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Paul Westphal

Career (regular season)

GP
823
PTS
15.6
REB
1.9
AST
4.4

Personal details

Position
Guard
Height and weight
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) · 88 kg (194 lb)
Born
November 30, 1950
Died
† January 2, 2021 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Torrance, Estados Unidos
School / club
Southern California
Draft
1972: round 1, pick 10
NBA career
1972-1983 · 12 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1972-73 BOS 60 245 67 69 482 — — — 42.0 — 77.9
1973-74 BOS 82 588 143 171 1,165 39 34 — 50.1 — 73.2
1974-75 BOS 82 803 163 235 1,581 78 33 — 51.0 — 76.3
1975-76 PHX 82 1,679 259 440 2,960 210 38 — 49.4 — 83.0
1976-77 PHX 81 1,726 190 459 2,600 134 21 — 51.8 — 82.5
1977-78 PHX 80 2,014 164 437 2,481 138 31 280 51.6 — 81.3
1978-79 PHX 81 1,941 159 529 2,641 111 26 232 53.5 — 83.7
1979-80 PHX 82 1,792 187 416 2,665 119 35 207 52.5 28.0 86.2
1980-81 SEA 36 601 68 148 1,078 46 14 78 44.2 24.0 83.2
1981-82 NYK 18 210 22 100 451 19 8 47 44.3 25.0 76.6
1982-83 NYK 80 798 115 439 1,978 87 16 196 45.9 29.2 80.4
1983-84 PHX 59 412 43 148 865 41 6 77 46.0 26.9 82.4
Career 823 12,809 1,580 3,591 20,947 1,022 262 1,117 50.4 27.5 82.0

Playoffs

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1972-73 BOS 11 43 7 9 109 — — — 48.7 — 71.4
1973-74 BOS 18 103 21 31 241 8 2 — 46.0 — 73.3
1974-75 BOS 11 88 13 32 183 6 2 — 46.9 — 66.7
1975-76 PHX 19 401 47 96 685 34 9 — 51.1 — 76.3
1977-78 PHX 2 52 6 19 66 1 0 5 46.8 — 88.9
1978-79 PHX 15 336 33 64 534 15 5 38 49.5 — 78.8
1979-80 PHX 8 167 10 31 253 11 3 13 48.6 8.3 87.5
1982-83 NYK 6 57 8 34 156 2 2 9 44.0 37.5 76.9
1983-84 PHX 17 90 8 37 222 12 0 24 37.5 22.2 87.5
Career 107 1,337 153 353 2,449 89 23 89 48.1 20.7 78.9

Awards and titles

  • Hall of Fame: 2019 (as a player)
  • NBA champion: 1973-74
  • All-NBA First Team (3): 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80
  • All-NBA Second Team: 1977-78
  • All-Star (5): 1977 (starter), 1978 (starter), 1979 (starter), 1980, 1981 (starter)

Championship rings (1)

  • Drawing of the Boston Celtics championship ring, 1973-7419741973-74

    Maker: Balfour

    Oro de 14 quilates: «N.B.A. WORLD CHAMPIONS» alrededor de un diamante central, «PRIDE» y el logo de los Celtics en un lateral; punzón «Balfour 14k» (el anillo de Red Auerbach, según la casa de subastas).

    Boston Celtics

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Retired number

  • Phoenix Suns: No. 44 (1975-1980 with the team)
    He played for the franchise again in 1983-84. And was the coach from 1992 to 1996

Draft

Transactions

  1. · Trade

    The Boston Celtics traded Paul Westphal, a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Jimmy Dan Conner was later selected) and a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Butch Feher was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Charlie Scott.

  2. · Trade

    The Phoenix Suns traded Paul Westphal to the Seattle SuperSonics for Dennis Johnson.

  3. · Signing

    The New York Knicks signed Paul Westphal as a veteran free agent.

  4. · Waived

    The New York Knicks waived Paul Westphal.

  5. · Signing

    The Phoenix Suns signed Paul Westphal as a free agent.

  6. · Coaching staff

    Dallas nombra a Paul Westphal asistente técnico

  7. · Coaching staff

    Sacramento firma como entrenador jefe es Paul Westphal

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  1. · Coaching staff

    Sacramento ejerce su opción de extensión de contrato para la temporada 2011-2012 al entrenador Paul Westphal.

  2. · Coaching staff

    Sacramento despide al entrenador Paul Westphal y nombra nuevo entrenador jefe al interino Keith Smart.

  3. · Coaching staff

    Brooklyn nombra a Paul Westphal, John Welch, Tony Brown, Joe Wolf y Jay Humphries asistentes del entrenador y a Jim Sann asistente y ojeador avanzado.

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