Paul Thompson (basketball)

Paul Stanford Thompson (born May 25, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted in the third round of the 1983 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. In 1985, Thompson was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for two draft picks. Later in the year, he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers after being waived by the Bucks.

Paul Thompson

Personal information
Born	(1961-05-25) May 25, 1961 Smyrna, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Peabody (Alexandria, Louisiana)
College	Tulane (1979–1983)
NBA draft	1983: 3rd round, 50th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	1983–1999
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	33, 6, 36
Career history
1983–1985	Cleveland Cavaliers
1985	Milwaukee Bucks
1985	Philadelphia 76ers
1985–1986	La Crosse Catbirds
1986–1987	Limoges
1987–1989	Nashua Den Bosch
1989–1990	FC Barcelona
1990–1992	B. Sardegna Sassari
1992–1995	Bnei HaSharon
1996–1998	Maccabi Ra'anana
1998–1999	Ironi Ramat Gan
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-Metro Conference (1981, 1983) Second-team All-Metro Conference (1982) Metro Conference Freshman of the Year (1980)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
*	Led the league

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1983–84	Cleveland	82*	10	21.1	.467	.231	.772	3.8	1.5	0.9	0.5	9.0
1984–85	Cleveland	33	27	21.7	.418	.261	.849	3.5	1.8	1.2	0.6	10.5
1984–85	Milwaukee	16	0	14.2	.390	.000	.706	2.6	1.3	0.9	0.3	6.6
1985–86	Philadelphia	23	8	18.8	.361	.167	.860	2.7	1.0	0.7	0.7	7.8
Career		154	45	20.2	.432	.210	.792	3.5	1.5	0.9	0.5	8.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1984–85	Milwaukee	3	0	11.3	.417	.000	.600	1.7	0.7	1.3	0.3	4.3

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1979–80	Tulane	26	-	31.2	.462	-	.700	8.2	1.3	1.6	0.9	15.0
1980–81	Tulane	27	26	35.7	.447	-	.805	9.4	1.9	1.2	1.3	18.7
1981–82	Tulane	28	27	34.0	.493	-	.782	7.4	1.8	0.9	0.5	14.7
1982–83	Tulane	31	29	36.4	.508	-	.795	7.4	1.9	1.3	0.7	17.5
Career		112	82	34.4	.477	-	.776	8.1	1.7	1.2	0.8	16.5