David Thompson
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About
Four-time NBA All-Star who was selected first overall in the 1975 NBA Draft. He played for the Denver Nuggets and Seattle SuperSonics in a career that spanned from 1975 to 1984. He scored 73 points in a single game on April 9, 1978.
Before Fame
He grew up in Shelby, North Carolina with his cousin, future NBA coach Alvin Gentry.
Trivia
In 1974, he led North Carolina State to its first-ever NCAA championship.
Family Life
He married Kathy Thompson in 1978.
Associated With
Michael Jordan said that Thompson was his basketball role model as a young man.
