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Brian Taylor

Brian Dwight Taylor

Position: Guard
Height: 6-2    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: June 9, 1951 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
High School: Perth Amboy in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
College: Princeton University

Drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in the 2nd round (10th pick, 23rd overall) of the 1972 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1972-73 21 NYA ABA 63 2038 395 767 .515 4 25 .160 168 226 .743 77 126 203 175 137 219 962
1973-74 22 NYA ABA 75 2505 363 762 .476 8 29 .276 100 143 .699 92 122 214 341 154 22 164 192 834
1974-75 23 NYA ABA 79 2611 472 920 .513 10 46 .217 150 196 .765 86 146 232 282 221 26 152 216 1104
1975-76 24 NYA ABA 54 1733 354 722 .490 32 76 .421 164 207 .792 70 92 162 204 125 22 153 138 904
1976-77 25 KCK NBA 72 2488 501 995 .504 225 275 .818 88 150 238 320 199 16 206 1227
1977-78 26 DEN NBA 39 1222 182 403 .452 88 115 .765 30 68 98 132 71 9 77 120 452
1978-79 27 SDC NBA 20 212 30 83 .361 16 18 .889 13 13 26 20 24 0 17 34 76
1979-80 28 SDC NBA 78 2754 418 895 .467 90 239 .377 130 162 .802 76 112 188 335 147 25 141 246 1056
1980-81 29 SDC NBA 80 2312 310 591 .525 44 115 .383 146 185 .789 58 93 151 440 118 23 111 212 810
1981-82 30 SDC NBA 41 40 1274 165 328 .503 23 63 .365 90 110 .818 26 70 96 229 47 9 82 113 443
Career TOT 601 40 19149 3190 6466 .493 211 593 .356 1277 1637 .780 616 992 1608 2478 1106 152 1034 1696 7868
NBA 330 40 10262 1606 3295 .487 157 417 .376 695 865 .803 291 506 797 1476 606 82 428 931 4064
ABA 271 8887 1584 3171 .500 54 176 .307 582 772 .754 325 486 811 1002 500 70 606 765 3804

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1972-73 21 NYA ABA 63 32.3 6.3 12.2 .515 0.1 0.4 .160 2.7 3.6 .743 1.2 2.0 3.2 2.8 2.2 3.5 15.3
1973-74 22 NYA ABA 75 33.4 4.8 10.2 .476 0.1 0.4 .276 1.3 1.9 .699 1.2 1.6 2.9 4.5 2.1 0.3 2.2 2.6 11.1
1974-75 23 NYA ABA 79 33.1 6.0 11.6 .513 0.1 0.6 .217 1.9 2.5 .765 1.1 1.8 2.9 3.6 2.8 0.3 1.9 2.7 14.0
1975-76 24 NYA ABA 54 32.1 6.6 13.4 .490 0.6 1.4 .421 3.0 3.8 .792 1.3 1.7 3.0 3.8 2.3 0.4 2.8 2.6 16.7
1976-77 25 KCK NBA 72 34.6 7.0 13.8 .504 3.1 3.8 .818 1.2 2.1 3.3 4.4 2.8 0.2 2.9 17.0
1977-78 26 DEN NBA 39 31.3 4.7 10.3 .452 2.3 2.9 .765 0.8 1.7 2.5 3.4 1.8 0.2 2.0 3.1 11.6
1978-79 27 SDC NBA 20 10.6 1.5 4.2 .361 0.8 0.9 .889 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.0 1.2 0.0 0.9 1.7 3.8
1979-80 28 SDC NBA 78 35.3 5.4 11.5 .467 1.2 3.1 .377 1.7 2.1 .802 1.0 1.4 2.4 4.3 1.9 0.3 1.8 3.2 13.5
1980-81 29 SDC NBA 80 28.9 3.9 7.4 .525 0.6 1.4 .383 1.8 2.3 .789 0.7 1.2 1.9 5.5 1.5 0.3 1.4 2.7 10.1
1981-82 30 SDC NBA 41 40 31.1 4.0 8.0 .503 0.6 1.5 .365 2.2 2.7 .818 0.6 1.7 2.3 5.6 1.1 0.2 2.0 2.8 10.8
Career TOT 601 40 31.9 5.3 10.8 .493 0.4 1.3 .356 2.1 2.7 .780 1.0 1.7 2.7 4.1 2.1 0.3 2.0 2.8 13.1
NBA 330 40 31.1 4.9 10.0 .487 0.8 2.1 .376 2.1 2.6 .803 0.9 1.5 2.4 4.5 1.8 0.2 1.7 2.8 12.3
ABA 271 32.8 5.8 11.7 .500 0.2 0.6 .307 2.1 2.8 .754 1.2 1.8 3.0 3.7 2.4 0.3 2.2 2.8 14.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1972-73 21 NYA ABA 63 2038 7.0 13.5 .515 0.1 0.4 .160 3.0 4.0 .743 1.4 2.2 3.6 3.1 2.4 3.9 17.0
1973-74 22 NYA ABA 75 2505 5.2 11.0 .476 0.1 0.4 .276 1.4 2.1 .699 1.3 1.8 3.1 4.9 2.2 0.3 2.4 2.8 12.0
1974-75 23 NYA ABA 79 2611 6.5 12.7 .513 0.1 0.6 .217 2.1 2.7 .765 1.2 2.0 3.2 3.9 3.0 0.4 2.1 3.0 15.2
1975-76 24 NYA ABA 54 1733 7.4 15.0 .490 0.7 1.6 .421 3.4 4.3 .792 1.5 1.9 3.4 4.2 2.6 0.5 3.2 2.9 18.8
1976-77 25 KCK NBA 72 2488 7.2 14.4 .504 3.3 4.0 .818 1.3 2.2 3.4 4.6 2.9 0.2 3.0 17.8
1977-78 26 DEN NBA 39 1222 5.4 11.9 .452 2.6 3.4 .765 0.9 2.0 2.9 3.9 2.1 0.3 2.3 3.5 13.3
1978-79 27 SDC NBA 20 212 5.1 14.1 .361 2.7 3.1 .889 2.2 2.2 4.4 3.4 4.1 0.0 2.9 5.8 12.9
1979-80 28 SDC NBA 78 2754 5.5 11.7 .467 1.2 3.1 .377 1.7 2.1 .802 1.0 1.5 2.5 4.4 1.9 0.3 1.8 3.2 13.8
1980-81 29 SDC NBA 80 2312 4.8 9.2 .525 0.7 1.8 .383 2.3 2.9 .789 0.9 1.4 2.4 6.9 1.8 0.4 1.7 3.3 12.6
1981-82 30 SDC NBA 41 40 1274 4.7 9.3 .503 0.6 1.8 .365 2.5 3.1 .818 0.7 2.0 2.7 6.5 1.3 0.3 2.3 3.2 12.5
Career TOT 601 40 19149 6.0 12.2 .493 0.5 1.4 .356 2.4 3.1 .780 1.2 1.9 3.0 4.7 2.3 0.3 2.2 3.2 14.8
NBA 330 40 10262 5.6 11.6 .487 0.9 2.4 .376 2.4 3.0 .803 1.0 1.8 2.8 5.2 2.1 0.3 2.0 3.3 14.3
ABA 271 8887 6.4 12.8 .500 0.2 0.7 .307 2.4 3.1 .754 1.3 2.0 3.3 4.1 2.6 0.4 2.5 3.1 15.4

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1972-73 21 NYA ABA 63 2038 13.6 .555 .518 4.0 6.1 5.1 13.3 13.7 20.2 3.5 0.1 3.6 0.085
1973-74 22 NYA ABA 75 2505 12.7 .506 .482 3.7 4.7 4.2 16.9 2.8 0.5 16.6 15.3 103 101 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.102
1974-75 23 NYA ABA 79 2611 16.0 .549 .518 3.4 5.6 4.5 14.0 3.9 0.6 13.1 17.7 109 99 3.6 4.7 8.3 0.153
1975-76 24 NYA ABA 54 1733 17.2 .556 .512 3.8 5.2 4.5 16.4 3.3 0.7 15.8 21.2 108 103 2.7 2.1 4.8 0.134
1976-77 25 KCK NBA 72 2488 17.6 .550 .504 3.5 6.5 5.0 18.5 3.6 0.4 99 5.1 2.8 7.9 0.152
1977-78 26 DEN NBA 39 1222 11.6 .498 .452 2.6 5.5 4.1 14.5 2.6 0.4 14.5 16.6 100 103 0.9 0.9 1.8 0.071
1978-79 27 SDC NBA 20 212 11.1 .418 .361 6.5 6.5 6.5 11.8 5.1 0.0 15.8 19.3 92 104 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.032
1979-80 28 SDC NBA 78 2754 13.9 .546 .517 2.9 4.6 3.7 16.4 2.5 0.5 12.7 16.1 114 111 4.6 1.0 5.6 0.098
1980-81 29 SDC NBA 80 2312 15.9 .602 .562 2.8 4.9 3.8 25.5 2.4 0.6 14.2 13.8 124 109 5.6 1.4 7.1 0.146
1981-82 30 SDC NBA 41 1274 13.7 .588 .538 2.4 6.7 4.5 23.4 1.7 0.4 17.9 14.7 117 115 2.3 0.0 2.3 0.085
Career TOT 601 19149 14.8 .547 .510 3.3 5.5 4.4 17.5 3.0 0.5 14.6 16.9 110 104 30.2 16.6 46.8 0.117
NBA 330 10262 14.9 .553 .511 3.0 5.5 4.2 19.5 2.7 0.4 14.3 15.3 114 107 18.4 6.4 24.7 0.116
ABA 271 8887 14.8 .542 .508 3.7 5.4 4.5 15.1 3.4 0.6 14.7 18.3 107 100 11.8 10.3 22.1 0.119

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1972-73 21 NYA ABA 5 166 28 58 0 1 12 15 3 16 11 10 14 68 .483 .000 .800 33.2 13.6 3.2 2.2
1973-74 22 NYA ABA 14 507 86 166 2 3 23 30 32 61 62 33 4 32 45 197 .518 .667 .767 36.2 14.1 4.4 4.4
1974-75 23 NYA ABA 5 186 13 36 1 3 4 4 4 12 14 7 1 8 21 31 .361 .333 1.000 37.2 6.2 2.4 2.8
1975-76 24 NYA ABA 13 475 81 213 9 30 34 46 15 34 46 26 3 31 37 205 .380 .300 .739 36.5 15.8 2.6 3.5
Career ABA 37 1334 208 473 12 37 73 95 54 123 133 66 8 81 117 501 .440 .324 .768 36.1 13.5 3.3 3.6

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1972-73 21 NYA ABA 5 166 12.3 .526 .483 5.5 10.4 13.4 19.6 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.017
1973-74 22 NYA ABA 14 507 15.7 .550 .524 6.3 5.5 5.9 15.8 3.1 0.4 15.2 16.8 111 97 0.9 1.0 1.8 0.173
1974-75 23 NYA ABA 5 186 4.3 .410 .375 2.1 4.5 3.3 9.2 1.8 0.3 17.5 10.1 85 110 -0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.005
1975-76 24 NYA ABA 13 475 11.0 .439 .401 2.9 4.2 3.5 13.2 2.5 0.3 11.7 21.2 95 108 -0.2 0.4 0.2 0.024
Career ABA 37 1334 12.0 .487 .452 4.2 4.8 4.6 13.3 2.7 0.4 13.6 17.8 101 104 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.076

All-Star Games

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1974-75 23 NYA ABA 1 21 9 13 .692 0 0 3 5 .600 0 1 3 4 0 1 4 21
1975-76 24 NYA ABA 1 29 3 9 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 4 8 3 6
Career ABA 2 50 12 22 .545 0 1 .000 3 5 .600 0 5 11 4 0 1 7 27

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1970-71 19 PRINCETON 24 244 490 75 105 124 563 .498 .714 23.5 5.2
1971-72 20 PRINCETON 27 263 505 150 190 181 676 .521 .789 25.0 6.7
Career 51 507 995 225 295 305 1239 .510 .763 24.3 6.0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1975 ABA
1976 ABA

Awards

1972-73 ABA Rookie of the Year

Honors

1971-72 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
1972-73 ABA All-Rookie (1st)
1974-75 ABA All-ABA (2nd)
1974-75 ABA All-Defensive (1st)
1975-76 ABA All-Defensive (1st)
1976-77 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1974 New York Nets (ABA)
1976 New York Nets (ABA)

Games

Career ABA 271 (93)

Minutes Played

Career ABA 8887 (76)

Field Goals

Career ABA 1584 (68)

Field Goal Attempts

Career ABA 3171 (80)

Field Goal Pct

Career ABA .499 (21)

3-Pt Field Goals

1975-76 ABA 32 (6)
1979-80 NBA 90 (1)
 1980-81 NBA 44 (5)
Career ABA 54 (51)

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1975-76 ABA 76 (10)
1979-80 NBA 239 (1)
 1980-81 NBA 115 (5)
Career ABA 176 (55)

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1975-76 ABA .421 (1)
 1979-80 NBA .377 (5)
1980-81 NBA .383 (1)

Assists

Career ABA 1002 (47)

Steals

1973-74 ABA 154 (7)
1974-75 ABA 221 (1)
 1976-77 NBA 199 (3)
Career ABA 500 (8)

Blocks

Career ABA 70 (45)

Turnovers

Career ABA 606 (77)

Personal Fouls

Career ABA 765 (91)

Points

Career ABA 3804 (75)

Minutes Per Game

Career ABA 32.8 (34)

Assists Per Game

1973-74 ABA 4.5 (9)

Steals Per Game

1973-74 ABA 2.1 (6)
1974-75 ABA 2.8 (1)
 1975-76 ABA 2.3 (4)
1976-77 NBA 2.8 (2)

Player Efficiency Rating

Career ABA 14.8 (54)

True Shooting Pct

1975-76 ABA .556 (9)
1980-81 NBA .602 (10)
Career ABA .542 (27)

Effective Field Goal Pct

1975-76 ABA .512 (10)
1980-81 NBA .562 (7)
Career ABA .508 (16)

Steal Pct

1973-74 ABA 2.8 (6)
1974-75 ABA 3.9 (1)
 1976-77 NBA 3.6 (6)

Turnover Pct

Career ABA 14.7 (52)

Usage Pct

Career ABA 18.3 (64)

Offensive Rating

1980-81 NBA 123.7 (2)
Career ABA 106.6 (17)

Defensive Rating

1974-75 ABA 98.6 (7)
Career ABA 100.3 (10)

Offensive Win Shares

Career ABA 11.8 (57)

Defensive Win Shares

1974-75 ABA 4.7 (10)
Career ABA 10.3 (62)

Win Shares

Career ABA 22.1 (56)

Win Shares Per 48 Minutes

Career ABA 0.119 (28)
      

Transactions

April 10, 1972: Drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in the 2nd round (23rd pick) of the 1972 NBA Draft.

June 17, 1976: Moved from the ABA to the NBA with the New York Nets.

September 10, 1976: Traded by the New York Nets with Jim Eakins, a 1977 1st round draft pick (Otis Birdsong) and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Phil Ford) to the Kansas City Kings for Tiny Archibald.

May 25, 1977: Traded by the Kansas City Kings with a 1977 1st round draft pick (Tom LaGarde) to the Denver Nuggets for Tom Burleson and a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Steve Sheppard).

February 15, 1979: Signed as a veteran free agent with the San Diego Clippers; the Denver Nuggets received a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Gary Garland) and a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Lawrence Butler) as compensation.

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