Dominique Wilkins

Dominique Wilkins
Player information
Nickname	The Human Highlight Film
birthday	12th January 1960 (age 60)
place of birth	Paris , France
size	203 cm
Weight	102 kg
position	Small forward
college	Georgia
NBA draft	1982 , 3rd Pick, Utah Jazz
Clubs as active
1982–1994 Atlanta Hawks 1993–1994 Los Angeles Clippers 1994–1995 Boston Celtics 1995–1996 Panathinaikos Athens 1996–1997 San Antonio Spurs 1997–1998 Team system Bologna 1998–1999 Orlando Magic
National team
199400000	United States

Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12, 1960 in Paris as an American citizen) is a retired American basketball player . He was active in the NBA from 1982 to 1999 and is one of the most successful points collectors in the history of the league.

With his repertoire of spectacular dunks , Wilkins was one of the most sensational players of his time. Because of the way he played, he was nicknamed "Human Highlight Film". In 2006 he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield.

Career

In 1982 Wilkins was elected third in the draft by the Utah Jazz , but immediately afterwards sent in a trade to the Atlanta Hawks , where he was the crowd's favorite for twelve years and in 1986 the scoring leader with an average of 30.3 points per game NBA became. Despite his individual successes, Wilkins could never reach the conference finals with the Hawks. He left the Hawks as the most successful points collector in the club's history. On average, he scored 26.4 points for the Hawks.

After he was transferred from the Hawks to the Los Angeles Clippers , his performance slowly decreased. Nevertheless, he was the top scorer of the Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs in old age . But he did not reach the playoffs with either team. After a guest appearance in the Italian league, he returned to the Orlando Magic in 1998 , where he fell out of rotation after only a few games and ended his career shortly thereafter.

With a total of 26,668 points (24.8 points on average), he belongs to the elite group of 22 players who have scored more than 25,000 points in their careers. He is currently 13th in the all-time NBA points list (as of June 2019). His dunk contest duels with Michael Jordan at the end of the 80s are legendary . His greatest success here was probably winning the contest in 1985 against NBA newcomer Jordan, whereupon he won the competition two years later. Wilkins won the dunk contest a second time in 1990.

After his career ended, Wilkins held various positions with the Atlanta Hawks, including as Vice President. He also commented on games by the Hawks.

successes

• World Champion with the USA team : 1994
• European Champion Clubs' Cup : 1996
• Greek cup winner : 1996

Awards

NBA

• 9 × NBA All-Star : 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
• 7 × All-NBA team
  • 1 × All-NBA First Team: 1986
  • 4 × All-NBA Second Team: 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993
  • 2 × All-NBA Third Team: 1989, 1994
• NBA Scoring Champion: 1985-86 (30.3 points per game)
• NBA All-Rookie First Team : 1983
• 2 × NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Champion : 1985, 1990
• 2 × NBA All-Star Weekend Shooting Stars Competition Champion : 2013, 2014
• Jersey number 21 is no longer awarded by the Atlanta Hawks

Others

• MVP of the Euroleague Final Four 1996
• MVP of the 1996 Greek Cup Final
• Induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2006)

See also

• List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Web links

• Dominique Wilkins in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . On: Hoophall website; Springfield, MA, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018 (in English).
• Dominique Wilkins - NBA player portrait. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019 ; accessed on December 4, 2019 . 
• Dominique Wilkins - player profile on basketball-reference.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Eric Woodyard: Former Jazz pick Dominique Wilkins feels he could've won titles playing with Stockton and Malone . In: DeseretNews.com . January 22, 2018 ( deseretnews.com [accessed July 9, 2018]).
2. ↑ ^{a b} The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Dominique Wilkins. Retrieved April 26, 2020 (English).