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37. Nate Archibald

37. Nate Archibald

Nate “Tiny” Archibald was an absolute beast for the Kansas City Kings, and the stats he put up there can't be forgotten.  When we reach an all-relocated team, we will set up a shrine for him.  A torn Achilles would take him out of the 1977-78 Season (where he was with the Buffalo Braves), and he would be traded to Boston, where he would take over as their starting Point Guard.

Archibald wasn't the same player, but he would reinvent himself more in the traditional Point Guard role, and he would make his fourth, fifth, and sixth All-Star Games, with the fifth seeing him earn All-Star Game MVP honors.  He would also be named a Second Team All-NBA Selection in 1981, the same year that he would win his only NBA Championship.

Overall, Archibald would average 12.5 Points and 7.1 Assists per Game as a Celtic.

While this rank might seem low, it is hard to put a player, regardless of his All-Star appearances, any higher than one who has a negative VORP.  Basically, that implies they would have done even better with most NBA Point Guards.  This is a fact that matters on our basketball lists.

Archibald would be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Point Guard
  • Acquired: Traded from the San Diego Clippers with Marvin Barnes, Billy Knight and a 1981 and a 1983 2nd Round Pick (which would be Danny Ainge and Rod Foster respectively) for Kevin Kunnert, Kermit Washington, Sidney Wicks and Freeman Williams 8/4/78.
  • Departed: Waived 7/22/83.
  • Games Played: 363
  • Per Game Averages: 31.2 MP
    .472 eFG%
    .790 FT%
    12.5 PTS
    1.9 RB
    7.1 AST
    0.9 STL
    0.1 BLK

    41 Playoff Games
    34.1 MP
    .441 eFG%
    .829 FT%
    13.3 PTS
    1.6 RB
    6.7 AST
    0.7 STL
    0.0 BLK
  • Advanced Stats: 14.1 PER
    .552 TS%
    4.5 VORP
    25.5 WS

    41 Playoff Games
    12.6 PER
    .522 TS%
    0.6 VORP
    2.6 WS
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    NBA Champion (1981)
    All-Star (1980, 1981 & 1982)
    All-Star Game MVP (1981)
  • Other Points of Note: Top Ten MVP Finishes:
    5th in 1980 & 9th in 1981
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