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Brian Taylor

Career (regular season)

GP
330
PTS
12.3
REB
2.4
AST
4.5

Personal details

Position
Guard
Height and weight
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) · 84 kg (185 lb)
Born
June 9, 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
Perth Amboy, Estados Unidos
School / club
Princeton
Draft
1972: round 2, pick 23
NBA career
1976-1981 · 6 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1976-77 KCK 72 1,227 238 320 2,488 199 16 — 50.4 — 81.8
1977-78 DEN 39 452 98 132 1,222 71 9 77 45.2 — 76.5
1978-79 SDC 20 76 26 20 212 24 0 17 36.1 — 88.9
1979-80 SDC 78 1,056 188 335 2,754 147 25 141 46.7 37.7 80.2
1980-81 SDC 80 810 151 440 2,312 118 23 111 52.5 38.3 78.9
1981-82 SDC 41 443 96 229 1,274 47 9 82 50.3 36.5 81.8
Career 330 4,064 797 1,476 10,262 606 82 428 48.7 37.6 80.3

Awards and titles

  • All-Defensive Second Team (2): 1975-76, 1976-77
  • Three-point percentage leader: 1980-81

Draft

Transactions

  1. · Trade

    The Kansas City Kings traded Tiny Archibald to the New York Nets for Jim Eakins, Brian Taylor, a 1977 1st round draft pick (Otis Birdsong was later selected) and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Phil Ford was later selected).

  2. · Trade

    The Denver Nuggets traded Tom Burleson and a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Steve Sheppard was later selected) to the Kansas City Kings for Brian Taylor and a 1977 1st round draft pick (Tom LaGarde was later selected).

  3. · Signing

    The San Diego Clippers signed Brian Taylor as a veteran free agent and sent a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Lawrence Butler was later selected) and a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Gary Garland was later selected) to the Denver Nuggets as compensation.

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