John Williams
“Hot Rod”
Career (regular season)
- GP
- 435
- PTS
- 10.1
- REB
- 5.1
- AST
- 2.9
Personal details
- Position
- Forward
- Height and weight
- 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) · 107 kg (236 lb)
- Born
- October 26, 1966 (age 59)
- Birthplace
- Los Ángeles, Estados Unidos
- School / club
- Louisiana State
- Draft
- 1986: round 1, pick 12
- NBA career
- 1986-1994 · 8 seasons
Stats
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Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | WAS | 78 | 718 | 366 | 191 | 1,773 | 129 | 30 | 122 | 45.4 | 22.2 | 64.6 |
| 1987-88 | WAS | 82 | 1,047 | 444 | 232 | 2,428 | 117 | 34 | 145 | 46.9 | 13.2 | 73.4 |
| 1988-89 | WAS | 82 | 1,120 | 573 | 356 | 2,413 | 142 | 70 | 157 | 46.6 | 26.8 | 77.6 |
| 1989-90 | WAS | 18 | 327 | 136 | 84 | 632 | 21 | 9 | 43 | 47.4 | 11.1 | 77.4 |
| 1990-91 | WAS | 33 | 411 | 177 | 133 | 941 | 39 | 6 | 68 | 41.7 | 24.4 | 75.3 |
| 1992-93 | LAC | 74 | 492 | 316 | 142 | 1,638 | 83 | 23 | 79 | 43.0 | 22.6 | 54.3 |
| 1993-94 | LAC | 34 | 191 | 127 | 97 | 725 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 43.1 | 25.0 | 66.7 |
| 1994-95 | IND | 34 | 100 | 62 | 27 | 402 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 35.7 | 33.3 | 56.0 |
| Career | 435 | 4,406 | 2,201 | 1,262 | 10,952 | 566 | 184 | 684 | 45.1 | 22.5 | 70.4 | |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | WAS | 3 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 57.1 |
| 1987-88 | WAS | 5 | 65 | 29 | 21 | 185 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 47.9 | 0.0 | 59.4 |
| 1992-93 | LAC | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 22.2 | 66.7 | 50.0 |
| Career | 13 | 96 | 54 | 30 | 332 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 43.8 | 40.0 | 58.5 | |
Awards and titles
- All-Rookie First Team: 1986-87
Draft
- 1985: round 2, pick 45 · Cleveland Cavaliers · Tulane
Transactions
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· Trade
The Los Angeles Clippers traded William Bedford and Don MacLean to the Washington Bullets for John Williams.
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· Waived
The Los Angeles Clippers released John Williams.
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· Signing
The Indiana Pacers signed John Williams as a free agent.
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· Waived
The Indiana Pacers waived John Williams.
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· Trade
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Hot Rod Williams to the Phoenix Suns for Antonio Lang, Dan Majerle and a 1997 1st round draft pick (Brevin Knight was later selected).
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· Waived
The Phoenix Suns released Hot Rod Williams.
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· Signing
The Dallas Mavericks signed Hot Rod Williams as a free agent.
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· Trade
In a 4-team trade, the Boston Celtics traded Dana Barros to the Dallas Mavericks; the Boston Celtics traded Danny Fortson to the Golden State Warriors; the Dallas Mavericks traded Robert Pack, Hot Rod Williams and cash to the Boston Celtics; the Dallas Mavericks traded Bruno Šundov to the Utah Jazz; the Golden State Warriors traded Bill Curley to the Dallas Mavericks; the Golden State Warriors traded Donyell Marshall to the Utah Jazz; the Utah Jazz traded a 2001 1st round draft pick (Joseph Forte was later selected) to the Boston Celtics; the Utah Jazz traded Howard Eisley to the Dallas Mavericks; and the Utah Jazz traded Adam Keefe to the Golden State Warriors.
Salaries
| Season | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | CLE | $0.3M |
| 1988-89 | CLE | $0.4M |
| 1990-91 | CLE | $3.8M |
| 1991-92 | CLE | $3.8M |
| 1992-93 | CLE | $3.8M |
| 1993-94 | CLE | $3.8M |
| 1994-95 | CLE | $3.8M |
| 1995-96 | PHX | $4.2M |
| 1996-97 | PHX | $4.2M |
| 1997-98 | PHX | $4.6M |
| 1998-99 | DAL | $1.8M |
| 1999-00 | DAL | $1.9M |
| 2000-01 | BOS | $2.1M |
| Career total | $38.3M | |
Regular-season salaries; if a team waived him and kept paying, the amounts are added up. Data from Basketball-Reference, cross-checked with HoopsHype and ESPN.