Anthony Jerome "Spud" Webb




Born: July 13, 1963
Position: Point Guard
Height: 5-7 (1.70 m)
Jerseys worn: #4 (Atlanta, Sacramento)


In the NBA:

Nickname: "Spud"

His Game:
Spud Webb was a very quick guard who, despite his height, played 12 seasons in the NBA and became famous for his spectacular ballhandling skills, his jumping ability and his incredible dunks!

His Career:
Selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 4th round of the 1985 NBA Draft (#87 overall). The Pistons didn't sign him but he was given a chance to tryout with the Atlanta Hawks. He ended up staying in Atlanta for several years, until 1996-'97. He has also played for the Sacramento Kings and the Minnesota Timberwolves. In 1997-'98 he returned from Europe and played 4 games for the Orlando Magic.

Honors:
Spud won the 1986 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

Highlights:
The legend says that Webb dunked for the first time in his life as a teen, when he was still 4-11 (1.50m)!!! "THE" highlight of his career is his participation and triumph in the 1986 Slam Dunk contest, where he defeated some of the most famous high-flyers of the league, including his teammate Dominique Wilkins.

Statistics:
YEAR Team Games Pts FT % FG % 3PM 3-pt % Reb. Trn Ast St Blk Min. Star?
1986 Atlanta 79 7.8 .785 .483 2 .182 1.6 2.0 4.3 1.0 0.1 15.6 No
1987 Atlanta 33 6.8 .762 .438 1 .167 1.8 2.1 5.1 1.0 0.1 16.1 No
1988 Atlanta 82 6.0 .817 .475 1 .053 1.8 1.6 4.1 0.8 0.1 16.4 No
1989 Atlanta 81 3.9 .867 .459 1 .045 1.5 1.0 3.5 0.9 0.1 15.0 No
1990 Atlanta 82 9.2 .871 .477 1 .053 2.5 1.7 5.8 1.3 0.1 26.6 YES
1991 Atlanta 75 13.4 .868 .447 54 .321 2.3 1.9 5.6 1.6 0.1 29.3 YES
1992 Sacramento 77 16.0 .859 .445 73 .367 2.9 3.0 7.1 1.6 0.3 35.4 YES
1993 Sacramento 69 14.5 .851 .433 37 .274 2.8 2.8 7.0 1.5 0.1 33.8 YES
1994 Sacramento 79 12.7 .813 .460 55 .335 2.8 2.1 6.7 1.2 0.3 32.5 YES
1995 Sacramento 76 11.6 .934 .438 48 .331 2.3 2.4 6.2 1.0 0.1 32.3 YES
1996 Minnesota / Atlanta 77 7.1 .862 .433 47 .364 1.3 1.4 3.8 0.7 0.1 19.0 No
1998 Orlando 4 3.0 1.000 .417 0 .000 0.8 1.8 1.3 03 0.0 8.5 No
Career Career 814 9.9 .848 .452 320 .314 2.1 2.0 5.3 1.1 0.1 24.9 No




In Europe:

Webb played in Italy for Scaligera Verona during the 1996-'97 season, where he averaged 12.7 points in just 3 games played.



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