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31. Lonnie Shelton

31. Lonnie Shelton
Lonnie Shelton would lead the NBA in Personal Fouls in his first two years in the league when he was with the New York Knicks, but he had much more control in his third season, where he went to the Seattle SuperSonics and was the starting Power Forward for the 1979 NBA Championship Team.  Shelton was very good defensively and would be named to a Second Team All Defensive roster in 1982, which was the same season that he would represent the Sonics in the All Star Game.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Power Forward
  • Acquired: Traded from the New York Knicks with a 1979 1st Round Pick (which would be Vinnie Johnson) for a 1981 1st Round Pick (which would be Steve Johnson). This was done as compensation for the Knicks signing Veteran Free Agent, Marvin Webster 10/4/78.
  • Departed: Traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 1983 2nd Round Pick (which would be Scooter McCray) 6/27/83.
  • Games Played: 329
  • Per Game Averages: 30.6 MP
    .498 eFG%
    .746 FT%
    13.6 PTS
    6.5 RB
    2.4 AST
    0.8 STL
    0.4 BLK

    42 Playoff Games
    32.2 MP
    .473 eFG%
    .649 FT%
    12.2 PTS
    8.3 RB
    1.9 AST
    1.1 STL
    0.9 BLK
  • Advanced Stats: 14.4 PER
    .531 TS%
    8.3 VORP
    23.4 WS

    42 Playoff Games
    13.7 PER
    .499 TS%
    0.7 VORP
    2.9 WS
  • Major Accolades and Awards: NBA Champion (1979)
    Second Team All-Defensive (1981-82)
    NBAAll-Starr (1982)

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