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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