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14.6 PPG 8.4 RPG 1.6 APG

Shawn Kemp

The #17 pick of the 1989 NBA Draft

Position
Power forward
Height
6'10"
Born
26 November 1969
Drafted
1989, 17th overall — Seattle SuperSonics
Teams
Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers, Orlando Magic
Career
14 seasons, 1989-90 to 2002-03
Averages
14.6 PPG · 8.4 RPG · 1.6 APG

Seattle took Shawn Kemp seventeenth in 1989 without his having played a college game. Six straight All-Star selections and three All-NBA Second Teams followed, and in 1996 he and Gary Payton took the SuperSonics to the Finals against Chicago.

Shawn Kemp's NBA career

Every season, the team and what he won.

Shawn Kemp's NBA career by season: team, honours and selections.
SeasonTeamHonours
1989-90Seattle SuperSonics
1990-91Seattle SuperSonics
1991-92Seattle SuperSonics
1992-93Seattle SuperSonicsAll-Star
1993-94Seattle SuperSonicsAll-Star, All-NBA Second Team
1994-95Seattle SuperSonicsAll-Star, All-NBA Second Team
1995-96Seattle SuperSonicsAll-Star, All-NBA Second TeamReached the Finals.
1996-97Seattle SuperSonicsAll-Star
1997-98Cleveland CavaliersAll-Star
1998-99Cleveland Cavaliers
1999-00Cleveland Cavaliers
2000-01Portland Trail Blazers
2001-02Portland Trail Blazers
2002-03Orlando MagicFinal season.

Career achievements

0Championships
0MVPs
0Finals MVPs
6All-Star selections
3All-NBA teams
15,347Career points
8,834Career rebounds
1,704Career assists
1,522Playoff points

Milestones

  • Six straight All-Star selections, 1993 to 1998.
  • Took Seattle to the 1996 Finals, where the SuperSonics lost to the 72-10 Bulls.
  • A career-high 20.5 points a game with Cleveland in the 1998-99 lockout season.

Draft history

Draft
1989 NBA Draft
Pick
17th overall
Team
Seattle SuperSonics
From
Concord HS (Elkhart, Indiana)
Age
19 on draft night

He had not played a college game, after leaving Kentucky and sitting out at Trinity Valley.

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