Dominique Wilkins
Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Wilkins was a nine-time NBA All-Star, a seven-time All-NBA Team member and is widely viewed as one of the most acrobatic slam dunkers in NBA history, earning the nickname "The Human Highlight Film". In October 2021, he was honored as one of the league’s greatest players of all-time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. Wilkins is the leader in most years with the Hawks for 12 seasons, the most games played with 882 in Hawks franchise history, the most minutes played with 32,545 in Hawks franchise history, the most career points in Hawks franchise history with 23,292 points, and the most points per game with 26.4 in Hawks franchise history.
Wilkins in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Vice president of basketball operations | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Paris, France | January 12, 1960||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Washington (Washington, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
College | Georgia (1979–1982) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1982: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Utah Jazz | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1982–1999 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
Number | 21, 12 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1982–1994 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||
1994 | Los Angeles Clippers | ||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | San Antonio Spurs | ||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Fortitudo Bologna | ||||||||||||||
1999 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
Points | 26,668 (24.8 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 7,167 (6.7 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 2,677 (2.5 apg) | ||||||||||||||
Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |||||||||||||||
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 & 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Wilkins led the NBA in scoring in the 1985–86 season. In 2006, Wilkins was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
In addition to his 11 seasons with the Hawks, Wilkins had short stints with the Los Angeles Clippers, the Boston Celtics, Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League, with whom he won his first titles, the FIBA European League and the Greek Cup), Fortitudo Bologna of Lega Basket Serie A, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Orlando Magic before he retired in 1999. As a member of the U.S. men's national team, Wilkins won gold at the 1994 FIBA World Championship.