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NBA Bio
- Number-seven selection of the 1980 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets, he was in the first class of NBA "Lottery Picks."
- Played 14 years in the NBA with New Jersey, Philadelphia, Charlotte and Milwaukee.
- Played eight years with the Nets, he was a starter for his final four years with that franchise. Averaged 13.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a rookie in 1980-81 season.
- Averaged 16.5 points per game in 1985-86, then followed that with a 16.4 average in 1986-87. Shot a career best 51.7 percent from the foul line that year.
- Might have had his best all-around season in the NBA in 1987-88 when he played with New Jersey and Philadelphia. Only year of his career that he averaged a double-double, he had scoring average of 16.9 points and pulled in 10.0 rebounds per game. Also blocked a career high 118 shots, and made a career best 90.6 percent from the foul line.
- Number-seven selection of the 1980 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets, he was in the first class of NBA "Lottery Picks."
- Played 14 years in the NBA with New Jersey, Philadelphia, Charlotte and Milwaukee.
- Played eight years with the Nets, he was a starter for his final four years with that franchise. Averaged 13.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a rookie in 1980-81 season.
- Averaged 16.5 points per game in 1985-86, then followed that with a 16.4 average in 1986-87. Shot a career best 51.7 percent from the foul line that year.
- Might have had his best all-around season in the NBA in 1987-88 when he played with New Jersey and Philadelphia. Only year of his career that he averaged a double-double, he had scoring average of 16.9 points and pulled in 10.0 rebounds per game. Also blocked a career high 118 shots, and made a career best 90.6 percent from the foul line.
- In his first full season in Philadelphia (1988-89) averaged a career high 17.2 points per game. Also pulled in 9.4 rebounds per game.
- Split the 199-91 season with Philadelphia and Charlotte, he averaged 10.8 points per game that year, his last year as a double digit scorer. He started 79 of 80 games played between the two franchises.
- Averaged in double figures in points in seven consecutive years between 1984-85 and 1990-91. Also made at least 80 percent of his free throws in seven consecutive seasons between 1984-85 and 199-91. Blocked at least 100 shots in five seasons, including three in a row between 1987-88 and 1989-90.
- Played on five NBA Playoff teams with New Jersey, including the 1983-84 season when the Nets advanced to the second round. He averaged 8.5 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in the playoffs that year in 11 games.
- Played on eight NBA Playoff teams, five in New Jersey, two in Philadelphia and one in Chicago. Played in 35 career playoff games and averaged 11.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
- Finished his career with 938 career games played (including 547 as a starter) , he scored 10,953 points and pulled in 6,480 rebounds. Also had 989 career blocked shots and averaged 25.6 minutes per game over his career and 11.7 points per game. Shot 84.3 percent from the foul line, one of the best free throw percentages in NBA history for a center.
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