Paul Thompson 
#8 SG | 6-6, 217lbs | Cavaliers | Experience: 1 year
Born: 5/25/1961 (26) | College: Tulane

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 53 57 76 10 44 13 44 28 31 56 73 54 86 48 38 84  
 Potential: C C B F C D C D D C B C          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993 
 Value: $73,458  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL CLE 59 0 6.6 3.1 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.70 0.4 0.2 1.2 .437 .766 .000  
 1984 NPBSL ATL 75 0 11.6 4.3 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.78 0.5 0.2 2.0 .382 .868 .000  
 Career     134 0 9.4 3.8 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.76 0.5 0.2 1.6 .402 .837 .000  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL CLE 1.2 2.8 .437 0.6 0.8 .766 0.7 1.1 .641 0.5 1.6 .333 0.0 0.1 .000  
 1984 NPBSL ATL 1.5 4.0 .382 1.2 1.4 .868 0.8 1.6 .534 0.7 2.4 .294 0.0 0.1 .000  
 Career     1.4 3.5 .402 1.0 1.1 .837 0.8 1.4 .571 0.6 2.0 .308 0.0 0.1 .000  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1986 59 0 387 73 167 36 47 0 7 182 25 62 19 21 27 21 9 70 -6 
 1984 75 0 868 115 301 92 106 0 6 322 49 123 47 40 60 40 15 151 -215 
 Career 134 0 1255 188 468 128 153 0 13 504 74 185 66 61 87 61 24 221 -221 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1986 NPBSL CLE .484 1.09 8.1 11.5 22.3 6.6 10.5 8.5 11.5 5.7 0.2 -0.1 98.2 98.8  
 1984 NPBSL ATL .463 1.07 10.3 13.2 19.9 5.6 9.7 7.5 8.9 -21.1 -0.7 -2.9 93.3 106.1  
 Career     .471 1.08 9.6 12.6 20.6 5.9 10.0 7.8 9.7 -15.4 -0.5 -1.6 94.8 103.8  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL CLE 2 0 6.5 2.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.00 0.0 0.5 0.5 .222 .500 .000  
 Career     2 0 6.5 2.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.00 0.0 0.5 0.5 .222 .500 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL CLE 1.0 4.5 .222 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 4.5 .222 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     1.0 4.5 .222 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 4.5 .222 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1986 2 0 13 2 9 1 2 0 0 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 -4 
 Career 2 0 13 2 9 1 2 0 0 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 -4 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1986 NPBSL CLE .200 0.56 9.1 0.0 22.3 15.4 9.1 12.5 4.4 -1.2 0.0 -2.0 57.1 80.0  
 Career     .200 0.56 9.1 0.0 0.0 15.4 9.1 12.5 4.4 -1.2 0.0 -2.0 57.1 80.0  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1982 - 34 0 27.1 13.9 2.1 4.4 2.9 3.0 0.96 2.2 1.1 4.9 .501 .767 .222  
 Total   34 0 27.1 13.9 2.1 4.4 2.9 3.0 0.96 2.2 1.1 4.9 .501 .767 .222  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1982 34 0 922 213 425 46 60 2 9 474 70 220 98 74 102 74 37 166 0 
 Career 34 0 922 213 425 46 60 2 9 474 70 220 98 74 102 74 37 166 0 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 12 2 4 3 2 2 2 5 11 4 6 0 2  
 Playoff 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 9 1 2 0 0  
 Career 14 5 11 5 4 2 4 6 12 6 8 0 2  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/22 MIL L 12 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 -5
 10/26 ATL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3
 10/28 DEN W 10 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 -7
 10/29 WAS W 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
 11/2 IND W 11 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 1 2 2 0 3 -5
 11/4 NYK W 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
 11/5 MIL L 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 -8
 11/10 ATL W 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2
 11/13 BOS L 8 2 4 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 -8
 11/16 WAS W 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
 11/21 LAL L 8 2 4 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13
 11/27 POR L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 -3
 11/29 BOS W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3
 12/2 WAS W 7 1 3 1 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 3 0
 12/6 ATL L 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6
 12/10 CHI W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -7
 12/13 KCK W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 12/14 MIL W 4 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
 12/19 NJN L 10 2 2 1 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 -3
 12/22 NJN L 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
 12/23 NYK L 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -1
 12/27 WAS W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -5
 1/3 MIL L 12 3 6 0 0 0 2 6 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 6
 1/4 ATL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
 1/10 PHI L 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -3
 1/14 PHX W 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 -5
 1/15 DAL L 4 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
 1/17 SAS L 11 1 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 10
 1/20 PHI W 10 3 5 1 2 0 0 7 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 7
 1/21 CHI W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 1/25 BOS W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 1/26 ATL L 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 1/29 IND L 8 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 7
 1/30 WAS L 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 4
 2/1 CHI W 8 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1
 2/4 HOU W 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1
 2/5 PHI L 8 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 -10
 2/10 CHI L 18 5 11 1 2 0 0 11 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 -5
 2/12 WAS W 10 2 8 0 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 -2
 2/15 MIL L 14 2 9 2 2 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 -9
 2/16 SDC L 8 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
 2/20 PHX L 7 4 7 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 -7
 2/23 NJN W 9 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 9
 2/24 NYK W 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 5
 2/28 NYK L 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
 3/1 IND W 11 2 7 2 2 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 -3
 3/4 IND W 8 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
 3/5 GSW L 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 -2
 3/7 LAL W 6 1 5 0 2 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 5
 3/9 CHI W 8 4 7 0 0 0 0 8 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 4
 3/11 SEA W 8 1 5 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 -4
 3/12 CHI W 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 14
 3/16 BOS W 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
 3/17 BOS L 11 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 1 0 0 4 -3
 3/24 NJN L 12 5 11 2 2 0 0 12 1 1 0 2 1 0 4 -7
 3/27 GSW L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -3
 4/2 MIL W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
 4/8 BOS L 12 3 9 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2
 4/10 IND W 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 -8
 4/12 SDC W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 4/16 MIL L 13 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 9
 4/18 IND W 7 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -12
 4/20 HOU L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
 4/22 SEA W 8 1 3 4 6 0 0 6 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 -1
 4/26 BOS L 12 2 9 1 2 0 0 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 -2
 4/28 BOS L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/29/1983 Drafted by the Hawks with pick #2 of round 2.
 10/21/1986 Signed by the Cavaliers for $73,458 over one year.

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