Defensive Game
Active, engaged defender who used his athleticism to create turnovers and contest shots. Capable of elite defensive performances when engaged.
Perjalanan Karier
Denver Nuggets
1975-1982
David O'Neil Thompson, dikenal luas dengan julukan "Skywalker", adalah mantan pemain bola basket profesional asal Amerika. Ia bermain untuk Denver Nuggets, baik di American Basketball Association (ABA) maupun National Basketball Association (NBA), serta Seattle SuperSonics di NBA, sebelum masalah narkoba mempersingkat kariernya. Sebelumnya, ia adalah bintang di level kampus untuk North Carolina State, membawa Wolfpack meraih gelar juara NCAA pertamanya pada tahun 1974. Thompson adalah satu dari sebelas pemain yang mencetak 70 poin atau lebih dalam satu pertandingan NBA. Ia dilantik ke dalam Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame pada tahun 1996.
Defensive Game
Active, engaged defender who used his athleticism to create turnovers and contest shots. Capable of elite defensive performances when engaged.
Intangibles
Elite scoring intelligence and ability to read defenses. His career arc suggests his IQ and skill were fully formed — personal struggles cut short a historically great career.
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Before Michael Jordan, many considered David Thompson the most gifted shooting guard the sport had ever seen. His 44-inch vertical leap, his 73-point game, and his 1974 national championship defined an era — and why #33 belongs in the Ball Arena rafters.
Denver Nuggets
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Seattle SuperSonics
1982-1984
Kehidupan Pribadi & Keluarga
Status
Married
Orang Tua & Saudara
Di Luar Lapangan
NC State alumni programs
North Carolina youth basketball
Tahukah Anda?
Thompson scored 73 points in the final regular season game of 1977-78 in an attempt to win the scoring title over George Gervin — the fourth-highest single-game total in NBA history at the time.
His vertical leap was measured at 44 inches, one of the highest in basketball history, earning him the Skywalker nickname that captured his ability to seemingly float above defenders.
Thompson led NC State to the 1974 national championship over an undefeated UCLA team that had won 88 consecutive games — considered one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history.
He was widely considered the most talented player in the world in the late 1970s before personal struggles derailed a career that many believe could have been historically great.
Penghargaan Karier
NBA All-Star (1977, 1978, 1979, 1982)
1974 NCAA Champion (NC State)
Naismith Award (1975)
ABA All-Star (1976)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1996)
Denver Nuggets #33 retired
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