He played 5 ½ seasons for the Chicago Bulls and was traded
away a year prior to Michael Jordan being drafted. He has stated publicly “what if he had
remained with the Bulls”. Things
definitely might have been different for him.
Would he have worked in that offense would be a big question but he
could play the point well and might have been able to coexist with MJ. In Chicago he made the playoffs once getting
past the first round only to be swept in the second round. If he had been there for the Jordan era he
might have been a big part of that run.
His next five seasons with the Kansas City/Sacramento Kings
he played very well though the team only made the playoffs two years never
making it past the first round. He was a
much better passer and was again a consistent scorer. From there he played one season each for
Atlanta, New Jersey and Orlando. Theus
was consistent throughout his career averaging 18 points per game for four of
the five teams he played with (he average 15 for Atlanta). His shooting was steady as he shot 47% over
his career and only had two years where he shot below 46% while shooting never
shooting above 49%. He never really shot
threes averaging one per game. He was
durable playing in 82 games eight times with five of those being his first five
seasons in the league. He also played 81
games in his final season.
None of this will probably excite many people. For whatever reason I grabbed on Reggie Theus
as a player. Maybe it was the look. I always thought of him as the Billy D.
Williams of the NBA and he actually did act mostly in TV series but I kid. I’ve said it before. You never know what players you’ll key in on
in sports. Some guy nobody else looks at
twice or obscure players. I seem to have
many of those and enjoy looking back at their careers here.
He's also got one of the oddest cards ever, 2013 Goodwin Champions. Nice to see a spotlight on a lesser heralded player.
ReplyDeleteI had never seen that card until now. That is a heck of a photo on that card. I don't even know what to say. Thanks for pointing it out. I'll never forget it that is for sure.
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