why was david thompson admitted to the hall of fame

David Thompson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1996.

NAME HOF SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 David Thompson
D. Thompson
1996
1976-77
DEN DEN
82
36.6
25.9
4.1
4.1
1.4
0.6
10.0
19.8
50.7
5.8
7.6
76.6
55.9
1.7
2.4
3,001
2,125
334
337
114
53
236
2 David Thompson
D. Thompson
1996
1977-78
DEN DEN
80
37.8
27.2
4.9
4.5
1.2
1.2
10.3
19.8
52.1
6.5
8.4
77.8
57.8
2.0
2.9
3.1
3,025
2,172
390
362
92
99
245
213
3 David Thompson
D. Thompson
1996
1978-79
DEN DEN
76
35.1
24.0
3.6
3.0
0.9
1.1
9.1
17.8
51.2
5.8
7.7
75.3
56.7
1.4
2.2
2.4
2,670
1,825
274
225
70
82
186
180
4 David Thompson
D. Thompson
1996
1979-80
DEN DEN
39
31.8
21.5
4.5
3.2
1.0
1.0
7.4
15.8
46.8
0.2
0.5
36.8
6.5
8.6
75.8
54.9
1.4
3.0
3.0
1,239
839
174
124
39
38
116
106
5 David Thompson
D. Thompson
1996
1980-81
DEN DEN
77
34.0
25.5
3.7
3.0
0.7
0.8
9.5
18.8
50.6
0.1
0.5
25.6
6.4
8.0
79.5
57.1
1.4
2.3
3.2
2,620
1,967
287
231
53
60
250
231
6 David Thompson
D. Thompson
1996
1981-82
DEN DEN
61
20.4
14.9
2.4
1.9
0.6
0.5
5.1
10.6
48.6
0.1
0.2
28.6
4.5
5.6
81.4
57.1
0.9
1.5
2.3
1,246
906
148
117
34
29
142
149
7 David Thompson
D. Thompson
1996
1982-83
SEA SEA
75
28.7
15.9
3.6
3.0
0.6
0.4
5.9
12.3
48.1
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.0
5.1
78.4
54.5
1.3
2.3
2.2
2,155
1,190
270
222
47
33
163
142
8 David Thompson
D. Thompson
1996
1983-84
SEA SEA
19
18.4
12.6
2.3
0.7
0.5
0.7
4.7
8.7
53.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.3
3.8
84.9
60.9
0.9
1.4
1.4
349
240
44
13
10
13
27
30
Average 249.5 63.6 32.0 22.1 3.8 3.2 0.9 0.8 8.3 16.4 50.4 0.1 0.3 27.7 5.5 7.1 77.8 56.6 1.4 2.3 2.6 2038.1 1408.0 240.1 203.9 57.4 50.9 161.3 160.9
Total 1996 509 32.0 22.1 3.8 3.2 0.9 0.8 8.3 16.4 50.4 0.1 0.3 27.7 5.5 7.1 77.8 56.6 1.4 2.3 2.6 16,305 11,264 1,921 1,631 459 407 1,129 1,287

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ORTG

119.9

4th

DRTG

116.0

22nd

NETRTG

3.9

9th

3P%

37.6

5th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
4/24
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
10:00 PM
Sat
4/26
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
6:00 PM
Tue
4/29
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Thu
5/1
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
1:00 PM
Sat
5/3
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

1 - 1

102

Final

105

LAC Clippers

1 - 1

Mon 21 Apr 2025

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/21
BKN BKN
@
IND IND
103-108
Fri
3/21
GSW GSW
@
ATL ATL
115-124
Fri
3/21
WAS WAS
@
NYK NYK
103-122
Fri
3/21
MIL MIL
@
SAC SAC
114-108
Fri
3/21
CHI CHI
@
LAL LAL
146-115

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
4/24
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
10:00 PM
Fri
4/25
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
4/25
IND IND
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Fri
4/25
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Sat
4/26
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM