6 2 3 0 1 2 33
 4/19 ATL L 45 13 24 5 6 0 0 31 4 6 5 2 0 1 3 -9
 4/20 DET L 31 12 21 10 13 0 1 34 1 6 0 1 1 0 3 -15
 4/22 PHX W 39 14 31 6 8 0 1 34 5 9 5 1 2 1 5 0

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 84
 Total Player of the Week: 7
 Total Player of the Month: 1
 Total All-Star Appearances: 3
 Total All-League Second Team: 1
 Total All-League Third Team: 2
 1979 NBA All-Star
 1979 NBA All-League Second Team
 1980 NBA All-Star
 1980 NBA All-League Third Team
 1981 NBA All-Star
 1981 NBA All-League Third Team

 Transactions
 Date Action
 7/18/1981 Re-signed with the Nuggets for $7,612,500 over 7 years.

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