James Donaldson 
#41 C | 7-2, 298lbs | Lakers | Experience: 6 years
Born: 8/16/1957 (29) | College: Washington State

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 81 43 63 0 30 15 78 91 88 10 19 68 11 90 78 66  
 Potential: A C B F D D B A A D D B          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993 
 Value: $1,315,207  $1,400,981  $1,486,755  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  Player  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 6                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL LAL 27 27 31.3 18.8 2.1 7.9 1.9 1.9 1.04 0.4 1.5 2.4 .556 .717 .000  
 1985 NPBSL LAL 27 27 36.3 21.5 2.5 5.6 1.6 2.7 0.60 0.3 1.1 2.1 .599 .699 .000  
 1984 NPBSL LAL 82 82 38.5 20.4 2.7 7.0 1.7 3.0 0.55 0.4 1.2 2.8 .562 .739 .000  
 1983 NPBSL LAL 82 82 36.6 16.7 2.8 7.9 1.5 2.5 0.57 0.4 1.7 2.5 .608 .771 .000  
 1982 NPBSL LAL 71 71 37.3 17.5 3.5 9.2 1.8 2.2 0.79 0.6 2.6 2.6 .644 .759 .000  
 1981 NPBSL LAL 67 67 37.5 12.4 3.4 8.9 1.3 2.2 0.60 0.3 2.7 2.6 .574 .720 .000  
 1980 NPBSL LAL 70 70 36.7 11.8 2.7 7.6 1.5 2.4 0.61 0.4 2.1 2.5 .573 .720 .000  
 Career     426 426 36.9 16.5 2.9 7.9 1.6 2.5 0.63 0.4 1.9 2.6 .589 .739 .000  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL LAL 7.6 13.6 .556 3.7 5.1 .717 6.2 9.2 .677 1.3 4.3 .308 0.0 0.1 .000  
 1985 NPBSL LAL 8.6 14.3 .599 4.3 6.1 .699 7.0 9.6 .723 1.6 4.7 .346 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1984 NPBSL LAL 8.0 14.3 .562 4.4 5.9 .739 6.5 9.7 .664 1.6 4.5 .351 0.0 0.1 .000  
 1983 NPBSL LAL 6.5 10.7 .608 3.7 4.7 .771 5.5 7.6 .718 1.1 3.1 .343 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1982 NPBSL LAL 6.9 10.7 .644 3.7 4.8 .759 5.8 7.7 .750 1.1 3.0 .368 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1981 NPBSL LAL 5.0 8.7 .574 2.4 3.4 .720 4.0 5.9 .683 1.0 2.8 .348 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1980 NPBSL LAL 4.4 7.7 .573 2.9 4.0 .720 3.4 4.8 .707 1.0 2.9 .351 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     6.5 11.0 .589 3.5 4.8 .739 5.3 7.5 .702 1.2 3.4 .348 0.0 0.0 .000  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1986 27 27 844 204 367 99 138 0 2 507 56 268 52 10 50 10 40 64 411 
 1985 27 27 980 232 387 116 166 0 0 580 68 218 44 9 73 9 30 58 272 
 1984 82 82 3158 658 1171 360 487 0 6 1676 224 798 136 33 247 33 101 231 785 
 1983 82 82 2998 536 881 300 389 0 2 1372 229 880 119 32 208 32 140 205 571 
 1982 71 71 2645 490 761 261 344 0 0 1241 252 903 125 40 159 40 187 184 302 
 1981 67 67 2510 334 582 162 225 0 1 830 230 825 88 19 146 19 179 172 58 
 1980 70 70 2567 310 541 203 282 0 1 823 192 722 104 26 170 26 148 175 162 
 Career 426 426 15702 2764 4690 1501 2031 0 12 7029 1251 4614 668 169 1053 169 825 1089 2561 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1986 NPBSL LAL .593 1.38 9.8 9.4 23.6 8.4 25.2 17.7 20.1 120.1 4.0 15.2 118.1 96.8  
 1985 NPBSL LAL .630 1.50 7.6 12.7 22.8 8.9 16.6 13.1 19.9 136.6 4.6 10.1 113.7 100.9  
 1984 NPBSL LAL .605 1.43 7.7 14.0 21.6 8.9 20.8 15.1 17.3 316.3 10.5 9.6 114.7 103.1  
 1983 NPBSL LAL .652 1.56 8.6 15.1 16.9 9.0 24.1 16.8 17.8 321.4 10.7 7.0 113.1 104.6  
 1982 NPBSL LAL .680 1.63 10.5 13.3 16.8 10.8 26.4 18.8 23.0 489.9 16.3 4.3 108.8 103.7  
 1981 NPBSL LAL .609 1.43 9.6 16.0 13.6 10.7 27.2 19.0 16.8 233.7 7.8 0.9 106.8 105.1  
 1980 NPBSL LAL .620 1.52 11.1 18.1 13.1 8.6 23.2 16.0 15.5 188.2 6.3 2.3 108.2 105.3  
 Career     .629 1.50 9.1 14.4 17.4 9.5 23.8 16.8 18.3 1806.3 60.2 6.0 111.2 103.7  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1985 NPBSL LAL 19 19 38.5 21.4 2.9 5.6 1.8 2.6 0.69 0.4 1.3 2.4 .562 .763 .000  
 1984 NPBSL LAL 6 6 32.7 15.2 1.8 7.2 1.0 1.5 0.67 0.3 2.0 1.2 .623 .714 .000  
 1983 NPBSL LAL 16 16 36.5 15.8 2.3 7.0 2.2 3.3 0.67 0.4 1.8 3.1 .639 .745 .000  
 1982 NPBSL LAL 7 7 41.7 16.4 3.4 8.3 1.3 2.9 0.45 0.4 2.6 2.3 .488 .854 .000  
 1980 NPBSL LAL 4 4 34.0 11.8 3.8 5.8 1.8 1.3 1.40 1.3 2.0 3.8 .528 .643 .000  
 Career     52 52 37.3 17.6 2.7 6.6 1.8 2.6 0.67 0.5 1.8 2.6 .575 .761 .000  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1985 NPBSL LAL 8.8 15.7 .562 3.7 4.9 .763 6.8 10.2 .668 2.1 5.6 .368 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1984 NPBSL LAL 5.5 8.8 .623 4.2 5.8 .714 4.8 6.0 .806 0.7 2.8 .235 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1983 NPBSL LAL 6.6 10.4 .639 2.6 3.4 .745 5.7 7.4 .765 0.9 2.9 .326 0.0 0.1 .000  
 1982 NPBSL LAL 5.7 11.7 .488 5.0 5.9 .854 4.6 7.6 .604 1.1 4.0 .286 0.0 0.1 .000  
 1980 NPBSL LAL 4.8 9.0 .528 2.3 3.5 .643 3.5 5.5 .636 1.3 3.5 .357 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     7.0 12.2 .575 3.5 4.6 .761 5.7 8.1 .697 1.4 4.1 .336 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 +/- 
 1985 19 19 732 168 299 71 93 0 0 407 55 161 34 8 49 8 25 46 85 
 1984 6 6 196 33 53 25 35 0 0 91 11 54 6 2 9 2 12 7 16 
 1983 16 16 584 106 166 41 55 0 1 253 36 148 35 7 52 7 28 50 118 
 1982 7 7 292 40 82 35 41 0 1 115 24 82 9 3 20 3 18 16 -25 
 1980 4 4 136 19 36 9 14 0 0 47 15 38 7 5 5 5 8 15 -17 
 Career 52 52 1940 366 636 181 238 0 2 913 141 483 91 25 135 25 91 134 177 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1985 NPBSL LAL .600 1.36 8.0 11.6 22.9 9.6 16.2 13.1 14.0 27.8 0.9 4.5 110.6 105.9  
 1984 NPBSL LAL .676 1.72 7.2 10.8 17.8 7.6 23.6 16.6 13.9 9.6 0.3 2.7 112.4 108.2  
 1983 NPBSL LAL .663 1.52 12.6 18.8 16.9 7.6 20.1 14.4 12.5 16.1 0.5 7.4 116.9 108.5  
 1982 NPBSL LAL .580 1.40 7.0 15.5 17.1 9.2 23.4 16.1 12.4 7.8 0.3 -3.6 107.4 110.6  
 1980 NPBSL LAL .571 1.31 13.0 9.3 13.3 9.7 21.1 14.4 16.6 12.0 0.4 -4.3 110.7 115.5  
 Career     .615 1.44 9.4 14.0 19.0 8.8 19.5 14.4 13.5 73.4 2.4 3.4 112.3 108.4  

Career Highs

 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 33 8 16 6 2 4 6 12 20 14 19 0 1  
 Playoff 34 6 20 6 2 4 7 17 21 12 15 0 1  
 Career 39 10 23 7 3 11 9 17 25 14 19 0 1  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/21 MIL W 31 9 15 7 9 0 0 25 1 6 1 1 2 1 3 14
 10/22 PHX W 22 5 7 1 2 0 0 11 1 7 3 1 0 3 4 23
 10/25 UTA W 32 7 13 2 4 0 0 16 2 10 1 2 0 1 4 8
 10/29 SEA W 42 7 10 4 6 0 0 18 1 10 2 3 0 2 4 10
 10/30 DAL W 38 10 17 1 2 0 0 21 3 13 1 4 0 3 2 10
 11/1 KCK W 23 4 6 2 2 0 0 10 1 4 2 2 0 0 3 27
 11/4 SDC W 33 5 10 14 19 0 0 24 2 11 1 0 1 1 1 24
 11/5 DAL W 32 7 12 5 5 0 0 19 1 9 0 2 1 3 3 31
 11/7 IND W 22 4 8 2 2 0 0 10 1 6 1 0 1 1 3 13
 11/11 DAL W 39 10 18 8 10 0 0 28 2 9 6 3 1 1 1 11
 11/13 DEN W 39 7 11 3 6 0 0 17 1 10 2 2 0 2 2 7
 11/17 SAS W 36 7 17 6 8 0 0 20 6 12 1 4 0 4 3 1
 11/18 SEA W 33 9 16 0 0 0 0 18 3 16 4 1 1 2 3 23
 11/21 CLE W 30 8 12 0 2 0 0 16 2 12 1 3 0 3 3 23
 11/23 PHX W 32 7 13 6 6 0 0 20 1 16 1 2 0 1 1 28
 11/25 NYK W 37 7 12 3 5 0 0 17 3 15 1 2 0 1 3 8
 11/29 SDC W 32 12 19 9 10 0 0 33 3 12 1 3 0 1 3 18
 12/1 SAS W 28 12 18 1 5 0 1 25 2 12 2 2 1 3 1 23
 12/3 POR W 27 10 16 3 3 0 0 23 3 7 2 1 0 1 2 33
 12/5 HOU L 38 7 20 2 4 0 0 16 8 16 5 2 0 1 3 -9
 12/7 UTA W 18 3 6 2 2 0 0 8 0 7 0 6 0 1 5 9
 12/8 POR W 33 7 13 9 11 0 0 23 4 11 3 1 0 1 2 24
 12/11 DAL W 25 6 8 2 4 0 0 14 0 7 3 4 1 1 1 18
 12/12 PHX W 27 5 9 4 6 0 0 14 2 9 2 1 0 3 0 35
 12/16 BOS W 27 6 17 3 3 0 1 15 2 7 1 2 0 1 2 9
 12/18 GSW L 36 9 16 2 5 0 0 20 0 4 4 4 2 1 5 2
 12/20 KCK W 27 11 14 4 4 0 0 26 1 6 3 0 1 0 0 23
 12/22 ATL W 32 6 11 3 4 0 0 15 0 10 2 0 0 2 2 7
 12/24 DAL L 35 6 13 5 6 0 0 17 2 10 1 2 0 0 4 -4
 12/26 DET L 35 8 13 0 2 0 0 16 2 7 3 0 0 2 4 5
 12/27 DEN W 31 9 13 1 2 0 0 19 0 8 0 1 0 0 3 24
 12/29 GSW W 33 10 18 0 0 0 0 20 1 10 1 0 0 0 3 4
 12/31 WAS W 27 6 14 2 4 0 0 14 4 9 1 2 0 3 1 21

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 43
 Total Rebounds Leader: 3
 1981 NPSBL Rookie Game Participant
 1981 NPSBL Rebounds Leader
 1982 NPSBL Rebounds Leader
 1983 NPSBL Rebounds Leader

Transactions

 Date Action
 10/8/1981 Drafted by Portland with pick #20 of round 1 of the creation draft.
 1/16/1981 Traded to Los Angeles (LAL)
 7/21/1984 Re-signed with the Lakers for $6,576,035 over 5 years.

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