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Lonnie Shelton

Career (regular season)

GP
673
PTS
12.0
REB
6.1
AST
2.2

Personal details

Position
Forward
Height and weight
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) · 109 kg (240 lb)
Born
October 19, 1955
Died
† July 8, 2018 (aged 62)
Birthplace
Bakersfield, Estados Unidos
School / club
Oregon State
Draft
1976: round 2, pick 25
NBA career
1976-1985 · 10 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1976-77 NYK 82 955 633 149 2,104 125 98 — 47.6 — 70.7
1977-78 NYK 82 1,219 580 195 2,319 109 112 228 51.4 — 73.6
1978-79 SEA 76 1,023 468 110 2,158 76 75 188 51.9 — 69.3
1979-80 SEA 76 1,035 582 145 2,243 92 79 169 53.0 20.0 76.3
1980-81 SEA 14 182 78 35 440 22 3 41 42.0 — 65.5
1981-82 SEA 81 1,204 509 252 2,667 99 43 199 48.6 0.0 78.3
1982-83 SEA 82 1,016 495 237 2,572 75 72 172 47.8 16.7 75.4
1983-84 CLE 79 850 381 179 2,101 76 55 165 47.6 20.0 76.4
1984-85 CLE 57 367 267 96 1,244 44 18 74 43.5 0.0 66.2
1985-86 CLE 44 198 143 61 682 21 4 48 48.9 0.0 87.5
Career 673 8,049 4,136 1,459 18,530 739 559 1,284 49.2 9.7 73.8

Playoffs

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1977-78 NYK 6 66 44 17 151 2 5 14 53.6 — 75.0
1978-79 SEA 17 220 142 34 566 19 18 31 48.3 — 69.2
1979-80 SEA 15 180 125 25 469 23 12 37 50.7 0.0 62.7
1981-82 SEA 8 102 59 16 266 5 7 20 47.1 — 68.8
1982-83 SEA 2 10 21 5 53 1 0 2 17.4 0.0 40.0
1984-85 CLE 4 46 22 4 106 2 1 6 55.9 — 80.0
Career 52 624 413 101 1,611 52 43 110 48.5 0.0 66.7

Awards and titles

  • NBA champion: 1978-79
  • All-Star: 1982 (starter)

Championship rings (1)

  • Drawing of the Seattle SuperSonics championship ring, 1978-7919791978-79

    Oro de 14 quilates con un diamante de 75 puntos (0,75 quilates) en la parte superior (ejemplar de John Johnson, según la casa de subastas).

    Seattle SuperSonics

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Draft

Transactions

  1. · Trade

    The New York Knicks traded Lonnie Shelton and a 1979 1st round draft pick (Vinnie Johnson was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1981 1st round draft pick (Steve Johnson was later selected). This exchange was arranged as compensation for New York signing veteran free agent Marvin Webster on September 29, 1978.

  2. · Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Scooter McCray was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Lonnie Shelton.

Salaries

Season Team Salary
1984-85 CLE $0.4M
1985-86 CLE $0.4M
Career total $0.8M

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