Don Nelson Profile: Information, Highlights and Stats with the Lakers

Lakers players: Don Nelson basketball profile with complete information including full name, position, height, weight, years as a Laker, career stats, NBA titles won and more.

Don Nelson Profile

NBA Career:

Seasons Games Titles
NBA 14 Season
1,053
Playoffs
150
NBA Titles5
Points Rebounds Assists
Season 10.3 4.9 1.4
Playoffs 10.5 4.8 1.4

Lakers Career:

Seasons Games Titles
LAL 2 Season
119
Playoffs
16
NBA Trophy0
Points Rebounds Assists
Season 4.3 3.3 0.8
Playoffs 5.3 4.5 1.3

* Stats updated on Nov 4, 2024 *

Full Name: Donald Arvid Nelson
Position: Forward
Jersey Number: 44 (Zephyrs), 20 (Lakers), 19 (Celtics)
Height: 6-6 / 1.98 mt
Weight: 210 lbs / 95 kg
Nickname: -
All-Star: none
Born: May 15, 1940 in Muskegon, Michigan, USA
High-School: Rock Island in Rock Island, Illinois
College: University of Iowa
Drafted: by the Chicago Zephyrs with No. 17 overall pick, in round 3 of the 1962 NBA Draft
NBA Teams: Chicago Zephyrs, 1962-63
Los Angeles Lakers, 1963-64 to 1964-65
Boston Celtics, 1965-66 to 1975-76
Lakers Seasons: 1963-64 to 1964-65

Don Nelson in Lakers History - Timeline

Don Nelson

1949
2025
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Don Nelson Highlights

NBA Championships Details:
NBA Champion
1965-66 with Boston Celtics
NBA Champion
1967-68 with Boston Celtics
NBA Champion
1968-69 with Boston Celtics
NBA Champion
1973-74 with Boston Celtics
NBA Champion
1975-76 with Boston Celtics

Career Totals:

Points Rebounds Assists
Season 10,898 5,192 1,526
Playoffs 1,577 719 210

Don Nelson Career Stats

Season by season statistics including his numbers with the Lakers.

Season Stats:

Season
Team Gm GS Min FG% 3P% FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
1962-63Zephyrs62 17.3 .440 .729 4.5 1.2 2.2 6.8
1963-64Lakers80 17.6 .418 .741 4.0 1.0 2.3 5.2
1964-65Lakers39 6.1 .424 .769 1.9 0.6 1.0 2.4
1965-66Celtics75 23.5 .439 .684 5.4 1.1 2.5 10.2
1966-67Celtics79 15.2 .446 .742 3.7 0.8 1.8 7.5
1967-68Celtics82 18.3 .494 .728 5.3 1.3 2.2 10.0
1968-69Celtics82 21.6 .485 .776 5.6 1.1 2.4 11.6
1969-70Celtics82 27.1 .501 .775 7.3 1.8 2.9 15.4
1970-71Celtics82 27.5 .468 .744 6.9 1.9 2.8 13.9
1971-72Celtics82 25.4 .480 .788 5.5 2.3 2.7 13.8
1972-73Celtics72 19.8 .476 .846 4.4 1.4 2.2 10.8
1973-74Celtics82 21.3 .508 .788 1.1 3.1 4.2 2.0 0.2 0.2 2.3 11.5
1974-75Celtics79 26.0 .539 .827 1.6 4.3 5.9 2.3 0.4 0.2 3.0 14.0
1975-76Celtics75 12.6 .462 .789 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.0 0.2 0.1 1.5 6.4
Career: 1053 20.6 .480 - .765 1.2 3.1 4.9 1.4 0.3 0.1 - 2.3 10.3

Playoffs Stats:

Playoffs Team Gm Min FG% 3P% FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
1964Lakers5 11.2 .538 1.000 2.6 0.4 2.2 3.4
1965Lakers11 19.3 .453 .760 5.4 1.7 2.8 6.1
1966Celtics17 18.6 .424 .808 5.0 0.8 2.9 8.4
1967Celtics9 15.8 .458 .588 4.7 1.0 1.3 7.1
1968Celtics19 24.6 .520 .743 7.5 1.7 2.6 12.5
1969Celtics18 19.3 .518 .833 4.6 1.2 2.8 12.4
1972Celtics11 28.0 .525 .854 5.5 1.9 2.7 13.2
1973Celtics13 23.3 .465 .875 2.9 1.2 2.2 11.0
1974Celtics18 25.9 .500 .774 1.4 4.0 5.4 1.9 0.4 0.2 3.0 11.4
1975Celtics11 24.9 .564 .902 1.6 2.5 4.1 2.4 0.2 0.2 3.3 15.4
1976Celtics18 17.5 .481 .870 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.9 0.2 0.1 2.6 9.1
Career: 150 21.4 .498 - .817 1.3 2.9 4.8 1.4 0.3 0.1 - 2.7 10.5

* Stats updated on Nov 4, 2024 *

More Information: Links

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