18. Terry Cummings

Terry Cummings was an All-American at DePaul in the heyday of Demon basketball during the early 80's. He teamed with the likes of Mark Aguirre and Tyrone Corbin to lead dominant teams that never got over the hump during the NCAA tournament although they always seemed to be seeded number one. Drafted second in 1982 by the San Diego Clippers, Cummings had a brilliant rookie season averaging 23.7 points and 10.4 rebounds a game and deservedly won Rookie of the Year. He was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks after the 83-84 season and continued to put up impressive numbers. Cummings was a consistent twenty point scorer and ten rebound guy for most of his career and was one of the most reliable power forwards in the league.

After a trade to San Antonio in 1989 he teamed with David Robinson to make the Spurs a title contender helping the team reach back-to-back 50 win seasons in the early 90's. Cummings tore up his knee prior to the 92-93 season and missed most of the season. This injury greatly affected Cummings ability and he became a role player for the rest of his career bouncing from team to team. He still ended up with great career numbers of 19,460 points which places him in the top 50 all-time and 8,630 rebounds which places him in the top 60 of that category. Cummings will always be remembered as one of the great power forwards to play the game. Who knows what kind of numbers he would have ended up with if not for his injury and more importantly how good those 90's Spurs could have been.

Should Terry Cummings be in the Hall of Fame?

Definitely put him in! - 72.8%

Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 14.8%

Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 8.6%

No opinion. - 0%

No way! - 3.7%

The Bullet Points

Country of Origin: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Eligible Since: Sunday, 01 January 2006
Position: Center, Power Forward
Games Played: 1183
Per Game Averages: 28.7 MIN
16.4 PTS
7.3 RB
1.9 AST
1.1 STL
0.5 BLK
.484 FG%
.294 3FG%
.706 FT%

110 Playoff Games
26.9 MIN
15.1 PTS
5.7 RB
1.0 AST
0.6 STL
0.3 BLK
.502 FG%
.094 3FG%
.706 FT%
Advanced Stats: 18.3 PER
.502 TS%
91.1 WS
22.5 VORP

110 Playoff Games
18.1 PER
.539 TS%
7.0 WS
2.6 VORP
Played For: Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs, San Diego Clippers, Seattle Super Sonics
College: DePaul
Drafted: 1st Round, 2nd Overall in 1982
Major Accolades and Awards: Second Team All-NBA (1) (1984-85)
Third Team All-NBA (1) (1988-89)
NBA All-Star (2) (1985 & 1989)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1982-83)
The Sporting News Rookie of the Year (1982-83)
NBA First Team All-Rookie (1982-83)
NBA Championship Rings: (None)
Consensus First Team All-American (1) (1982)
Other Points of Note: Top Ten MVP Finishes:
5th in 1985
Top Ten Finishes: Points (2) (1983-84 & 1984-85)
Top Ten Finishes: Points Per Game (3) (1982-83, 1983-84 & 1984-85)
Top Ten Finishes: Rebounds (1) (1983-84)
Top Ten Finishes: Rebounds per Game (1) (1982-83)
Top Ten Finishes: Offensive Rebounds (4) (1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85 & 1988-89)
Top Ten Finishes: Field Goals (5) (1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1988-89 & 1989-90)
Top Ten Finishes: Field Goal Attempts (5) (1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1988-89 & 1989-90)
Top Ten Finishes: 2-Point Field Goals (7) (1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89 & 1989-90)
Top Ten Finishes: 2-Point Field Goal Attempts (6) (1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1988-89 & 1989-90)
Top Ten Finishes: Free Throw Attempts (1) (1983-84)
Top Ten Finishes: PER (2) (1982-83 & 1984-85)
Top Ten Finishes: Win Shares (1) (1984-85)
Top Ten Finishes: Defensive Win Shares (4) (1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87 & 1989-90)
Top Ten Finishes: Offensive Box Plus/Minus (1) (1982-83)
Top Ten Finishes: VORP (1) (1984-85)
Top Ten Finishes: Defensive Rating (2) (1984-85 & 1985-86)
Top Ten Finishes: Offensive Rebound Percentage (3) (1982-83, 1983-84 & 1991-92)
Notable All-time Rankings: 29. Offensive Rebounds: 3,183
30. 2-Point Field Goal Attempts: 16,479
31. 2-Point Field Goals: 8,001
46. Field Goals: 8,045
48. Field Goal Attempts: 16,628
55. Games Played: 1,183
62. Points: 19,460
70. Offensive Rebound Percentage: 10.6
70. Defensive Rebounds: 5,447
73. Rebounds: 8,630
74. Defensive Win Shares: 45.4
87. Usage Percentage: 25.6
89. Steals: 1,255
98. Minutes Played: 33,898

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