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40. Ed Pinckney

40. Ed Pinckney
Ed Pinckney will always be best known for leading Villanova in 1985 to the NCAA Championship where he was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player.  As a professional, his longest run was with the Boson Celtics where he was mostly used as a change of pace Power Forward coming off the bench.  Pinckney was not a star but was efficient, showing off a nice PER of 15.6 as a Celtic over 340 Games.  Overall, Pinckney averaged 6.1 Points and 19.2 Minutes per Game.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Power Forward
  • Acquired: Traded from the Sacramento Kings with Joe Kleine for Danny Ainge and Brad Lohaus 2/23/89.
  • Departed: Traded to the Milwaukee Bucks with Andrei Fetisov for Blue Edwards and Derek Strong 6/29/94.
  • Games Played: 340
  • Per Game Averages: 19.2 MP
    .535 eFG%
    .806 FT%
    6.1 PTS
    5.3 RB
    0.8 AST
    0.8 STL
    0.6 BLK

    28 Playoff Games
    19.8 MP
    .612 eFG%
    .825 FT%
    6.1 PTS
    4.8 RB
    0.4 AST
    0.7 STL
    0.4 BLK
  • Advanced Stats: 15.6 PER
    .609 TS%
    5.4 VORP
    21.9 WS

    28 Playoff Games
    15.3 PER
    .684 TS%
    0.5 VORP
    1.7 WS
  • Major Accolades and Awards: None.

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