Kevin McHale
The #3 pick of the 1980 NBA Draft
- Position
- Power forward
- Height
- 6'10"
- Born
- 19 December 1957
- Drafted
- 1980, 3rd overall — Boston Celtics
- Team
- Boston Celtics
- Career
- 13 seasons, 1980-81 to 1992-93
- Averages
- 17.9 PPG · 7.3 RPG · 1.7 APG
- 3× NBA champion
Boston turned the first pick of 1980 into Robert Parish and Kevin McHale, and both stayed for more than a decade. McHale played all thirteen seasons with the Celtics: three championships, two Sixth Man awards off the bench and six All-Defensive teams.
Kevin McHale's NBA career
Every season, the team and what he won.
| Season | Team | Honours |
|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | Boston Celtics | NBA champion |
| 1981-82 | Boston Celtics | |
| 1982-83 | Boston Celtics | All-Defensive Second Team |
| 1983-84 | Boston Celtics | NBA champion, All-StarSixth Man of the Year. |
| 1984-85 | Boston Celtics | Sixth Man of the Year. |
| 1985-86 | Boston Celtics | NBA champion, All-Star, All-Defensive First Team |
| 1986-87 | Boston Celtics | All-Star, All-NBA First Team, All-Defensive First Team |
| 1987-88 | Boston Celtics | All-Star, All-Defensive First Team |
| 1988-89 | Boston Celtics | All-Star, All-Defensive Second Team |
| 1989-90 | Boston Celtics | All-Star, All-Defensive Second Team |
| 1990-91 | Boston Celtics | All-Star |
| 1991-92 | Boston Celtics | |
| 1992-93 | Boston Celtics | Final season. |
Career achievements
3Championships
0MVPs
0Finals MVPs
7All-Star selections
1All-NBA teams
6All-Defensive teams
17,335Career points
7,122Career rebounds
1,670Career assists
3,182Playoff points
Championships
- 1981 Boston Celtics
- 1984 Boston Celtics
- 1986 Boston Celtics
Milestones
- Sixth Man of the Year in 1984 and 1985.
- Led the league in field-goal percentage in 1987 and 1988.
- 56 points against Detroit in March 1985, a Celtics record until Larry Bird scored 60 nine days later.
Draft history
- Draft
- 1980 NBA Draft
- Pick
- 3rd overall
- Team
- Boston Celtics
- From
- Minnesota
- Age
- 22 on draft night
Boston traded the first pick to Golden State for Robert Parish and the pick that became McHale.
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Jordan vs HOF CelticsMichael Jordan's playoff-record 63 points against Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and the 1986 Celtics.
