Tom Chambers

 




Born: July 21, 1959
Position: Power Forward
Height: 6-10 (2.08 m)
Jerseys worn: #24


In the NBA:

His Game:
Tom Chambers was a power forward who could score in bunches.

His Career:
Chambers was drafted at the 8th spot in the 1981 NBA Draft, by the San Diego Clippers. He was sold to the Seattle Supersonics in 1983. In 1988 he was traded to the Phoenix Suns. In his first season with the Suns he had 25 points and a career-high 8.4 rebounds and the next year he enjoyed his best season as he scored 27.1 points per game and hit 50.1% from the field.

After 1991, his minutes were gradually reduced. In 1993 he was the 6th man of the team that reached the NBA Finals, eventually losing 4-2 to the Bulls. He played for the Utah Jazz during the next two seasons (1993-1995). After returning from Europe he played 12 games for Charlotte in 1997, averaging just 1.6 points, and one last game for Philadelphia in 1998.

Honors:
Has played in 4 All-Star Games (1987, 1989-'91). He was named MVP of the 1987 All-Star Game, after scoring 34 points. He was a member of the All-NBA Second Team, twice (1989 and 1990). He finished his career at the 19th spot in the NBA All-Time Scoring List. His jersey has been retired by the Phoenix Suns.

Highlights:
On March 24, 1990, Chambers scored 60 points against the Seattle Supersonics.

Statistics:
YEAR Team Games Pts FT % FG % 3PM 3-pt % Reb. Trn Ast St Blk Min. Star?
1982 San Diego 81 17.2 .620 .525 0 .000 6.9 2.7 1.8 0.7 0.6 33.1 YES
1983 San Diego 79 17.6 .723 .472 0 .000 6.6 3.0 2.4 1.0 0.7 33.7 YES
1984 Seattle 82 18.1 .800 .499 0 .000 6.5 2.3 1.6 0.6 0.6 31.3 YES
1985 Seattle 81 21.5 .832 .483 6 .273 7.1 3.2 2.6 0.9 0.7 36.1 YES
1986 Seattle 66 18.5 .836 .466 13 .271 6.5 2.9 2.0 0.8 0.6 30.6 YES
1987 Seattle 82 23.3 .849 .456 54 .372 6.6 3.3 3.0 1.0 0.6 36.8 YES
1988 Seattle 82 20.4 .807 .448 33 .303 6.0 2.5 2.6 1.1 0.6 32.7 YES
1989 Phoenix 81 25.7 .851 .471 28 .326 8.4 2.9 2.9 1.1 0.7 37.1 YES
1990 Phoenix 81 27.2 .861 .501 24 .279 7.0 2.7 2.3 1.1 0.6 37.6 YES
1991 Phoenix 76 19.9 .826 .437 20 .274 6.4 2.3 2.6 0.9 0.7 32.6 YES
1992 Phoenix 69 16.3 .830 .431 18 .367 5.8 1.5 2.1 0.8 0.5 28.2 YES
1993 Phoenix 73 12.2 .837 .447 11 .393 4.7 1.3 1.4 0.6 0.3 23.6 No
1994 Utah 80 11.2 .786 .440 14 .311 4.1 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.4 23.0 No
1995 Utah 81 6.2 .807 .457 4 .167 2.6 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.4 15.3 No
1997 Charlotte 12 1.6 .750 .226 2 .667 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 6.9 No
1998 Philadelphia 1 6.0 1.000 1.000 0 .000 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 10.0 No
Career Career 1,107 18.1 .807 .468 227 .307 6.1 2.3 2.1 0.8 0.6 30.6 YES




In Europe:

Chambers played in Israel for Maccabi Tel Aviv during the 1995-'96 season.


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