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 Greenwood as a junior at UCLA | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1957-05-27)May 27, 1957 (age 67) Lynwood, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Verbum Dei (Los Angeles, California) |
| College | UCLA (1975–1979) |
| NBA draft | 1979: 1st round, 2nd overall pick |
| Selected by theChicago Bulls | |
| Playing career | 1979–1991 |
| Position | Power forward /center |
| Number | 34, 10, 22, 33 |
| Career history | |
| 1979–1985 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1985–1989 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1989 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1989–1990 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1990–1991 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 8,428 (10.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 6,537 (7.9 rpg) |
| Blocks | 736 (0.9 bpg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
| Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame | |
David Murphy-Kasim Greenwood (born May 27, 1957) is an American former professionalbasketball player whoseNational Basketball Association (NBA) career spanned 12 years from 1979 to 1991. Greenwood made his NBA debut on October 13, 1979, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team during the 1979–80 season.[1] A forward/center, he played for theChicago Bulls,San Antonio Spurs,Denver Nuggets andDetroit Pistons.
Greenwood was the second overall pick of the1979 NBA draft. The Chicago Bulls lost the coin toss to theLos Angeles Lakers, who drafted futureHall of FamerEarvin "Magic" Johnson with their number one pick, acquired in a trade with theNew Orleans Jazz.
Before theMichael Jordan era inChicago, Greenwood was one of the franchise's marquee players along withReggie Theus andOrlando Woolridge. On October 24, 1985, Greenwood was traded by the Bulls to theSan Antonio Spurs in exchange for future Hall of FamerGeorge Gervin.[1]
On January 26, 1989, Greenwood and Spurs teammate,Darwin Cook were traded to theDenver Nuggets forCalvin Natt andJay Vincent.[1] On October 6, 1989, Greenwood signed as an unrestricted free agent with theDetroit Pistons, whom he would assist in a victorious effort in the1990 NBA Finals as a reserve.[1] He would later sign as an unrestricted free agent with theSan Antonio Spurs on August 17, 1990, until his release on May 21, 1991.[1]
Greenwood attended theUniversity of California at Los Angeles. He was inducted into theNational Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2021
| 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 |
| † | Won anNBA championship |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–80 | Chicago | 82 | 82 | 34.0 | .474 | .143 | .810 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 16.3 |
| 1980–81 | Chicago | 82 | 82 | 33.0 | .486 | .000 | .748 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 14.4 |
| 1981–82 | Chicago | 82 | 82 | 35.5 | .473 | .000 | .825 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 14.6 |
| 1982–83 | Chicago | 79 | 61 | 29.8 | .455 | .000 | .708 | 9.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 10.0 |
| 1983–84 | Chicago | 78 | 76 | 34.8 | .490 | .000 | .737 | 10.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 12.2 |
| 1984–85 | Chicago | 61 | 28 | 25.0 | .458 | .000 | .713 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| 1985–86 | San Antonio | 68 | 74 | 28.1 | .510 | .000 | .772 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 7.9 |
| 1986–87 | San Antonio | 79 | 78 | 32.7 | .513 | .500 | .785 | 9.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 11.9 |
| 1987–88 | San Antonio | 45 | 40 | 27.5 | .460 | .000 | .748 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 8.6 |
| 1988–89 | San Antonio | 38 | 15 | 24.0 | .425 | — | .800 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 7.7 |
| Denver | 29 | 3 | 16.9 | .419 | — | .676 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 5.9 | |
| 1989–90† | Detroit | 37 | 0 | 5.5 | .423 | — | .552 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 1990–91 | San Antonio | 63 | 11 | 16.2 | .503 | .000 | .734 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Career | 823 | 582 | 28.4 | .477 | .138 | .765 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 10.2 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Chicago | 6 | — | 35.3 | .586 | .000 | .417 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 17.8 |
| 1985 | Chicago | 4 | 4 | 34.8 | .536 | — | .800 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 1986 | San Antonio | 3 | 3 | 33.7 | .522 | — | .750 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 10.0 |
| 1989 | Denver | 3 | 0 | 11.3 | .333 | — | .500 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 1990† | Detroit | 5 | 0 | 9.4 | .500 | — | .250 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 1991 | San Antonio | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.000 | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 22 | 7 | 24.5 | .557 | .000 | .583 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 8.5 | |