Picture a guard 6’3 lightning quick with a jumpshot and had a vertical leap of 42 inches and used it.
That was David Thompson. He was one of a kind. Before Micahel Jordan there was David Thompson and he was nicknamed skywalker for good reason, he leaped over bigger men than himself in the land of 7 footers he out rebounded them he blocked their shot and made everyone around the basket look foolish! Oh Yes class he was that good and more. Would have reanked him of Kobe, LeBron and Michael?…Oh Yes without even thinking about it. He was a 4 time NBA all star, All star game MVP, and his number 33 is retired by the Denver Nuggets. …if you don’t believe me look at the video below and if you can find more footage of him see for yourself.
Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday salutes…David Thompson aka Skywalker
Career highlights and awards
4× NBA All-Star (1977–1979, 1983)
NBA All-Star Game MVP (1979)
2× All-NBA First Team (1977–1978)
ABA All-Star (1976)
ABA All-Star Game MVP (1976)
All-ABA Second Team (1976)
ABA Rookie of the Year (1976)
ABA All-Rookie First Team (1976)
ABA All-Time Team
No. 33 retired by Denver Nuggets
NCAA champion (1974)
NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1974)
2× College national player of the year (1974–1975)
3x ACC Player of the Year (1973–1975)
3× Consensus first team All-American (1973–1975)
Career NBA statistics
Points
13,422 (22.7 ppg)
Rebounds
2,446 (4.1 rpg)
Assists
1,939 (3.3 apg
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